The Victor Kiam of Laundromats. Kind of.

by Speed Queen Team | Nov 26, 2024 | on Community, Advice, laundromat, laundrette

If you remember Victor Kiam's classic line, " I liked it so much, I bought the company," you’ll get a sense of Juneed Ali's journey—except in this case, it’s not a razor, but a laundromat (and he didn’t…

Increasing Commercial Laundry Throughput

by Speed Queen Team | Sep 26, 2024 | on Community, Advice, laundromat, laundrette

Running an on-premise (in-house) commercial laundry, whether for a hotel, resort, gym, or correctional facility, presents a familiar challenge: how to process more laundry in less time without…

Wine, Waffles and Washing…

by Speed Queen Team | Jun 18, 2024 | on Community, Advice, laundromat, laundrette

Laundromats can be many things. A place to wash garments and bedding, a space that can bring together and support local communities. But what about a bar? Long time readers might remember some of our…

Enhance your laundromat's customer experience

by Speed Queen Team | Jul 11, 2023 | on Advice, laundromat

The engineers at Speed Queen continually create amazing innovations in commercial laundry like our new condenser dryer, cloud connected machines through Insights, Touchscreen washers and dryers... But…

Whats in your drawer?

by Speed Queen Team | Jun 27, 2023 | on Advice, laundromat

This photo has been doing the rounds in the Speed Queen offices recently. We've been taking bets on what the owner is going to do with all that lint. Are they creating a soft pillow? Will they peel it off…

Should your Laundrette/Laundromat stay open 24 hours?

by Speed Queen Team | Apr 21, 2023 | on Advice, laundromat, laundrette

One of the many questions we hear when helping both new and existing laundromat business owners is "should my site be open 24 hours?" It's a good question. The simple rule is : the more hours your site is…

Better than a franchise - Speed Queen Laundromats

by Speed Queen Team | Oct 6, 2022 | on Community, Company, laundromat

Here at Speed Queen, we don't just sell equipment, we help people establish successful businesses. Our local distributors have been doing this for many decades. Our teams help you at every step of the…

Thinking of increasing your vend pricing?

by Speed Queen Team | Aug 30, 2022 | on Advice, laundromat

We are currently living through a period of rapid change, with historically high levels of inflation. According to the Reserve bank of Australia, the Australian CPI has almost doubled over the last year…

Money laundering, literally!

by Speed Queen Team | Jul 27, 2022 | on Community, laundromat

When you've spent as many years in the laundry industry as we have, you're bound to have seen some odd things thrown in machines. From stress testing with garden tools to a literal oven, we've seen it…

How do I invest in a laundromat

by Speed Queen Team | Jun 14, 2022 | on Advice, laundromat

We often talk about the benefits of investing in a Laundromat. These range from fantastic potential profits to the ease with which one can be set up and run from virtually any location. A laundromat can…

How is your laundry system designed?

by Speed Queen Team | Apr 26, 2022 | on Advice, laundromat

When thinking about commercial laundry, its easy for people to focus on what they see as the 'big issues.' For a laundromat, this may mean the site location, but more generally it includes the types of…

7 tips on how to market a new laundromat

by Speed Queen Team | Nov 23, 2021 | on Advice, laundromat

We don't just build laundromats, we build successful businesses Here at Speed Queen, we're here to help. You might assume that our help is limited to only the physical and practical elements of a…

A new look for an old laundromat

by Speed Queen Team | Nov 11, 2021 | on Life, Community, laundromat

Laundromats are an essential part of many peoples lives but too often they are a little bland or boring. Never ours of course, we provide a design service to ensure our new builds are bright and pleasing!…

Data driven decisions on laundromat locations

by Speed Queen Team | Sep 23, 2021 | on Washer, Dryer, laundromat, laundrette

Location is one of the most important factors to consider when setting up a new laundromat. We've written an article on how to choose the best possible site, which covers how you should consider the…

A high-tech solution to hygienic washing

by Speed Queen Team | Sep 10, 2021 | on Washer, Dryer, laundromat, laundrette

Speed Queen innovates washing and drying laundry in all sorts of ways. In the past, we've talked about Speed Queen innovation for Laundromats, but we've also driven innovation for on-premise laundries,…