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Laundries & Dry cleaners — Companies in laundry and dry cleaning in Switzerland

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Laundries & Dry cleaners — Industry overview in Switzerland

Switzerland is home to a total of 726 active companies in laundry and dry cleaning. Over the last 10 years, the industry has grown by 6.1%, with 554 new companies registered, and 512 companies liquidated.

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  • 554 new companies
  • 512 liquidated companies
  • ** year to date

Laundries & Dry cleaners — Geographical breakdown in Switzerland

The map below shows the geographical distribution of Laundries & Dry cleaners in Switzerland.

Laundries & Dry cleaners — Industry size in Switzerland

In Switzerland, 554 companies in laundry and dry cleaning have been incorporated over the last 10 years, with 42 still active today. The following regions have the highest number of Laundries & Dry cleaners: Canton of Zurich (129), Canton of Vaud (109), and Canton of Geneva (86). Companies in laundry and dry cleaning are the 112th largest group of companies in Switzerland.

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  • 554 new companies
  • 726 active companies
  • ** year to date

Laundries & Dry cleaners — New companies vs. companies in liquidation in Switzerland

Over the past 12 months, 57 companies in laundry and dry cleaning were incorporated. In that same period, 43 companies have closed, resulting in an overall 2.0% growth in Switzerland.

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  • 57 new companies
  • 43 liquidated companies
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Laundries & Dry cleaners — Size and number of employees in Switzerland

The most common company size for Laundries & Dry cleaners in Switzerland is "micro". The majority of companies have between 1 and 9 employees.

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  • Size distribution
  • 93% Micro (1-9 emp.)
  • 5% Small (10-49 emp.)
  • 1% Medium (50-249 emp.)
  • 0% Large (>249 emp.)
  • 0% Unknown

Laundries & Dry cleaners — Industry activities (or “NOGA codes”) in Switzerland

Out of the 726 companies in laundry and dry cleaning, most are active in Dry-cleaning (394) and Washing of textiles (332). Each category has its own code, called a NOGA code. The General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA) is a nomenclature that groups all economic activities that can be carried out in a classification with 794 positions at its last level.

Laundries & Dry cleaners
Nb of legal entities
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Dry-cleaning
394
Washing of textiles
332

Companies in laundry and dry cleaning in Switzerland show a variety of legal forms. The majority of companies are "Limited Liability Company" (40%), followed by "Sole proprietorship" (36%) and "Limited" (18%).

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  • Legal forms
  • 40% Limited Liability Company
  • 36% Sole proprietorship
  • 18% Limited
  • 7% Other

Laundries & Dry cleaners — Latest registrations in Switzerland

In Switzerland, 2 companies in laundry and dry cleaning have been incorporated in the last 30 days. Here are the latest ones.

Company
ZIP / Town
Established on
1974 Arbaz
12/06/2026
8153 Rümlang
05/06/2026
2900 Porrentruy
19/05/2026
5634 Merenschwand
15/05/2026
1815 Clarens
14/04/2026
1222 Vésenaz
27/03/2026
1205 Genève
20/03/2026
3800 Unterseen
18/03/2026
1207 Genève
16/03/2026

Laundries & Dry cleaners — Latest liquidations in Switzerland

In Switzerland, 3 companies in laundry and dry cleaning have been liquidated in the last 30 days. Here are the latest ones.

Company
ZIP / Town
Cancelled on
8916 Jonen
11/06/2026
6353 Weggis
11/06/2026
1004 Lausanne
01/06/2026
ohne Domizil-sans domicile
21/05/2026
3008 Bern
13/05/2026
3966 Chalais
30/04/2026
9469 Haag (Rheintal)
16/04/2026
9006 St. Gallen
08/04/2026

Laundries & Dry cleaners – Latest SOGC (SHAB/FOSC) publications in Switzerland

In Switzerland, 19 companies in laundry and dry cleaning have been published in the SOGC (SHAB/FOSC) in the last 30 days. Here are the latest ones.

Company
Event type
Published on
Change of status
19/06/2026
17/06/2026
Change of company name, Change of status
16/06/2026
Other change
16/06/2026
Other change
12/06/2026
Other change
12/06/2026
11/06/2026
Other change
11/06/2026
Change of status
11/06/2026

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Our company lists are compiled using several data sources, including Zefix, the SOGC, the Federal Statistical Office, the UID register, the VAT register and the 26 cantonal commercial registers. The collection of data from these several official sources guarantees the completeness of our lists by sector and region.

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