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LAUNDRYLUX NAMES CHATEAU WESTERN REGIONAL BUSINESS MANAGER FOR COIN SALES

INWOOD, N.Y. — Robert Chateau is the new Western regional business manager for coin sales for Laundrylux. His territory includes Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Alberta and British Columbia in Canada.

“We have been working with Robert for a number of years and his sales skills, leadership abilities, and product knowledge are outstanding,” says Howard Herman, Laundrylux president.

San Diego-based Chateau brings 12 years of industry experience to Laundrylux. He learned to repair commercial washers and dryers while in the Navy. In 2000, Chateau joined longtime Laundrylux distributor Golden State Laundry Systems as service manager and worked his way up through the sales department. For the past two years, he has worked for Electrolux Professional, traveling to the Electrolux factories in Sweden and France many times for training.

“I saw a great opportunity with Laundrylux and am especially pleased that I will represent the Electrolux and Wascomat brands,” Chateau says.

SEAGA WELCOMES BACK BOWERSOX AS CHANNEL MANAGER

FREEPORT, Ill. — Industry veteran Dave Bowersox has returned to vending machine manufacturer Seaga as its channel manager for the full-line division. He is in charge of serving the company’s full-time customers and prospects.

While based in Seaga’s headquarters in Freeport, he will be working from his home in Minneapolis.

“We welcome Dave back to the Seaga family with open arms,” says Steven Chesney, Seaga CEO. “Dave is the epitome of what a Seaga employee should be: loyal, honest and ready to serve any and all customer needs.”

WESTLAKE, Ohio — TravelCenters of America, which operates TA and Petro Stopping Centers in 41 states and Canada, has begun rolling out the most modern self-service laundry equipment on the highway, the company says.

TravelCenters’ 190 laundry rooms in company-operated locations today contain nearly 2,000 washers and dryers that will be replaced with new machines before the end of March.

Laundry payment stations will be added at 98% of its locations to provide customers the optional convenience of paying with credit or debit cards, in addition to the traditional cash payment option.

The payment station can notify drivers via text message when their washer and dryer cycles are completed.

The equipment rollout will coincide with the addition or replacement of folding tables, hanging racks and other equipment.

“We’ve taken a chore and made it simpler and more efficient,” says Tom O’Brien, TravelCenters President/CEO. “Not only will these advanced machines shorten the time it takes a guest to do a load of laundry, the new systems should also increase the availability of machines for all of our guests.”

TravelCenters will be offering promotional rates to credit/debit card users for 30 days after the new machines are installed.

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, Canada — If you’re looking for an ideal example of a business giving something back to the community, look no further than the Milbourne Maytag Laundromat. The store owner once again hosted a full Thanksgiving luncheon last week as a way of showing her appreciation to the customers and the community.

Washing and drying were put on hold for a day, as the owner and volunteers cooked for 1,200 of the area’s poor and homeless.