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Interview with Mike Maredia, Owner of A-1 Dry Cleaners - Kingwood

Interview with Mike Maredia, Owner of A-1 Dry Cleaners - Kingwood

Published: May 04, 2018, 1:00pm

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As part of our ongoing "Getting to Know Your Local Businesses" series, this week we sat down with Mike Maredia, Owner of A-1 Dry Cleaners.

Tell us a bit about your business:  What does your business offer, and how long have you been around?

We've been in business since 1996. We offer dry cleaning and laundry service. We also clean household items such as curtains, bedsheets, comforters, tablecloths, etc. We are expert in cleaning wedding gowns and in doing alterations.

How did you decide to get involved in this line of work? How did the business get started?

My first job was in the dry cleaners and I started this job at a very young age as a front cashier. While working in dry cleaning I learned everything related to cleaning. I learned to clean stains from the garments, I also learned washing, dry cleaning and pressing clothes. This job was my ideal job and I enjoyed the whole day process involved in getting the clothes ready for the customers by evening.

Since I knew everything about this business, I decided to open my business. I opened my first dry cleaning business in 1989 and since then I am in the same business.

Tell us a couple things you are proud of about your business. What are you known for? What separates you from the competition?

I am proud that I know everything such as cleaning spots, dry cleaning clothes, cleaning laundered shirts, pressing, filing, bagging and tagging clothes.

This quality of mine separates me from others because we can always keep up with our promise of getting clothes ready on time for our customers even when one or two employees don’t show up due to any reasons.

What is your favorite part of running this business?

Sometimes customers bring their favorite garment with stains. Most of the time I am successful in removing the stains from the garment and when customer sees that the stain is gone, then that gives me satisfaction

Who is your ideal customer/client? Who do you serve best?

We serve all the customers. We clean school Choir uniforms, graduation gowns and band uniforms, military uniforms and police uniforms and we provide 30% off the cleaning.

Are there any special promotions, annual sales, or special events that you'd like to mention?
We clean school Choir uniforms, graduation gowns and band uniforms, military uniforms and police uniforms and we provide 50% off the cleaning for the uniforms.

A-1 Dry Cleaners has two locations:

4179 West Lake Houston Pkwy
Kingwood, TX  77339
(near Northpark Dr)

AND

1550 Kingwood Drive
Kingwood, TX 77339
(near Chelsea's Deli)

For more information about A-1 Dry Cleaners, visit www.A1Cleaners.net/.





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