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May 1, 2013
Cutting Energy Costs (Part 2 of 2)

CHICAGO — Best strategy for keeping things in check: audit energy use regularly

CHICAGO — In today’s competitive business environment, it makes sense that every dry cleaning plant operator is seeking ways to increase profit. But one can increase prices only so much. And with any potential labor savings having generally been rung out of most plants, operators must find other ways. Simultaneously, environmental impact is a major concern.

One of the areas in which to save, yet one that is often overlooked or glossed over, is the high cost of energy: electricity, heat and water. Hence, prudent dry cleaning plant operators are, or at least should be, having a critical look at this expense and seeking ways to reduce this financial drain.

The best way to reduce this expense is to implement a pre-planned assessment (a.k.a. audit) of the energy consumers in your dry cleaning plant. Much of this you can do yourself. For those systems and equipment items that could prove more difficult to assess, most utility companies are more than willing to assist, usually at little or no cost to you.

November 10, 2011
Star Distributing Expands Equipment Offerings

Star Distributing Commercial Laundry Equipment, Nashville, Tenn., is now offering the Wascomat, Electrolux and B&C Technologies product lines in Georgia and Alabama, the distributor says.


“We are excited to be expanding our operations to Georgia and Alabama with the B&C Technologies, Electrolux and Wascomat lines,” says Michael Davis, president of Star Distributing. “The expansion of our product lines will position us well for growth in Georgia and Alabama.”


Laundrylux distributes both Wascomat and Electrolux products. Wascomat creates economical machines found in neighborhood Laundromats. Its coin-operated machines help laundry owners save on water, energy and gas, the company says. Electrolux is well known for its high-end commercial washers and dryers.


B&C Technologies provides an array of on-premise laundry equipment from washer-extractors to tumblers to commercial ironers.


May 16, 2011
M&B Completes Five Years with No Lost Time

LEEDS, Ala. — On April 21, M&B Hangers’ Leeds, Ala., production facility celebrated five years without a single lost-time accident. Human-resources manager Darlene Yarobrough helped employees mark the occasion by cooking more than 100 steaks for workers on each of the company’s three shifts.

“We are fortunate to employ some of the finest people in the Leeds, Ala., area, and we are very thankful they take safety as seriously as we do,” says company president Milton Magnus.

April 12, 2011
M&B’s Pink Hangers Net $8,370 to Help Fight Breast Cancer

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — M&B Hangers recently presented the American Cancer Society with a check for $8,370, representing donations from sales of pink hangers for the months of October, November and December 2010.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — M&B Hangers recently presented the American Cancer Society with a check for $8,370, representing donations from sales of pink hangers for the months of October, November and December 2010.

M&B launched the pink hangers campaign in October to help its customers contribute to cancer research. Distributors purchase the pink wire hangers, which feature special capes carrying inspirational phrases, for a small extra fee; M&B then matches the donations dollar-for-dollar.

June 21, 2010
CRDN Sponsors Collegiate Players Tour

BERKLEY, Mich. — The Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network (CRDN) has signed on as a major sponsor of the Collegiate Players Tour (CPT), a summer-long golf competition for students from more than 350 colleges and universities across the United States.

December 2, 2009
IPSO Adds SAMCO to Its Distributor Base

ATLANTA — IPSO recently added Southern Automatic Machinery Co. (SAMCO) in Atlanta as a full-line distributor of its commercial laundry products. SAMCO is responsible for distributing IPSO coin and on-premises laundry equipment in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.

May 19, 2008
Roof Collapses at M&B’s Alabama Facility

LEEDS, Ala. — A section of roof collapsed over M&B Hangers’ Alabama facility Thursday, injuring six and forcing the company to temporarily halt production.

Contractors were repairing a column in the facility’s storage area that had been hit by a forklift a few weeks prior when the roof began “falling in sections,” president and CEO Milton Magnus told the Associated Press. Heavy storms in recent weeks may have further compromised the structure, he says. About a third of the 100,000-square-foot facility was affected.

October 15, 2007
Vulcan Settles with City of Modesto

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (October 15, 2007) — Vulcan Materials Co. announced Friday that it has reached a settlement with the City of Modesto, Calif., to resolve all claims of alleged perchloroethylene groundwater contamination.

Vulcan will pay Modesto $20 million to remove itself from a lawsuit filed by the city in 1998 against providers and users of perc. A judge ordered the company to pay $7.25 million in punitive damages for one phase of cleanup in the first part of the trial, decided last year.