CLA, The Laundry Association

CLA, The Laundry Association

Coin Laundry Association Update on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Coin Laundry Association (CLA), the national trade association for the vended laundry industry, is closely monitoring Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other appropriate national and local public health authorities.  CLA’s top priority is the health and well-being of our members and their customers.

Videos

Latest update on March 20, 2020

https://youtube.com/watch?v=fISTZcEjpbU

Latest update on March 17, 2020.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=AR3reAKz59g

Initial update on March 13, 2020.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=vdpntOrwKI0

Laundromat Resources

Our mission is to provide our laundry community with the best information and guidance available from authoritative sources – and to do so on a regular basis. CLA has created and curated a number of resources to be utilized during this time. Download the below resources for use in your laundromat.

Contact Your Government Officials

The Coin Laundry Association (CLA) is requesting that authorities designate laundromats as providing “essential services” during the COVID-19 outbreak. These facilities provide a basic public health service by serving millions of families with a safe place to wash and dry their clothes each and every week. We have sent a national press release, and you can read the contents on PlanetLaundry..

We urge you to download the following documents to send correspondence to your local government officials to join us in our request.

Governor-Sample-LetterDownload
Laundromats-Should-Remain-Open_Press-ReleaseDownload

The following news articles show that some areas of the country are already deeming laundromats to be necessary as open businesses:

CLA Action Plan

At Coin Laundry Association, our team is up and running and safe – and ready to do our part to guide you through this uncertain time from a laundry perspective.

You may have seen that we have postponed some live events in an abundance of caution and in alignment with guidance offered by public health authorities.  It is likely that there will be more postponements in the near future and we will share those decisions with you as soon as possible.  As always, our website and CLA Connect Online forum are packed with the resources to help your laundromat become more successful.  Our team is already planning for virtual and online delivery of great content – stay tuned for announcements of those programs coming soon.

Above all, CLA is a community of interest among a special group of entrepreneurs.  All of us have a very important role to play in this crisis.  For decades, the laundry community has delivered the essential service of clean clothes for millions of families each and every week.  Now, we have the opportunity and responsibility to help our communities launder their clothes in the best possible environment for cleanliness and hygiene.  Clean clothes are a vital part of supporting the neighborhoods we serve and we’ve never been better at delivering that service.

In the meantime, let’s keep the lines of communication open. Use CLA as a resource by sharing your experiences, tips and best practices via Facebook and Twitter.

Questions or suggestions?  Please email us at [email protected] or call 800-570-5629.

Links

The following links have been curated to help you, your customers, and your business: