S2205 - Dry cleaning and incidental laundries

Operational Details
Dry cleaning businesses operate machines that dry clean or launder garments and household articles. Dry cleaning inspectors check the finished garments to ensure they meet required standards for cleaning, pressing, assembling and bagging the finished garments.

Items cleaned include the dry cleaning of dresses, suits, coats, sweaters, draperies, cushion covers, sheets, blankets, towels, etc. Washing machines and dryers are used to clean and dry the articles. Dyeing, spraying, re-oiling, pressing, re-buffing suede and leather garments are also part of this industry. Pressing is a major focus of this business and commercial pressing machines perform this task.

Dry cleaners also record damaged or improperly cleaned garments and household articles, match invoices with garment tags, and operate the cash register.

Incidental laundering is also undertaken. Customers will bring in items that do not require pressing or dry cleaning, however, it is a customer service designed to solicit future business. It is supportive to the overall dry cleaning operations. Some waterproofing of garments may also be done.

Custom cleaning of furs is also undertaken and care must be taken throughout the dry cleaning process, on account of the need to ensure the fur itself is not damaged in the process.

SIC Codes
000000733 - Dry cleaning
000000734 - Laundry