DLI School Graduates Complete 384th Hands-On Drycleaning Courses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 6, 2023

CONTACT: Harry A. Kimmel III, APR

EMAIL: hkimmel@DLIonline.org

DLI School Graduates Complete
384th Hands-On Drycleaning Courses

Eighteen students graduated the Drycleaning & Laundry Institute’s School of Drycleaning Technology November 3.  Students attended DLI’s 384th General Drycleaning Course, comprised of the five-day Introduction to Drycleaning and ten-day Advanced Drycleaning Courses. Founded in 1927, DLI’s School of Drycleaning Technology has helped shape the careers of thousands of drycleaners worldwide.

In these courses, students learned about:

  • Sorting loads for drycleaning
  • The science of drycleaning
  • Fibers and their characteristics
  • Fabric construction
  • Cleaning silk, stain, and other fabrics
  • Soil and cleaning theory
  • Operating a drycleaning machine
  • Stain removal chemistry and procedures
  • Removing coffee, ink, grease, and other stains from clothing
  • Pressing pants, coats, blouses, ties, pleated garments, and skirts
  • Using tensioning equipment to improve finishing quality
  • Using bleaches without damaging fabric color
  • Distillation procedures
  • Understanding the differences between solvent types
  • Wetcleaning wool, silk, and more
  • Designing a drycleaning plant with the most effective workflow

 

Upcoming Courses

 

DLI offers a full slate of in-person and virtual courses for 2024. Learn more at DLIonline.org/Education.

 

 

Group Photo Captions

Introduction to Drycleaning Class 384
October 16 – 20, 2023

Front row (left to right): Colby Schapiro, Wedding Gown Preservation Co., Endicott, NY; Mary Kenney, Crown Cleaners, West Des Moines, IA; Isabella Giles, Glyndon Lord Baltimore Cleaners, Glyndon, MD; Keith Lowry, Warner’s One Stop, Basseterre, St. Kitts; Carlita Torres-Collins, La Nuova, Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand; Maria Hernandez, Avon Cleaners, Dallas, TX; Shermondez Wise Sr., Varsity Cleaners, Inc., Waterloo, IA.

Back row (l-r): Beau Williams, Puritan Cleaners, Richmond, VA; Yash Amin, Frankford Cleaners and Shirts, Penndel, PA; Mike Malek, Zesty Cleaners, LLC, Kennesaw, GA; Lance Frizzell-Reynolds, Wedding Gown Preservation Co., Endicott, NY; Nabeel Saleheen, NSquared, Duluth, GA; Jeff Chapman, Classic Cleaners, Indianapolis, IN.

Not pictured: Emmanuel Lassiter, Nu Royal Cleaners, Newport News, VA.

Yash Amin, Jeff Chapman, Lance Frizzell-Reynolds, Mary Kenney, Mike Malek, Nabeel Saleheen, Colby Schapiro, and Beau Williams attended the course at no cost as part of their DLI Premier Membership.

Advanced Drycleaning Class 384
October 23 – November 3, 2023

Front row (left to right): Brian Johnson, DLI Director of Education & Analysis; Keith Lowry, Warner’s One Stop, Basseterre, St. Kitt’s; Ashley Persails, Jan’s Professional Cleaners, Clio, MI; Amber Edwards, Crown Cleaners, Ankeny, IA; Carlita Torres-Collins, La Nuova, Taranaki, New Zealand; Yash Amin, Frankford Cleaners and Shirts, Penndel, PA.

 

Back row (l-r): Anas Zahir, Connels Valet, Vienna, VA; Haroon Malik, Connels Valet, Vienna, VA; Lance Frizzell-Reynolds, Wedding Gown Preservation Co., Endicott, NY; Mike Malek, Zesty Cleaners, LLC, Kennesaw, GA; Nabeel Saleheen, NSquared, Duluth, GA.

Not pictured: Emmanuel Lassiter, Nu Royal Cleaners, Newport News, VA, and Ashley Persails, Jan’s Professional Cleaners, Clio, MI.

Yash Amin, Amber Edwards, Lance Frizzell-Reynolds, Mike Malek, and Nabeel Saleheen attended the course at no cost as part of their DLI Premier Membership.

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