FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Commercial laundry distributor Laundry Owners Warehouse recently hosted an open house event for coin laundries at its headquarters. Besides conveying facts about the line of Dexter Laundry products and highlighting the common issues faced by the laundry industry, the company honored the winners of the 3rd Annual Golden Washboard Awards.
The awards are presented here annually to recognize the achievements of coin laundry store operators for their outstanding work in different aspects of the industry, the company says.
Recipients of the 3rd Annual Golden Washboard Awards are:
- Lifetime Achievement – Paul Russo, Mr. Machine Laundromat, Oceanside, N.Y.
- Laundroteur of the Year – Claudio & Mercedes Vilas, Project Butterfly, Pompano Beach, Fla.
- Newest Member of the Dexter Family – Grant Einhorn, Gee Coin Laundry, Plantation, Fla.
- Best Interior – Bill Pederson, The Laundry Warehouse, Tamarac, Fla.
- Industry Advocate – Daryl Johnson, Giant Wash Laundry, St. Ansgar, Iowa
- Best Store Rehab – George Youssef, Aloha Laundry, West Palm Beach, Fla.
- Best Find – Alberto Mosconi, All Me Laundry, Lake Worth, Fla.
- Rookie of the Year – Cedric and Jessica Davis, Diamond Bright Laundry, Pembroke Pines, Fla.
“I would like to take a moment to congratulate the winners of the 2016 Golden Washboard Awards for their achievements in various fields of the laundry industry, and hope to see even more coin laundries recognized for their success next year,” says Joshua Prager, owner of Laundry Owners Warehouse.
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