Bruce Beggs
February 16, 2012
CHICAGO — A large share of Wire subscribers don’t mind rolling up their sleeves and getting their hands dirty, based on the results of this month’s...
Bruce Beggs
January 12, 2012
CHICAGO — For January’s AmericanLaundryNews.com Wire survey, respondents had the opportunity to look back at 2011 plus examine their priorities for 2012....
Bruce Beggs
December 13, 2011
CHICAGO — More than 63% of respondents to American Laundry News’ final Wire survey for 2011 said their laundry’s poundage this year was “much...
Bruce Beggs
November 7, 2011
CHICAGO — With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, American Laundry News asked laundry managers this month to comment via the Wire survey on the things they are...
Bruce Beggs
October 10, 2011
CHICAGO — Among those who play a part in selecting and/or purchasing the textiles that his or her laundry processes, 78.6% believe purchase price and product quality...
Bruce Beggs
September 13, 2011
CHICAGO — The news in recent months has been rife with reports of severe weather (Joplin tornado), flooding (East Coast caused by Hurricane Irene), and other...
Bruce Beggs
August 9, 2011
CHICAGO — Measuring customer satisfaction and tracking complaints are important aspects of their institutional or commercial laundry service, according to the vast...
Bruce Beggs
July 12, 2011
CHICAGO — Eighty-seven percent of respondents to June’s unscientific Wire survey said they attended Clean ’11 in Las Vegas, and 86.4% of them reported...
Bruce Beggs
May 9, 2011
CHICAGO — There are many ways that a laundry operation can promote its service to potential clients or end-users, and the marketing method used by more than two-thirds...
Bruce Beggs
April 11, 2011
CHICAGO — Laundry operations with off-site pickup/delivery have to be feeling the sting of gasoline prices that are exceeding $4 a gallon in some areas and could spike...
Bruce Beggs
March 8, 2011
CHICAGO — Nearly 60% of respondents to March’s Wire survey say they are planning to attend Clean ’11 in Las Vegas, while another 17% are unsure at this...
Bruce Beggs
February 8, 2011
CHICAGO — With cotton prices at or near record highs for the last several months, textile manufacturers and suppliers faced with higher raw-material prices are passing...
Bruce Beggs
January 11, 2011
CHICAGO — The beginning of a new year offers us a clean slate, a fresh opportunity to set goals. Making a New Year’s resolution is a common tradition, and half of...
Bruce Beggs
December 14, 2010
CHICAGO — Fifty percent of respondents to American Laundry News’ final Wire survey for 2010 said their laundry’s poundage this year was “much higher...
Bruce Beggs
November 9, 2010
CHICAGO — During Halloween time, scaring someone is often done in the spirit of fun. But there are plenty of frightening scenarios that would be no fun at all for a...
Bruce Beggs
October 11, 2010
CHICAGO – In what one way can a laundry manager or textile rental operator best improve our industry? By making sure equipment is functioning properly? Using...
Bruce Beggs
August 9, 2010
CHICAGO — Two-thirds of laundry managers and administrators responding to August’s Wire survey say their laundry, or one that they oversee, has suffered a fire...
Bruce Beggs
July 12, 2010
CHICAGO — Do you keep your cool when things start to heat up at your laundry? Do even the smallest things eat at you, or does it take a major problem to make your...
Bruce Beggs
June 7, 2010
CHICAGO – Summer usually brings stormy weather and sometimes flooding, which can cause consternation for the laundry manager or textile rental operator who has to cope...
Bruce Beggs
May 10, 2010
CHICAGO – Respondents are split on various aspects of federal healthcare reform, but more than three-quarters of them (76.2%) oppose the recently passed package as a...
Bruce Beggs
April 12, 2010
CHICAGO — If you manage or oversee a laundry, do you believe your operation has emerged as an energy-efficient model that makes other managers “green...
Jason Hicks
March 9, 2010
CHICAGO — A raft of variables goes into the decisions to select and buy textile items for institutional or rental use. Each purchase reboots the process of determining...
Bruce Beggs
February 9, 2010
CHICAGO — What are the traits of a good employee? Which negative trait will fray a manager’s last nerve? These were some of the questions American Laundry News...
Bruce Beggs
January 12, 2010
CHICAGO — Do you believe in New Year’s resolutions? Whether you’re a believer in such things or not, a new year gives us all a clean slate — a fresh...
Bruce Beggs
December 15, 2009
CHICAGO — Nearly 60% of respondents to American Laundry News’ final Wire survey for 2009 said their laundry’s poundage was “much higher” (25.9...
