Posted in Dry Cleaner News on Jul 31st, 2009 No Comments »
Local Dry Cleaners in Nashua, New Hampshire lent a much needed helping hand to the local Salvation Army to equip unemployed residents with necessary tools for successful job seeking. Major Carl Carvil, CEO of the Nashua Salvation Army said, “In this tough economy, with so many people out of work, in addition to basic necessities, we want to help [...]
Posted in Dry Cleaner News on Jul 13th, 2009 1 Comment »
Likenesses of the Virgin Mary have appeared many places; a highway underpass, a tortilla and also on a grilled cheese sandwich that sold on Ebay for $24,000! However witnesses in Harlingen Texas agree that a siting of the Virgin Mary on a dry cleaning press was the real thing. This was the Virgin Mary’s first [...]
Posted in Dry Cleaner News on Feb 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
Every year the dry cleaning industry hosts a major trade show creatively titled “the clean show”. However cleaver the name the show always brings out the heavy hitters of the industry showcasing what is hot right now in the world of dry cleaning clothes. Over the last couple of years I started to notice a [...]
Posted in Dry Cleaner News on Feb 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
White Conveyors is a company that offers innovative conveyor and storing solutions for dry cleaners across the U.S. White has been in business for over 55 yrs. and even though they offer conveyors for all types of businesses they got their start in the dry cleaning business. Currently the company boasts over 75,000 conveyors built [...]
Posted in Dry Cleaner News on Jan 26th, 2009 No Comments »
Proctor and Gamble is set to open up dry cleaners in Kansas City, Kansas. The company who makes the popular detergent brand Tide is hoping their success in the home cleaning market will spill over into the commercial dry cleaning market. Vice President for business development, Gary Coombe, stated that the three dry cleaners are [...]
Posted in Dry Cleaner News on Jan 13th, 2009 No Comments »
It’s hard to believe but The Hanger Network can attribute the start of their company to a stain on a carpet. J.D. Schulman, COO of The Hanger Network was once throwing away a bunch of wire hangers that had been compiling in his closet from his local dry cleaner. After cleaning his closet J.D. began [...]
Posted in Dry Cleaner News on Jan 6th, 2009 No Comments »
Roy Pearson, an administrative law judge in Washington D.C. has revived his $54 million suit against a local dry cleaner who he claims lost a pair of his pants. Pearson claims that Soo Chung, owner of Custom Cleaners in Washington, owes him over $54 million for loosing a pair of his pants. Pearson’s suit claims [...]
Posted in Dry Cleaner News on Aug 13th, 2008 No Comments »
National Dry Cleaners Inc., which could be called the most recent attempt at a national dry cleaning chain, has filed for bankruptcy asset protection. The national dry cleaning chain had more than 231 stores in nine different states. The company cited increased energy costs along with court costs associated with environmental clean-up as two of [...]
Posted in Dry Cleaner News on Aug 8th, 2008 No Comments »
California has placed a ban on a commonly used dry cleaning chemical PERC that could set a precedent for Austin, Texas and the nation as a whole. PERC, which is used by an estimated 90% of all dry cleaners in the U.S., has been linked to cancer for employees handling the dry cleaning chemical, customers [...]
Posted in Dry Cleaner News on Aug 7th, 2008 No Comments »
Green dry cleaning is becoming a growing trend throughout not only Austin but the entire U.S., so says consumer reports. While an estimated 80-85% of dry cleaners are still using PERC, a solvent that the EPA has labeled a public health risk, the trend is defiantly moving toward more eco friendly solvents & green practices [...]
