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March 19, 2012
Panda Dry Cleaners LLC Opens Its First Two Tide Franchise Stores

PHOENIX — This year, P&G franchisee plans to build

PHOENIX — Panda Dry Cleaners LLC, in collaboration with Procter & Gamble (P&G), recently opened its first Tide Dry Cleaners stores in Henderson, a suburb of Las Vegas, and has now opened a second, this one in the Phoenix suburb of Ahwatukee.

The franchise locations are the first of five that Panda Dry Cleaners LLC plans to build this year. Chief executives of Panda Express fast-food restaurants established the company.

“We are very excited to have the opportunity to partner with Panda Dry Cleaners LLC to help us expand and further grow the Tide Dry Cleaners business,” says Jeff Wampler, CEO of Agile Pursuits Franchising, a wholly owned subsidiary of P&G. “Their expertise in real estate and development, coupled with our experience in consumer branding and understanding, will create a win-win opportunity for customers within the drycleaning industry.”

January 11, 2012
Plant Design Awards — Grand Prize: Margaret’s Cleaners (Part 2 of 2)

SAN DIEGO — Margaret’s Cleaners’ 22,000-square-foot plant, formerly an upholstery fabric outlet, was designed from the ground up for servicing couture garments and accessories. Work on the two-story structure began in summer 2009 and continues today.

“That’s who we are,” says Chuck Horst, president of the family-owned company and the plant’s designer. “We’re always making changes. I have two departments in a temporary home as we’re still getting the remainder of those departments set up. … The plant is 95% complete.”

Margaret’s services more than 150 fine retailers. It offers delivery throughout Southern California plus Las Vegas, and nationwide through CleanByMail.

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Two professional photo studios are available to keep up with photography demands. One studio is used to document wedding gowns and other garments, before and after cleaning and restoration. The other is used exclusively for Margaret’s luxury wardrobe storage and archive service called Garde Robe.

January 10, 2012
Plant Design Awards — Grand Prize: Margaret’s Cleaners (Part 1 of 2)

SAN DIEGO — Margaret’s Cleaners’ 22,000-square-foot plant, formerly an upholstery fabric outlet, was designed from the ground up for servicing couture garments and accessories. Work on the two-story structure began in summer 2009 and continues today.

“That’s who we are,” says Chuck Horst, president of the family-owned company and the plant’s designer. “We’re always making changes. I have two departments in a temporary home as we’re still getting the remainder of those departments set up. … The plant is 95% complete.”

Margaret’s services more than 150 fine retailers. It offers delivery throughout Southern California plus Las Vegas, and nationwide through CleanByMail.

The difficulty of getting into and out of La Jolla, site of its previous flagship location, and a desire for less cramped quarters were factors in taking on the $7 million project, Horst says.

August 11, 2011
Clean Show Shifts 2013 Event to Thursday-Saturday

ATLANTA — Dates for Clean 2013 in New Orleans have been rescheduled to June 20-22, a Thursday-Saturday show.

“This allows attendees to return home on Sunday to start their workweek on Monday, or gives them an opportunity to stay and enjoy a day in New Orleans after the show,” says David Cotter, chairman of Clean 2013 and CEO of Textile Care Allied Trades Association.

Original dates for the 2013 show announced at Clean 2011 were Friday-Sunday, June 21-23. The three-day-show format in 2013, the first since 1981, is in response to exhibitor and attendee feedback. The show will run three full days rather than close early on the last day to allow time for everyone to fully experience the exhibits.

The 2015 exhibition in Atlanta and the 2017 gathering in Las Vegas were also announced as three-day shows, but Cotter says the biennial event could return to four days if that proves to work better for exhibitors and attendees.

July 12, 2011
Survey: Many Drycleaners Favor Shorter Clean Show, Scheduling Over Weekend

CHICAGO — Many drycleaners who attended the Clean Show last month favor the event committee’s decision to shorten the next show to three days, according to June’s unscientific Wire survey, but add that the biennial event should always be scheduled over a weekend to make it easier for small-business owners to attend.

Approximately 72% of respondents said they attended Clean ’11. Roughly 71% of them reported being “fully satisfied” (40%) or “somewhat satisfied” (31.4%) with their experience as a whole. Roughly 17% were “neither satisfied nor dissatisfied,” 8.6% were “somewhat dissatisfied,” and 2.9% were “fully dissatisfied.”

These attendees sought information about a variety of products and services. Among the exhibit categories that respondents sought out, drycleaning machines, washers, tensioning equipment and presses were mentioned most often.

June 30, 2011
Clean Show Report: Enthusiastic

LAS VEGAS — The story after Clean ’09 in New Orleans was that while attendance had been down from the previous show, the quality of the attendees had been extremely high. The post-show message two years ago was about quality, not quantity.

The 2011 show in gaming mecca Las Vegas “held” on attendee quality and “raised” on total attendance, presenting exhibitors with a vibrant marketplace that had many of them feeling like they were on a hot streak.

June 8, 2011
Rynex, Christeyns Sign Joint Venture

LAS VEGAS — Rynex Technologies LLC and Christeyns NV have created a joint venture for the marketing, distribution, sales and support for the Rynex-3E drycleaning solvent along with Christeyns’ Gentle Care Detergents line in the European market, the companies announced today at the Clean Show.

Albany, Ga.-based Rynex manufactures a biodegradable alternative solvent and has been working with Christeyns since October 2010. The partnership is developing a product line for Rynex-3E, as well as expanding Christeyns’ Gentle Care drycleaning portfolio.

June 7, 2011
Clean Show Schedule: New Orleans in 2013, Atlanta in ’15, Las Vegas in ’17

LAS VEGAS — The Clean Executive Committee (CEC) announced sites and dates for the next three Clean Shows during a press conference earlier today. As reported Sunday by American Trade Magazines, New Orleans’ Morial Convention Center will host the event over three days in 2013.

In 2015, the Clean Show returns to Atlanta, which last hosted the exhibition in 1987. Las Vegas has been chosen to host the 2017 event.

Show dates are:

  • 2013 — June 21-23, 2013
  • 2015 — April 17-19, 2015
  • 2017 — June 19-21, 2017

The dates reflect a more concise and efficient three-day format designed to give exhibitors and attendees a better value for their time and money invested in the Clean Show, the CEC says.

If the three-day experiment doesn’t work as well as hoped, the CEC could return to the four-day format, according to David Cotter, CEO of the Textile Care Allied Trades Association and Clean 2011 Chairman.


June 7, 2011
Everybody is playing the eco angle...

The Clean Show traffic was strong with drycleaners, both domestic and international, traveling to Las Vegas to stay on top of industry developments.

Everybody is playing the eco angle in all types of products. Green sells!

Labor reduction and management continues to be the goal of equipment refinement. This is especially true in tensioning form finishers for garments of all types.

Alternative solvents, chemicals to support them and machines to run them are a major theme.

June 7, 2011
WesVic Systems Signs Deal with Leading Japanese Distributor

LAS VEGAS — WesVic Systems has signed a deal with Sumisho Inax Corp., the largest distributor to drycleaners and industrial laundries in Japan, to distribute WesVic’s PieceCounter production monitoring system to the Japanese market. Inax has more than 4,800 customers, WesVic says.

June 6, 2011
DLI Honors Tuchman with Diamond Achievement Award

LAS VEGAS — The Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI) kicked off the pre-show educational sessions by welcoming attendees and naming two winners of its 2011 Meritorious Service Awards.

Sid Tuchman received DLI’s highest honor, the Diamond Achievement Award. The award “recognizes an individual who, through his or her efforts, has raised the professionalism of the drycleaning industry.”

June 5, 2011
Clean Show 2013 in New Orleans Shortened to Three Days

LAS VEGAS — Exhibitors are putting the finishing touches on their Clean 2011 booths tonight, in preparation for the show’s opening Monday morning.
 
But even before this year’s exhibition kicks off with a 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony, news has broken about the next show in 2013.
 
A banner hanging from the exit of the Las Vegas Convention Center announces that New Orleans will host Clean Show 2013 on June 21-23, 2013.
 

June 2, 2011
Clean Show: The Sure Bet

LAS VEGAS — With 435 exhibitors and a seminar schedule designed to meet new realities, the 2011 Clean Show looks like a winner.

It may seem hard to believe, but two years have come and gone, and it is once again time for Clean—the industry’s biggest and best show. And while it may have been a difficult two years for many in the industry and the country, next week’s show, kicking off on Monday, is shaping up to be huge.

May 23, 2011
Kreussler Sets SystemK4 Session for Clean

TAMPA, Fla. — Kreussler announced plans to present its new solvent system, SystemK4, in a special educational session during the Clean Show. The session is set for June 6, 2011 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the Las Vegas Hilton, adjacent to the Convention Center.

First introduced at the Italian Expo Detergo trade show in Milan last fall, the system centers around a new acetal solvent, branded SolvonK4. More than 40 operators in the United States now use the halogen-free, ecofriendly solvent, the company says.

May 23, 2011
Kreussler's SYSTEMK4 Educational Session

June 6 Kreussler, the innovators behind wet cleaning, are pleased to be presenting their new environmentally friendly drycleaning process, SYSTEMK4, at The Clean Show 2011.

May 18, 2011
Cleaner’s Supply Expands Consultants Corner for Clean 2011

LAS VEGAS — Cleaner’s Supply will offer an expanded Consultants Corner at Booth #3635 during this year’s Clean Show in Las Vegas, June 6-9. The popular Q&A sessions invite showgoers to meet some of the industry’s most respected authorities and get advice on management and operational issues.

May 11, 2011
Clean Pre-Registration Ends Friday

ATLANTA — Friday is the deadline to pre-register for next month’s Clean Show in Las Vegas, which represents $50 off the registration fee at the door.

The pre-registration fee of $99 admits one to the Las Vegas Convention Center exhibit hall and all educational sessions. Those failing to pre-register by Friday must register on-site at a $149-per-person rate.

April 21, 2011
Only Vegas

LAS VEGAS — Here are just a few of the options open to those hitting Glitter Gulch for Clean ’11 in June. It’s impossible to list everything, but this should give showgoers a taste of what lies beyond the show floor that can help blend business and pleasure.

LAS VEGAS — Here are just a few of the options open to those hitting Glitter Gulch for Clean ’11 in June. It’s impossible to list everything, but this should give showgoers a taste of what lies beyond the show floor that can help blend business and pleasure.

April 20, 2011
DLI Finalizes Clean Show Plans

LAUREL, Md. — The deadline to take advantage of early registration for the 2011 Clean Show, set for June 6-9, 2011 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev., is approaching fast. Attendees can preregister for $99 per person through May 13; after that date, showgoers must register on-site for a fee of $149 per person.

LAUREL, Md. — The deadline to take advantage of early registration for the 2011 Clean Show, set for June 6-9, 2011 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev., is approaching fast. Attendees can preregister for $99 per person through May 13; after that date, showgoers must register on-site for a fee of $149 per person.

April 19, 2011
Neon Nights

On the cusp of an economic recovery, The Clean Show returns to its most popular site—the adult playground where everyone is a high roller.

On The Cusp of An Economic Recovery, The Clean Show Returns to Its Most Popular Site—The Adult Playground Where Everyone Is A High Roller

March 21, 2011
DLI’s Five-Star Conference A Winner

LAUREL, Md. — What happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas, says the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI), when what happens is learning. And the association’s recent Five-Star Management Conference, held in Las Vegas last month, was a “mind-expanding” success.

Operator Dan Miller returned from the conference with a headful of ideas. “There were so many things, it’s difficult to list them all,” he says. “We definitely will be focusing on online marketing and using Facebook more effectively.”

March 8, 2011
Most Operators Plan to Attend Clean ’11

CHICAGO — More than half (53.6%) of the operators surveyed in this month’s Wire say they plan to attend this year’s Clean Show, set for June 6-9, 2011 in Las Vegas.

CHICAGO — More than half (53.6%) of the operators surveyed in this month’s Wire say they plan to attend this year’s Clean Show, set for June 6-9, 2011 in Las Vegas.

Many are looking forward to the industry’s biggest convention and exhibition. “I always come back from a show with new ideas and a renewed zest for the business,” says one operator.

February 17, 2011
Clean to Offer Korean-Language Education

ATLANTA — For the first time, the Clean Show will offer Korean-language educational sessions when the Las Vegas Convention Center hosts the event June 6-9. Two hours of Korean-language sessions are scheduled on each of three mornings. A Korean trade publication is sponsoring the program.

February 4, 2011
Clean Show 2011

June 6-9 Clean Show 2011. Held every other year, the Clean Show is the world’s largest exhibition of commercial laundry and drycleaning equipment and related products. Attendees can see and compare working equipment in live demonstrations. Sponsors and international associations will present approximately 40 hours of seminars during Clean 2011. Sessions will focus on new technologies, management strategies and environmental issues. Visit http://www.cleanshow.com.

February 4, 2011
DLI's Clean 2011 Educational Sessions

June 6-9  DLI's Clean 2011 Educational Sessions. Health Care Is Making Me Sick with Frank Kollman, Customers Are Everywhere…You Just Have to Know Where to Look with Al Lautenslager, Why Attaining the DLI Seal of Approval is a Smart Move with Al Lautenslager, and Face to Facebook with Norman Way.