Speaker joins CRDN
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Speaker will be responsible for local
marketing strategies and training network members in
implementing those initiatives in their territories. She will
also work to create opportunities on a national and regional
basis for network members and act as a liaison between
insurance carriers, third-party administrators, national
customers and the network. Before joining CRDN, she was western
regional sales manager for Paul Davis Restoration and she spent
more than ten years as an independent insurance agent.
Speaker earned a bachelor’s degree
in English from Centre College in Danville, KY. A resident of
Louisville, KY, she is involved in insurance industry
associations and community activities in the Louisville area.
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Craig’s Cleaners expands
A new division of Craig’s Cleaners in Houston, TX, has been formed, according to
Bob and Harry Craig, co-owners of the 37-year old family owned
and operated business.
Craig’s Cleaners Garment Restoration
Services will be headed by Kirk Craig, the oldest son of Harry
Craig. The University of Virginia graduate takes over a part of
the business that has been operational for
some time but has grown to the point where
a separate entity was founded.
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“Houston has gone through some
difficult times recently with the fallout from Tropical Storm
Allison, and Craig’s Cleaners has seen its restoration
business grow exponentially,” Kirk Craig said. “We
will operate under the same principles that Craig’s does,
including the ‘It’s Right, It’s Ready or
It’s Free!’ motto. Simply put, all restoration work
will be finished to our client’s satisfaction, delivered
when promised or there’s no charge.”
With a large fleet of delivery vans and a
24-hour emergency phone number, the Garment Restoration
Services division can quickly respond to rush orders.
Craig’s Cleaners newest division has already handled
large and small orders from insurance adjusters, remediation
companies and individual clients.
With state-of-the-art cleaning machines
and a totally computerized mark-in and tracking system,
Craig’s Cleaners Garment Restoration Services aims to be
a vital partner in any clean-up efforts.
“I’d like to think that one
call does it all for our restoration customers,” Kirk
Craig added. “We can handle a lot more than just clothes
— items like shoes, hats, belts, stuffed animals, pillows
and draperies.”
Craig’s Cleaners operates 12 stores
in downtown and Southwest Houston and processed over two
million garments this past year.
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Wheaton forms Chiller company
Marv Wheaton has announced the founding of
American Chillers with headquarters in Augusta, GA, as a
manufacturer of chillers, cooling towers, and plant cooling
systems for the drycleaning professional.
The founder, owner, and president of
ArctiChill, Inc., for 16 years, Wheaton will bring to the
company all of his knowledge and experience of the drycleaning
industry, refrigeration, and process cooling. He said he and
his daughter, Amy Wheaton, who will act as sales manager, look
forward to providing cooling products for the fabric care
industry.
Wheaton can be reached at (706) 772-7751.
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Weiss joins Advantage
Jane Weiss has joined Advantage Printing Systems, LLC, as an account representative. Her
territory includes California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah.
James C. White, president of the company,
said Weiss brings a combination of many years of experience and
an innovative approach to challenges facing the drycleaning
industry.
She can be reached by phone at (877)
580-3676.
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