Kreussler
has intensified activities in the U.S. and Canadian markets
with the formation of its own sales, marketing, distribution
and service company based in Tampa, FL. The newly established
Kreussler Inc. is responsible for marketing, sales,
distribution and technical service and support for Kreussler
products for drycleaning and laundry companies in North
America.
A sales and marketing meeting was held in
October with all of the U.S. employees and Dr. D. Travers, who
is the managing partner of Kreussler, GmbH, and Kaspar
Hasenclever, textile chemist and managing director of
Kreussler, GmbH of Wiesbaden, Germany, attending.
John Phillips,
executive vice president for Kreussler Inc., has 35 years of
industry experience in over 14 countries. Several years ago he
was employed by Kreussler as technical manager for Kreussler
U.K. and Ireland.
Company Controller Al Iglesias has a
background in accounting. He comes from New York where he
worked with Dean Witter, King Features Syndicate, a division of
the Hearst Corporation and MacMillan Publishing.
Ginnie Drost,
the office manager, comes with a wealth of experience in
customer service, bookkeeping, supervisory skills and office
management. She was employed with Jumbo Sports for 16 years,
and has gained industry knowledge at Seitz, Inc. Ginnie is also
a Notary Public.
Joyce Phillips, marketing manager, is known to many in the
drycleaning industry for her work with the International
Drycleaners Congress (IDC).
John Miller,
warehouse manager, has experience in inventory control and
product shipment from his work with transport companies.
Keith VanDusen, technical sales representative, lives in New
York. He grew up in the textile care industry in the
family business and spent 13 years as a distributor sales
representative.
Bruce Wiener,
technical sales representative, is a native of New Jersey.
He grew up in the family drycleaning business.
Patrick Coyle,
technical sales representative, spent 10 years in the Army, six
of them in Germany, and speaks fluent German. After
leaving the military, he worked for GTE as a technical
instructor, before opening his own drycleaning plant, which he
ran for nine years in South Carolina, where he still resides.
Louis Romero,
technical sales representative, was an instructor in
electronics prior to moving from New Jersey to Miami, where he
ran his own drycleaning plant for 25 years. He speaks fluent
Spanish.
North American headquarters are in Tampa,
FL. The mailing address is 9413 Corporate Lake Drive, Tampa, FL
33634.
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Bright announces sales staff
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Cleaners Hanger makes changes
CHC Industries Inc., including both divisions — Cleaners Hanger Company and CHC Wire — has announced structural changes
and investments to expand its position in the global market for
wire hangers and industrial wire. The restructuring includes
consolidation of some operations and investments in expanding
capabilities. CHC anticipates that its operations in Cleveland,
OH, will be consolidated into its new Valley City, OH, facility
by June 2002. The company has committed money to expand that
facility to accommodate the consolidation.
Expansion plans were also announced for
the Brenham, TX, and Baltimore, MD, facilities. The Union City,
CA, facility will be closed with its production to be absorbed
into existing facilities.
CHC will continue to operate facilities in
Jacksonville, FL, and Gadsden, AL. Staff additions have been
made at CHC's corporate office in Palm Harbor, FL.
"These moves demonstrated the
long-term commitment CHC Industries has to serving the
industrial wire and wire hanger markets," said John G. Roby, president
and CEO of CHC. "The consolidations and significant
investments will assure that CHC provides its customers with
world-class products and services and competitive prices."
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Böwe starts Dallas company
Böwe Textile Cleaning GmbH of Augsburg, Germany, manufacturer
of the German-made Böwe Permac drycleaning machines and
other products, has opened a new company in Dallas, TX.
The new company, Böwe Textile Cleaning USA Inc., has purchased the assets of Böwe Permac
Inc. which has supported the Böwe Permac products for many
years in the U.S. market.
Heading the new company is John Bogert who
has been active in the drycleaning industry for more than 20
years. Böwe Textile Cleaning USA Inc. has assembled a team
that represents more than 100 years of experience in the
drycleaning industry. The new company will sell, distribute,
and support the made in Germany Böwe Permac products in
the North American market.
The new company will supply spare parts
and technical support for all equipment that was purchased in
the past. In addition to the Böwe Permac equipment,
the new company will sell and support the German-made Veit brand of
professional European finishing equipment and the German-made Hawo poly
bagger/packing machines.
Böwe Textile Cleaning USA Inc.'s
24,000-sq.-ft. facility is located at 13628-B Beta Road,
Dallas, TX, 75244. The company can be reached by phone at (800)
287-0870, by e-mail at support@Bowe-TC.com, or on the web at www.Bowe-TC.com.
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Two appointments have been announced by Swan Cleaners which
owns and operates 50 drycleaning stores and seven coin
laundries in the Columbus, OH, area. Andra Gillum has been
named vice president of Swan Cleaners. The step-daughter of
Swan President Paul Gelpi, she is the fourth generation of the Gelpi
family to work in the family business. The company was founded
in 1937 by Eleanor and Andre
Gelpi. She began her career as
a teenager working the front counter in various
Swan stores. After graduating from
Wittenberg University in Springfield, OH in 1991, she resumed
her career at Swan on a full-time basis as director of
corporate communications. In her new position, she will oversee
all associated and public relations and communications. Anthony Gelpi, another
fourth-generation family member in business has been appointed
district manager. He is the son of the company’s
president. In his new position, he will be responsible for
coordinating the operations of several Swan Cleaners stores.
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Air world expands production
Air World Inc., makers of press pads and covers, is moving its
production facility to new space on Dec. 1.
Also located in Paterson, NJ, the new
facility will provide more than three times the space as the
current one. Air World's John Rizzuto said the increased space
is needed to handle continuing business growth and to further
streamline production operations.
The company will provide its new address
to all distributors and allied trade in the coming weeks. More
information is available by calling Air World, (973) 720-1975.
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AmeriCleaners adds East Coast
associates
Iris Cleaners
will provide service in New York. The company was founded in
1978 by Jose and Maria Landazabal.
Tenth Street Laundromat, owned by Lisa Budnick and James Benson, will provide service in Philadelphia.
Sol Cleaners,
operated by Adelfa Arriaga and her son, Luis
Torres, has joined the network
as the Miami provider.
Pilgrim Park Laundry and Cleaners, owned by Ed
Kennedy for 25 years, will
serve Rhode Island.
AmeriCleaners.com has expanded to include
convenience delivery services such as valet and corporate
concierge services.
"A well-managed pick-up and delivery
route is essential to our business," commented Peyman Rafii, CTO
and vice president of business development and marketing for
Americleaners.com. "We have found that valet and concierge
services can more professionally operated pick-up and delivery
services and can outsource their garment cleaning. In this way,
we can offer others services as well, not just garment
cleaning, and also have more reliability in the pick-up and
delivery and customer care arenas."
AmeriCleaners.com was founded in August
2000 by Mike Ghazvini, Peyman Rafii an Sherry Huffman and was launched in March 2001. They took
their existing drycleaning business on line and offered pick-up
and deliver service in the San Francisco area as SiliconValleycleaners.com.
AmeriCleaners.com, the nationwide
extension of that concept, now services Los Angeles, Santa
Barbara, San Diego, Ventura county and Orange county in
California, along with Seattle, Atlanta, Miami, New York City
Philadelphia and Warwick, RI.
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Open House for IPSO
An IPSO of NY/LaunderCenter open house in October featured displays of
IPSO washer-extractors, ADC dryers, ESD smart cards, Greenwald
coin meters, R&B Wire products, Standard Changemakers, and
Vend-Rite vending machines, along with products of other
prominent manufacturers. A service seminar on IPSO
washer-extractors was conducted by Tracy
Mummert of IPSO USA included a
lively question and answer session. Bob Eisenberg, vice
president of IPSO USA, led a business seminar with
advice on how to choose a coin laundry
location and examine all the factors for success. A
seminar on saving utility costs was conducted by Sara Kuhl of
the Coin Laundry Association. All attendees received a T-shirt and water
valve and each participated in a drawing for an 18-pound IPSO
washer-extractor which was won by Clean City Laundromat &
Cleaner, operator of five coin laundries in the New York City
area. Another drawing, for an ADC dryer, was won by
Reynaldo Peña of Tompkin
Laundromat.
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