American Drycleaner - September 2022

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into new areas to serve your customers, the updated Distributors Directory is designed to put you in touch with businesses around the U.S. and Canada who can help you get where you want to go!

Join us for our first impressions from Clean Show 2022 — North America’s largest textile care industry event!

Without having a way to measure your marketing’s e ectiveness, you’re just guessing at what is working. By knowing how your messages are performing, you’ll make your marketing e orts investments, rather than expenses.

If you need a little help finding this month’s hanger hidden on our cover, here’s a clue. Good luck!

Tools for Future Growth

Between the pandemic, supply chain issues, labor shortages, changing customer behavior and more, it’s beginning to look like the “return to normal” many business owners were hoping for has turned into “lean into the curves.”

While, overall, business has returned or nearly returned to 2019 levels for some, the nature of that business has evolved. Customer’s needs, desires and demands have changed, and dry cleaners who have adapted to these changes are seeing increased profits and improved customer satisfaction.

That’s why this year’s Distributors Directory can have added meaning for owners looking to expand their businesses and offer new services. A changing business model often requires new equipment, along with new expertise in putting those tools to their best use.

In this pages of this month’s American Drycleaner, you’ll find companies all over the United States, as well as Canada, that are ready to help you put your plans into motion. And, if you’re not quite ready to pull the trigger, keep this issue handy — or go to our online version on americandrycleaner.com — and find the resources you’ll need when the time comes.

While the Distributors Directory takes up the bulk of this issue, we do have a couple of other features for you this month.

The largest textile care event in North America, The Clean Show, took place in Atlanta from July 30 through Aug. 2, and we’re offering our initial impressions. We’ll also have much more about the show in next month’s issue.

Rounding out the offerings for this issue, we have “Making and Measuring Your Marketing.” In a webinar hosted by the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI), David Coyle, industry marketing coach of Maverick Drycleaners, offered several ways to ensure that your marketing isn’t an expense but an investment — one that will pay off if you know what to look for when it comes to results.

There are exciting times ahead in our industry— let’s make the most of them!

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American Drycleaner, September 2022

Publisher

Charles Thompson

312-361-1680 cthompson@ATMags.com

Associate Publisher/ National Sales Director

Donald Feinstein 312-361-1682 dfeinstein@ATMags.com

Editorial Director

Bruce Beggs 312-361-1683 bbeggs@ATMags.com

Editor Dave Davis 312-361-1685 ddavis@ATMags.com

Digital Media Director

Nathan Frerichs 312-361-1681 nfrerichs@ATMags.com

Production Manager

Dave Davis

DISTRIBUTORS DIRECTORY 2022

ALABAMA

A-1 Products Inc.

2020 Avenue F Birmingham, AL 35218

Contact: Shawn Hopkins Phone: 205-787-1403 Toll-Free: 800-826-9347 shopkins@a-1products.com www.a-1products.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies; parts and service

FabriClean Supply

Birmingham 1200 2nd Ave. North Birmingham, AL 35203

Contact: Steve Taylor Phone: 205-251-7272 Toll Free: 800-442-7021 info@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com

Packaging and supplies

Trademark Equipment Co.

1020 Warton Ave. Tarrant, AL 35217

Phone: 205-424-4221 Fax: 205-428-0389

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

ALASKA

Automated Laundry Systems & Supply

360 E. 100th Ave.

Anchorage, AK 99515

Phone: 907-561-1752 Toll Free: 800-478-1752

sales@autolaundrysystems.com www.autolaundrysystems.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; drycleaning solvents; packaging and supplies; parts and service; ozone equipment

The Laundry Group LLC 300 E 5th Ave.

Anchorage, AK 99501

Contact: Kerry Siebenthal Phone: 907-561-1752 Toll Free: 800-478-1752

sales@autolaundrysystems.com www.autolaundrysystems.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; drycleaning solvents; packaging and supplies; parts and service

ARIZONA

Astro Distributing & Leasing

4322 E. Winslow Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85040

Contact: Jay C. Snow

Phone: 602-267-7072

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

CPEC

3120 W. Weldon Ave.

Phoenix, AZ 85017

Contact: Dave Svancara Phone: 602-248-0808

Toll Free: 877-835-5866 sales@cpec-laundry.com www.cpec-laundry.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

CPEC 3202 S. Richey Ave. Tucson, AZ 85713

Contact: Greg Svancara Phone: 520-790-7377 Toll Free: 877-835-5867 greg@cpec-laundry.com www.cpec-laundry.com Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Laundry & Cleaners Equipment Co. 320 S. 25th St. Phoenix, AZ 85034

Contact: Dave Eckenrode Phone: 602-244-0800 www.laundryandcleaners.com Drycleaning equipment; laundry equipment; finishing equipment; parts and service

The Laundry Genie Supply Co. 5350 W. Bell Rd., Ste. C-122408 Glendale, AZ 85308

Contact: Scot Baker Phone: 602-380-9837 sudsbaker@gmail.com www.laundrygeniesupply.com

Detergents and chemicals; parts and service; water conditioning equipment

Laundry & Cleaners Supply 402 S. 50th St. Phoenix, AZ 85034

Contact: Dave Eckenrode Toll Free: 800-258-9664 www.laundryandcleaners.com Drycleaning equipment; laundry equipment; finishing equipment; parts and service

Wardlaw Equipment Consultants Inc.

Phoenix, AZ 85014

Contact: Kevin Wardlaw Phone: 520-791-2804 Toll Free: 877-927-3529 wardequip@aol.com www.wardlawequipment consultants.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; packaging and supplies

ARKANSAS

CLI Enterprises

3756 Salem Rd. (P.O. Box 468) Bryant, AR 72089

Phone: 501-794-0107 www.clienterprises.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

FabriClean Supply of Arkansas

6600 Allied Way

Little Rock, AR 72209

Contact: Omeed Esfandir Phone: 501-565-5288 Toll Free: 800-442-7021 info@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com

Packaging and supplies

Justin Laundry Systems Inc. 5310 Baseline Rd.

Little Rock, AR 72209

Contact: Mike Worthy Phone: 501-551-8600 Toll Free: 888-403-9600 mworthy@justinlaundry.com www.justinlaundry.com Laundry equipment

CALIFORNIA

California Drycleaning Technology

1380 East Ave., Ste. 128 Chico, CA 95926

Contact: Stuart Depper Phone: 650-291-4572 cleantech@yahoo.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment

Corbett Equipment

9151 Atlanta Ave., #5902 Huntington Beach, CA 92615

Contact: Jim Corbett

Phone: 949-500-1430

Toll Free: 855-591-1119 corbettequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

DCL Mechanical Services 10524 La Morada Dr. San Diego, CA 92124

Contact: Fran Bibby

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Phone: 619-993-3726 dclmechanical@att.net Parts and service

Elite Machinery/InnoClean

1564 South Anaheim Blvd. #A Anaheim, CA 92805

Contact: Thomas Kim Phone: 714-541-2829 elitemachinery@gmail.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; drycleaning solvents; parts and service

Frimair USA West

4227 Carson Rd. Camino, CA 95709

Contact: Alan Yordy Phone: 209-649-4808 yordyalan@yahoo.com www.alanyordyequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; installations; parts and service Fujistar 12955 Arroyo St. Sylmar, CA 91342

Contact: Tony Haddad Phone: 818-361-1066 Toll Free: 800-842-9661 fujistar200@cs.com www.fujistar.net

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Golden State Laundry Systems

1984 E. Gladwick St. Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220

Contact: Justin Ha Phone: 310-223-2240 Toll Free: 800-465-8300 justinh@gsls4laundry.com www.gsls4laundry.com

Laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service Joven Sales & Service

10925 S. Broadway Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90061

Contact: Joven Lactaoen Phone: 323-757-3161 jovensinc@gmail.com

Drycleaning equipment; parts and service

Kelleher Equipment/ Casares Equipment LLC

9901 Paramount Blvd., Ste. 140 Downey, CA 90240

Contact: Kelly Kelleher Phone: 562-422-1257, ext. 1 Mobile: 562-857-4481 contactus@kelleherequipment.com www.kelleherequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC

1700B S. Wall St.

Los Angeles, CA 90015

Phone: 213-749-6750

Toll Free: 800-873-7397 la@supsew.com www.supsew.com

Packaging and supplies

Taylor Houseman Inc.

162 Harbor Ct. Pittsburg, CA 94565

Phone: 925-432-0323

Toll Free: 800-464-6866 sales@taylorhouseman.com www.taylorhouseman.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

3 Hanger Supply Co. 4334 E Washington Blvd. Commerce, CA 90023

Phone: 310-679-8800

Toll Free: 877-342-6437 sales@3hangersupply.com www.3hangersupply.com

Packaging and supplies; chemicals; machine parts

United Cleaners Supply LLC

1676 Delta Ct. Hayward, CA 94544

Contact: William Whitford Phone: 510-324-3330 ww.whitford@gmail.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies; vending soaps and bags; Laundromat vending supplies

United Fabricare Supply P.O. Box 01796

Los Angeles, CA 90001

Contact: Steve Hong Phone: 310-537-2096 unitedfabricare@aol.com www.unitedfabricaresupply.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies U.S. Western Multitech Inc. 1261 N. Patt St. Anaheim, CA 92801

Phone: 714-525-8890 uswm.inc@gmail.com www.uswm.net

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Western State Design 2331 Tripaldi Way Hayward, CA 94545

Phone: 510-786-9271

Toll Free: 800-633-7153 info@westernstatedesign.com www.westernstatedesign.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

COLORADO

Advanced Laundry Systems

13551 W. 43rd Dr., Unit J Golden, CO 80403 Phone: 303-432-2504 info@advlaundry.com www.advlaundry.com Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service Clean Designs Inc. 2800 S. Oak St. Lakewood, CO 80227 Phone: 303-969-8288 Toll Free: 800-444-4580 info@cleandesigns.com www.cleandesigns.com

Drycleaning, laundry and wetcleaning equipment; parts and service Cowell Sales Co. 2220 Downing St. Denver, CO 80205 Phone: 303-861-8826 cowellsales@aol.com Drycleaning and laundry equipment; parts and service Global Machinery & Service 2950 S. Bear Creek Blvd. - Unit B Lakewood, CO 80228 Contact: Mike Park Phone: 303-995-0123 globalmachineryservice@gmail.com Drycleaning equipment; parts and service Katzson Brothers Inc. 960 Vallejo St. Denver, CO 80204

Contact: Richard H. Right Phone: 303-893-3535 Toll Free: 800-322-2417 richardr@katzson.com www.katzson.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; drycleaning solvents; packaging and supplies; parts and service

Martin-Ray Laundry & Cleaners Equipment 2050 W. 9th Ave. Denver, CO 80204 Phone: 720-359-8000 Toll Free: 800-279-6622 www.martinray.com Laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; packaging and supplies; parts and service; plant design

CONNECTICUT

Association of Wedding Gown Specialists (AWGS)

454 Old Cellar Rd. Orange, CT 06477

Phone: 203-878-3005 Toll Free: 800-501-5005 info@weddinggownspecialists.com

www.weddinggownspecialists.com Licensing and franchising, wedding gowns, trade association

EDRO Corp.

P.O. Box 308 East Berlin, CT 06023

Contact: Scott Kirejczyk Phone: 860-828-0311 s.kirejczyk@edrocorp.com www.edrocorp.com Laundry, wetcleaning and ozone equipment

United Suppliers Inc. 1286 Kossuth St. Bridgeport, CT 06608

Contact: Arnold Cohen Phone: 203-333-3521 unitedco@aol.com www.drycleanerssupplier.com Finishing equipment; drycleaning solvents; packaging; parts and service

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

District Cleaners

Equipment Inc.

4424 Arkansas Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20011

Phone: 202-723-7616 districtcleaners@gmail.com www.districtcleanersequipment.com Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

FLORIDA

Aaxon Laundry Systems

6100 N. Powerline Rd. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Phone: 954-772-7100

Toll Free: 800-826-1012 www.aaxon.com

Laundry equipment; parts and service

Alliance Laundry Systems Distribution, LLC – Gulf Breeze

1626 Tradewinds Dr. Gulf Breeze, FL 32563

Toll Free: 800-366-4168 sales@clecco.com www.clecco.com

Drycleaning, laundry, finishing equipment; parts, service; ozone equipment

A.M. Chevy Equipment Inc. Pompano Beach, FL 33069

Contact: Joe or Tony Chevy Phone: 954-946-9703

Toll Free: 844-802-3247 amchevyequipment@aol.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Automated Laundry Systems

2849 Dawn Rd. Jacksonville, FL 32207

Phone: 904-733-5500

Toll Free: 800-518-9274

hello@alstoday.com www.alstoday.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; packaging and supplies; parts and service B&C Technologies

17740 Ashley Dr., Ste. 109 Panama City Beach, FL 32413

Contact: Al Adcock Phone: 850-249-2222 al@bandctech.com www.bandctech.com Laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Bay Area Laundry Equipment

6515 Haines Rd. North St. Petersburg, FL 33702

Phone: 727-526-6207 blaundryequipment@ tampabay.rr.com Laundry equipment

Bernie’s Boiler & Cleaners Equipment Services

11313 Distribution Ave. West Jacksonville, FL 32256

Contact: Bernie Echt Phone: 904-262-6040 bernieecht@berniesboiler.com www.berniesboiler.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Cleaners Chemical and Supply Corp.

7644 Bella Verde Way Delray Beach, FL 33446

Contact: Herschel Podgur Phone: 561-499-3950 Toll Free: 866-307-0700 Mobile: 561-213-5633 sales@cleanerschemicalcorp.com www.cleanerschemical.com

Detergents and chemicals

Commercial Laundry Equipment

2054 Sprint Blvd. Apopka, FL 32703

Contact: Russ Harper Phone: 407-886-1722

Toll Free: 800-226-9449 russ@commerciallaundry.net www.commerciallaundry.net

Laundry equipment; parts and service

Commercial Laundry Equipment Co.

1114 53rd Ct. South West Palm Beach, FL 33407

Contact: Holly Hensel Phone: 561-848-0054

Toll Free: 800-638-1869 hhensel@commerciallaundry equip.com www.commerciallaundryequip.com Laundry equipment; parts and service

Dry Cleaners & Laundry Supply Inc.

1924 N. Rio Grande Ave. Orlando, FL 32804

Contact: John Harrison

Phone: 407-648-7083 Mobile: 321-945-4147 johndrycleaners@bellsouth.net www.getdrycleansupplies.com

Detergents and chemicals; drycleaning solvents; packaging and supplies

EnviroClean

2609 South Federal Hwy. #1003 Fort Pierce, FL 34982

Contact: Lenny Caron Phone: 800-873-7652 lennyc@envirocleandryclean.net www.envirocleandryclean.net Drycleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

FabriClean Supply of Florida

11705 Industry Dr. Jacksonville, FL 32218

Contact: Dave LaPorte Phone: 904-696-7685

Toll Free: 800-442-7021 info@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com

Packaging and supplies

FabriClean Supply of Florida 6401 Badger Dr., Ste. 200 Tampa, FL 33610

Contact: Dave LaPorte Phone: 813-623-3553 Toll Free: 800-442-7021 info@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com Packaging and supplies

Florida Laundry Systems

5149 N.E. 12th Ave.

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334

Contact: Ira Gottlieb Phone: 954-928-0950 fllaundry@fllaundry.com www.fllaundry.com Laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Gulf Coast Equipment Sales 4304 Wallace Rd. Lakeland, FL 33812

Contact: Tony, Elsie or Anthony Jordan Phone: 813-253-3191 or 863-333-0004 gcdeinc@yahoo.com gcequipmentsales.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; drycleaning solvents; parts and service

Industrial Equipment & Supplies

2055 N.W. 7th Ave. Miami, FL 33127

Phone: 305-324-0410 info@getdrycleansupplies.com

www.getdrycleansupplies.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies Machine Depot 10663 Monaco Dr., Ste. 103 Jacksonville, FL 32218

Contact: Ephraim Gottlieb Phone: 904-422-4925 ephraim@vendorboy.com vendorboy.com

Parts and services, plant construction OEM Laundry Parts LLC 4020 University Blvd. Ct. Jacksonville, FL 32217

Contact: Rebecca Sharpe Phone: 904-240-0211 rsharpe@oemlaundryparts.com www.oemlaundryparts.com Laundry equipment; parts and service

One Stop Drycleaning Machinery

P.O. Box 564 Lake Helen, FL 32744

Contact: Daniel Echt Phone: 386-532-3451 decht3451@gmail.com www.dechtinc.com

Drycleaning, laundry detergents and chemicals, drycleaning solvents, packaging and supplies

Padon Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipment 39 S.E. Kindred St. Stuart, FL 34994

Contact: Brent Padon Phone: 561-644-5517 brentpadon@padonequipment.com www.padonequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and services Steiner-Atlantic Corp. 1714 NW 215th St. Miami Gardens, FL 33056

Contact: Jim Goulet Phone: 305-754-4551 Toll Free: 800-333-8883 info@steineratlantic.com www.steineratlantic.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; drycleanin solvents; parts and service

Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC 4851 N.W. 79th Ave., Ste. 12 Miami, FL 33166

Contact: Marie Gando Phone: 305-477-5585 Toll Free: 800-678-1777 miami@supsew.com www.supsew.com Packaging and supplies

Tampa Bay Cleaners Supply 2302 E. 5th Ave. Tampa, FL 33605

Phone: 813-247-6332

Toll Free: 800-966-7627

info@getdrycleansupplies.com www.getdrycleansupplies.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies

Worldwide Laundry

1714 N.W. 215th St.

Miami Gardens, FL 33056 Phone: 305-418-4030 Toll Free: 877-953-9433 sales@worldwidelaundry.com www.worldwidelaundry.com

Laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

W.P.S. Engineering

16295 Mintra Ct. Punta Gorda, FL 33955-4205

Contact: Winfried Sauter Phone: 239-826-2862 win64@aol.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

GEORGIA

A-1 Products

1000 Williams Dr., Ste. 1028 Marietta, GA 30066

Phone: 770-428-5545 Toll-Free: 800-969-7659 info@a-1products.com www.a-1products.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies; parts and service

Arent Machinery Co. 352 Worthington Cir. Fort Valley, GA 31030

Contact: Jay-Dee Arent Phone: 503-657-3000 Toll Free: 800-547-2527 Mobile: 503-572-7709 jaydee.arent@arentmachinery.com www.arentmachinery.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

D & K Equipment

3715 Northcrest Rd. Atlanta, GA 30340

Phone: 770-674-7188

Drycleaning and laundry equipment

FabriClean Supply of Atlanta

5330 Dividend Dr. Decatur, GA 30035

Contact: Joseph Cambria Phone: 770-981-2800

Toll Free: 800-442-7021 info@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies

Gulf States Dry Cleaning Company 4035 Nine McFarland Dr.

Alpharetta, GA 30004

Contact: Harish Parmar Phone: 770-343-8455

Toll Free: 800-875-4756 harish@gulfstatesdryclean.com www.gulfstatesdryclean.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service Rahmany Group Inc. 1800-F Macleod Dr. Lawrenceville, GA 30043

Contact: Mohammad Azhar Phone: 678-701-5489 rahmanygroup@att.net rahmanygroup.com Parts and service

Southeastern Laundry Equipment Sales Inc.

1105 Shana Ct., Ste. I Marietta, GA 30066

Contacts: Ron Smith, Jason Downey Phone: 770-928-0080 Toll Free: 800-522-9274 sales@selaundry.com www.selaundry.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service TLC Tri-State Laundry Companies GA-3 Smyrna, GA 30080

Contact: Matt Stephenson Phone: 877-755-3440 mstephenson@tlctristate.com www.tlctristate.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service TLC Tri-State Laundry Companies 1560 Old Clyattville Rd. Valdosta, GA 31601

Contact: Matt Stephenson Phone: 877-755-3440 mstephenson@tlctristate.com www.tlctristate.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

HAWAII

Associate Chemical & Supplies

810 Gulick Ave.

Honolulu, HI 96819

Contact: Clinton C.C. Lee

Phone: 808-841-2423

Mobile: 808-285-1600

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies; parts and service Colburn Laundry & Dry Cleaning Supplies 1359 Colburn St. Honolulu, HI 96817

Contact: Michael C. Sadd Phone: 808-841-3818

Drycleaning and laundry equipment; packaging and supplies; parts and service Waltz Engineering Inc. 500 Alakawa St., Bldg. 119 Honolulu, HI 96817

Phone: 808-842-7955 info@waltzengineering.com www.waltzengineering.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service WLSN Pacific 73-5580 Maiau St. Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Phone: 808-896-6454 wlsnpacific@gmail.com www.wlsnpac.com

Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; parts and service

ILLINOIS

Custom Care Equipment

5422 N. Humboldt Ave. Peoria Heights, IL 61616

Contacts: Randy or Linda Owens Phone: 309-266-9122

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service Equipment International 8778 Ferris Ave. Morton Grove, IL 60653

Contact: Steve Zabrin Phone: 847-679-2211 sales@equipment-international.com www.equipment-international.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service Foster-Stephens Inc. 1555 Greenleaf Ave. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Phone: 847-357-1100

Toll Free: 800-279-8269, ext. 201 kdaniels@foster-stephens.com www.foster-stephens.com

Packaging and supplies

Haiges Machinery Inc. 11314 Main St. Huntley, IL 60142

Contact: Rory Haiges Phone: 847-669-3300

Toll Free: 800-542-2828 info@haigesmachinery.com www.haigesmachinery.com

Commercial drycleaning and laundry equipment

Midwest Trim Inc. 4535 25th Ave. Schiller Park, IL 60176

Phone: 773-594-0700

Toll Free: 800-222-TRIM sales@midwest-trim.com www.midwest-trim.com

Zippers and fasteners

R.R. Street & Co. 215 Shuman Blvd., Ste. 150 Naperville, IL 60563

Contact: Mike Miller Toll Free: 800-478-7338 mmiller@4streets.com www.4streets.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; filtration Suede Products LLC 18600 Graphics Ct. Tinley Park, IL 60477

Contact: John Conway Phone: 708-614-0939 Toll Free: 877-710-8200 jconway@suedeproducts.com www.suedeproducts.com

Detergents and chemicals for leather and suede processing Tri-Supply Co. 955 Industrial Ct. Loves Park, IL 61111

Contact: John Kratz Phone: 815-637-6374 trisupply@comcast.net www.trisupply.com Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies; plant design

Alliance Laundry Systems Distribution, LLC – Midwest 175 Gaylord St. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

Contact: Karla Robledo Phone: 847-364-9274 Toll Free: 800-245-8425 karla.robledo@alliancels.com distribution.alliancelaundry.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service Washtown Equipment Co. Inc. 4034 W. Montrose Ave. Chicago, IL 60641

Contact: Alan Katz Phone: 773-545-1353 Toll Free: 800-533-5036 washtowneq@aol.com www.washtownequipment.com Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service Western D.C. Computer 5307 N. Wayne Ave. Chicago, IL 60640

Contact: Joel Kim Phone: 773-878-0150 info@westerndccomputer.com www.westerndccomputer.com Computer systems

INDIANA

Haiges Machinery Inc.

Indianapolis, IN 46268

Contact: Bryan J. Barca

Phone: 847-812-1006

Toll Free: 800-542-2828

info@haigesmachinery.com www.haigesmachinery.com Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Indy Hanger & Supply

1440 Brookville Way Indianapolis, IN 46239

Contact: Lora Bradberry Phone: 317-215-5988

lbradberry@indyhanger.com www.indyhanger.com packaging and supplies

IOWA

Century Laundry Distributing

775 Kacena Rd. Hiawatha, IA 52233

Contact: Rod Malcolm Phone: 319-364-1592 Toll Free: 800-791-9321

rmalcolm@centurylaundry.com www.centurylaundry.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Washburn Machinery

5005 Blairs Forest Ln. N.E. Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Contacts: Todd Hingtgen, Dan Furman Phone: 319-294-0044 Toll Free: 866-895-0044 thingtgen@qwestoffice.net

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment

KANSAS

Commercial

Laundry Sales & Service

1228 S. Santa Fe St. Wichita, KS 67211

Contact: Daniel Asher Phone: 316-267-6650 dasher@clsands.com www.clsands.com

Laundry equipment; parts and service; consultation; laundromat design

FabriClean Supply of Kansas

14400 W. 97th Terr.

Lenexa, KS 66215

Contact: Chris Young Phone: 913-492-1743

Toll Free: 800-442-7021 info@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com

Detergents and chemicals; drycleaning solvents; packaging and janitorial supplies

Jetz Companies

901 N.E. River Rd. Topeka, KS 66616

Contact: Sales Phone: 785-354-7588 Toll Free: 800-530-5719 info@jetzservice.com

www.jetzservice.com

Laundry equipment; parts and service Midwest Commercial Laundry Equipment Inc. 616 E. North St. Salina, KS 67402

Contact: Doug Hoeffner Phone: 785-827-9017 doug@mcle-inc.com www.mcle-inc.com Laundry equipment; parts and service

KENTUCKY

Fabritec International (Sanitone & Stamford)

8145 Holton Dr., Ste. 110 Florence, KY 41042

Contact: Jeff Jordan Phone: 859-781-8200 Toll Free: 800-543-0406 jeffjordan@fabritec.com www.fabritec.com

Detergents and chemicals O’Dell Equipment Inc.

P.O. Box 3366 Louisville, KY 40201 Phone: 502-584-6100 Toll Free: 800-333-0355 sales@odellequipment.com www.odellequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service REM Co.

129 Fieldview Dr. Versailles, KY 40383

Contact: Robert Price Phone: 859-873-8812 Toll Free: 800-292-5070 rprice@remlaundry.com www.remlaundry.com

Laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service

LOUISIANA

FabriClean Supply

Baton Rouge 8666 Kiowa Ave.

Baton Rouge, LA 70815

Contact: Trevor Hericks Phone: 225-237-3045 Toll Free: 800-442-7021 info@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com

Packaging and supplies

Jim Welsh Inc.

1020 La Crete Ln.

Baton Rouge, LA 70810

Contact: Richard Welsh Phone: 225-766-8905 Toll Free: 800-348-8905 welshinc@bellsouth.net www.jimwelshlaundryeqpt.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Pellerin Laundry Machinery Sales Co. 731 Jackson St.

Kenner, LA 70063

Contact: Scott McClure Phone: 504-467-9593 Toll Free: 800-535-8754 sales@pellerinlaundry.com www.pellerinlaundry.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

MAINE

Nelson & Small Commercial Equipment 597 Riverside St.

Portland, ME 04104

Contact: Tom Tobiassen Toll Free: 800-341-0780 tomt@nelsonsmall.com Laundry equipment; parts and service; ozone systems

MARYLAND

Allied Machinery & Superior Service Inc.

P.O. Box 128

Hunt Valley, MD 21030

Phone: 410-382-4875

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning, finishing equipment; detergents, chemicals; parts, service; boiler treatments

Hynes & Waller Inc.

16000 Trade Zone Ave., #403 Upper Marlboro, MD 20774

Contact: Chris Meerman Phone: 301-249-9421 Toll Free: 800-776-9424 chrisjr1@comcast.net www.hynesandwaller.com Laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service

Laundry Equipment Services 13015 Salem Ave. Hagerstown, MD 21740

Contact: Cameron Clark Phone: 301-790-0606 Toll Free: 800-866-6905 sales@leslaundry.com www.leslaundry.com

Laundry equipment; parts and service Sewing Machines, Tailor Trimmings & Laundromat Soap & Supplies

3232 Frederick Ave. Baltimore, MD 21229

Contact: Eddie Weinstein

Phone: 410-945-5700

Toll Free: 800-394-7627 stadham@comcast.net www.baltimoresewing.com

Sewing machines and tailor trimmings

US Machinery

5129 Powder Mill Rd.

Beltsville, MD 20705

Phone: 301-345-8437

usmachinery@gmail.com www.usmachineryinc.com Drycleaning and laundry equipment; plant design

MASSACHUSETTS

Aldrich Clean-Tech Equipment Corp.

59 Webster Pl.

Worcester, MA 01603-1950

Contact: Robert Aldrich Phone: 508-792-1007 Toll Free: 888-462-2832 baldrich@aldrichcleantech.com www.aldrichcleantech.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment, parts and service; complete plants; preventive maintenance

AristoCraft Supply

8 West Industrial Park (P.O. Box 450) Oxford, MA 05140

Contact: Richard Ross Phone: 508-987-6444

Toll Free: 800-875-0479 Mobile: 508-735-3405 rross@aristocraftsupply.com www.aristocraftsupply.com Detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies; press pads and covers

Garment Machinery Co.

10 Kearney Rd., Ste. 308 Needham, MA 02494

Contact: Justin Oriel

Phone: 781-559-4077

Toll Free: 800-238-6930

joriel@garmentmachinery.com www.garmentmachinery.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; packaging and supplies; parts and service

M&R Machinery Corp.

505 Lynn St. Malden, MA 02148

Contact: Robert Carozza

Phone: 781-324-3395

mrmachinerycorp@aol.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; drycleaning solvents; parts and service

Merrow Sewing Machine Co.

502 Bedfort St. Ste. 7

Fall River, MA 02720

Phone: 508-689-4095

Toll Free: 800-431-6677

Drycleaner,

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info@merrow.com www.merrow.com Packaging and supplies

New England Dependable Equipment Inc. 88 Maple St. Waltham, MA 02453

Contact: Michael Chae Phone: 781-891-5676

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; packaging and supplies; parts and service; credit-card processing

MICHIGAN

Allied Eagle

1801 Howard St. Detroit, MI 48216

Phone: 616-245-0574 Toll Free: 800-211-6244 into@alliedeagle.com www.alliedeagle.com Cleaning supplies

A&B Equipment & Sons

635 Wellington St. Saginaw, MI 48604

Phone: 989-753-4764 Toll Free: 800-369-4764 sales@ab-equipment.com www.ab-equipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service; plant designs/layouts; ozone equipment

Curtis Equipment Co. 1410 W. Main St. (P.O. Box 209) Lowell, MI 49331

Contact: John Curtis Phone: 616-897-9810 john@curtisequipmentco.com www.curtisequipmentco.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service; consulting

Delta Drycleaning Equipment 918 East Ten Mile Rd. Hazel Park, MI 48030 Phone: 248-789-4980 twkim50@hotmail.com

Drycleaning equipment

E&N Equipment Co. 6492 Malvern Dr. Troy, MI 48098

Contact: Susie Casalou Phone: 248-866-5500 susie@enequipment.com www.enequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Eagle Star Equipment 2329 Alger Dr. Troy, MI 48083

Contact: Michael Szczotka Phone: 248-457-1140 Toll Free: 800-482-3400 info@eaglestarequipment.com

www.americandrycleaner.com

www.eaglestarequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service; plant design and consulting; ozone systems E.J. Thomas Co. 12040 Beech Daly Rd. Taylor, MI 48180

Phone: 734-946-4132

Toll Free: 800-437-6808

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies

Universal Laundry Machinery

38700 Webb Dr.

Westland, MI 48185

Contact: Mark Hubbard Phone: 734-727-0478 Toll Free: 800-825-7787 mhubbard@univlaundry.com www.univlaundry.com

Laundry and wetcleaning equipment; parts and service

MINNESOTA

BDS Laundry Systems 2430 Enterprise Dr. St. Paul, MN 55120 Phone: 651-688-8000 Toll Free: 800-688-0020 sales@bdslaundry.com www.bdslaundry.com

Laundry and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; parts and service

Darling’s Sales & Service 10007 Baltimore St. N.E. Blaine, MN 55449

Contact: Brad Darling Phone: 763-786-1803 bdar@darlingsales.com Laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service

E. Weinberg Supply Co. 7434 W. 27th St. Minneapolis, MN 55426

Contact: David Weinberg Phone: 952-920-0888 Toll Free: 800-279-0888

david@weinbergsupply.com www.weinbergsupply.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies; parts and service

J & B Service & Supply Co. 13035 243rd Ave. Zimmerman, MN 55398

Phone: 612-840-7294

jbserviceinc@gmail.com Parts and service

The Minnesota Chemical Co. 3750 Dunlap St. North Arden Hills, MN 55112

Contact: James Baker Phone: 651-646-7521

Toll Free: 800-328-5689 Mobile: 612-670-0599

james.baker@ minnesotachemical.com www.minnesotachemical.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; drycleaning solvents; packaging and supplies; parts and service

PROS Parts 1630 91st Ave. N.E., Ste. 107 Blaine, MN 55449

Contact: Barry Victor

Phone: 763-231-1579 Toll Free: 866-824-0013 barryv@prosparts.com www.prosparts.com

Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equip.; parts and service; press pads and covers

MISSISSIPPI

Ideal Chemical & Supply 106 Ware St. Jackson, MS 39208

Contact: Sam Block Jr. Phone: 901-363-7720 Toll Free: (800) 824-0356 sblock@idealchem.com www.idealchemical.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies

Laundry South Systems and Repair 2215 Hwy. 80 East Pearl, MS 39208

Contact: Robert Harris Phone: 601-420-9414 Mobile: 601-209-1020 robert@laundrysouth.com www.laundrysouth.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

MISSOURI

John Morris Equipment & Supply Co.

2023 S. Glenstone Springfield, MO 65804

Contact: Tim Chamberlain Phone: 417-881-1215 Toll Free: 800-725-5055 Mobile: 417-840-3265 vi@johnmorrisequipment.com www.johnmorrisequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service

Komro Supply Co. 2600 S. 2nd St. St. Louis, MO 63118

Contact: Gary Thuro Phone: 314-772-4360 mrkomro@sbcglobal.net www.komrosupplycompany.com Drycleaning solvents; detergents and

chemicals; packaging and supplies; press pads and covers

Laundry Solutions Company 3509 N. Kimball Dr. Kansas City, MO 64161

Contact: Richard Gaar Phone: 913-384-5200 Toll Free: 800-383-9274 Mobile: 417-818-4709 Fax: 816-453-5998 rgaar@ laundrysolutionscompany.com www.laundrysolutionscompany.com

Laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service; laundry design

Loomis Bros. Equipment

409 Biltmore Dr. Fenton, MO 63026

Contact: Karan Presson Phone: 636-343-8888, ext. 4901 Toll Free: 800-783-6665 kpresson@loomisbros.com www.loomisbros.com

Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service

MidAmerica Equipment Co. 1019 Liberty Industrial Dr. O’Fallon, MO 63366

Phone: 636-978-6345 sales@midamericaequipment.com www.midamericaequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry and wetcleaning equipment; parts and service

Performance

Laundry Equipment

4323 W. Chestnut Expressway Springfield, MO 65770

Contact: Tara Pendergrass Phone: 417-771-7711 Mobile: 417-766-1760

tara@performance-laundry.com www.performance-laundry.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

R.J. Kool Co. 234 W. 12th Ave. North Kansas City, MO 64116

Contact: Bill Kimmel Phone: 816-474-9274 Toll Free: 800-345-4551 sales@rjkool.com www.rjkool.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Sav-A-Day Laundry Machinery

55 Millwell Ct. Maryland Heights, MO 63043

Contact: Jeff Seele Phone: 314-291-1910

Toll Free: 800-489-9274 sales@sav-a-day.com www.sav-a-day.com Laundry equipment; parts and service

MONTANA

Altimus Distributing Inc. 21 8th St. West Billings, MT 59101

Contact: Kevin Graf Phone: 406-259-9816 Toll Free: 800-999-9816 altimusd@aol.com www.altimusdistributing.com

Laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service; ozone systems

NEBRASKA

A.A. Horwath & Sons

1002 S. 13th St.

Omaha, NE 68108

Contact: Jim Horwath Phone: 402-342-1299 info@aahorwath.com www.aahorwath.com

Drycleaning and laundry equipment; parts and service

CleanWash Laundry Systems

4808 S. 26th St.

Omaha, NE 68107

Contact: Todd Santoro Phone: 402-505-4956 Toll Free: 888-990-7191 info@clslaundry.com www.cleanwashlaundry.com

Drycleaning and laundry equipment; parts and service

J.H. Stuckey Distributing Inc. 8814 J St. Omaha, NE 68127

Contact: John Stuckey Phone: 402-342-8455 Toll Free: 800-405-8455 sales-service@ stuckeydistributing.com www.stuckeydistributing.com

Laundry and finishing equipment

NEVADA

Desert Boilers & Controls 2625 Dickerson Rd., Ste. C Reno, NV 89503

Phone: 775-409-4710 info@desertboilers.com www.desertboilers.com

Drycleaning, laundry and wetcleaning equipment; parts and service; boilers

FJG Equipment Co.

3981 Argent Star Ct. Las Vegas, NV 89147

Contact: Frank Giancola Phone: 702-256-7050 Fax: 702-256-7534 fgianc1839@aol.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Daniels Equipment Co. Inc.

45 Priscilla Ln. Auburn, NH 03032

Contact: Lisa Mahan Phone: 603-641-9487 Toll Free: 800-258-3570 sales@decequip.com www.danielsequipment.com Laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service

Yankee Equipment Systems

15 Glass Ln. (P.O. Box 630)

Barrington, NH 03825

Contact: Peter Limoncelli

Phone: 603-868-6891

Toll Free: 800-239-9265 info@yankeeequipment.com www.yankeeequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

NEW JERSEY

Caldwell & Gregory/ Equipment Marketers

100 Melrose Ave.

Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

Phone: 856-428-3355

Toll Free: 800-223-1376 Fax: 856-428-5477 sales@equipmentmarketers.net www.equipmentmarketers.net

Laundry and finishing equipment; parts; service Cleaners Outlet

380 Franklin Tpk. Mahwah, NJ 07430

Toll Free: 844-335-8871 info@cleanersoutlet.com www.cleanersoutlet.com

Packaging and supplies; drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; press pads and covers

CleanEx Supply/ Need Parts Inc.

80 Bergen Tpk. Little Ferry, NJ 07643

Phone: 201-373-0089

Contact: Michael Yoo myoo@needpartsinc.com www.cleanexsupply.com

Drycleaning, laundry and wetcleaning equipment

Garment Cleaning Supply

1700 Palisade Ave.

Teaneck, NJ 7666

Contact: Mike Song Phone: 973-777-7764 Fax: 973-777-7752 info.GCSupply@gmail.com www.garmentcleaningsupply.com Detergents and chemicals; drycleaning solvents; packaging and supplies

Metropolitan Laundry Machinery Sales Inc.

979 Lehigh Ave. Union, NJ 07083

Contact: Marc Katzman Toll Free: 800-728-0001 info@metropolitanmachinery.com www.metropolitanmachinery.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts, service Minda Supply

380 Franklin Tpk. Mahwah, NJ 07430

Phone: 201-684-1720 Toll Free: 800-892-3390 www.mindasupply.com Packaging and supplies; parts and service

New York Machinery

609 Chancellor Ave. Irvington, NJ 07111

Contact: Robert Lee Phone: 973-375-1111 Toll Free: 855-600-3636 Mobile: 551-200-3333 info@nymusa.com www.nymusa.com Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service R&R Steam LLC 129 N. County Line Rd., Ste. 200 Jackson, NJ 08527

Contact: Robert Rosofsky Phone: 718-983-5767 rrsteam1@gmail.com www.rrsteam.com

Plant installations; service equipment Seickel & Sons Inc. 201 Pond Ave. Middlesex, NJ 08846

Contact: Joseph Seickel Phone: 732-624-9070 Toll Free: 800-338-5044 joes@seickel.com www.seickel.com

Steam pressing equipment; boilers, parts and supplies

info@advlaundry.com www.advlaundry.com

Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service

Katzson Brothers Inc. 8500 Los Volcanes Rd., Unit H Albuquerque, NM 87121

Contact: Richard H. Right Phone: 505-884-8513 Toll Free: 888-884-8513 richardr@katzson.com www.katzson.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies; parts and service

LD Supply Co.

1503 12th St. N.W. Albuquerque, NM 87104

Contact: Daniel Marchl Toll Free: 800-331-5506 royaltone@royaltone.com www.royaltone.com Detergents and chemicals for cleaning leathers and suedes

NEW YORK

Cleaner’s Supply Inc. 1059 Powers Rd. Conklin, NY 13748-1400

Contact: Rebecca Hardin Toll Free: 800-568-7768 customerservice@ cleanersupply.com www.cleanersupply.com Packaging and supplies

Direct Machinery Sales

50 Commerce Pl. Hicksville, NY 11801

Contact: Ron Hirsch Phone: 516-938-4300 Toll Free: 800-572-5573 rhirsch@directmachinery.com www.directmachinery.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Sussex

Dry Cleaning & Laundry Equipment

94 Fulton St.

Paterson, NJ 07501

Phone: 201-522-8756

Contact: Fred Hall sussexequipment@yahoo.com www.sussexdrycleaning equipment.com Drycleaning and laundry equipment

NEW MEXICO

Advanced Laundry Systems LLC

6808 Academy Parkway East, Ste. A5 Albuquerque, NM 87109

Phone: 505-344-0554

D.J. Giancola Exports Inc. 4317 E. Genesee St. Syracuse, NY 13214

Contact: Charles Giancola Phone: 315-446-1002 Fax: 315-446-2431

c.giancola@djgexports.com www.djgexports.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; drycleaning solvents; packaging and supplies; parts and service

Empire Laundry Machinery 860 Linden Ave. Rochester, NY 14625-2718

Contact: Gerry Hendershot Phone: 585-218-9810 Toll Free: 800-359-6262

gerry@empireny.com www.empirelaundryny.com

Laundry equipment; parts and service

Hercules Machinery Inc. 111 Alder St. Island Park, NY 11558

Contact: Joe Carlucci Phone: 516-889-0088 joepres21@aol.com www.herculesmachinery.net

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Laundrylux

461 Doughty Blvd.

Inwood, NY 11096

Toll Free: 800-645-2205 sales@laundrylux.com www.laundrylux.com

Laundry and wetcleaning equipment; parts and service

The Maxi Companies

4317 E. Genesee St. Dewitt, NY 13214

Contact: Dan Levy Phone: 315-446-2180 info@maxico.com www.maxico.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; packaging and supplies; parts and service

Metropolitan Laundry Machinery Sales Inc. 127-19 101st Ave.

South Richmond Hill, NY 11419

Contact: Marc Katzman

Toll Free: 800-728-0001 info@metropolitanmachinery.com www.metropolitanmachinery.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts, service

Professional Laundry Systems

3655 California Rd.

Orchard Park NY 14127

Phone: 716-662-6100 Toll Free: 888-637-0600 professionallaundrysystems@ yahoo.com www.plslaundry.com Laundry equipment

Professional Laundry Systems

3655 California Rd.

Orchard Park, NY 14127

Contact: Bill Myers

Phone: 716-662-6100

Toll Free: 888-637-0600 windwz2@aol.com www.plslaundry.com Laundry equipment

Statewide Machinery Inc.

319 West Main St., Ste. 5 Batavia, NY 14020

Contact: Tony Longo

Phone: 585-426-3870 Toll Free: 800-527-2219 Mobile: 585-943-9897 tlongo@statewidemachinery.com www.statewidemachinery.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Superior Laundry Equipment Inc.

458 Cozine Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11208

Contact: Esteban Austin Phone: 718-871-7545 service@superior-laundry.com www.superior-laundry.com

Drycleaning and laundry equipment

Superior Sewing Machine & Supply LLC 48 W. 25th St. New York, NY 10010

Contact: Marie Gando Phone: 212-691-3400 Toll Free: 800-274-5808 nycs@supsew.com www.supsew.com

Packaging and supplies

Whitehouse Supplies Corp. 224 Pulaski Ave. Staten Island, NY 10303 Phone/Fax: 718-442-0914

Toll Free: 877-268-0193

Drycleaning solvents, detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies

NORTH CAROLINA

AAdvantage Laundry Systems 101 High Hope Ln. Garner, NC 27529

Contact: Jason Napier Toll Free: 800-880-2138, ext. 128 Mobile: 919-710-3589 jnapier@aadvantagelaundry.com www.aadvantagelaundry.com

Drycleaning and laundry equipment; parts and service

B&G Lieberman Co. 2420 Distribution St. Charlotte, NC 28203

Contact: Larry Lieberman Phone: 704-376-0717 Toll Free: 800-438-0346 bgl@bglieberman.com www.bglieberman.com

Finishing equipment; packaging and supplies; press pads and covers; alterations equipment and supplies; zippers and fasteners; sewing machines; irons

CM Cleaner Technologies 1375 S. Hwy. 16 Stanley, NC 28164

Contact: Chris Mabrey Phone: 704-491-5187 chrismabrey@aol.com

www.cmcleanerstech.com Conveyors and bagging machinery; parts and service

Consolidated Laundry Equipment Inc. 714F Montana Dr. Charlotte, NC 28216 Phone: 704-395-1234 Toll Free: 888-253-5004 www.consolidatedlaundry.com Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Consolidated Laundry Equipment Inc.

530 Maywood Ave. Raleigh, NC 27603

Contact: Billy Kincaid Phone: 919-832-4624, ext. 215 Toll Free: 800-227-6149 bkincaid@consolidatedlaundry.com www.consolidatedlaundry.com Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; parts and service T&L Equipment Sales Company Inc. 1001A N. Church St. Charlotte, NC 28206 Phone: 704-372-8615 Toll Free: 800-423-7937 sales@washcycle.com www.washcycle.com

Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service TLC Tri-State Laundry Companies 5257 Pit Road South Concord, NC 28027

Contact: Matt Stephenson Phone: 877-755-3440 mstephenson@tlctristate.com www.tlctristate.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service Tri-State Laundry Equipment 1031 E. Mountain St., Bldg. 315 Kernersville, NC 27284

Contact: Kevin Lawson Phone: 336-992-5218 Toll Free: 866-885-5218 tristate@northstate.net www.tristatelaundryequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service; used equipment; facility design

NORTH DAKOTA

Quality Zipper & Supply

308 2nd Ave. North, Ste. 201 Grand Forks, ND 58206

Contact: Scott Kuntz Phone: 701-772-2788 Toll Free: 800-245-9515 Mobile: 701-739-5623

qualityzip@aol.com www.qualityzipper.com Zippers and fasteners

OHIO

Advantage Equipment Inc. 1056 Home Ave.

Akron, OH 44310

Contact: Scott Vlahos Phone: 330-475-8220 Toll Free: 888-676-5079 scott@aeilaundry.com www.aeilaundry.com

Laundry and wetcleaning equipment; detergents and chemicals; parts and service; packaging and supplies

Belenky Inc.

1601 Frederick Blvd. Akron, OH 44320

Contact: Robert Minster Phone: 330-867-3333 info@belenkyinc.com www.belenkyinc.com

Laundry equipment; parts and service

Bestway Equipment & Service

216 5th St. (P.O. Box 82) Beverly, OH 45715 Phone: 740-984-2279 sales@bestwayequip.com www.bestwayequip.com

Drycleaning and laundry equipment E.J. Thomas Co. 300 Distribution Cir., Ste. A Fairfield, OH 45014

Phone: 412-453-2047 Toll Free: 800-878-0880

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies E.J. Thomas Co. 10325 State Rte. 43, Unit K Streetsboro, OH 44241

Toll Free: 800-878-0880

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies

Hudson Equipment Co. 266B Martinel Dr. Kent, OH 44240

Contact: Skip Wilke Phone: 330-342-9900 Toll Free: 800-684-9838 skip@hudsonequipment.com www.hudsonequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Lakeside Laundry Equipment 26851 Richmond Rd. Bedford Heights, OH 44146

Phone: 216-475-2040

Toll Free: 800-628-2588 sales@lakesidelaundry.com www.lakesidelaundry.com

Laundry equipment; parts and service

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The M&L Equipment Co.

P.O. Box 4598

Akron, OH 44310

Contact: Steve Michalec

Phone: 330-633-6241 Toll Free: 800-328-6000 sales@mlequipco.com www.mlequipco.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Machinex

7654 Production Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45237

Contact: Jeff Dunn Phone: 513-771-4020 machinex@machinexonline.com www.machinexonline.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service; plant design

Miley’s Diversified Service

2324 Auberry Dr.

Akron, OH 44312

Contact: Bill Miley Phone: 330-644-1981 Toll Free: 800-831-8758 Mobile: 330-289-3520 mileysdiversifiedservice@gmail.com

Drycleaning and laundry equipment; parts and service

Moore Services Inc.

29500 Aurora Rd., Ste. 4 Solon, OH 44139

Contact: Jerry Moore Phone: 440-498-0200 Toll Free: 800-941-MORE mooreservices@aol.com www.mooreservices.info

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service; plant layout and design

R.W. Martin Company

4675 Mogadore Rd. Kent, OH 44240

Contact: Jeff McLain Phone: 330-673-8712 Toll Free: 800-635-4363 Mobile: 330-931-0121 jmclain@rwmartin.com www.rwmartin.com

Laundry and finishing equipment; wetcleaning equipment; steam coils; water softeners; water heaters and accessories; parts and service; pre-owned machinery

TP Tools & Equipment

7075 State Rt. 446 Canfield, OH 44406

Contact: Corey Kollar Phone: 330-533-3384 Toll Free: 800-321-9260 info@tptools.com www.tptools.com

Air compressors; airline fittings and systems; paint spray equipment; and abrasive blasting cabinets used for suede and leather refinishing

OKLAHOMA

AAdvantage Laundry Systems

7626 E. 46th Pl.

Tulsa, OK 74145

Contact: Daniel Kramer Phone: 918-627-2138, ext. 121 Toll Free: 800-880-2138 dkramer@aadvantagelaundry.com www.aadvantagelaundry.com Laundry and wetcleaning equipment

Elite Equipment Co. 4400 S.W. 134th St. Oklahoma City, OK 73173

Contact: Marty Jackson Phone: 405-692-4800

Toll Free: 800-335-3600 marty@eliteequipment.com www.eliteequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service

FabriClean Supply of Oklahoma

201 N. Ann Arbor

Oklahoma City, OK 73127

Contact: Kenny Dillon Phone: 405-232-9289 Toll Free: 800-442-7021 info@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com Packaging and supplies

OREGON

Peterson Equipment Co.

151 Front St.

Woodburn, OR 97071

Contact: Russell Peterson Phone: 503-981-4032 russell@peterson-eq.com www.peterson-equipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

PENNSYLVANIA

Apparel Machinery & Supply

1836 E. Ontario St.

Philadelphia, PA 19134 Phone: 215-634-2626 Toll Free: 800-523-3331 info@apparelmachinery.com www.apparelmachinery.com Finishing equipment; parts and service FM Supply 400 Line Rd. Kennett Square, PA 19348

Contact: Todd McKenna Phone: 610-444-1412 todd@fmsupply4u.com www.fmsupply4u.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wet cleaning and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; drycleaning solvents; packaging and supplies; parts and service

Frankford Machinery Inc. 4500 Torresdale Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19124

Contact: Nick Kashkashian Jr. Phone: 215-289-3434 info@frankfordonline.com www.frankfordonline.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service; leasing and financing

Friedman Supply 553 Greenfield Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15207

Contact: Jerome Friedman Phone: 412-521-3906

Detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies

Gorman Distributors Inc.

1201 Manor St. Columbia, PA 17512

Contact: Ben Gorman Phone: 717-299-6571 Toll Free: 800-336-6571 info@gormandist.com www.gormandist.com

Detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies; store fixtures

J.B. Equipment Corp.

25 W. Park Ave. Sellersville, PA 18960

Contact: Jim Bukta Phone: 215-257-5041 Mobile: 215-778-2485 jbequipmentcorp@gmail.com

Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service PAC Industries Inc. 950 River Rd. Croydon, PA 19021

Phone: 215-638-1000 Toll Free: 800-972-2292 info@pacindustries.com www.pacindustries.com Laundry equipment; parts and service PAC Industries Inc. 5341 Jaycee Ave. Harrisburg, PA 17112 Phone: 717-657-0407 Toll Free: 800-692-6214 info@pacindustries.com www.pacindustries.com

Laundry equipment; parts and service

Pittsburgh Laundry Systems 7500 Washington Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15218

Contact: Sonny Rogalla, Terry Connelly Phone: 412-351-4500 sonny@pittsburghlaundry.com, terry@pittsburghlaundry.com www.pittsburghlaundry.com

Laundry and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; parts and service

Professional

Laundry Systems

950 River Rd. Croydon, PA 19053

Contact: Andy Walls Phone: 215-354-0111 Toll Free: 888-637-0600 prolaundrysys@comcast.net www.plslaundry.com Laundry equipment

RHODE ISLAND

Norton Supply Co.

4972 S County Trl.

Charlestown, RI 02813

Contact: Bill Mark Phone: 401-454-8380 Toll Free: 800-869-7664

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SOUTH CAROLINA

Consolidated Laundry

127 B. Overland Dr., Ste. B West Columbia, SC 29172

Contact: Billy Kincaid Phone: 803-779-2390 Toll Free: 800-766-0926 bkincaid@consolidatedlaundry.com www.consolidatedlaundry.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and services

FabriClean Supply of Carolina

1200 1st St. South Ext. Columbia, SC 29209

Contact: Debra Wilson Phone: 803-776-7988 Toll Free: 800-442-7021 info@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies S.G. Robinson Mechanical Inc. 4920 Belton Hwy. Anderson, SC 29621

Contact: Gail R. Horm Phone: 864-225-2383 Toll Free: 800-948-3159 gail@sgrobinson.com www.steamlady.com

Boilers; drycleaning, laundry, wet-cleaning and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; drycleaning solvents; packaging and supplies; parts and service

Texchine Inc. 207 Beaufort St. Chapin, SC 29036

Phone: 803-345-5171

Toll Free: 800-768-8205 sales@texchine.com www.texchine.com

Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment

SOUTH DAKOTA

Horwath Laundry Equipment

1880 Centre St.

Rapid City, SD 57703

Contact: Ron Kramer

Phone: 605-343-3507 origin@rushmore.com

Drycleaning and laundry equipment; parts and service

Richard-Ewing Equipment Co.

27121 S. Parklane Dr. Sioux Falls, SD 57106

Phone: 605-368-2528

www.americandrycleaner.com

Toll Free: 800-658-3368 www.richardewingequipment.com

Drycleaning and laundry equipment; detergents and chemicals; parts and service

TENNESSEE

Allied Boiler & Supply

419 S. Front St.

Murfreesboro, TN 37129

Contact: D.J. Baughman

Toll Free: 800-858-0484 dj@alliedboiler.com www.alliedboiler.com

Drycleaning and laundry equipment; detergents and chemicals; parts and service; boiler training

Boiler Equipment Co.

1443 6th Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917

Phone: 865-525-0771

Toll Free: 800-252-2345 info@boilerequipment.com www.boilerequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service

Cates Equipment Sales & Service

1846 Vanderhorn Dr. Memphis, TN 38134

Phone: 901-387-0023

Toll Free: 800-489-0023 sales@catesequipment.com www.catesequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment

Ideal Chemical & Supply 4025 Air Park St. Memphis, TN 38118

Contact: Sam Block Jr. Phone: 901-363-7720

Toll Free: (800) 232-6776 sblock@idealchem.com www.idealchemical.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies

Ideal Chemical & Supply 4025 Air Park St. Memphis, TN 38118

Contact: Sam Block Jr. Phone: 901-363-7720 sblock@idealchem.com www.idealchemical.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies

FabriClean Supply of Tennessee

741 Massman Dr.

Nashville, TN 37210

Contact: John Holt Phone: 615-254-5192

Toll Free: 800-442-7021 info@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com Packaging and supplies

Star Distributing

3729 Charlotte Ave. Nashville, TN 37209

Contact: Michael Davis Phone: 615-298-5547 Toll Free: 800-897-7570 mdavis@stardistributing.com www.stardistributing.com Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies; parts and service

W.A.G. Equipment

598 Burnett Rd. Mount Juliet, TN 37122

Contact: John Armstrong Phone: 615-830-5959 wagnashville@comcast.net www.wagnashville.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service; financing; plant design/layouts; boilers; package plants

TEXAS

AAdvantage Laundry Systems

2510 National Dr. Garland, TX 75041

Contact: Marcela Veloz Phone: 972-278-2138 Toll Free: 800-880-2138 mveloz@aadvantagelaundry.com www.aadvantagelaundry.com

Drycleaning and laundry equipment; parts and service

Alliance Laundry Systems Distribution, LLC – Dallas 3241 Towerwood Dr. Farmers Branch TX 75234

Toll Free: 833-288-5700 sales@clecco.com www.clecco.com

Drycleaning, laundry, finishing equipment; parts, service; ozone equipment

Alliance Laundry Systems Distribution, LLC – Houston 603 E. Sam Houston Pky South Pasadena, TX 77503

Toll Free: 800-888-0074 sales@clecco.com www.clecco.com

Drycleaning, laundry, finishing equipment; parts, service; ozone equipment

Atlas International 2663 Freewood Dr. Dallas, TX 75220

Contact: Oren Mandalbaum Phone: 214-350-1234 Toll Free: 800-727-9274 sales@atlaslaundry.com www.atlaslaundry.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service Best Wash Inc. 15012 Eddie Dr.

Humble, TX 77396

Contact: James West Phone/Fax: 281-441-2465 Toll Free: 800-456-2378 sales@bestwashinc.com www.bestwashinc.com

Laundry equipment; parts and service; detergents

Bobby Jones Service Co.

5012 Sugar Lake Rd. Fort Worth, TX 76103

Contact: Bobby Jones Phone: 817-366-3705 bjsc@att.net www.bobbyjonesservice.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service; turn-key plants

Comet

Cleaners

Franchise Group

406 W. Division St. Arlington, TX 76011

Contact: Jack Godfrey Jr. Toll Free: 888-461-3555 www.cometcleaners.com

Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service Covers Etc. Inc.

925 W. Harris Rd. Arlington, TX 76001

Contact: Junior Zanti Phone: 817-467-5030 Toll Free: 800-451-6593 jr@coversetc.com www.coversetc.com

Packaging and supplies; press pads and covers

Ed Brown Distributors

3236 Irving Blvd. Dallas, TX 75247

Contact: Eric Arthur Phone: 214-352-9494 Toll Free: 800-929-5520 eric@edbrowndistributors.com www.edbrowndistributors.com

Laundry equipment

FabriClean Supply Amarillo 3412 W. Amarillo Blvd. W Amarillo, TX 79106

Contact: Gary Mohon Phone: 806-374-2851 Toll Free: 800-442-7021 info@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com

Detergents, chemicals; drycleaning solvents; packaging, supplies

FabriClean Supply

Austin/San Antonio 2089 Main St. Buda, TX 78610

Contact: Russ Massey Phone: 512-295-5550 Toll Free: 800-442-7021 info@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com

Detergents, chemicals; drycleaning solvents; packaging and janitorial supplies

FabriClean Supply Dallas 8301 Ambassador Row Dallas, TX 75247

Contact: Cindy Wright Phone: 214-826-4161 Toll Free: 800-442-7021 cindyw@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies; parts and service

FabriClean Supply of Houston

9770 W. Wingfoot Dr. Houston, TX 77041

Contact: Trevor Hericks Phone: 713-864-6373 Toll Free: 800-442-7021 info@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com

Drycleaning equipment; packaging and supplies

Gary Belk Equipment Inc.

P.O. Box 852380 Richardson, TX 75085

Contact: Gary Belk Phone: 972-768-3008 james.belk@sbcglobal.net garybelkequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Contact: Kyle E. Nesbit

Phone: 713-592-0592 Toll Free: 866-492-4696 gowns@tmw.com www.gownspreservations.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment

Mustang Enterprises Ltd. 1238 W. Laurel San Antonio, TX 78201

Contact: Steven Dubinski Phone: 210-734-3644 Toll Free: 866-734-3644 info@mustangenterprises.com www.mustangenterprises.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment

Roberts Maintenance Engineering

P.O. Box 462473 Garland, TX 75046-2473

Contact: John S. Roberts Phone: 214-542-1790 robertsmaintenance.john@ gmail.com

Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service

Rosenberg Supply Co. 1608 N. Flores St. San Antonio, TX 78212

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

UTAH

A.E.C./Ally Equipment Co. 6657 S. State St., Unit 7 Murray, UT 84107

Contact: Gregg Townsend Phone: 801-255-9646 sales@allyequipment.com www.allyequipment.com Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service Katzson Brothers Inc. 3943 W. 1500 South Salt Lake City, UT 84104

Contact: Richard H. Right Phone: 801-322-5757 richardr@katzson.com www.katzson.com Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning, finishing equip.; detergents, chemicals; solvents; packaging, supplies; parts and service

VIRGINIA

Caldwell & Gregory 129 Broad Street Rd., Ste. A Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103

Powhatan, VA 23139

Contact: Chip Fletcher Phone: 804-271-4401 Toll Free: 800-767-1946 chip@vadrycleaning.com www.vadrycleaning.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts, service; press pads; packaging and supplies; equipment maintenance, refigeration services

WASHINGTON

CESCO

20830 International Blvd. Seattle, WA 98198

Contact: Rich Boyd Phone: 206-824-9055 rich@cescoequipment.com www.cescoequipment.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Phoenix Equipment Co.

32504 223rd Ave. S.E. Black Diamond, WA 98010

Contact: Brad Heilman Phone: 425-417-4263 bfheilman@msn.com

Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment; parts and service

Gulf

States Dry Cleaning Company

12647 Memorial Dr. Houston, TX 77024

Contacts: Harish Parmar Phone: 713-984-8867 Toll Free: 800-289-4756 info@gulfstatesdryclean.com www.gulfstatesdryclean.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning, finishing equipment; parts, service

Intex Distributing Co. 1173 109th St. Grand Prairie, TX 75050

Contact: Ben Henke Phone: 972-660-1900 Toll Free: 877-649-9904 intexdallas@intexdistco.com www.intexdistco.com

Packaging and supplies

Intex Distributing Co.

411 Tradesmens Park Dr. Hutto, TX 78634

Contact: Cliff Fitch Phone: 512-474-6075 Toll Free: 800-322-7131 cliff.intex@gmail.com www.intexdistco.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies

Memories Gown Preservation 5747 Glenmont Dr. Houston, TX 77081

Contact: Reuben Briseño Phone: 210-736-1873 Toll Free: 800-777-1873 rosenbergsupply@hotmail.com

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies

LD Supply Co. 3800 Durazno Ave. El Paso, TX 79905

Toll Free: 800-331-5506 royaltone@royaltone.com www.royaltone.com

Detergents and chemicals for cleaning leathers and suedes

Scott Equipment Inc. 5612 Mitcheldale Houston, TX 77092

Toll Free: 800-321-7268 (SCOTT) sales@scott-equipment.com www.scott-equipment.com

Laundry equipment

Trinity Dry Cleaning & Laundry Supply 2842 Blystome Ln. Dallas, TX 75220

Contact: Sang Yoo Phone: 972-323-5064 trinitysclsupply@gmail.com

Drycleaning solvents

USA Distributors Inc. 209 Julian St. Dallas, TX 75203

Contact: Kenneth Stearns Phone: 214-942-3766

Contact: Rich Boyd Toll Free: 877-784-6100 www.caldwellandgregory.com Laundry equipment, finishing equipment, parts and service

FabriClean Supply of the Mid Atlantic 4311 November Ave. Henrico, VA 23231

Contact: Dwayne Gwaltney Phone: 804-232-6703 Toll Free: 800-442-7021 info@fabricleansupply.com www.fabricleansupply.com

Packaging and supplies

Richclean 2810 Ackley Ave. Richmond, VA 23228

Contact: Barry Gilman Phone: 804-262-7433 Toll Free: 800-237-5825 supplies@richclean.com www.richclean.com

Detergents and chemicals; drycleaning solvents; packaging and supplies

Valley Washers Inc. 18 W. Johnson St. Harrisonburg, VA 22803 Phone: 540-434-8086 Toll Free: 800-433-0506 www.valleywashers.com

Laundry equipment; detergents and chemicals; parts and service

Virginia Dry Cleaning & Laundry Equipment Inc. 1565 Oakbridge Terr., Unit H

Western State Design 14241 N.E. Woodinville Duvall Rd. Woodinville, WA 98072

Contact: Rick Hall Phone: 425-483-5642 (ext. 102) Toll Free: 800-633-7153 rhall@westernstatedesign.com www.westernstatedesign.com Laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

WEST VIRGINIA

Char-Ann Equipment Co.

2505 Elizabeth Pike Mineral Wells, WV 26150

Contact: Ed Boice

Phone: 304-489-9355

Toll Free: 800-679-9350 charann@wirefire.com www.charannequipment.com Laundry equipment

WISCONSIN

Commercial Laundry Sales

1130 Elizabeth St.

Green Bay, WI 54302

Contact: Wayne Kuhn

Phone: 920-437-0947

Toll Free: 800-662-8356 sales@claundrysales.com www.claundrysales.com Laundry equipment; parts and service

Herb Fitzgerald Co.

13150 W. Glendale Ave. (P.O. Box 465) Butler, WI 53007-0465

Contact: John Janz

Phone: 262-783-5808

Toll Free: 800-686-3489 john@herbfitzgerald.com www.herbfitzgerald.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service; ozone systems

Luetzow Industries 1105 Davis Ave.

South Milwaukee, WI 53172

Contact: Ryan Luetzow Phone: 414-762-0410 Toll Free: 800-558-6055 luetzow.poly@gmail.com www.luetzowind.com

Packaging and supplies; poly bags; poly tubing (25-28 in.); custom print poly; custom size and gauge poly; manufacture and deliver poly

Washburn Machinery Inc.

Milwaukee, WI

Contact: Ryley Murphy Toll Free: 800-245-8425 sales@washburnmachinery.com www.washburnmachinery.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service

Wausau Chemical

13137 West Glendale Ave.

Butler, WI 53007

Contact: Wayne Koeppe Phone: 262-783-4500 Toll Free: 800-236-2200 wkoeppe@wausauchemical.com www.wausauchemical.com

Detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies

WYOMING

Central Laundry Supply

P.O. Box 1634

Gillette, WY 82717

Contact: Tom Degnan Phone: 307-687-7131 Toll Free: 800-750-7131

Drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies

PUERTO RICO

Montequin Distributors

Calle 13 S.O., #903

Caparra Terrace, PR 00921

Contact: Felix Montequin Phone: 787-781-6390 Mobile: 787-781-6370 office@montequin.com www.montequin.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; packaging and supplies; parts and service

CANADA

Besteam Boilers Inc.

421 Rue Locke

St. Laurent, QC H4T 1X7

Contact: Matthew Newpol Phone: 514-636-3656, ext. 117

Toll Free: 800-363-8771 Mobile: 514-862-9691 mattnewpol@gmail.com

Boilers: Electric and Gas; parts and service

East Coast Laundry Systems

519 Herring Cove Rd. Halifax, NS B3R 1X3

Contact: Peter Blunden Phone: 902-477-7722 Toll Free: 800-565-1281 peterb@eclaundry.ca www.eclaundry.ca

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; ozone systems; parts and service; plant design

Global Dry Cleaning Systems

111-3000 Pembina Hwy. Winnipeg, MB R3T 3Z2

Contact: Les Brown Phone/Fax: 204-470-9898 lesbrown@mts.net

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; parts and service

Groulx & Robertson

190 Oneida Dr.

Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 1A8

Contact: Denis Lamarre Phone: 514-697-7760 Toll Free: 800-363-7760 dlamarre@groulxrobertson.ca Packaging and supplies

Image Distributors Ltd.

P.O. Box 180

Calmar, AB T0C 0V0

Contact: Les Krzywy Phone: 403-271-1449 Toll Free: 866-771-1449 Mobile: 403-852-0096 imagelaundry@shaw.ca www.imagelaundry.ca

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts and service Integrity Mechanical Inc. 6519 40 St. S.E. Calgary, AB T2C 2J9

Contact: Kevin Marois Phone: 403-236-2873 imi@telus.net www.imicanada.ca

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; drycleaning solvents; detergents and chemicals; padding for finishing equipment

Neifer Installations (1968) Ltd. 3542 256 St. Langley, BC V4W 2A3

Contact: Nick Carras Phone: 604-625-0117 neifer@shaw.ca www.neifer.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; parts, service; ozone equipment; press pads, covers; boilers Nicholson Mechanical Ltd. 2076 Townline Rd. #6 Abbotsford, BC V2S 7T9

Contact: Doug Nicholson Phone: 604-853-3053

Toll Free: 877-432-7286 info@nmlonline.ca www.nmlonline.ca

Drycleaning, laundry, finishing equipment; detergents, chemicals; parts and service

Ontario Laundry Systems

7475 Kimbel St., Unit 5

Mississauga, ON L5S 1E7

Phone: 905-673-1308

Toll Free: 888-669-4837 info@ontariolaundry.com www.ontariolaundry.com

Drycleaning, laundry, wetcleaning and finishing equipment; packaging and supplies; parts and service

Twin-Industry Sales & Service

103-2476 Wenzel St. East St. Paul, MB R2E 1E8

Contact: Brent Solypa Phone: 204-942-2489

Toll Free: 800-665-0747 tissl@mts.net www.twinindustrysales.ca

Drycleaning, laundry and finishing equipment; detergents and chemicals; packaging and supplies; parts and service; plant layouts ADC

American Drycleaner, September 2022

Ideas and Energy Flow at Clean Show 2022

After a year’s delay, The Clean Show finally brought dry cleaners and other members of the professional textile care industry back together. The biggest such show in North America, this year’s event took place from July 30 through August 2 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

Messe Frankfurt, the organizer of this year’s show, reported that the 216,400 sq. ft. exhibit hall brought together 347 exhibitors to showcase the latest technology, equipment and other products for the commercial dry-

cleaning, laundering and textile care services industry.

There were 51 first-time exhibitors, as well — a record for any edition of the Clean Show, Messe Frankfurt states, with nearly 10,000 attendees visiting the event.

“These industries have been through a lot these last two years,” said Greg Jira, show director for The Clean Show, “and Clean’s goal is to serve as a global platform for knowledge and idea sharing so that companies may walk away with the tools they need to recover and ultimately, thrive. With the feedback we are receiving from this year’s event, it is clear that we were able to accomplish that and so much more.”

For many dry cleaners, their days were split between

The energy was running high at the 2022 Clean Show, held July 30 through August 2 at the Georgia World Convention Center in At lanta. After being delayed from 2021 because of the pandemic, both attendees and exhibitors seemed ready to do business. (Photo: The Clean Show)

attending educational sessions sponsored by the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI), CINET and other organizations, and then hitting the show floor to see new technology in action, learn about tools available to them and connect with both old and new friends.

Marc Poling, the owner of the Tampa, Florida-based Mango Cleaners & Laundry, found no lack of ideas at the show to try when he returned home. “It’s been fabulous,” he says, “One of the key things, I think, is that you can’t implement everything at the same time. You start with one thing and do it one step at a time.”

Poling came to the show to learn about adding wet cleaning services to his company. “If we do that, I’m looking to purchase tensioning equipment and presses,” he says. “But one of the things I’ve found at the Clean Shows, and I’ve been to many, is that I always come back with something that’s new — a product or a way to do business better.”

Some exhibitors found that the cleaners who stopped by their booth shared Polling’s stance of wanting to get started on the next chapter of their business. Whether it was because of the delay in this year’s show because of the pandemic, changing economic trends, evolving customer behaviors, or a combination of all this and more, this year’s Clean Show held added emphasis for them.

“I think I’ve seen more of a buyer focus than I have at some previous Clean Shows,” says Tim Maxwell, presi dent of GreenEarth Cleaning, an exhibitor at the event. “Before, there would be a lot of tire kickers, just kind of exploring what was going on. With this show, in our ex perience and with some of the vendors I’ve spoken with, there have been a lot of triggers pulled here. The cleaners are talking to vendors about specific things they want and when they want them. They are in a buying mentality.”

Maxwell believes he knows why cleaners attending the show were demonstrating this shift in attitude: “They’ve weathered the storm, and now they want to take it to the next level and get what they need to do so.”

“Years ago, I heard speakers say that if you’re simply in the drycleaning business, you’re going out of business,” Poling says. “That prompted me to really concentrate on wash-dry-fold early on, and that thinking has really helped.” Ideas like this are why Poling comes to events like the Clean Show. “I can’t believe that every cleaner doesn’t come, but I’m happy a lot of my competitors don’t.”

The next edition of The Clean Show will take place in Orlando, Florida, and is slated for mid-August 2025.

American Drycleaner will have much more coverage of the Clean Show, including coverage of educational ses sions and new products, in our October issue.

Making and Measuring Your Marketing

By Dave Davis, Editor

While most business owners understand that marketing is a necessary part of competing for new clients’ attention and keeping existing ones, it’s not something everyone enjoys. Cleaners who ignore this critical area of their business, however, or don’t understand how their marketing is performing, can find themselves falling behind the competition.

This was the theme of “Measure Your Marketing,” a webinar recently hosted by the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI). David Coyle, industry marketing coach

of

Maverick

Drycleaners

and owner of In The Bag

Cleaners in Wichita, Kansas, presented some of the most important things he believes cleaners should keep in mind — and why they might be hesitant at first to do so.

“Frankly, a lot of business owners and entrepreneurs, myself included, don’t like to be held accountable,” he says. “When we talk about something like measuring your marketing, a lot of that marketing is directed by us. And sometimes we prefer to have the blindfold on and hope that what we’re doing is OK.”

(Photo: © HstrongART/Depositphotos)

Coyle believes that having structure can actually be a liberating experience: “If there’s no feedback, no measuring, we’re not really going to explore. There’s so much that can be done in marketing if we look at what’s working and what’s not.”

WHICH 50%?

Coyle started by recounting an old marketing joke that holds a lot of truth — and pain — for many: “A man comes in and says ‘50% of my marketing is working, and 50% is not, but I don’t have any idea which 50% is which.’”

This leads, Coyle says, to simply guessing at what works. “It’s like throwing a dart at a dartboard, but with a blindfold on,” he says. “Sometimes we’re lucky, and we hit the board. Sometimes we’re really lucky and get a good number. But it’s not the same as pulling off the blindfold, setting up and aiming for that bullseye.”

And going to an ad agency is no sure bet to increase profitability, Coyle says.

“What happens is that mystery continues, because most ad agencies don’t want to be held accountable for the lack of results they provide. They’ll talk to you in vague terms about impressions, views and clickthroughs. A lot of these things can give a slight indication of the attention that your marketing’s getting, but it will never tell you anything about how the cash drawer is impacted. For us to properly measure, we need to connect the marketing tactic to what happens with the cash drawer. What sales can we attribute to that marketing activity?”

These owners end up viewing marketing as a cost, he says. “And, like most items on our profit-and-loss statement, we try to lower costs.”

Coyle says that many dry cleaners believe that marketing is almost like putting money into a slot machine and

hoping for a payout. When the results start to be monitored and measured, however, that dynamic changes.

“It starts feeling more like a vend ing machine than a slot machine when you do it right,” he says, “and you start to see marketing is more of an investment, rather than a cost. You put $1 into the sales vending machine in the form of marketing, and you get $8 in sales out. As long as you keep

getting that return, you’ll look around all day for all the $1 bills you can find. When you tune it in, measure it and know it’s working, you know that it will continue to work.”

The effects of a properly tuned marketing machine also go beyond the day-to-day profits, Coyle believes.

“The most successful people have the largest time perspective,” he says. “While most of your competitors

are just trying to get stuff done that’s due today, you can begin working on the new clients you’re trying to attract next week and the clients that you’re trying to retain. While they’re treading water, getting tired while trying to get today’s stuff done, you’re planning ahead, weeks, months, in some cases, quarters and years in advance. The person who is going to come out ahead is the one who feels they control the levers in advance of when they need the desired results.”

DIRECT RESPONSE MARKETING

Coyle says there are different marketing approaches that smaller companies such as drycleaning businesses should take. While branding can feed the ego, it’s difficult to track and can be expensive.

“Big companies like Pepsi or Anheuser Busch can do branding, image-based marketing because they have enormous marketing budgets that allow them to sway public opinion and generate demand,” he says.

“One of the best strategies for dry cleaners is to see what the customers already demand. Ask them what they’re looking for — what alleviates pain and what helps them attract pleasure in their lives.” This strategy, Coyle says, is called direct response marketing.

“I was introduced to this about 10 years ago, and it changed my world. It changed everything about what I was doing in our business,” he says. “It allowed me to truly, from an empathetic perspective, think of what the client wants and deliver it to them — and not talk in these vague generalizations that ‘We do an awesome job.’”

THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF EFFECTIVE MARKETING

While marketing can be a creative effort, high-performing ads have a lot in common, Coyle believes.

Ads Must Have an Offer — “An offer is, basically, what does the client get if they do what you tell them to do?” Coyle says. “Every communication must ask for the recipient to take some sort of action, and for new clients, that offer should be irresistible. So, while we do comforter cleanings for $19, and we give someone a quarterly reminder to do that, I’m not so sure that it’s absolutely irresistible. In some markets it is, and it’s pretty irresist-

ible in our market. But we found that $15 comforters are absolutely irresistible. And it turns out is one of the best ways to attract our target right-fit client.”

Ads Need to Grab Attention — Coyle believes that one of the worst sins in marketing is to be boring.

“People, generally speaking, live routine and boring lives. Part of your job in marketing is not to offend, but to actually wake people up a little bit and let them realize that if they make some adjustments to their routine, then they could actually be a lot happier.”

To illustrate this, Coyle uses wash-dry-fold as an example: “For someone who doesn’t use this service, we want to wake them up and ask them, ‘Could you imagine your life if you never did laundry again?’ or ‘Do you value your time at greater than $7 an hour?’ We want to wake someone up and make them realize that a change to their routine could make them happier. We can’t do that if we don’t grab their attention.”

Ads Should Address Pain and Provide Solutions — Effective marketing not only makes the audience realize how their lives could be better, but how your company can make that change a reality.

“For a lot of us, that pain point is time,” Coyle says. “If you’ve got four teenagers, for instance, the amount of laundry that’s generated by that household is crazy. So, we want to address a specific single pain that the recipient has now, and then we also want to present a solution that will resolve the recipient’s pain.”

Coyle cautions that the ads shouldn’t paint pictures that will ultimately disappoint.

“It’s important that this marketing does not over-promise and under-deliver,” he says. “It needs to be understandable and believable. We don’t want to say, ‘Become a millionaire by never doing laundry again.’ But could someone use those 10 to 12 hours doing laundry and ironing to do things in their lives that are more motivating and meaningful? Absolutely.”

Ads Need to Have a Deadline — Marketing should provide a sense of urgency, Coyle believes, or risk being swept aside by the other demands of the day.

there’s no reason to act now, people won’t act now,”

“If

“One of the best strategies for dry cleaners is to see what the customers already demand. Ask them what they’re looking for — what alleviates pain and what helps them attract pleasure in their lives.” This strategy, Coyle says, is called direct response marketing.

he says. “So, it’s extremely important to create some scarcity by saying this offer is available in a certain time frame. That timeframe depends on the offer a little bit. But in my experi ence, that should be anywhere from two to four weeks to let them claim the offer.”

While the ad should give enough time for customers to respond to the ad, the danger lies in providing too much time.

“If you do something that expires four months from now, there’s no urgency. They’ll think, ‘Let me put it in this pile, and I’ll get to it later. So, the more urgent, the better.”

Ads Should Clearly Give Instructions — Unclear ads are no one’s friends, Coyle says: “Your marketing should make it very clear what to do next, to either claim that offer you’re presenting or to take the next step.”

Thinking about marketing from different perspectives can help in finding success with this step.

“A 12- or 13-year-old should have no question after reading your ad, your text, your email, your handwritten note, your Facebook or Google ad, or whatever they are looking at,” Coyle says.

Keeping in mind that your marketing message isn’t the only one they’re going to see that day, or even that minute, is crucial.

“People get confused,” he says, “especially with information overload. You need to tell them what to do next. This is the beginning of you setting the stage of being that trusted adviser and expert. Tell them what to do next, and most people will follow the direction that you give them if they’re interested in that pain point being solved.”

Ad Success Must be Trackable — Knowing what is working and what isn’t allows cleaners to use their mar keting budget to its fullest, Coyle says.

“There must be a mechanism, like a redemption code, that allows for

tracking and measurement,” he says. So, how should cleaners use a redemption code? “There are many kinds of ways,” Coyle says, “and as the point-of-sale systems become more focused on this, there are going to be additional ones.”

Identifying which piece of marketing brought someone into your store is key.

“Some people put a coupon

code — it might be a number, or it might be some letters and numbers. It might be a barcode,” Coyle says. “There are a lot of services where your point of sale can provide a barcode that, when it’s scanned, can automatically be applied to their account so they don’t even need to present the coupon when they come in. It can happen that easily.

“But there has to be something

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that basically clicks and says, ‘We applied this coupon, they took this offer, and we can connect it to this order.’ Otherwise, you will not be able to measure it.”

TRAFFIC SOURCES

From a marketing perspective, you have three different traffic sources. The first one is direct traffic sources.

“These might be things like a Google ad, or a handwritten note to someone or if you send a postcard out for new clients coming into the business,” Coyle says. “This is what I consider standard marketing.”

Coyle says the next source is indirect traffic, which comes from affiliate relationships or joint ventures.

“An affiliate relationship is if you go to the clothing store, and say, ‘Look, every time you sell a dryclean-only piece of clothing, give someone this certificate,’ and if they show the receipt and the certificate, they will get that item cleaned for free the first time they bring it into you.”

Coyle has found examples of dry cleaners going outside of the clothing industry to make this work as well.

“I’ve got a friend who, every time a Louis Vuitton purse is sold at a high-end mall out on the West Coast, actually gives a $200 gift card that’s put into that purse for his cleaners,” he says. “They’ve created an affiliate relationship, because he knows that’s the ideal target client for his business.”

Coyle’s third traffic source is through referrals. He says there are five steps of the client journey at your company to focus on to create a thriving referral process:

• Attract — The first step is to get the customer’s attention. “Even though we’re familiar with our business, not everyone is,” Coyle says. “You’ve heard that person say, ‘I’ve driven by your place a million times, and I never noticed you are there.’ Well, we’ve been there for 10 years. People have blinders on. They’re busy. So, we need to attract them. We want to let them know that we exist.”

• Acquire — In this step, the new client breaks the seal and uses the cleaner’s services. “This means we want them to become a paying client,” Coyle says. “We want them to spend their first dollar with us and feel appreciated.”

• Appreciate — Coyle believes in giving new clients welcome gifts, such as personalized VIP bags. “It’s one of the main things that we do to show people appreciation,” he says, “and make sure that they know that they feel important, they feel appreciated, and they feel included in what we’re doing.”

• Ascend — In this step, the customer is starting to appreciate what a drycleaning business can add to his or her life. “We want them to use all the services we have to offer,” Coyle says.

• Ambassadors — In this ultimate step, the customer is not only using all the cleaner’s services but is telling their friends. “We want them to be ambassadors of the business and become raving fans,” Coyle says.

When these five steps are taken, he says, a cleaner has a better opportunity to retain that client over the long term. To accomplish this, cleaners need to have the proper mindset.

“Most people want to make a profit on the front end of this process — the Attract and Acquire steps,” Coyle says. “I’m going to encourage you to not think of it that way. I want you to think of the front end as being a breakeven situation where what you spend to attract and acquire clients is canceled out by the sales that come from those efforts. Instead, all of your profit is actually made on the next three steps, or at the back end of the process.”

The key, Coyle says, is making sure the middle step — Appreciation — becomes robust in your process. Making people feel good about their purchase, rather than have regrets, ushers them through the journey to the back end.

“They think, ‘I just spent money, but you know what, I feel so good about it,’” Coyle says, “‘because they appreciate me. They gave me a welcome gift. They use

name. They had plenty of time to spend with me and answer all my questions. I went home with a great deal off of the second order that I’m going to bring in.’ So, if your appreciation is robust, you will then stick that sale, and you’ll be able to take them from the front end over to the back end, which is where all the profits are made.”

DATA POINTS TO CONSIDER

When measuring the effectiveness of your marketing,

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The key, Coyle says, is making sure the middle step — Appreciation — becomes robust in your process. Making people feel good about their purchase, rather than have regrets, ushers them through the journey to the back end.

there are some key measurements to keep in mind:

• Return on Investment (ROI) — “Again, when you do marketing, think about it as an investment, not as an expense that you’re try ing to cut,” Coyle says. To figure ROI, the formula is to take the gain from the investment, sub tract the cost of the investment, and then divide that number again by the cost of the investment multiplied by 100 to get the ROI percentage. This number gives a solid, measurable data point by which you can gain a baseline and see how ads and marketing efforts are performing.

• Cost Per Acquisition (CPA)

“These are the total costs to attract and acquire new clients,” Coyle says, “which are the first two steps in the customer’s jour ney. What you spend on attract ing and acquiring goes into this for a period of time, divided by the number of new clients you’ve got. This gives you your cost per acquisition — what it costs you to acquire a new client.”

•Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) — “This gives the total worth to your business of a customer over the whole period of their relationship with you,” Coyle says. “To calculate this, take the average number of visits per year multiplied by the average monetary value of each transaction multiplied by their years as a client.”

Doing this, Coyle believes, al lows a cleaner to focus on the client relationships, as opposed to client transactions. “What’s interesting is that, when you start focusing on the relationship and the things that make the lifetime value increase, your clients will actually start seeing you as a relationship rather than a trans action. A client will typically

PUTTING THE MARKETING DATA TO WORK

With this data in hand, a cleaner can focus on the services and marketing that resonate with their most valuable customers — usually, that works out to the 20% of customers that provide 80% of the profit.

This is only possible, however, if

the cleaner keeps track of the data surrounding their marketing efforts and their customers’ behavior. And that can involve changing the mindset around marketing.

“Treat your marketing like an investment,” Coyle says. “If you can’t measure it, get rid of it. That will be OK, because you’ll have more money to put toward things that are measurable.”

reciprocate how you treat them.”

Trevil America Releases Updated Tensioning Form Finisher

MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Trevil America has introduced an upgraded version of its multi garment tensioning form finisher, the Princess Ultra (model 5039).

The company states that the machine is capable of handling small blouses to 5XL shirts and everything in between. In addition, difficult items like lab coats and chef jackets can be finished on the Princess Ultra.

The new model includes an intuitive touch screen control panel, the company stated in its announcement, that makes it easy for the operator to choose the correct program and tensioning settings. New side expander controls allow for hard tensioning for jackets and soft tensioning for shirts and blouses, providing better quality with fewer adjustments.

The company says the updated finisher offers patented dual, rotating front clamp system allows for pressing of wet and dry garments. When finishing a wet garment, an electrically heated front clamp presses the front placket at 80 PSI. A simple rotation of the clamp device switches to the unheated clamp which pushes forward at 30 PSI to avoid marks and impressions.

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Xplor Technologies Launches New Integrated Web App

ATLANTA — Xplor Technologies, a global platform integrating software, payments, and commerce accelerating technologies, recently launched a new web app that the company says reimagines day-to-day drycleaning business management.

The company says that the new app, Xplor Spot Connect, is designed to improve operations and drive efficiency, resulting in higher profitability for dry cleaning business owners.

Major features of the new app, the company states, include faster employee onboarding, simple photo capture and note taking, and increased flexibility for consumers — such as dropping items off in a retail location and collecting at a locker later. The company also notes the app offers a consistent easyto-use interface that creates a seamless experience for all employees, allowing customers to launch the

web app from any browser on any device, whether desktop, laptop, mobile device or tablet, and use a touchscreen monitor or tablet for quicker processing.

In addition to increased efficiency and customer satisfaction, the company claims that profitability will also be improved for customers. This launch comes at a crucial time for the drycleaning industry, Xplor states, with the market currently experiencing changing demand due to shifts towards casual attire, hybrid working and overall consolidation.

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Relationships, Peacocks and Offices on Wheels

10 YEARS AGO. Happy Relationships — When asked how satisfied they were with their distributors, approximately 78% of cleaners polled in the American Drycleaner Wire survey said they were happy with the relationship, with 44% saying they were “very satisfied” and 33.3% saying they were “somewhat satisfied.”

Roughly 11% of respondents said they were “neither satisfied nor dissatisfied,” while equal shares at 5.6% were either “somewhat dissatisfied” or “very dissatisfied.” When asked what aspect the service they’d like to see improved, respondents mentioned “pricing,” “order accuracy,” “response time,” “buying from U.S. companies” and “industry knowledge.”

25 YEARS AGO. Barton Bill Support Growing — Based on reports during the congressional summer recess, support for the Small Business Remediation Act — also known as the Barton Bill in honor of its author, Rep. Joe Barton (RTX) — was growing in states from coast to coast. And, with Congress reconvening in September, the number of sponsors was expected to approach or surpass the 40-sponsor mark, putting it nearly halfway to 100 sponsored target industry leaders set during Clean Show ’97. The legislation was designed to protect drycleaners when it came to environmental cleanup. “So far, nobody has said the bill is a bad idea,” said campaign coordinator Barney Deden. “With all the people

contacted, when they understand the bill, there for it. They recognize that it’s not a partisan bill and not is not anti-environmental.”

50 YEARS AGO. End of the Peacock Era — Fashion authorities were predicting that, in the fall of 1972, men would set a neat, well-dressed fashion pace in classically designed American woolens. The moretraditional look would signal the end of the “peacock era,” they believed, turning more conservative, and away from the “color riot” and “costume party.” They predicted that there would be suits with slightly narrower lapels, shaped waists and trousers with small, front-pocket flaps, either over pleats or combined with cuffs.

85 YEARS AGO. Branch Office on Wheels

The Star Equipment Corporation of Bloomfield, New Jersey, put what it called a “branch office on wheels” on the road in the form of a demonstrating truck. The truck carried a completely installed “Sec” Cleaning System, but also had electrical generating equipment driven off the truck’s engine. A spotting board was also carried on board so that a complete demonstration up to the pressing operation could be given. The company planned to route the truck through as much of the country as possible.

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