The 12th Annual Coats For Kids Event By: Jackie Smith

Southern California Cleaners Association (So Cal Cleaners) is about to embark on its annual Coats For Kids drive. Board member, Ray Rangwala, has spearheaded this event since its inception. “What a great way to give back to the community and generate positive publicity for the dry cleaning industry,” Ray explains. This also coincides with the […]

Writer Spotlight: Everett Childers

Everett Childers has spent most of his life in the drycleaning industry as a Plant Owner, Columnist, Sales Engineer, Consultant, Technical Advisor, College Instructor, Educator, Author of the Master Drycleaners Notebook and other drycleaning textbooks. He has spoken at numerous association and company Open Houses. His books are available through his website, www.textilecleaning.com or may […]

Green Mean$ Green! Can You Afford To Not Go Green? By Steve Henshaw in Collaboration with John Soderberg, PE Esq 1

Nowadays everyone in business wants to be considered environmentally “friendly” or “green.” The retail dry cleaning industry is no exception.  In fact, given the ecological concern over perc, actual or perceived, the retail dry cleaning trade has been at the forefront of the green movement.  However, there is another aspect of an environmentally friendly operation […]