Are you a member of the IFI (International Fabricare Institute, now the DLI)?
When we first opened, we were members of the IFI. Their mission statement at that time was: Serving Wet Cleaners, Dry Cleaners, and Laundry Professionals.” The very next year when we were to renew our membership, they changed their mission statement to: Representing the Dry Cleaning Industry. We felt that they were rejecting our wet cleaning process and had become “lobbyists” for perc manufacturers and perc dry cleaners, since the great majority of their membership are ordinary perc solvent dry cleaners. It is not an inexpensive proposition to belong to any professional organization, let alone one that has demonstrated that it does not wish to fully represent you. Given their change of direction, we opted not to renew. That being said, I believe that you will see a Professional Wet Cleaning Society soon. Stay Tuned!
