In 1977 I entered the fabricare business, buying a two-year old package plant in Federal Way, Washington. It was the right time and place, a new building with parking lot, a drive-up window, on a main road in an upscale and growing country-club neighborhood. I joined the Washington Fabricare Association, got active with the Tacoma […]
Category: Dry Cleaning
Personality Marketing, March 2012: By Greg Colosi
Groupon: Yes or No? Is Groupon a smart way to advertise your dry cleaning pick-up and delivery business? I have the benefit of my membership trying Groupon and giving me their feedback. Some were good, most were not. But, I will outline the perfect situation to give Groupon a try under YOUR strict guidelines. First […]
The Environmental Corner BY Steve Henshaw and Keith Gaskill
Green Clean How: “Environmental” Is Remediation? Environmental impact due to historical drycleaning practices is not a rarity. In fact, it’s common to find drycleaning solvents in the soil, groundwater and vapor under and around current and former drycleaning facilities. A big part of our job is to figure out the means to best remediate the […]