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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 724 active companies in laundry and dry cleaning. Over the last 10 years, the industry has grown by 6.5%, with 564 new companies registered, and 520 companies liquidated.

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  • 564 new companies
  • 520 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, 564 companies in laundry and dry cleaning have been incorporated over the last 10 years, with 44 still active today. The following regions have the highest number of Laundries & Dry cleaners: Canton of Zurich (130), 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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  • 564 new companies
  • 724 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, 47 companies have closed, resulting in an overall 1.4% growth in Switzerland.

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  • 57 new companies
  • 47 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 724 companies in laundry and dry cleaning, most are active in Dry-cleaning (393) and Washing of textiles (331). 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
393
Washing of textiles
331

Companies in laundry and dry cleaning in Switzerland show a variety of legal forms. The majority of companies are "Limited Liability Company" (39%), followed by "Sole proprietorship" (36%) and "Limited" (18%).

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  • Legal forms
  • 39% Limited Liability Company
  • 36% Sole proprietorship
  • 18% Limited
  • 7% Other

Laundries & Dry cleaners — Latest registrations in Switzerland

In Switzerland, 1 companies in laundry and dry cleaning have been incorporated in the last 30 days. Here are the latest ones.

Company
ZIP / Town
Established on
8600 Dübendorf
21/07/2026
3600 Thun
15/07/2026
1212 Grand-Lancy
08/07/2026
8152 Glattbrugg
07/07/2026
5112 Thalheim AG
30/06/2026
6122 Menznau
19/06/2026
4950 Huttwil
15/06/2026
1974 Arbaz
12/06/2026

Laundries & Dry cleaners — Latest liquidations in Switzerland

In Switzerland, 4 companies in laundry and dry cleaning have been liquidated in the last 30 days. Here are the latest ones.

Company
ZIP / Town
Cancelled on
4147 Aesch BL
11/08/2026
8600 Dübendorf
03/08/2026
8400 Winterthur
03/08/2026
8003 Zürich
15/07/2026
8596 Münsterlingen
06/07/2026
4143 Dornach
03/07/2026
1802 Corseaux
24/06/2026
6353 Weggis
11/06/2026
8916 Jonen
11/06/2026

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

In Switzerland, 17 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
Other change
27/08/2026
Change of head office (other political community), Change of domicile
19/08/2026
Change of head office (other political community), Change of domicile
19/08/2026
Change of status
17/08/2026
Change of status
14/08/2026
Other change
12/08/2026
Other change
11/08/2026
11/08/2026

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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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