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April 25, 2024

Even before a pandemic took the world by storm, athletic programs concerned themselves with fighting and reducing the spread of…

April 17, 2024

The Launderie Room, a small, high-speed vended laundry on the main drag of downtown Erie, Penn., is located in the…

April 4, 2024

A lot of veterinary clinics and animal care facilities mistakenly purchase washers and dryers from local appliance and big-box stores…

March 26, 2024

In the hospitality world, there are times of occupancy madness that kick every area of a hotel or resort into…

March 11, 2024

Scott Vlahos is president of Advantage Equipment Inc., a full-service laundry solutions provider serving Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Over…

February 27, 2024

More and more dry cleaners looking to diversify are embracing the vended laundry business. And for good reason. By adding…

March 21, 2022

Starting from scratch, Whistler Laundry Inc., in Whistler, BC., stepped into laundry automation a little at a time. The commercial laundry started with three washers and three dryers. It quickly added more washing and drying capacity, along with a heated-roll ironer and integrated folder. Production, quality and profits escalated.“That first ironer improved production and revenue 30 percent,” said co-owner Steve Wheeler.…

March 21, 2022

Pounds Per Operator Hour, or PPOH is a critical benchmarking measurement that shows the average laundry pounds processed by a single employee in an hour. It’s likely the most important efficiency metric used by laundry operations. This is because a laundry’s greatest cost savings is always gleaned from reducing the labor hours used to deliver the product. So I urge…

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