Insider’s Guide to Running a Successful Laundromat
This article is the latest in a series of profiles of successful Dexter laundromats and their owners. Like other small retail businesses, the laundromat industry has always attracted interesting and diverse owner-operators—each with a different backstory and reason...
Western State Successfully Re-Launches Dexter Service Seminars After 3-Year Hiatus
Western State Design (WSD), the West Coast’s leading commercial laundry distributor, recently re-launched their Dexter Service Seminars. This regular offering had been temporarily suspended since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the return of in-person...
Western State Design to Host Two Dexter Service Seminars in California – October 2022
Leading west coast commercial laundry distributor, Western State Design (WSD), is pleased to announce that it will be hosting free service seminars for vended and coin laundry operators to learn best practices for optimal operation and maintenance of Dexter Laundry...
Right Time, Right Place for a Successful Dexter Laundromat
Here’s another interesting Dexter laundromat success story—one of the quickest we’ve seen— that illustrates both the value of a strategic location and a partnership with the right distributor. Sal Elqura has worked with his father for many years at a liquor store he...
Milnor Laundry Equipment Improves Commercial Laundry’s Operating Efficiency
Job Options, Inc. (JOI), a client who provides laundering services to large local hospitals, recently engaged Western State Design to replace their older commercial laundry equipment that could no longer meet plant production requirements. JOI selected WSD based on...
Milnor Commercial Washers Solve Hotel Laundry Woes
Hotels love Milnor commercial laundry equipment, and for good reason. Milnor industrial washers and dryers feature time- and money-saving technology, and they’re built to last. We recently worked with three different hotel clients with the same goal: optimize...
WSD Helps Hospital Overcome Labor Challenges with Efficient Laundry Equipment
With staff shortages and patient surpluses, hospitals across the nation are being stretched thin. Fortunately, WSD was recently able to help one Washington State hospital relieve some of the burden with brand new industrial washers and dryers. How can laundry...
WSD Helps Laundromat Stand Out With Ozone Wash System
With ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19 and other viruses, more and more people are looking to sanitize their clothing and linens. Laundromat owners are responding with fresh new cleaning equipment, such as the ArtiClean Ozone Laundry System. Western State Design...
A Laundromat to Serve the ENTIRE Neighborhood
Periodically, we revisit laundromat success stories we’ve published in the past to share compelling new details. Here’s an interesting follow-up story about Neighborhood Laundry in Santa Maria, CA. which made a splash when it opened in 2018. This is the second...
Dexter Laundry Machines: the Key to Vended Laundry Success
We’ve been working with this client on a brand new laundromat in Thousand Palms, CA. It’s the first new laundromat to be built in this desert area for some time. Working with WSD Laundry Specialist Steve Erlinger, the owner, Juan Orozco, chose to equip it with Dexter...