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March 21, 2012
Clean Show Selects GES as Official Contractor

ATLANTA — Show committee picks Las Vegas-based company from

ATLANTA — The Clean Executive Committee has selected Global Experience Specialists (GES) to serve as the official services contractor for the 2013 Clean Show in New Orleans.

Three companies submitted proposals for the June 2013 show. “GES did our show in New Orleans in 2009 and did a great job,” says John Riddle, president of Riddle & Associates, the Clean Show’s management company. “We look forward to working with them again in 2013.”

Chicago hosted the first Clean Show in 1977. United Exposition Service Co. was the official services contractor for that event and subsequent shows. GES purchased United in 1993, and the Las Vegas-based company has continued its partnership with the Clean Show for many shows since.

GES produces 3,000 exhibitions and events annually.

The Clean Show—officially titled the World Educational Congress for Laundering and Drycleaning—attracts people across all segments of the textile care industry, from single-owner, coin-operated laundry and drycleaning establishments to giant industrial and institutional laundries and textile rental companies.

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.”

March 6, 2012
GreenEarth Cleaning Signs Wotek Corp. as Licensee in India, Middle East

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The unique fabricare advantages of GreenEarth’s environmentally safe

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — GreenEarth Cleaning has signed Wotek Corp., Piscataway, N.J., as master licensor of its dry cleaning process for India and the Middle East, GreenEarth reports.

A U.S. engineering company known for exporting and servicing well-known dry cleaning and laundry brands, Wotek will license GreenEarth’s patented process to hotels and progressive drycleaning operators.

The unique fabricare advantages of GreenEarth’s environmentally safe, liquid silicone-based process were a key reason why Wotek sought to partner with GreenEarth.

With the Wotek agreement, GreenEarth is now licensed in 33 countries. It has more than 1,600 affiliate licenses worldwide, approximately half of which are in the United States.

“The level of interest in GreenEarth, both internationally and here in the U.S., continues to grow,” says Tim Maxwell, president of GreenEarth Cleaning. “Our focus remains on quality over quantity; we are very selective about who we partner with to license our patented process and trademarks.”

December 21, 2011
Equinox Chemicals Acquires Adco Cleaning Products

ALBANY, Ga. — Equinox Chemicals has announced that it has acquired Adco Cleaning Products, based in Sedalia, Mo. Terms of the acquisition were not announced.

Equinox will move Adco’s manufacturing operations to its state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Albany, according to Yalda Harris, Equinox’s executive vice president for Global Product Management. Dr. Jim Schreiner, Adco’s chief product technology officer, will also be relocating, she says.

Customer-service and order-taking staff will remain in Sedalia, and there will be no changes to the way customers or distributors order from Adco, Harris adds. The national sales team will remain the same.

Nine operator jobs and one office employee have been relocated to Albany, with many key employees receiving relocation package offers, according to Harris.

Equinox is a specialty chemical manufacturer with specialty research, innovation, product development and commercialization capabilities that reach markets spanning the globe, the company says.

August 8, 2011
American Drycleaner Enhances Online Ad Experience

CHICAGO — On Aug. 1, American Drycleaner began delivering its online advertisements through Google’s DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) ad server. This move comes with a built-in, trusted third-party auditor of our ad impressions, and represents our next step in improving our service to our audience and advertising clients.

Our ad reporting complies with industry standards as set forth by the Interactive Audience Measurement and Advertising Campaign Reporting and Audit Guidelines. This document establishes a detailed definition for ad impressions—a critical component of Internet measurement—and provides certain guidelines for Internet advertising sellers and ad serving organizations for establishing consistent and accurate measurements.

The American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) and other members of the ad buying community asked for consistent counting methods and definitions and better counting accuracy, and this project was the result.

March 31, 2011
Operator Converts Entirely to SystemK4

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Gadue’s Dry Cleaning is the first plant to convert entirely to Kreussler Inc.’s new solvent, SolvonK4. The latest alternative to come to market, Kreussler says that the acetal formulation is safe, cleans effectively, and won’t harm the environment.

October 25, 2010
Kreussler Launches New Solvent System at Detergo

MILAN, Italy — German chemical company Kreussler & Co. announced a new solvent system at Expo Detergo early last week. Known as SystemK4, the process is safe and environmentally friendly, Kreussler says.

The process centers around a new solvent, SolvonK4. The solvent is biodegradable and nonhazardous according to current European regulations, Kreussler says, and still delivers cleaning results on a par with perchloroethylene.

August 3, 2010
AWGS Partners with Green Bride Guide

ORANGE, Conn. — The Association of Wedding Gown Specialists (AWGS), an international organization of drycleaners specializing in gown cleaning, restoration and preservation, announced it has partnered with the Green Bride Guide, the No. 1 “green” wedding website.

December 1, 2009
Zellers, Mannis Partner to Create New Company

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Jane Zellers, owner of JCZ Training & Consulting in Hershey, Pa., is partnering with Eddie Mannis, president of Prestige Cleaners in Knoxville, Tenn., to form Strategic Fabricare Solutions (SFS), a consulting and training company designed to share expertise with industry operators and management personnel.

SFS will provide consulting and training seminars on a variety of topics, including operational management, customer relations, route development, imaging and branding, and more.

December 1, 2009
Zellers, Mannis Partner to Create New Company

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Jane Zellers, owner of JCZ Training & Consulting in Hershey, Pa., is partnering with Eddie Mannis, president of Prestige Cleaners in Knoxville, Tenn., to form Strategic Fabricare Solutions (SFS), a consulting and training company designed to share expertise with industry operators and management personnel.

SFS will provide consulting and training seminars on a variety of topics, including operational management, customer relations, route development, imaging and branding, and more.

August 10, 2009
ABC Partners with EFIT to Provide Additional Certification

SAN FRANCISCO — America’s Best Cleaners (ABC) has partnered with the European Research Association for Innovative Textile Care (EFIT) of Stuttgart, Germany, which certifies European drycleaners under its FashionCare label. Both ABC and EFIT are affiliated with the Hohenstein Institutes of Germany.

December 30, 2008
American Drycleaner Aids Readers in Getting Info Fast

CHICAGO — Starting with the January issue, American Drycleaner readers have a new, speedier way to request information about products and services featured in the magazine’s display advertisements and select editorial sections.