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SMRT Systems Hosts 2021 SMRT Lab In Chicagoland
On Thursday, October 7, SMRT Systems hosted the 2nd annual SMRT Lab at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet Illinois
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Meet DLI’s 2021-2022 Executive Committee
DLI asked this year’s group of DLI Executive Committee Members a few questions to help members of the Institute and industry get a...
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Clean Franchise Brands (CFB) Helps Disney On Ice Keep It Clean
Clean Franchise Brands (CFB), the largest dry cleaning and laundry company on the planet, recently announced its preferred vendor...
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DLI Presents November 2021 Virtual Sessions
ion and communication remain the top priorities for the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute. This month the Institute...
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DLI Board Meets in Las Vegas
The Drycleaning & Laundry Institute’s Board of Directors gathered in Las Vegas October 1 after nearly two years of virtual meetings....
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DLI Certification Testing Starts Soon
Every year it becomes more challenging to keep up-to-date and competitive. To improve expertise, build customer confidence and prepare....
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Time To Sharpen Your Customer Service Skills
You have weathered a lot in the last two years. Your sales are still down, and you can’t seem to find any employees. You are not...
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How We Got Started In The Dry Cleaning Business
The purpose of this writing is to provide you, the reader, with a little background about my journey as a member of the dry cleaning...
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How To Manage Environmental Risk Through Old And New Insurance Products
he strategic avoidance of risk through insurance agreements was contemplated as early as the Babylonian Empire over 6,000 years ago...
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CleanCloud And SpyderWash Announce Payments Integration
CleanCloud, a market-leading laundromat point-of-sales system, and Setomatic Systems-SpyderWash, a leading supplier of laundry payment...
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Know Your Numbers
No doubt the sudden rise in work from home has led to a severe drop in demand for dry cleaning services, which has led to many dry...
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How I Got Here: Ryan West
John Leano interviews people in the drycleaning & laundry industries from around the globe. In October 2021s issue, it's Ryan West.
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What Motivates You?
Motivation and teamwork go hand-in-hand. Lunches are great, popsicles on a hot day are awesome, “thank you’s” are heard…
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Texcare International Will Not Take Place In 2021
Leading suppliers of laundry and dry cleaning technology have used the free cancellation deadline offered by Messe Frankfurt against the...
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DLI Presents October Virtual Sessions
All professional drycleaning and laundry business owners are invited to join DLI and participate in these programs, access DLI’s...
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The Difference Between Google And Facebook Ads
Advertising is advertising, right? No. The world of advertising has changed a great deal, more so in the past twenty years with the rise of..
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Drycleaners Beware ~ Why First Time Managers Fail
I was shocked to discover that “60% of new managers fail within the first two years” according to a CEB, Inc., study. This is certainly...
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How I Got Here: Lucindia Osbourn
In September 2021's edition of Cleaner & Launderer, John Leano Interviews Lucindia Osbourne. 34 years in the industry from Austin Texas.
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Perc Contamination: A Tale of Two Drycleaners (revisited)
The evolution of environmental laws and regulations over the past few decades have resulted in the reality that operators of drycleaners...
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Thermopatch names Austin Franzen Regional Sales Manager-Western Territory
Thermopatch proudly announces the addition of Austin Franzen as our Regional Sales Manager for the Western States. Austin will be...
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SEFA Board Report
in Pine Mountain, Georgia marked the first live meeting for the Association in over 15 months. The meeting was highlighted....
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Los Angeles Region’s Door To Door Cleaners Recognized as SD26 Small Business of the Year
At a celebratory event in Sacramento, California on August 18th, State Senator Ben Allen honored Door To Door Cleaners as Small Business....
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DLI Presents Full Slate of Virtual Sessions
The Drycleaning & Laundry Institute continues offering educational programs and networking opportunities. “As business continues to....
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Kate Quintero to Usher in New Era as BeCreative360 VP of Operations
eCreative360 was conceived over nine years ago as the world’s first marketing company for dry cleaners. Launched on the shoulders of...
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Cleaner & Launderer is Hiring Content Writers
Cleaner & Launderer is looking for a new additions to our writing roster. Looking for fresh new content, which is industry related....
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Be A Good Neighbor, Especially During Environmental Work
What’s worse than a bad neighbor? Different things annoy different people, so the definition of a bad neighbor is a personal thing...
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Globglogabgalab (I Love Books)
Recently, cleaning up in my basement, I came across a couple boxes filled with books. These were books I had bought back in the...
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A Conversation with Gary Shif
In August 2021's Cleaner & Launderer, John Leano interviews Gary Shif. Retired owner of BEST Cleaners in Orlando Florida.
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Carolyn Varian Will Be Missed
Jackie Smith with Cleaner & Launderer remembers one of the drycleaning & laundry industry's greats. Carolyn Varian.
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DLI Presents Four August Virtual Training Sessions
The Drycleaning & Laundry Institute continues offering educational programs and networking opportunities. “As business continues to...
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FTC Retains Care Labeling
“On July 23, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission published a proposal to repeal the Care Labeling Rule, which gives families...
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Alliance Laundry Systems Announces 4th Acquisition Of 2021 In The Purchase Of Gulf States Machinery Co.
This is Alliance’s fourth distributor asset acquisition of 2021. While Alliance will acquire Gulf State’s laundry division assets...
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Risk Based Closure vs. Full Remediation For Property Owners
EnviroForensics will explain what property owners need to know to make informed decisions about the cleanup of your property...
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A ‘New’ Opportunity In The Same Old Sales Pitch
Many of you have suffered declines in revenue of 20, 30, 50 percent or more, or worse, a lot of cleaners forced to close. There is light...
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ZIPS Dry Cleaners Names Bob Barry President/CEO
Barry has been a member of the ZIPS Board of Directors for the past eight years and he will retain that position. He has also served on...
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New Toxic Substance Control Act Review of Perc and TCE
For this month’s article, I’ve asked R. Scott Powell, Senior Engineer at EnviroForensics, to give us an important update on the...
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Fox Cleaners Certified as an America’s Best Cleaners Affiliate
Founded in 1984 by the late Tim Fox, a former pilot and mechanic, Fox Cleaners has served the Tulsa community for nearly 40 years...
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Challenges Drycleaners Face as the Pandemic Ends
As the pandemic recedes and we return to some form of normalcy, we must all take a serious look at where we have been, and where...
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Here’s The Scoop On Fabricare 2021
As you are aware, the California Cleaners Association (CCA) has a LARGE trade show every other year? It usually takes place in Long Beach...
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Thermopatch Names James Marko Sales Support Manager
Thermopatch is pleased to announce the addition of James Marko as our Sales Support Manager, for Thermopatch USA. James will be responsible...
