Everett Childers
May 4, 2011
P&G’s new Tide-brand plants could be the wave of the future, if franchise operators can keep the consumer experience fresh.
LEAWOOD, Kan. — Procter &...
Ian P. Murphy
April 25, 2011
Operators returning to the industry sawed off an abandoned building to create a dream plant, taking Plant Design honors.
GIDDINGS, Texas — Siena Dry Cleaners in...
Ian P. Murphy
December 22, 2009
DALLAS — It was a moment every business owner dreads. Something — perhaps a faulty light fixture — sparked, and the spark became a flame. Staffers...
Ian P. Murphy
September 15, 2009
Saturated with drycleaners of every shape and size, the Chicago market can be tough for a new operation to crack. Going up against the hundreds of Mom-and-Pop shops, chain...
Ian P. Murphy
July 7, 2009
RICHFIELD, Minn. — Pilgrim Cleaners in Richfield has done a good business laundering lab coats for a local dentists’ group for the last 12 years. And operator...
Ian P. Murphy
January 23, 2009
Outstanding Central Plant: DC Center Cleaners, Woodside, N.Y.
Operator Albert Lee had already consolidated production into a central plant once to handle growth, and his...
Ian P. Murphy
January 21, 2009
Representing the third of four generations of Goldbergs to operate the 125-year-old Cleveland-based chain, Brett Goldberg entered the latest D.O. Summers plant in American...
Hannah Miller
January 2, 2009
SOUTHPORT, N.C. — When Bill and Linda May, proprietors of River Run Cleaners in Southport, N.C., switched to a new hydrocarbon system, they thought they might save...
Howard Scott
February 27, 2008
With affluent customers and 24/7 automation, a tiny location in a retirement village is rewriting the rules for drop stores.
When Paul Ceccarelli was asked to put a drop...
Ian P. Murphy
January 30, 2008
Whether the plant is an established hub of the community or a vanguard of new development, each of the runners up in American Drycleaner's 47th Annual Plant Design...
Ian P. Murphy
January 9, 2008
While the Grand Prize went to a production-only, central plant, the three runners-up in American Drycleaner’s 47th Annual Plant Design Awards are freestanding plants-...
Ian P. Murphy
January 6, 2008
NEW YORK — After years of searching in one of the highest-priced real estate markets in the nation, Meurice Garment Care operator Wayne Edelman got an unexpected call...
Ian P. Murphy
January 27, 2007
Industry veteran Spencer Nix didn’t set out to build a traditional Mom-and-Pop or boutique plant. A former member of America’s Best Cleaners (ABC), a marketing...
January 3, 2007
American Drycleaner has named Crazy Cleanerz in Cordova, Tenn., the Best Plant Design in its 46th Annual Plant Design Awards. The high-volume, low-price plant uses lots of...
January 3, 2007
More exceptional plant projects from American Drycleaner's 46th Annual Plant Design Awards.
Owners Sam and Connie Brashier spent a lot of time looking for a convenient...
January 3, 2007
More exceptional plant projects from American Drycleaner's 46th Annual Plant Design Awards.
Jenny K Dry Cleaners began the renovation of its small satellite location in...
January 3, 2007
Runners-up in American Drycleaner's 46th Annual Plant Design Awards showcase production, quality and positioning
Dee & Hattie Specialty Cleaners started out as a...
