DL EXPO East brought the fabricare industry together last month for a weekend packed with education, innovation, business opportunities and industry fellowship at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, MD
DLI testified before the New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee regarding proposed legislation addressing microfiber and microplastic pollution from washing machines.
A few tech companies are banking on the fact that people will embrace home robots that can fold laundry, but the cost might be more than consumers expect.
The Drycleaning and Laundry Institute (DLI) offers a host of learning, networking, and growth opportunities in conjunction with its partner regional associations this month
Miele Professional, in partnership with Kreussler and Veit, is officially launching the Miele Professional WetCleaning Training Center in Princeton, NJ.
In this month’s issue, which concludes our solvent flow series, I will discuss valves
The topic of focus this month will on sodium perborate and sodium percarbonate.
If you’ve had the misfortune of being cornered by me at an industry event, you have no doubt heard me speak about slips, trips and falls.
Before a potential customer ever walks through your door, they often look for information on social media, Google, or an AI tool like ChatGPT.
You probably already know we are still many, many years away from homes having the option of being equipped with their very own real-world version of The Jetson’s Rosie the Robot

The Drycleaning and Laundry Institute (DLI) recently partnered with Mineral, a leading provider of human resources and compliance solutions
Continental Laundry Solutions (CLS) recently welcomed Shelley Krocka-Jourdan as procurement manager.
Hallak Cleaners, the family-owned and operated couture drycleaner, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.
Proud to be New England’s largest coat drive for nearly 30 years, Caring Partners’ Coats for Kids and Families is collecting gently used coats of all sizes and for all ages
Charles Raymond Smith, a former president of the Drycleaning and Laundry Institute (DLI) and long-time owner of Village Square Cleaners in Reston, VA, passed away on Sept. 4.
Price Cleaners is making a contrarian argument: the problem isn’t that consumers stopped needing drycleaning. It’s that drycleaning stopped being affordable enough
America’s Best Cleaners (ABC) brought its affiliate community together September 16–18 in Sacramento, CA, for its Fall 2026 Accelerator Live
The National Cleaners Association (NCA) has been named a finalist in the 2026 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business
Ecotech USA has introduced the AquaMax Wetcleaning System, a professional garment care solution designed to make wetcleaning easier to learn, simpler to operate and more efficient in daily production.
EVI Industries, Inc. (NYSE American: EVI) announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Florida-based Sudsies, Inc.
Hallak Cleaners has received official national certification as an affiliate of America’s Best Cleaners (ABC)
Margaret’s recently announced that Chief Marketing Officer Katia Graytok has completed the prestigious Handbag Authentication master program at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London.
Kaplan’s Careful Cleaners of Camp Hill, PA, has been honored with an award for 2025 Small Business Environmental Stewardship by the National Small Business Environmental Assistance Programs
Puritan Cleaners is open for business in the former Bill’s Cleaners and Paz Cleaners location at the corner of W. Cary Street and Nansemond St. in the Carytown neighborhood of Virginia
Recently, Balfurd Cleaners concluded its inaugural EmpowerWear campaign, an initiative that collected more than 500 professional garments by the June 30 campaign deadline, with an additional 100 garments collected from route customers in the days following.
Al Phillips Cleaners announced a comprehensive strategic realignment designed to both improve customer experience and address evolving market dynamics, specifically the economic pressures facing the Consumer Discretionary Sector.
The 2026 Summer Leadership Series, co-sponsored by the California Cleaners Association (CCA) and the Southwest Drycleaners Association (SDA), was held on June 26 at Cleaner’s Supply in Reno, NV.
The Xplor Spot User Conference was hosted in Salt Lake City, UT, recently. The annual conference brought together Xplor Spot users to learn about new technology, share best practices and discuss opportunities to better serve clients.
For the first time in Southern California, the California Cleaners Association (CCA) presented a hands-on spotting seminar in Spanish.
Poseidon Textile Care Systems® enhanced its EdS-Series dryer line, improving everything from durability and serviceability to performance
Continental Laundry Solutions recently added four team members to support customer care, accounting and training initiatives
Martinizing Cleaners recently opened a newly renovated location in Aurora, CO. The business is owned by drycleaning veteran Brad Ambridge, who has more than 20 years in the Martinizing network.
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