MidAtlantic Association of Cleaners

Drycleaning & Laundry Institute Partner

 

Representing and serving knowledgeable, courteous, professional garment care specialists with excellence in The District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia

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Business Management Documents – KnowledgePoint, www.knowledgepoint.com for easy to use            employee manual

Check Collection and Recovery – FREE! – Check Collection and Recovery, Inc., 912-638-9979

Computer hardware/software 

           Drycleaning Computer Systems, 1-877-438-3227, dccs.com

Classifieds - MidAtlantic INFO and MidAtlantic WIRED (Free to members), 1-800-235-8360, and daily at               MidAtlanticAssociation.org and CleaningExpo.com

Credit/Debit Card Processors – USB Payment Processing NE, Inc., 410-828-4286

Business Brokerage, Consulting, and Valuations 

           Cleaner Broker Network/Ehrenreich & Associates, 301-570-3000

Business Improvement Evaluation and Consultation

           David Norford, 540-775-2525

Equipment installation - Chris W. Carley Company, 410-781-7145

Equipment sales

           D & R Equipment Company, Inc., 202-832-6660, drequipment@verizon.net

           District Cleaners Equipment, 202-723-7616, districtcleanersequipment.com

           Fulton Boiler Works, 315-298-5121

           Sankosha-USA, Inc., 847-427-9634, sankosha-inc.com, info@sankosha-inc.com

           Virginia Dry Cleaning Equipment, 804-271-4401, c57fletch@aol.com

Online search for products and services – #1 internet source - CleaningExpo.com

Financing and Leasing

           Butler Capital Corporation, 866-218-4795, butlerdryclean.com

Government

Environmental Small Business Assistance

           District of Columbia, 202-535-2997

           Maryland, 410-537-4158

           Virginia, Richard Rasmussen, 804-698-4394

           West Virginia, 304-759-0510

Federal Trade Commission - RN (registered number of garment manufacturer) searchable database –

           ftc.gov/bcp/rn/index.html

Maryland Business License Information System Website - http://blis.state.md.us

Maryland Department of the Environment mde.state.md.us/

Maryland Legislative Website - http://mlis.state.md.us

Maryland State Government Website http://www.mec.state.md.us/

Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Assistance                           

           DC, 202-576-6339

           Maryland, 410-333-4135

           Virginia, 804-786-8707

           WV, 304-558-7890

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Website http://www.deq.virginia.gov/osba/   

Virginia Small Business Environmental Compliance Assistance Fund - 804-371-7028

Virginia Legislative Website - http://leg1.state.va.us

Virginia State Government Website http://www.state.va.us

West Virginia Division of Environmental Protection Web site - http://www.dep.state.wv.us

West Virginia Legislative Website http://www.legis.state.wv.us

West Virginia State Government Website http://www.state.wv.us

Hazardous Waste Removal and Emergency Spill Response

           Environmental Options, Chip Klink, 540-263-0190, eo@environmentaloptions.com,                                                   environmentaloptions.com

International Fabricare Institute - 1-800-638-2627

     IFI District 2 Director - Mack Davis, 919-828-0578

     IFI District 2 Committee Member – Charles Smith, 703-620-4400

     IFI Certified Environmental Drycleaner, Certified Professional Drycleaner, Certified Professional Drycleaner, and Certified Professional Wetcleaner examination information - Professional Testing            Corporation, 212-356-0660     

     IFI Order Desk – 1-800-638-2627

     IFI/MidAtlantic Asian Liason - Sam Choi, 1-800-638-2627

     IFI Website - ifi.org

     Insurance

     Auto, Homeowners, Health, Medical, Pollution/Property/Casualty, Life, Disability, and Longterm Care - Cleaners Insurance Group, 866-428-8918

     Leather, Fur Cleaning (Wholesale)

                Joseph Krow Fur, Suede, and Leather Company, 412-751-4200

                Ram Leather and Fur Care, 703-818-2300              

     Legal

     Employer/Employee Relations

                Frank Kollman, 410-727-4300, kollman-sheehan.com

     Environmental Law Specialists 

                District of Columbia, Duane Siler, 202-457-5615

                Virginia/West Virginia, Channing Martin, 804-783-6422, williamsmullen.com

     MidAtlantic Association of Cleaners

                1-800-235-8360

                E-mail - MidAtlanticAssociation@comcast.net

                Fax - 301-924-9247

                Website - MidAtlanticAssociation.org

     Suppliers and Manufacturers

                Amato Industries, 301-565-3220, amatoind.com

                Herson Supply, 301-417-1300, supplyguys@hotmail.com

                Metro-Chem, Inc., 973-589-2800, metro-chem.com

                N. S. Farrington & Company, 336-788-7705, nsfarrington.com

                Phenix Supply Company – Richmond, 804-232-6703, phenixsupply.com

                Richclean, 804-262-7433, richclean.com

                Stadham Corporation of Maryland, 410-945-5700

     Online search for products and services

                #1 internet source - CleaningExpo.com

     Professional Training

                In-plant, 1-800-638-2627 for info and scheduling

     Utilities

                Electricity – APPI, 1-800-520-6685

                Natural Gas – Metromedia Energy, 1-800-828-9427

     Website Design - Chris Harvey, 410-703-1443, Chris@mpxdesigns.com

 

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