A gym towel service supplies clean towels to a gym or studio and takes the used ones away to be laundered. Instead of washing towels on site between classes, the gym hands the job to a commercial laundry, which collects them, washes and finishes them on industrial equipment, and returns them on an agreed run.

It matters more than it sounds. Members notice a thin or grey towel long before they notice anything else about the room, and a towel shelf that runs empty in the evening rush is hard to explain.

Getting the number of towels right

The number of towels a gym needs, its par level, comes from how the gym is used rather than from its floor area. The things that set it are:

  • Your class timetable and member traffic. Busy mornings, evening classes and weekends each pull on the shelf differently.
  • Your showers and change rooms. How many people shower after a session, not how many come through the door.
  • Your storage space. Clean stock has to sit somewhere until it is used.
  • Your peak periods. January, a new class or a challenge month can change usage quickly.

Too few towels and the shelf runs out at the busiest hour. Too many and stock sits in a cupboard. Par levels should be set from real usage and reviewed as the studio changes, rather than fixed at sign-up.

Hire the towels, or own them

With towel hire, the laundry owns the towels and replacement of worn ones sits with the laundry, so you pay for the service and not the stock. If you would rather choose your own towels, perhaps in a colour or size that suits your brand, you own them and the laundry launders and returns them.

What a gym towel service costs

A quote depends on the towels you use and how many of each, your volumes from classes and members, how often towels are collected and delivered, and whether you hire the towels or own them. Day spas and wellness studios that also use treatment linen or bathrobes add those to the same quote.

Towels for Melbourne gyms, studios and spas

eWASH launders towels and linen for gyms, yoga and pilates studios, day spas and wellness studios across Melbourne, from its industrial laundry at Moorabbin. Towels are washed and finished on commercial equipment, checked, and returned on an agreed run. You can change an order for a busy week through the eWASH client portal, or call the team Monday to Friday, 7am to 4.30pm.

To get a price, request a quote and tell us about your showers, storage space and peak periods.