Multi-store owner Art Jaeger arguably leads the industry in vended laundry firsts: He was the first to own a high-speed laundry, the first to offer ozone sanitization as a vended addition to the wash cycle, and the first to test and equip his stores with the new Girbau GS Series soft-mount washers. He not only strives to provide customers with…

What makes the Genius Washer control better than other vended washer controls on the market? A Large Touchscreen Interface The 10-inch user touchscreen interface is the largest in the industry. It looks cool, is user friendly, displays up to three languages and is scratch, water and impact resistant. Customers love it! Store owners love it! Customizable Cycle Options It offers…

When your washers and dryers are aged out or inefficient, it’s time to retool for greater revenue and profit. While planning that equipment retool and comparing brands, ask yourself the following questions: Will the new equipment set your laundry apart from the competition? Will it attract and serve more self-service customers? Will it increase customer turnover for more paying customers…

As co-owners of seven car washes and two vended laundries in San Diego County, Mark Mariani and Teddy Torbati understand clean. Together, they purchased their first car wash 13 years ago on Pearl Street in La Jolla, Calif. The “Pearl” stuck and has since been applied to all subsequent acquisitions and developments. Their most recent, Pearl Laundromat, sits alongside Pearl…

“I wasn’t looking to get into the laundry business,” said Eddie Quispe, owner of Wonderwash, a 4,000-square-foot, high-speed laundry in Bernalillo, N.M. Rather, Quispe fell into the business while searching for land to develop apartment complexes. He noticed a laundry for sale flanked on each side by available acreage. He bought the land and the business…Quispe’s plan? To build 15-…