Oshkosh, WI – Girbau North America (GNA), a leading provider of commercial and industrial laundry solutions and parent company of Continental Girbau West, announced today that it is being acquired by EVI Industries, Inc. (EVI), a publicly traded company dedicated to the commercial laundry industry across North America. This strategic acquisition strengthens both companies’ ability to deliver innovative laundry solutions while enhancing service and distribution capabilities nationwide. GNA, formerly a subsidiary of Girbau, has been a trusted leader in the laundry

CG West recently held impactful Profit Symposiums for New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California vended laundry owners. The free events – held during September in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., and Tempe, Ariz. – included expert presentations on ways to build vended laundry success; Continental Girbau Genius Washer rebates; deep discounts on equipment pricing; a free lunch; vendor booths; and drawings for LG televisions, Coin Laundry Association memberships and Yeti coolers. “The Profit Symposiums were a huge success with nearly 70 attendees,” said

CG West will hold two Vended Laundry Profit Symposiums in September, one on Wednesday, Sept. 25, in Tempe, Arizona, and another on Saturday, Sept. 28, in Santa Fe Springs, California, both running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. These free events, open to vended laundry investors, owners, and managers in California, New Mexico, and Arizona, focus on increasing store sales and profits. Attendees will enjoy presentations, financing promotions, special equipment and parts pricing, a complimentary lunch, and the

Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — Continental Girbau West (CG West) recently welcomed several new team members, including Ralph Heath, of Ariz., as senior field service technician; Paola Hernandez, of Calif., as office support coordinator; and Gabriel Jimenez, of Ariz., as emerging market development director. “We are fortunate to have such hard-working and talented people join our team,” said CGW Vice President Tod Sorensen. “Their additions bring enhanced services and support to our customers throughout Arizona, New Mexico, and

Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — Continental Girbau West (CG West) recently welcomed Karen Akinyele as bookkeeper. She brings more than 20 years of accounting experience to the company. In her new role as bookkeeper, Akinyele will handle accounts receivable, accounts payable and cash management duties for CG West. This includes equipment parts and warranty invoice/credit processing, customer file management, cash analysis reporting for upper management, customer payment processing, vendor account and invoice file management, and much more. Akinyele

Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — Continental Girbau West (CG West) recently hosted “Laundromat Cleaning by Design,” an educational presentation for vended laundry owners focused on cleaning and disinfecting hard surfaces; choosing the right chemistry for wash/dry/fold processing; automatic chemical injection options via Express Clean®; and the INTEGRA Program’s system for cleaning and disinfecting. “We invited a select group of vended laundry owners who operate full-service laundromats to participate in the presentation with ample time for questions and answers,”

The new Continental Girbau Express Clean™ automatic injection system works by automatically dispensing specially formulated detergents, brighteners and softeners into compatible vended washers to produce excellent, consistent cleaning results in less time. A new revenue generator for vended laundry owners, Express Clean works seamlessly and automatically with any washers featuring automatic chemical injection capabilities — and of course — all Continental vended washers. In doing so, it eliminates the hassles associated with manually lugging and loading detergents. In turn, customers

In many urban settings utility, real estate and rent costs are on the rise, which makes doing business there tricky. Luckily, for the vended laundry owner, there are many concrete ways to effectively combat costs, while simultaneously strengthening customer turnover. Read on for constructive tips for renewing the urban laundry for maximized revenue and profit. As always, call on your equipment distributor to help you wade through the options. UPDATED DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY & COMPETITIVE MARKET ANALYSISWhether you’ve just purchased an

Continental Girbau West (CG West) and Elite Business Investments (Elite) will cohost the Pre-Clean Preview Open House, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Saturday, May 4, at CG West’s headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The event, which is open to Southern California vended laundry owners and investors, is $25. Lunch is provided. Preregister by Tuesday, April 30th to receive a $50 parts and equipment credit; or register at the door for a $25 parts and equipment credit. Register today

Let’s say you just developed or purchased a vended laundry. How do you get the word out, attract new customers, develop customer loyalty and continuously grow your business? If you had to pick seven must-have marketing tools, what would they be? 1. LOGOFirst, develop a logo for your business. This is really important because your logo — which conveys your brand image — will be incorporated into all communication and advertising moving forward. Most marketers believe a logo should be

Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — Sergio Lomeli, of Los Angeles, recently joined Continental Girbau West (CG West) as parts and warehouse assistant. Lomeli brings 22 years of experience to the distributorship. In his new role at CG West, Lomeli juggles multiple duties, including parts order processing, daily communication with customers, inventory stocking and organization, warehouse staging, and maintaining accurate inventory records, among others. “I’ve known Sergio for about 22 years from the laundry parts department business,” said Patty

On behalf of vended laundry investors, CG West details every facet of laundry development, which in turn, helps investors build successful laundries and gain lower financing rates. CG West provides a thorough analysis of a potential laundry’s success by encapsulating a number of components into one professional Vended Laundry Development report. This same evaluation tool is very useful in evaluating an existing laundry to determine if the store, equipment mix and services offered are being fully captured. Sometimes existing owners

Unlike competitive brands, all Continental vended washers are equipped with automatic chemical injection capabilities, including hard-mount and freestanding machines. By utilizing this feature on a few vended washers, owners can set their vended laundries apart and boost profits, according to Tod Sorensen, Continental Girbau West (CG-West) vice president. Ultimately, it’s a decision made by the laundry owner. “It’s a simple change,” said Sorensen. “A CG West service technician can activate the automatic chemical injection feature and supply the perfect mix

Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — Laundry equipment distributors Continental Girbau West (CG West) and Taylor Houseman Inc. (Taylor Houseman) will each host vended laundry open houses in October. The open houses, which are free to vended laundry owners and investors, will include a light lunch, parts specials, live equipment and payment system demonstrations, as well as equipment rebates and special pricing. The Northern California Vended Laundry Open House will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23

Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — Continental Girbau West (CG West) and Elite Business Investments (Elite) recently hosted the Conference of Champions Profit Symposium, in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The event, which focused on ways to improve vended laundry profits and attract new customers, drew record numbers, according to Tod Sorensen, CG West vice president. Speakers included, the “Laundry Doctor” Jeff Gardner, multi-store owners Rob Maes and Art Jaeger, and Joel Jorgensen, Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental) vice president of

Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — Continental Girbau West (CG West) recently launched a new responsive website (www.cg-west.com) complete with simple navigation and high-quality content, according to Tod Sorensen, CG West vice president. “CG West serves Southern California with much more than high-performance laundry equipment and quality customer care,” he said. “Our new website reflects our commitment to providing detailed information for vended, on-premise, multi-housing and industrial laundry operators looking to develop, finance, improve or expand their operations.” Site visitors are

Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — Continental Girbau West (CG West) will host the Conference of Champions Profit Symposium, from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Saturday, April 7. Vended laundry owners and investors are invited to register for the event at www.cg-west.com/symposium or by calling 866-950-2449. There is registration fee of $25. Attendees who are pre-registered by March 30 will receive a $50 parts/equipment credit at the door. Lunch will be provided for pre-registered attendees. The Profit Symposium – which

Oshkosh, Wis. — Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental) recently introduced the 80-pound capacity E-Series® Washer-Extractor to its line of soft-mount, high-performance washers engineered to catapult laundry productivity while curbing dry time, labor hours and utility consumption. The E-Series line now touts 20-, 30-, 40-, 60-, 80-, 90-, 130- and 255-pound capacity models, all of which bring highly programmable controls, superior efficiency, up to 400 G-force extract and unrivaled production per linear foot. “The 80-pound model bridges an important capacity

Oshkosh, Wis. — Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental) recently added the 80-pound capacity ExpressWash® Washer to its comprehensive line of freestanding, high-performance washers. “With the introduction of the 80-pound capacity ExpressWash Washer, we are building on Continental’s committment to innovate and bring high-performance commercial and industrial technology into the vended market,” said Joel Jorgensen, vice president of sales. The ExpressWash line now touts 20-, 30-, 40-, 60-, 80- and 90-pound capacity models — all equipped with the advanced ProfitPlus®

Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — Continental Girbau West (CG West) recently welcomed Jason McAninch, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., to the CG West team. In his new role as commercial laundry sales specialist, McAninch manages commercial vended and on-premise laundry sales and marketing efforts for CG West. “We are really pleased to have Jason join our team, as he brings several years of sales and customer service experience to CG West,” said Tod Sorensen, CG West vice president and

Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — More than 35 vended laundry owners and technicans attended Continental Girbau West’s (CG West) recent vended laundry service school, which overviewed Continental Girbau Inc.’s vended product line. “By attending these classes, owners and store managers are better able to keep the equipment running at peak performance, allowing for greater efficiency, lower utilities and greater profit,” said Tod Sorensen, CG West vice president. The vended laundry service school detailed the routine maintenance, programming and

Santa Fe Springs, Calif. — Continental Girbau West (CG West) will hold a vended laundry service school from 9 a.m.-4p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13, at CG West, in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The service school is free, but requires pre-registration either online or by calling 866-950-2449. The vended laundry service school will overview basic service, routine maintenance, programming and troubleshooting Continental vended laundry equipment. Special attention will be dedicated to configuring and programming ExpressWash freestanding washer-extractors and G-Flex hard-mount