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How I Got Here: John LaRocca
Current Position: John LaRocca is the founder and president of LaRocca Integrated Solutions, Inc. His company is headquartered in Westlake Village, California and assists businesses from dry cleaners
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Ktex Solvent Now Available In The US And Canada
European Cleaning Solvent, Ktex by Bardahl, now available in the US and Canada for the first time, exclusively available through Street/Adco/LaidlawMountain Spring Cleaners, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta,
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White Conveyors Celebrates Seventy Years Of Service
Manufacturing is alive and well in New Jersey. Celebrating over 70 years of business, Kenilworth, New Jersy based White Conveyors is recognized as a worldwide leader of automated garment sorting, stor
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Maintenance & Mechanics Are Vital Role For Plant Owners
So…who does the maintenance and mechanical repair at your plant? Most operators do their own. In the days gone by, at small “Mom & Pop” plants, the owner did all repairs and updates himself.
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Dave Wood Named Lapels Dry Cleaning Franchisee Of The Year
Lapels Dry Cleaning, an innovative, environmentally friendly dry cleaning company headquartered in Hanover, Massachusetts, recently named Dave Wood as its Franchise Owner of the Year for 2015. Wood ow
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The Difference Between Push And Pull Marketing, And How Both Apply To Social Selling On Social Media
I had a call from a cleaner yesterday asking a very good question. He asked: ‘What’s the difference between push and pull marketing?’Much depends on what type of media you are using to send yo
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Introducing….. Henry W. D. Parker
Henry W. D Parker has been a private consultant to the drycleaning industry since 1993, with an emphasis on Federal regulations that relate to labor, and many EPA requirements that apply to the laundr
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New Continental G-Flex Washer Touts High Performance And Value
Continental Girbau Inc. (Continental) recently added the new 70-pound capacity G-Flex Washer to its most advanced line of hard-mount flexible-speed washers. The G-Flex line now includes 40-lb., 55-lb.
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WashClub Delivers On-Demand Laundry, Dry Cleaning Services To Miami
Locally owned and operated company brings high-quality and convenient laundry and dry cleaning services to busy professionals and laundry intensive businessesWashClub, the leading on-demand laundry,
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Can’t Find Any Good Employees? Maybe This Is Why
Everyone I speak with indicates that finding good employees is a challenge. It is a continuing struggle that no one seems to have an answer for. While social media is a win for some business owners, o
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New Tingue Name Integrates Laundry Icons Tingue, Brown & Co. and Talley Machinery As One Company
Tingue Representatives Offer Talley Parts, Rebuilds and EquipmentGlobal laundry product supplier Tingue, Brown & Co. has integrated its sister company Talley Machinery into a new organization co
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How I Got Here: George Archibald
Current Position: George Archibald is the Executive Director of the California Cleaners Association (CCA), a post he was appointed to in September 2015.About the CCA: CCA is the statewide, professio
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Facebook Likes
We’ve all seen the ‘Thumbs up’ symbol on Facebook, and we’ve all tapped the icon to show appreciation or agreement on a Facebook post that someone has wrote, or expressed our agreement with th
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Cleaner & Launderer is looking for writers to join its already great team of writers
Are you active in the dry cleaning and laundry industry? Do you have stories to tell? Cleaner & Launderer wants you!!If you think you can be a great writer with a great story, we would like to
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Milt Chortkoff of Milt & Edie’s
Milt Chortkoff was just nine months old when the stock market crashed in 1929 and times were tough for this son of an immigrant tailor growing up in Brooklyn. Milt suffered from asthma as a child and
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Don’t Get Mad At Our Drycleaning And Laundry!
Rudyard Kipling once said, “And it all goes into the laundry, but it never comes out in the wash.” Straight out of one of his many famous poems - Stellenbosch. Maybe old Rudyard had a bad experien
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Join MAC In Richmond, VA For “Brainstorming with the Board”
The next MAC Board meeting is being held at the Phenix Supply Office & Warehouse in Richmond, VA on February 20, 2016The weekend will feature a FREE Saturday afternoon workshop “Brainstorming
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Ringing In The New Year With The Bell Family
Everyone has traditions. These are special times that stay with us over the years and bring us such great memories. Traditions are passed on and thrive whether business is bad or good. Sometimes the p
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New App Simplifies, Streamlines and Speeds Up Garment Analysis Process
No boxes, no shipping or insurance costs, no waitingDLI’s Garment Analysis App enables members to skip the time and expense of sending garments to DLI’s International Textile Garment Analysis La
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Creating Social Media Content Using A Couple Devices At Hand
These days, almost everyone has a smart phone and inside those smart phones are a decent quality camera and a decent quality video camera. Those two devices can be an endless source of inspiration for
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WashClub Launches On-Demand Laundry, Dry Cleaning In Bakersfield, California
Brooklyn, NY-based company expands its service offerings to Central California businesses and consumersWashClub, the leading on-demand laundry, dry cleaning and tailoring service, announced it has o
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What Is It Like To Be Part Of Something Big?
What it is like to be “part of something big” is that you don’t have to be a large company to accomplish this rare feat. I recall an article many years ago about a group of major drycleaning cha
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Salvation Army Received 1,000+ Toy Donations from MW Cleaners MW Cares Toy Drive for Angels
Executives rolled up their sleeves to cook breakfast honoring volunteersMore than 1,000 toys for underprivileged children were donated to the Salvation Army Greater Houston Area Command Angel Tree p
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RMFA Road Show – Stain Removal Seminars In Colorado
The week leading up to Halloween was the appropriate time for the Rocky Mountain Fabricare Association (RMFA) to bring the Stain Wizard – aka Jeff Schwarz – to dispense his knowledge of stain remo
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15Th Annual Coats For Kids
The Southern California Cleaners Association is proud to announce its participation in the annual Coats For Kids. Along with the Glendale Rotary Club and the Salvation Army, So Cal Cleaners Associatio
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The Cleaners Showcase
2016 Cleaners Showcase Early Bird Exhibit Discounts End Dec. 31st.Tuesday, November 17, 2015More Sharing ServicesShare|Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on gmailShare on
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Words From The Street
How I Got Here: Jerry JambazianCurrent position: Jerry Jambazian, 71, is the owner of Wonder Cleaners and Drapery in Temple City, California.Parental Guidance: Jerry’s parents, Rose and Andrew J
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Is “Wash-Dry-Fold” In Your Future?
Come and hear from Jeff Gardner “The Laundry Doctor” about some strategies and techniques to make WDF part of your offerings to customers. Jeff was a featured speaker at CLEAN 2015 in Atlanta
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ClearWater Tech Names Marc DeBrum As Sales Manager
Company Expands Leadership Team and Aligns Organization for Future GrowthClearWater Tech, LLC, a leading manufacturer of ozone systems for water and air purification for nearly 30 years, announced
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An Opportunity To Shine
We are in the best industry that really shines and stands out with customer service. Restaurants are a good measurement of food quality and it seems everyone eats out these days. However, unlike the d
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Reading Will Sharpen Your Management Skills
There are so many books and references out there that discuss how to manage your business. Well-known entrepreneurs or others write some by business experts. As a business owner, you should be reading
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Why Local Search Results Are So Important
Recently I witnessed first-hand the importance of being found whenever someone goes searching for services. A friend of mine lost her mother years ago, and just a few weeks ago, her father passed. Now
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On-Demand Laundry And Dry Cleaning Service WashClub Expands To Chicago
Full-service laundry and dry cleaning service enters first market in Midwest to bring quality and simplicity to Chicago residents and businesses for an improved customer experienceWashClub, a leadin
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Hiring Mistakes We Make Too Often
I hear people saying that it has become increasingly difficult to find good employees. With a large amount of candidates available, why is this? Are you looking in the wrong places? Are you hiring peo
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Drycleaning Franchisor Adds Franchise Development Executives
The Huntington Company, an international franchisor for industry-leading retail and restoration drycleaners, has added Steve Lajiness and Josh Titler to the team as franchise development executives.
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Let’s Talk About Prices
Price it is an important topic that one must come to grips with as our businesses’ success literally depends upon getting our price and making profits. We all have customers who are sensitive about
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Primus Laundry Equipment Makes North American Debut
Cutting-edge equipment now available to U.S. and Canadian marketsPrimus®, a globally recognized provider of innovative commercial laundry equipment, announced its products are now available to Nort
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Keep ‘Em Coming Sir!
Dear readers, I cannot think of a more pleasing event than to have you write me to express your continued support and joy from reading my column. This is my 24th year of writing monthly articles for m
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Golden State Laundry Systems to Host Open Houses
Golden State Laundry Systems (GSLS) will host open houses in October at its Rancho Dominguez location as well as its new facility in the San Francisco area.The distributor, which serves all of Calif
