When should a gym or spa outsource its wash, dry and fold?

Laundry never stops in a gym, a spa or a studio. Towels, robes and linens come back used every day, and someone on your team ends up washing, drying and folding them between everything else.

That works at first. At some point it starts to take real time from the work you actually opened the business to do. Here is how to tell when it is time to hand it off.

Signs it is time to outsource

1. Staff are folding instead of serving. If front desk or treatment staff spend part of each shift on laundry, that time is not going to members or clients.
2. Machines and space are a constant juggling act. Running washers and dryers on site means managing loads, timing and storage.
3. Towels run short at the wrong moments. A busy day should not depend on whether the last load finished.
4. Laundry costs are hard to see. Staff time, utilities and equipment upkeep rarely show up on one line. A single monthly invoice is easier to track.
5. You are planning to grow. Adding classes, rooms or locations adds laundry at the same pace.

What to ask any laundry service before you switch

• What exactly do you do? Be clear whether the service is wash, dry and fold, or something else, so you are comparing the same thing.
• How does pickup and delivery work, and how often? Ask what schedule fits your hours.
• How do you bill? Ask whether it is per visit, per order or monthly, and what the invoice shows.
• Is there a contract? Ask what it takes to start and what it takes to stop.
• Which area do you serve? Confirm your address is covered before you plan around it.

How The Laundorist works for businesses

The Laundorist is a woman-owned laundry service based in Short Hills, NJ, serving Central and North Jersey. We pick up your laundry, wash, dry and fold it, and bring it back. Pickup and delivery run 7 days a week, with next-day delivery. For businesses we offer recurring service on a schedule your team can count on, billed monthly with no contracts.

We wash, dry and fold only. We do not offer dry cleaning or linen rental.

If you run a gym, spa, studio, physical therapy or medical office, or manage properties in Central or North Jersey, tell us how you handle laundry today. Schedule a pickup at thelaundorist.com or call (888) 779-0792.