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April 1, 2013
Dry Cleaning Pros Exchange Best Practices During Conference

CANCUN, Mexico — DLI, NCA members share ideas, soak up sun

CANCUN, Mexico — When was the last time you shared ideas with industry peers on how to make your dry cleaning business more efficient, expand your customer base, or boost your bottom line?

More than 100 dry cleaning professionals traveled to a Cancun resort in January to exchange best practices during a joint conference sponsored by the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI) and the National Cleaners Association (NCA).

Brian Johnson, DLI’s director of education and analysis, called Secrets The Vine resort a “fantastic venue.” Attendees learned each other’s business secrets at daily, three-hour seminars. For example, motivational speaker and author Jack Mitchell discussed his “Hug Your Customers” philosophy that helps his business operating men’s and women’s specialty stores to thrive.

“His methods were fascinating,” says Johnson, explaining that “hugs” are unexpected gestures like placing a birthday card in a customer’s suit pocket.

March 12, 2012
Association of Wedding Gown Specialists Celebrates 25th Anniversary

TAMPA, Fla. — The Jack Barth Memorial Award of Excellence goes to

TAMPA, Fla. — Members of the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists met here last month to celebrate the group’s 25th anniversary, elect new officers, and participate in presentations with wedding industry experts.

The nonprofit trade group, with members located in the United States, Canada, Ecuador, Mexico and South Africa, specializes in gown cleaning and preservation.

A highlight of the conference was the presentation of the annual Jack Barth Memorial Award of Excellence. Initiated by Linda Stokes-Barth in remembrance of her late husband’s achievements in the drycleaning industry, the award recognizes a member for outstanding contributions and service to the association and its members.

This year’s honoree, Ken Grippi of Dependable Cleaners in Boston, began his career 45 years ago with his father at Beacon Cleaners. Beacon merged with Dependable Cleaners in 1972, and Grippi is currently Dependable’s technical training consultant and preservation and restoration expert. A member of the association since 2003, Grippi serves as national training director.

January 5, 2010
GreenEarth Signs GreenClean Tintorerias as Master Licensor in Mexico

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — GreenEarth Cleaning LLC has signed GreenClean Tintorerias as a Master Licensor for its silicone-based drycleaning technology in Mexico.

February 4, 2008
NCA’s ‘Brainstorming’ An International Success

New York, N.Y. — More than 40 operators from the U.S. and Central America joined last month in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for the fifth annual “Brainstorming with The Best” conference, sponsored by the National Cleaners Association (NCA).

Speakers on this year’s seminar schedule included Jeff Hargett, of the Ritz Carlton Leadership Center; David Merrman, best-selling author and viral-marketing expert; and Scott and Joe Hallak, operators of Hallak Cleaners in New York, N.Y.

May 2, 2007
M&B Plant at Capacity After Killer Storm

EAGLE PASS, Texas — M&B Metal Products’ hanger-manufacturing plant in Piedras Negras, Mexico, is operating at full capacity after sustaining severe damage last Tuesday, when a killer tornado ripped through the border town.

April 26, 2007
Tornado Tears Roof From M&B Hangers Plant

EAGLE PASS, Texas — M&B Metal Products’ hanger-manufacturing plant in Piedras Negras, Mexico, suffered severe damage Tuesday night as a string of killer tornadoes ripped through the area on the Texas/Mexico border.

The plant lost parts of its roof in the high winds, causing a temporary shutdown and an estimated $250,000 to $500,000 in damage.

The tornadoes claimed 10 lives and left hundreds more homeless on both sides of the border. No M&B workers were harmed either at the plant or its Eagle Pass distribution center.