Registration will officially open on Dec. 3 for the highly anticipated DL EXPO West, taking place March 27–29, 2026, at the Irving Convention Center in Irving, TX.
Early in November, The Washington Post published an article called “How dry cleaning might raise the risk of cancer, and what to do about it,” which was met with a swift response in defense of the industry from the Drycleaning and Laundry Institute (DLI) and the National Cleaners Association (NCA).
For more than three dozen years, Puritan Cleaners of Richmond, VA, has collected, cleaned and distributed nearly half a million warm winter garments as part of its annual Coats for Kids campaign. This year, however, the initiative got an unexpected boost from the past.
During a recent webinar sponsored by the Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA), Alex Chausovsky of The Bundy Group delivered an energetic and expansive update on the global economy, U.S. policy, and what business leaders should be preparing for as 2025 winds down.
My research compared responses from two survey groups: the general public and current drycleaning customers. While Baby Boomers and Gen X still make up the majority of today’s clientele, their habits and perceptions differ significantly from Millennials and Gen Z — who represent the future.
It’s easy to get caught up in only the visual allure of branding. We see countless articles touting the importance of a slick logo, a cutting-edge website, or perfectly curated colors.
Denim is a popular fabric both in casual wear and high style designer fabric. The basic construction of all denims are similar and the difference is due to the expense, label and the customer’s preference in look and wear.
It’s time for my annual Christmas/Santa Claus column and it coincides with the final phase of my Clean Show coverage. This is great!
The compressed air powering your equipment has many essential properties. Pay attention to these properties, and you’ll be rewarded with smooth, trouble-free performance of the air compressor itself, as well as the productive machinery being powered by the compressed air.
One of the biggest struggles managers have is monitoring the retention rate of a route customer. Do you measure it by how quickly you get an order, or the second?
As 2025 winds down its final days, perhaps now is a good time to take stock of those New Year’s resolutions. We would like to recommend one thing you should add to that list of ways you want to improve the business.
The Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI) and its regional partner associations will be hosting quite a few events this month, including a webinar on Dec. 10 called “Generations of Clean: What Drycleaners Need to Know About the Next Generation of Consumers” with Katey Kratz of Safety and Environmental Compliance Consultants and co-director of the Heartland Fabricare Association (HFA)
In October, 18 students graduated the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute’s (DLI) School of Drycleaning Technology’s Introduction to Drycleaning course, and 15 graduated from its Advanced course.
Continental Laundry Solutions recently promoted Kim Foxcroft to director of marketing, recognizing her outstanding leadership and long-standing contributions to the company’s success.
Margaret's the Couture Cleaner has earned the Best of La Jolla award for Dry Cleaning for the 14th year in a row, as voted by readers of The La Jolla Village News
Martinizing Cleaners has announced its expansion into the greater Green Bay area. After purchasing Lindeman’s Cleaning, a 70-year-old local company, through its Clean Exit program, Martinizing Cleaners re-branded and updated the stores and partnered with new franchisees Cory and Trisha Spice.
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.
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