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2021 BUYER’S GUIDE

DOES A STORE NAME REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

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MARCH 2021 VOLUME 62 ISSUE 3 INSIDE CONTENTS PRODUCTS DIRECTORY The products (and services) that are vital to a vended laundry owner’s operation, along with a list of companies that provide them.

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When you find a vendor of interest in our Products directory, here is the key information you’ll need to contact them. 6 12

You count on your laundry attracting customers, and your laundry relies on the equipment and supplies you select. This is the place to start looking for a manufacturer or supplier, our 39th Annual Buyer’s Guide issue. Use this resource to help you locate what you need in a snap! 6 COVER STORY DEPARTMENTS 4 VIEWPOINT 30 CLASSIFIEDS 26 WEB UPDATE 31 AD INDEX 28 NEWSMAKERS DID YOU KNOW... American Coin-Op releases a new podcast on a different topic of interest every other month? Give it a listen at AmericanCoinOp.com. 24

You’ve decided to open a new Laundromat, so what store name is best for your market? And will your choice really make a difference in your laundry’s future? In this month’s Pointers from Paulie B column, retired

store owner Paul Russo weighs the power

a name and suggests some strategies for choosing

that’ll attract customers and make good business sense. That name is going to be with you for a while, Russo says, so make it a good one! COLUMNS

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Bruce Beggs

A RESOURCE FOR THE READY-TO-BUY

Charles Thompson, Publisher

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Mathew Pawlak, Production Manager

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The optimist in me believes that you save every issue of American Coin-Op. The realist in me knows that probably isn’t the case. But if there ever was a month to set aside a particular issue, this is it.

Our annual Buyer’s Guide is the definitive resource for boosting your purchasing power by connecting you with leading vendors serving the self-service laundry industry. We list more than 140 companies this time around.

We supply everything you need to know—phone numbers (local and toll-free, when provided), website addresses and email addresses—to contact a vendor. There’s even a principal contact person listed if one was identified.

Our Buyer’s Guide begins on page 6 with the Products Directory—categorical listings of companies that manufacture or supply equipment, signage, software, furniture and more, or provide unique services to self-service laundry owners or investors like you.

When you identify a vendor that interests you, you can learn how to contact that company in the Manufacturers & Suppliers Directory beginning on page 12. Companies are listed alphabetically.

May I ask for a favor? When you call on a vendor, please mention that American Coin-Op guided you to them.

Bruce Beggs Editorial Director

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POSTMASTER, Send changes of address and form 3579 to American Coin-Op, Subscription Dept., 440 Quadrangle Drive, Suite E, Bolingbrook, IL 60440. Volume 62, number 3. Editorial, executive and advertising offices are at 650 West Lake Street, Suite 320, Chicago, IL 60661. Charles Thompson, President and Publisher. American Coin-Op is distributed selectively to owners, operators and managers of chain and individually owned coin-operated laundry establishments in the United States. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising for any reason.

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BUYER’S GUIDE 2021

We are pleased to present the 39th annual American Coin-Op Buyer’s Guide, published exclusively for selfservice laundry operators.

To use the guide, simply look up the name of a product or service in the Products Directory and then turn to the Manufacturers & Suppliers Directory beginning on page 12 for information on how to contact the various companies that make the specific product or provide the service.

In some cases, the Manufacturers & Suppliers Directory will also contain other coin laundry-related products or services not listed in the Products Directory.

The Manufacturers & Suppliers Directory contains addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses and web addresses for the companies. When you call on one of them, let them know you read about them in American Coin-Op.

Keep this issue handy, because the next Buyer’s Guide print edition won’t be published until next year.

(But this information is available whenever you need it via our website, AmericanCoinOp.com.)

PRODUCTS

ADVERTISING/MARKETING

SERVICES

Continental Girbau Fortune Web Marketing Sales Renewal Corp. Spynr

CARTS

Cleaner’s Supply R&B Wire Products Royal Basket Trucks

CASHLESS SYSTEMS/SOLUTIONS

Cards/Card Systems

American Changer Corp. BCC Payments Card Concepts Coin Mechanisms CryptoPay — Genesys Technologies ESD Greenwald Industries IDX Inc.

Laundroworks

Setomatic Systems — Spyderwash

The Laundry Pass USA Technologies

WashCard Systems

Hybrid Payment Systems BCC Payments Card Concepts ESD

Greenwald Industries Setomatic Systems — Spyderwash

The Laundry Pass

WashCard Systems

Mobile Wallet Payment Systems

BCC Payments

Greenwald Industries PayRange Setomatic Systems — Spyderwash USA Technologies

WashCard Systems Washlava

Smartphone Apps

BCC Payments Card Concepts

CleanCloud ESD

Greenwald Industries Laundroworks

PayRange Setomatic Systems — Spyderwash

Washlava

Tokens

American Changer Corp.

ESD Greenwald Industries Hoffman Mint Monarch Coin & Security Rowe International TokensDirect Van Brook of Lexington

CHANGERS/ACCESSORIES

Bill Changers

American Changer Corp. Hamilton Manufacturing Corp. Rowe International Seaga Changer Stands

American Changer Corp. Lynde-Ordway Co. Monarch Coin & Security Rowe International Standard Change-Makers Inc. Coin Changers

American Changer Corp. Standard Change-Makers Inc.

Other Changers/Accessories

American Changer Corp Lynde-Ordway Co. Monarch Coin & Security Rowe International Standard Change-Makers Inc.

Token Changers

American Changer Corp. Lynde-Ordway Co. Monarch Coin & Security Rowe International Standard Change-Makers Inc.

COIN COLLECTION

Bill Acceptors

ESD

Greenwald Industries Hamilton Manufacturing Corp. Lynde-Ordway Co.

Pyramid Technologies Rowe International Standard Change-Makers Inc.

Coin/Slug Rejectors

ESD

Greenwald Industries Imonex Services Setomatic Systems — Spyderwash

Coin Accumulators

Coin Mechanisms

Greenwald Industries Imonex Services Setomatic Systems — Spyderwash

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PRODUCTS

Coin Chutes/Conversion Kits

ESD

Greenwald Industries

Monarch Coin & Security Setomatic Systems — Spyderwash Coin Meters/Conversion Kits

Greenwald Industries Monarch Coin & Security R&J Welding and Metal Fabrication Setomatic Systems — Spyderwash

Money Boxes

Coin Mechanisms

ESD

Greenwald Industries Lock America International Monarch Coin & Security R&J Welding and Metal Fabrication

COMPUTERS

Computer Hardware

CleanCloud

El-Tech Lab (board service)

HHC Electronic Service (board service)

Jecon Inc. (board service)

Metro Laundry Tech Corp. (board service)

Mountain Electronics (board service)

Wash-Dry-Fold POS

Computer Software

CleanCloud

CurbSide Laundries

Greenwald Industries HappyNest Setomatic Systems — Spyderwash Springboard Starchup WashCard Systems Wash-Dry-Fold POS Washlava

CONSULTING

ECC Horizon Larry Larsen Insurance Agent at Laundromat123.com

DRYERS

Single Load, Less Than 30 Pounds

ADC

Continental Girbau Dexter Laundry Encore

Huebsch

LG Commercial Laundry Maytag Commercial Laundry Speed Queen

Whirlpool Commercial Laundry

Single Load, 30-49 Pounds

ADC

Continental Girbau

Dexter Laundry Electrolux Professional Huebsch

LG Commercial Laundry Maytag Commercial Laundry Pellerin Milnor Corp. Speed Queen Wascomat

Single Load, 50 Pounds and Larger

ADC

Continental Girbau Dexter Laundry Electrolux Professional Huebsch

Maytag Commercial Laundry

Pellerin Milnor Corp. Speed Queen Wascomat

Stacked, Less Than 30 Pounds

ADC

Continental Girbau Electrolux Professional Encore Huebsch

Maytag Commercial Laundry Speed Queen Wascomat

Whirlpool Commercial Laundry Stacked, 30-49 Pounds

ADC

Continental Girbau Dexter Laundry

Electrolux Professional Huebsch

Maytag Commercial Laundry Pellerin Milnor Corp. Speed Queen Wascomat Stacked, 50 Pounds and Larger

ADC

Continental Girbau Dexter Laundry Electrolux Professional Maytag Commercial Laundry Pellerin Milnor Corp. Wascomat

ENERGY CONSERVATION EQUIPMENT

Dryer Booster and Exhaust Fans Tjernlund Products

Heat Exchangers

Fulton Boiler Works Ludell Mfg. Co.

National Combustion Co. (NATCO) Heat Reclaimers

Fulton Boiler Works Ludell Mfg. Co.

National Combustion Co. (NATCO) Solar Equipment

National Combustion Co. (NATCO) Solar Panels Plus EQUIPMENT REPAIR/ REBUILD/PARTS

American Switch D&E

DryerPressTool

Jecon Inc. Reeco Timer Co.

Synetek Controls

EXTRA PROFIT CENTERS

Arcade/Video Games

Bay Tek Entertainment Betson Enterprises

Stern Pinball (pinball games)

Other Extra Profit Centers

Advanced ATM Systems Back Massager (massage chair)

Evolution Dog Wash (dog wash)

Kiddie Rides USA (children’s rides)

Tanning Beds

Sun Ergoline