Everything You Need to Know About Operating a Laundromat You've created a laundromat business plan and structure, registered your business, and you even have a catchy name. Your laundromat is open and ready for business! You may think to yourself, now what? Starting a laundromat is more than simply building it and letting it be. It is a business that requires learning about operation techniques to help the store grow and lead to a reliable form of passive income. According to Yahoo Finance, the global commercial laundry machinery market is set to reach $5.9 Billion by 2026, meaning that more a ..read more

Self-service laundries are different from other retail businesses. They are not highly portable, making it necessary for special utility and build-out considerations. The laundromat needs costly mechanical alterations, which require permits, and they require expensive equipment. Given this reality, laundromat owners should pay close attention to the leases they sign. This blog post will help you to recognize the important elements when agreeing to a lease. 1. Laundromat leases are just different. Commercial laundry equipment is secured to the floor of most laundromats (unless, you have opted f ..read more

There is a dearth of large capacity dryers these days. The common 120 lb. and 170 lb. dryers from a certain manufacturer have lead times of more than six months. Those lead times aren’t firm, either. If you are retooling or working on a new project have you considered switching to Electrolux dryers? Electrolux has a model T41200 with a 135 lb. capacity and a model T4900 with a 100 lb. capacity. By making the trade off to a little bit less capacity you may keep up with your production because these dryers have a drying time of two loads per hour. Meanwhile, not only are the Electrolux dryers av ..read more

We are proud to offer RB Wire products. Their laundry carts are what we recommend to all of our customers. The classic RB-100 holds up well in laundromats. The stainless steel stays clean and looks good. Meanwhile the wheels are excellent. The carts with double poles for hanging clothes are a popular choice ..read more

In this post, we will dive into the development of a successful and useful business plan for a proposed laundromat business. We hope to give you a basic understanding of the main purposes for having a business plan and the essential elements included in a thorough, properly researched and well-formulated business plan. Your business plan will serve as a road map. It should help you to set reasonable expectations for the laundromat. It will give you the opportunity to educate yourself throughout the process and allow you to dig deep into the operational requirements of the business, generate re ..read more

What is the best laundry equipment today? If you were to build a laundromat tomorrow you would want some key things: High turns-per-day. Here is a thought experiment. Imagine two laundromats. They have the same square footage and thus the same rent. The first laundromat has washers that take eight hours to go through their program. The second laundromat has washers that take eight minutes to go through their program. Which would you build? You want the laundromat that gets people in and out the door the fastest. While the thought experiment is extreme even boosting turns-per-day a small perc ..read more

Arrow Machinery is proud to offer commercial laundry service in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We repair and work on all brands of commercial laundry equipment, washers and dryers. We work on Milnor, Electrolux, Wascomat, American Dryer, Huebsch, Speed Queen, Cissell, Dexter, Unimac, and other commercial washer and dryers. Arrow Machinery has serviced Tulsa since 1959. Our primary technician for Tulsa is Monte Potts. We have multiple technicians in the area ready to serve you. We are also proud to sell Milnor washers, Electrolux washers and dryers, and American Dryer dryers to nursing homes, hotels, athleti ..read more

Whether you are a thirty-five room roadside motel or a 300 room hotel and conference center downtown, your hotel or motel property likely needs to wash hundreds of pounds of laundry everyday. Choosing the right equipment, operating it appropriately to ensure maximum life, and maintaining the equipment is absolutely vital to your operation. Here, we have put together crucial considerations when planning your laundry room. WHY INSTALL AN ON-PREMISES LAUNDRY? 1. Launder everything on premises. On-premises laundry can handle all of a hotel/motel's clean fabric needs in a simple manner. Our Milnor ..read more

Spend a little more money on better commercial dryer controls now to save much more money later. Choosing a dryer for a commercial laundry operation is a quick decision for some people. In many cases, customers are looking for a speedy replacement or a budget-oriented price. Choosing a dryer with better control features might cost a bit more but it will ultimately save money in the long run. Here’s why: Dual manual timer dryers seem to be the most simple option for any washroom. While we would argue differently, manual timers are definitely easy to use. Operators set times for two functions ..read more

For high school and college athletic programs everywhere, having clean, stainless uniforms and towels is essential. With sports comes sports injuries, and many injuries result in blood stains. Add in all of the dirt, sweat, and other bodily fluids being deposited on uniforms, maintaining clean and sanitized attire can be a challenge. Athletic departments typically decide to invest in their own laundry facilities because the needs of their athletes are more specialized and require much more capacity than laundry done in the home. Meanwhile, the option of sending laundry out to be done at a laun ..read more