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  • FabriClean Supply Bolsters Management Team
    July 19, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    FabriClean Supply Bolsters Management Team

    Experienced Personnel Rise to Senior Positions FabriClean Supply has announced several promotions to its Executive Management team.Trevor Hericks who has served in numerous operational and

  • Gulf States Rises From Flood Waters To Win Huebsch Top Honor
    July 12, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    Gulf States Rises From Flood Waters To Win Huebsch Top Honor

    Less than a year ago, Pravin Parmar was perched in a National Guard boat navigating the streets he normally drove on his way to work. He was hoping Hurricane....

  • Continental Partners With AAdvantage Laundry Systems
    July 6, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    Continental Partners With AAdvantage Laundry Systems

    Continental Girbau Inc. recently partnered with AAdvantage Laundry Systems, in Dallas, Texas to provide on-premise and industrial laundry equipment...

  • Business Travel Tips Part 1
    June 19, 2018 · By Ellen Tuchman Rothmann

    Business Travel Tips Part 1

    All of us travel, sometimes for business and sometimes for pleasure. Tuchman Advisory Group (T.A.G.) is very fortunate to have as one of our members Ed Pizzarello with Revolution Cleaners in Denver, CO. Ed is an expert on travel. He describes his interest in travel this way:

  • Martin Ray Laundry Systems Hosts Women In Coin Laundry Event
    June 12, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    Martin Ray Laundry Systems Hosts Women In Coin Laundry Event

    As the vended laundry industry continues to draw entrepreneurs, increasingly, these new business owners/investors are female. With that in mind, Jodi Way, territory sales representative at Denver-based Speed Queen distributor...

  • Ernest Winzer Cleaners And Others To Receive 2018 Tony Honors For Excellence In The Theatre
    June 9, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    Ernest Winzer Cleaners And Others To Receive 2018 Tony Honors For Excellence In The Theatre

    The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced that they will present the 2018 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to three outstanding contributors to the Broadway industry – Ernest Winzer Cleaners; New York Times’ culture photographer Sara Krulwich and costume beader, Bessie Nelson.

  • Buying-In: Why And How To Increase Employee Engagement
    June 6, 2018 · By Mike Williams

    Buying-In: Why And How To Increase Employee Engagement

    Today we’re going to talk about employee “buy-in.” What it means, why it is important to your company and how to get more of it from your employees. When we talk about the concept of getting employees to buy-in...

  • Rules Of Connecting With Your Employees
    May 24, 2018 · By Kenney Slatten

    Rules Of Connecting With Your Employees

    Connecting with your employees is similar to any other relationship we might have in our life. Often a disgruntled, unhappy – the Simon Legree type of boss – cannot connect with some employees. Many factors can make this so. No two employees are alike, some being more sensitive to orders barked at them.

  • Commercial Equipment Co. Added To UniMac Distribution Network
    May 6, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    Commercial Equipment Co. Added To UniMac Distribution Network

    UniMac, the world’s leading source of heavy duty industrial laundry solutions, recently appointed Commercial Equipment Co. (CEC) as a distributor in the north Texas and north Louisiana markets.

  • James (Jim) A. Isberg 1942 – 2018
    April 27, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    James (Jim) A. Isberg 1942 – 2018

    It is with great sadness that R.R. Street & Co. Inc learned of the passing of our friend and associate, Jim Isberg, Technical Service Manager for Street.

  • DLI’s Laundry Performance Evaluation Now Measures Non-Chlorine Bleach
    April 15, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    DLI’s Laundry Performance Evaluation Now Measures Non-Chlorine Bleach

    The Drycleaning & Laundry Institute recently updated its Laundry Performance Evaluation (LPE) diagnostic tool to help member drycleaners improve their shirt cleaning quality.

  • CG West Launches New Website
    April 3, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    CG West Launches New Website

    Continental Girbau West (CG West) recently launched a new responsive website...

  • Tailored Brands Divests MW Cleaners
    March 26, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    Tailored Brands Divests MW Cleaners

    Tailored Brands, Inc. (NYSE: TLRD) announced, in a statement March 14, 2018, the company sold its MW Cleaners business on March 3, 2018, for approximately $18 million.

  • Clean 2017 Earns Awards In TSE’s Fastest 50
    March 18, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    Clean 2017 Earns Awards In TSE’s Fastest 50

    Trade Show Executive magazine presents the Fastest 50 awards annually to trade shows that have excelled in each of the three categories. Though 50 shows are named in each category, Clean 2017 is one of the few trade shows that exceeded the level of growth to be named in all three.

  • Methods for Management Groups Start the Year Strong
    March 12, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    Methods for Management Groups Start the Year Strong

    Top dry cleaners from across the United States and Canada gathered in San Francisco, California and Nassau, Bahamas to review and develop their management skills.

  • Colmac Names Shamion President
    March 5, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    Colmac Names Shamion President

    Colmac Industries CEO/Owner Scott McMillan announced the promotion of Justin Shamion to president.

  • It’s All About The Numbers
    February 23, 2018 · By Ellen Tuchman Rothmann

    It’s All About The Numbers

    The success of our businesses is greatly enhanced by a strong bottom line. The Tuchman Advisory Group (T.A.G.) is extremely fortunate to have had long-time T.A.G. member Terry Quinn, C.O.O. of M.W. Cleaners in Houston, Texas, working with us on our financials.

  • Is Your Web Site Secure?
    February 18, 2018 · By Darcy Moen

    Is Your Web Site Secure?

    In the online world, change is the only constant, and once again, change is being forced. As if strict standards of code for HTML and CSS languages hadn’t caused a few billable hours...

  • TCATA Mourns The Passing Of Two Icons Of The Association
    February 6, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    TCATA Mourns The Passing Of Two Icons Of The Association

    The Textile Care Allied Trades Association mourns the passing of J. “Morry” Friedlander & Lester Cohen, two members who contributed greatly to the Association and to the industry.

  • Davis Named White Conveyors Vice President Of Sales
    January 29, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    Davis Named White Conveyors Vice President Of Sales

    White Conveyors, Inc., headquarters located in Kenilworth, NJ, recently announced the promotion of Bob Davis to Vice President of Sales

  • The Round Table of Laundry & Dry Cleaners 2017 Fly-In
    January 22, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    The Round Table of Laundry & Dry Cleaners 2017 Fly-In

    The Round Table (originally called a Sales Managers’ Pow-Wow) was founded in 1940 by industry leaders Herb Koch, Lee Workman and Barrett Finn.

  • Fabricare 2018 Returns to Long Beach
    January 15, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    Fabricare 2018 Returns to Long Beach

    CCA is pleased to announce a return visit to Long Beach for Fabricare 2018.

  • The Pitch
    January 11, 2018 · By Darcy Moen

    The Pitch

    Do you ever sit and wonder just what does it take to sell someone on your business? What magical words are used to convince a perfect stranger to go to their closet, pick out clothes that they think a

  • Perfect Cleaners Wetcleans for Greater Profit
    January 8, 2018 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    Perfect Cleaners Wetcleans for Greater Profit

    Since the installation of new Poseidon Textile Care System Wetcleaning Machines and Dryers...

  • Sexual Harassment In The Workplace
    December 12, 2017 · By Ellen Tuchman Rothmann

    Sexual Harassment In The Workplace

    Sexual harassment has been and remains a pervasive problem in the workplace and beyond. In recent days the reported actions of Harvey Weinstein and Kevin...

  • Examples of True Progress
    December 8, 2017 · By Kenney Slatten

    Examples of True Progress

    It’s not often that I feel charitable enough to admit that progress can sometimes be more like standing still.

  • A. L. Wilson Introduces Innovative Product; Claims Drycleaning Stain Removal Has Never Been So Easy
    December 3, 2017 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    A. L. Wilson Introduces Innovative Product; Claims Drycleaning Stain Removal Has Never Been So Easy

    A. L. Wilson is introducing an improved version of EasyGo®, a totally new type of drycleaning spray spotterWilson Executive Vice President Randy Schwarzmann explains that when improved EasyGo is sp

  • Push It! Push It Real Good!
    November 22, 2017 · By Darcy Moen

    Push It! Push It Real Good!

    The phone rings, the voice on the other end seems surprised, yet apprehensive. Surprised because yes, I do tend to answer my own phone...

  • Good Procurement Practices For A Small Business
    October 19, 2017 · By Ellen Tuchman Rothmann

    Good Procurement Practices For A Small Business

    One of the key elements for all of us to accomplish to insure a successful business is ....

  • NCA Texcare
    October 9, 2017 · By Cleaner and Launderer

    NCA Texcare

    October 20th – 22ndWhere Did All the Prom Dresses Go? And Other Things You Need to Know to Survive!The world is changing and the world of dry cleaning is no exception.Fast fashion and on-line