Recently, Margaret’s The Couture Cleaner of southern California announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Julien’s Auctions to professionally clean and conserve an authentic Jean Louis designer dress worn by Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe.
Hurricane Helene caused widespread catastrophic damage and more than 250 fatalities across the Southeastern U.S. In particular, the Craig family from North Carolina suffered perhaps more than any other, losing 11 relatives to a landslide.
DL EXPO West is set to take place March 27–29, 2026, at the Irving Convention Center in Irving, TX. This time out, registration for the conference and equipment show will be offered at no cost for attendees
The South Eastern Fabricare Association (SEFA) will be hosting “Seminars at Sea” that will take place on Celebrity Cruises from Feb. 23 to 27.
At Sudsies, we know generic marketing campaigns are no longer sufficient to capture the attention of potential customers. To stand out from the crowd and effectively connect with your target audience, it is essential to embrace the power of personalization.
Last month, I introduced you to a book (Die with Zero by Bill Perkins) that has had a tremendous impact on my viewpoint of how I am going to maximize the time that I have left (statistically)..
Many garments received by my analysis service require use of acids and alkalis for their correction. Examples include: restoring color to acetate; correcting shrunken leather; restoring color change; removing shine; removing ground-in soils; prevention of bleeding during wetcleaning; expanded stain removal; aid to bleaching; and stretching wool.
Last month, I began my coverage of new equipment at the Clean Show. It was difficult to absorb it all. I mentioned the new shirt units from Sankosha and Unipress, but there was much more.
Servicing equipment during the summer in Las Vegas gives one the opportunity to deal with heat-related failures to machinery in general, and boiler room machinery in particular, with the leading cause of boiler failure being the condensate return pump.
One common question we still get at The Route Pros is: Should I join a chamber or do some other type of networking in order to build my routes?
Others might include: Should I join Sertoma, Lion’s Club, Rotary? What about BNI or LeTips or other referral-based groups? Or, ribbon cuttings or business after hours?
According to humorist and writer Franklin Pierce Adams, “Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.” In other words, he is suggesting that times have always been difficult, but humans have a tendency to romanticize some memories of the past. We are, after all, a sentimental bunch and there is certainly nothing wrong with that.
America’s Best Cleaners (ABC) held its Fall 2025 Accelerator Live meeting from Oct. 8–10 in Minneapolis, MN, hosted by All Seasons Garment Care & Evermore Wedding Gown Care.
Industry expert Marcia Miller Todd's Over The Counter book has been updated, revised and expanded to give the same sage advice to a fresh generation.
Oakwood Cleaners has been voted “Best Dry Cleaner — Nashville 2025” in the Nashville Scene Readers’ Poll, making it four years in a row
CD One Price Cleaners announced the grand opening of its first Next-Gen store concept in Elmhurst, IL. It features innovative 24/7 automated drop-off and pickup kiosks, allowing customers to access drycleaning services on their own schedule, day or night, seven days a week.
The Certified Restoration drycleaning Network (CRDN), a leading expert in contents restoration operations across the U.S., Canada and the U.K., has again earned a place on the Franchise Times Top 400 list. CRDN ranked No. 219 among the largest franchise systems in the U.S. by global systemwide sales.
ZIPS Cleaners announced that its franchisees Mike Kaplan and Jason Stelter, operating as KapStel LLC, have signed a 10-year lease to bring the nationally expanding brand to Urbana, MD.
Fabritec International, a third-generation, family-owned leader in professional textile care solutions, announced leadership promotions and team expansions at The Clean Show in Orlando, FL in August.
Poseidon Textile Care Systems® debuted its new GS Series soft-mount washers with the Genius Control — now available in 90- and 130-pound capacities — at Clean 2025 in Orlando, FL.
Integrity Mechanical demonstrated its commitment to advancing the success of Canada’s laundry and drycleaning industry by hosting its annual Seminars for Success program in Calgary.
America’s Best Cleaners (ABC) marked its 25th anniversary at this year’s Clean Show in Orlando, Florida, held in late August.
Tide Services has strengthened its coast-to-coast footprint with the acquisition and rebranding of four former Flair Cleaners locations in the Los Angeles area..
Unipress recently announced an alliance with Eric and Josh Singer of Zellermayer Corp. as new independent regional factory representatives.
Girbau North America (GNA) officially changed its name to Continental Laundry Solutions (Continental).
The name change reflects both a return to the company’s original identity and a renewed focus on strategic growth, partnership and support across North America’s laundry markets.
Using humor and practical applications to educate consumers on the benefits of professional garment care, Quick Tips from ZIPS featuring Kathleen the Clean Queen has racked up more than 520K views and 150K engagements over the past few months through social media posts.
Omaha-based drycleaning business Max I. Walker has announced the launch of Max’s Coats for Kids, a community outreach initiative aimed at providing clean, warm coats to children in need this winter.
The Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) recently announced the recipients of its 2025 Educational Fund Scholarships, awarded annually to support the educational goals of employees and family members of TCATA member companies
Plans have been made for EXPO Detergo International 2026, the leading event in Europe dedicated to machines, technologies, products and services for textile cleaning.
Rusty Smith, president and partner of Forenta, recently announced that Rothrock Supplies & Distribution has been added to Forenta’s strong network of equipment distributors. Located in Broken Arrow, OK, Rothrock Distribution was formed in 2017 by brothers John and Jim Rothrock to fill a void in drycleaning supply distribution in the greater Tulsa area.
Twelve students graduated the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute’s School of Drycleaning Technology’s Introduction to Drycleaning Course, March 24 to 28 and eight graduated DLI’s Advanced Drycleaning Course, March 31 to April 11. DLI’s introduction course consists of five days of in-person, hands-on instruction and the advanced course runs for 10 days.
Mulberrys Garment Care recently announced that its franchisee CBK Management LLC has secured space for a new location in McLean, VA. The 1,400-square-foot space is situated in McLean Square, an upscale shopping center featuring a Balducci’s gourmet supermarket, Bach to Rock Music School, Citibank, Yves Delorme bedding store and other distinctive retailers and service providers.
Fresh off the heels of its Cooper City opening, Tide Cleaners is set to open its newest full-service drycleaning store in Boynton Beach, marking its 20th location in South Florida. The store is operated by Consolidated Cleaners, Inc. (CCI), a local franchisee headquartered in Naples, which now manages 33 locations, 37 delivery routes and 199 locker sites across South Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Cincinnati, Ohio -- cleaning and pressing over 4 million garments a year.
R.R. Street & Co. Inc. (Street’s) is pleased to announce new trichloroethylene-free formulations of Picrin, Puro and Semi-Wet that are compliant with US EPA Final Risk Management Rules for Trichloroethylene. Picrin was introduced to the drycleaning industry over 80 years ago and has been an incredibly important product for the industry. It has gone through multiple iterations over the years as the regulatory environment changed.
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