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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.


March 28, 2011
Prestige Operator Recognized for Service

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Eddie Mannis, president of Knoxville-based Prestige Cleaners, was recently recognized by three organizations for his work with HonorAir Knoxville, an organization he founded to help veterans visit memorials built in their honor.

Mannis received a 2011 Service to Mankind award from Knoxville’s Downtown Sertoma Club, had a tribute dedicated to him by the East Tennessee Military Affairs Council, and was named PBS East Tennessee’s 2011 Person of The Year.

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.

June 15, 2010
U.S. Chamber Honors Prestige with Award

WASHINGTON — The United States Chamber of Commerce honored Knoxville, Tenn.-based Prestige Cleaners with the Community Excellence Award at America’s Small Business Summit 2010. Prestige won the prize by gaining over 1,500 online votes in recognition of its exemplary business practices in employee development, community involvement, customer service and strategy.

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.

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.

June 9, 2009
FRSTeam Recognizes Outstanding Licensees

HAYWARD, Calif. — Fabric Restoration Service Team (FRSTeam) recognized the recipients of its 2008 Licensee Awards at its annual Restoration Retreat conference in Sonoma, Calif.

FRSTeam by Crescent Restoration, a Tennessee store owned and managed by Russ Jacobs, won the FRSTeam Licensee Leader Award, FRSTeam’s highest honor. Brand Champion Awards went to Jacqui Schaefer of FRSTeam by Recovery Cleaners in Michigan and Mitchell Rogers of FRSTeam by Rogers in Florida.

May 26, 2009
Magnolia Cleaners Offers Free Cleaning to Jobless

ATHENS, Tenn. — Magnolia Cleaners in Athens, Tenn., is the latest operator to win positive press for providing free cleaning to the nation’s growing ranks of unemployed.

Magnolia launched its “Get Working” program last month, after the area’s unemployment rate hit 13.8%. Owner Michael Priest will clean up to $25 worth of business clothing per week free of charge so that customers can make a better impression in interviews, or about two men’s two-piece suits.

May 18, 2009
Evans Garment Restoration Opens Central Tennessee Market

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Evans Garment Restoration now serves the central Tennessee market from Chattanooga to the Nashville metro area. Account manager Gaylon Jones will work with insurance adjusters and restoration contractors in the area to help them meet restoration challenges.

March 25, 2009
LCI Affiliates Recertify Couture-Level Quality

LOS ANGELES — Leading Cleaners Internationale (LCI), a marketing consortium of high-end drycleaning operators, reports that seven affiliates have recently been recertified as Five-Star Certified Couture Cleaners.

January 27, 2007
'Crazy' Design Doesn't Clown Around

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 consortium of high-end cleaners, he had been there and done that. “We’re skinning the cat in a different way,” Nix says. “And it works.”

January 15, 2007
'Crazy' Design Doesn't Clown Around

Crazy Cleanerz Laughs All The Way to The Bank withIts High-Volume, One-Price Plant, Taking The Grand Prize in The 46th Annual Plant Design Awards

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 consortium of high-end cleaners, he had been there and done that. “We’re skinning the cat in a different way,” Nix says. “And it works.”

January 3, 2007
'Crazy' Design Doesn't Clown Around

Crazy Cleanerz Laughs All The Way to The Bank with Its High-Volume, One-Price Plant, Taking The Grand Prize in The 46th Annual Plant Design Awards

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 consortium of high-end cleaners, he had been there and done that. “We’re skinning the cat in a different way,” Nix says. “And it works.”

January 3, 2007
Crazy Cleanerz named Best Plant Design

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 high-tech equipment to take most of the guesswork (and much of the cost) out of processing huge numbers of garments.

January 3, 2007
Crazy Cleanerz Named Best Plant Design

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 high-tech equipment to take most of the guesswork (and much of the cost) out of processing huge numbers of garments.