By: Ken Tyler, Sr. Laundry Industry Consultant Below you will find my benchmarking cost textile care operations for 2021. The year 2021 was used because it takes several years to quantify and validate the results. I encourage other industry associations to partake in similar studies since this information is important to the members of our …
By Jeremy Eskenazi, SHRM-SCP —- Not every recruiter can be a chief engineer, laundry manager, or plant manager. They know how to hire these roles, but not how to become them. On the flip side, it’s not as hard for every employee to act as a recruiter. In fact, recruiting power in each employee is often …
By Ken Tyler, Sr. Laundry Industry Consultant At one time or another, every laundry operator will need to replace a piece, or pieces of equipment. It can be a stressful time considering the financial outlay, the need to maintain production of goods and unforeseen issues that crop up. But it doesn’t have to be. When …
By: DJ Lipman, Founder & Principal Consultant, UnlockAi Have you ever considered how the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) could revolutionize your laundry business? In the bustling world of commercial laundry, efficiency reigns supreme. However, it’s not just the production floor that can benefit from a tech upgrade. The often-overlooked front-end office processes, encompassing client …
By Al Adcock, VP of Sales and Marketing at B&C Technologies Faced with escalating costs for many items necessary in a laundry – you may overlook what is considered ‘a little drip.’ But how much could a drip like the one portrayed in the image above cost? Say you have a drip about every 2 …
By Al Adcock, Vice President Sales & Marketing, B&C Technologies It’s that time of year again – time to get your laundry ready for the busy travel months that seem far away, but in reality are just around the corner. Good machine care with proper maintenance and repair not only helps ensure proper operation and long life, …
By Kate Zabriskie While a fix-it-the-first-time approach may be the gold standard of customer service, addressing potential issues before they materialize is the true mark of an exemplary user experience. Consider the pace of our modern world; customers today want instant solutions, and any hurdle might be a reason for them to jump ship …
By Al Adcock, Vice President Sales & Marketing, B&C Technologies Picking the right dryer for your commercial laundry is important to productivity and efficiency and contributes to the overall throughput of your laundry. Whether you’re replacing an aging dryer or building new, today we’ll take a look at some common options as well as some other …
By Al Adcock, Vice President Sales & Marketing, B&C Technologies It’s critical to purchase the right machine for your commercial laundry since picking the wrong machine will certainly lead to headaches and heartaches when you are at your busiest time. Today, we’ll take a look at a few options that you’ll have when choosing the best …
By Margaret Graziano is the founder and CEO of KeenAlignment Last week in Part 1 of Creating a Resilient Company Culture we explored ways that leadership can navigate change and lead a thriving business amidst challenges by understanding the role of a company’s emergent culture and leadership’s influential role. This week, in part 2, we’ll …