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What the Professionals Are Saying
"Today's window treatments are so varied that conventional wetcleaning
or drycleaning is not always possible. The on-site process helps
to prevent color loss on most fabrics and does not involve agitation,
extraction, or immersion in a solution, so shrinkage or stretching
is not a problem. The convenience of this process may also encourage
more frequent cleanings which could potentially extend the life
of this item."
- Fabricare, April 1999
"Pleated drapes and curtains no longer command the lion's share
of the window treatment market. Cleaners who can provide in-home
service will enjoy a competitive advantage for two reasons:
they can appeal to consumers' desire for convenience, and some
of the new products do not lend themselves to easy removal from
the window. ON-SITE™ offers a portable cleaning machine that
it guarantees will not shrink or damage window treatments. Given
the growing diversity and complexity of window treatments, most
cleaners will likely value a system that possesses low potential
for damaging delicate fabrics."
- Fabricare, July-August 1998
"Dry cleaning on location is gentle and efficient. Window coverings
are thoroughly cleaned with a waterless solvent that stays in
contact with the material only long enough to clean it. With
this method you can guarantee against shrinkage, damage and
loss of sizing, resins or flame retardants so customers do not
have to sign a waiver."
- Draperies & Window Coverings, April
1998
"There is no longer any need for your customer to remove draperies
and live in a "fishbowl" for days or settle for just vacuuming.
Within a few hours, the entire cleaning job is finished. Home
owners love the fact that the draperies never leave the rod.
Large institutions, like hotels, theaters and offices, save
thousands of dollars in the cost of labor, loaner drapes and
ruined drapes."
- National Clothesline, April 1998
"The portable drycleaning method can be used to clean any fabric
in any configuration. This includes balloons, swags, jabots,
valances, cornices, duettes, pleated shades, blackout drapes,
fabric verticals and even sun-damaged or fragile materials."
- American DryCleaner, July 1996
"The dry cleaning industry has been the main source for drapery
cleaning. Unfortunately, they are unable to clean many of the
newer-style window coverings. Upward of 90 percent of all draperies
being cleaned by commercial dry cleaners are pinch pleated draperies
and this type of drapery does not represent 90 percent of the
window treatments that have been created in the last decade
or more . . . Consequently, there is a huge market for on-location
cleaning."
- Window Fashions, June 1997
"This is the old story of supply and demand when the demand
is high, so are the profits. This is a "sleeper" market that
is easy to enter because competition hardly exists and the service
is always needed. Profit from on-site drapery cleaning is $70
- $100 per hour - a very impressive addition to existing business
profits."
- Fabricare, April 1997
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