Different garments will need to be washed and ironed at different temperatures. It’s important for the consumer to understand that only you dry cleaner can provide all of the temperature settings required for washing and ironing. Washing temperatures are always indicated in Celsius, usually within…

    CANADA’S CARE LABELLING PROGRAM Care labels enable your dry cleaner to properly clean and finish your garment. It is important for consumers to realize that care labels are not required by law in Canada. The Canadian Care Labelling Program is a voluntary system…

  Shirts may be one of the most common items that a dry cleaner sees, but that doesn’t mean that all shirts are created equal. Indeed, with more tailored styles and new fabrics and fabric blends, shirts continue to pose a variety of challenges both…

From satellites and space travel, technology has had a tremendous impact upon our lives. The way uor clothes are cleaned has also been greatly improved by advances in technology. The first clothes-washing machine was invented in 1677 by Sir John Hoskins. It used a wheel…

The use of solvents in the dry cleaning process has always been a concern for customers and for industry alike. The dry cleaning machine is sealed to prevent solvent from escaping. Solvent is filtered, distilled and recycled. The remaining “sludge” is then removed to a…

We entrust our clothes to our local dry cleaner. But what happens when you drop them off? The modern dry cleaning plant accepts soiled clothing and produces clean, fresh clothing via the cleaning process. The process commonly called “dry” cleaning is actually wet. Perchloroethylene (perc)…