Tag Archives: Dry Cleaning

One of the early companies in the 1930s which started producing dry-cleaning machines at the industry level in Italy, Maestrelli, has evolved with the history of drycleaning industry. Clean India Journal e-chats with Giacomo Fontana, Sales Manager of Maestrelli, on ... Read More »

Whether it is a commercial or retail laundry, a hotel, a hospital or any establishment for that matter, while buying the machine, some of the areas that need to be looked into include durability, advanced technology with maintenance systems, being ... Read More »

In a gala evening function organised during the Laundrex India Expo on February 14, the laundry and dry-cleaning service providers from across India gathered to formally launch the Dry-cleaners’ & Launderers’ Association of India (DLAI). Hailing the successful launch of ... Read More »

Another solution would be for the machinery manufacturers to launch automated machines with minimal manual intervention. Also, sensors will have an impact on automation of systems in simplifying processes. Cutting down the process cycle and time is need of the ... Read More »

Indian wear deserves a premium care,” says Ravi Raghav. According to him, there is a vast array of Indian wear and each apparel is made of a different fabric and there are four types of laundry services that one can ... Read More »

Everyone is talking about Wet Cleaning 4.0. As Brecht Gailez Sales Manager, Lapauw International, puts it, “It is all about knowing how much has been washed today, how much detergents have been used… calculating exactly what has gone into washing ... Read More »

As Anshul Gupta, Director of Quick Clean, reiterated in his presentation at the National Conference on Dry-cleaning & Laundry at Delhi, “According to a report, the Indian laundry and drycleaning segment is estimated to be $76 billion.” This figure is, ... Read More »

City life today is confined to 9-6pm job, home and children; thus, leaving less time in hand for individuals to attend to other things. There is, thus, a rising demand for convenience services. Working couples are often too exhausted at ... Read More »

The rapidly growing laundry and dry-cleaning segment in India is looking at IT-enabled solutions to simplify operations and processes at the service centers. In a recent informal discussion, a few of the service providers in Bangalore stated that there is ... Read More »

Wet washing and cleaning refers to methods of professional cleaning that, in contrast to traditional dry cleaning, avoids use of chemical and solvents. It does not use hazardous chemicals and is widely accepted in developed countries and is not a ... Read More »

Quick Clean Pvt Ltd’s new Lagoon Absolute Set is the ideal replacement for dry cleaning in the lagoon advanced care range. Read More »

In India, the food sector has emerged as a high-growth and high-profit sector due to its immense potential for value addition, particularly within the food processing industry. Currently valued at US$ 39.71 billion, it is expected to grow at a ... Read More »

Decades ago, soaps, alkaline salts and bleach were mainly used to treat linen by most laundries. However, in time the compositions have evolved to suit various linen treatment requirements. Laundry expert Vijay Rodda elaborates… The detergent sector in the laundry ... Read More »

More than 35 countries participated in the Global Best Practices Award 2016 organised by CINET. A successful first ever edition of the Awards was declared during Texcare 2016 at Frankfurt. The Global Awards organised jointly by WRP and CINET, had ... Read More »

ONE SERVICE industry which is fast growing and getting organised tapping the expanding market is dry cleaning and laundry.  According to a recent survey, this segment in India is to the tune of `3,000-3,500cr. It is also estimated that by ... Read More »

Do your clothes need a wash? Just download an app from Google play and select your requirement:– dry cleaning, stain removal, polishing or ordinary cleaning… A delivery boy will pick up your pile and return the laundered in a neat ... Read More »

While the F&B department in the hospitality industry plays an important role – both in terms of service delivered and the revenue earned or expenses curtailed, linen management and washing plays an equally important part in F&B performance. This article ... Read More »

Administration Department of Uttarakhand Secretariat, Dehradun, is planning to outsource dry cleaning of curtains/towels/bed sheets to a competent laundry agency for a period of one year. The job was earlier outsourced to Niranjanpur Mandi based Om Drycleaner. O P Pandey, ... Read More »

An in-depth analysis of real-world cleaning scenarios for troublesome fabrics The first event that makes most cleaners consider dry cleaning a fabric is this common request from a customer: “I have a fabric that has a label stating that it ... Read More »

People today are far more concerned about the air they breathe, the water they drink and the chemicals they use in their day-to-day life, whether it is for cleaning or washing. Use of chemicals in laundry has been an age ... Read More »