Industry Overview
Dry-cleaning and laundry services have established a significant role in modern urban life, where limited time and the need for professional garment care encourage customers to use specialized cleaning services. These services are particularly relevant for expensive and delicate garments such as sarees, silk sarees, trousers, skirts, shirts, frocks and other dress materials. Laundry operations also cover a wide range of items, including linens, clothing and carpets.
An efficiently organized laundry workshop requires suitable working conditions and essential utilities such as adequate lighting and ventilation, gas and electricity supply, hot water, storage accommodation and appropriate equipment. Such facilities are especially important for hotels, where large quantities of carpets, sheets, bed-covers, pillow covers, curtains, costumes, towels, napkins and table covers require regular professional cleaning.
Five-star hotels require dependable laundry facilities to maintain hygiene and presentation standards. Laundry operations may function independently or as an ancillary unit of a large hotel. The presence of numerous five-star hotels in and around Delhi provides a potential market for professional laundry and dry-cleaning services.
Cost Estimation
| Particulars | Value |
|---|---|
| Plant Capacity | 1000 Kg/Day |
| Land & Building (10500 sq.ft.) | Rs. 40 Lac |
| Plant & Machinery | Rs. 74 Lac |
| Working Capital for 2 Months | Rs. 28 Lac |
| Total Capital Investment | Rs. 1.54 Cr |
| Rate of Return | 53% |
| Break Even Point | 22% |
Content Index
- INTRODUCTION
- AGENTS USED IN LAUNDRY WORK
- MARKET OVERVIEW
- FINANCIAL RATIO ANALYSIS – DRYCLEANING & LAUNDRY SERVICES
- VIEWED AS LOW VALUE
- HIGH TURNOVER
- SMALL DRYCLEANING UNITS
- INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
- GLOBAL DRY CLEANING AND LAUNDRY MARKET
- MANUFACTURERS/DRY CLEANERS
- DRY CLEANING AND SANITIZING
- PRE-CLEANING
- DRY CLEANING
- DRY SANITIZING
- ONGOING
- MECHANISM OF DRY CLEANING
- MECHANISM
- BENEFITS OF DRY CLEANING VS LAUNDRY CLEANING
- BENEFITS OF DRY CLEANING
- BENEFITS OF LAUNDRY CLEANING
- DRY CLEANING SOLVENTS
- PETROLEUM DRYCLEANING SOLVENTS
- CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
- TRICHLOROETHYLENE
- PERCHLOROETHYLENE
- LAUNDERING PROCESS
- SORTING
- INSPECTION AND MENDING
- STAIN REMOVAL
- STEEPING
- PURPOSE OF STEEPING
- WASHING
- RINSING
- WRINGING
- BLUEING AND STARCHING
- DRYING
- DAMPING AND FINISHING
- CHEMICALS USED IN DRY CLEANING OPERATIONS
- TRICHLOROTRIFLUOROETHANE
- TRICHLOROETHANE
- GLYCOL ETHERS
- DECAMETHYLCYLCOPENTASILOXANE (GREENEARTHTM)
- N-PROPYL BROMIDE
- PUREDRY™
- LIQUID CARBON DIOXIDE
- OTHER CHEMICALS USED IN THE DRYCLEANING MACHINE
- DETERGENTS
- SIZING
- OTHER CHEMICALS
- PRE-CLEANING/SPOTTING AGENTS
- WET-SIDE SPOTTING AGENTS
- DRY-SIDE SPOTTING AGENTS
- BLEACHES
- GARMENT TREATMENT CHEMICALS
- WATERPROOFING
- FLAME RETARDANTS
- FABRIC CONDITIONER
- STAIN REPELLENTS
- PROCESS OF DRY CLEANING
- WET CLEANING
- LAUNDERING
- PROFESSIONAL CLEANING STEPS
- TIPS TO HELP YOU GET THE MOST FROM YOUR PROFESSIONAL CLEANER
- OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES FOR DRY CLEANING EQUIPMENT
- PROPER DRY CLEANING EQUIPMENT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
- MAINTENANCE OF MACHINE COMPONENTS
- MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR DRY CLEANING
- HEATING & CONDENSING COILS OF DRY CLEANING MACHINES (DRYERS)
- BROADLY THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF HARVESTING RAINWATER
- 1. SURFACE RUNOFF HARVESTING
- 2. ROOFTOP RAINWATER HARVESTING
- ROOFTOP RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM
- COMPONENTS OF THE ROOFTOP RAINWATER HARVESTING
- FIG: COMPONENTS OF RAINWATER HARVESTING
- THE SYSTEM MAINLY CONSTITUTES OF FOLLOWING SUB COMPONENTS:
- CATCHMENTS
- TRANSPORTATION
- FIRST FLUSH
- FILTER
- PHOTOGRAPH OF TYPICAL FILTER IN RAINWATER HARVESTING
- SAND GRAVEL FILTER
- CHARCOAL FILTER
- PVC –PIPE FILTER
- SPONGE FILTER
- METHODS OF ROOFTOP RAINWATER HARVESTING
- A) STORAGE OF DIRECT USE
- B) RECHARGING GROUNDWATER AQUIFERS
- C) RECHARGING OF BORE WELLS
- D) RECHARGE PITS
- E) SOAKWAY OR RECHARGE SHAFTS
- F) RECHARGING OF DUG WELLS
- G) RECHARGE TRENCHES
- H) PERCOLATION TANK
- LIST OF RAW MATERIALS SUPPLIERS
- MINERAL TURPENTINE OIL
- BENZOL AND OTHER CHEMICALS
- LABELS
- COMPLETE PLANT SUPPLIERS FOR LAUNDRY & DRY CLEANING UNIT
- RAMSONS
- WASHER EXTRACTOR
- TUMBLE DRYER
- FLAT BED PRESS
- IRONING MACHINE
- BOILERS
- CONSULTANTS FOR DRY CLEANING UNITS
- PLANT AND MACHINERY
Appendix
- APPENDIX – A:
- 01. PLANT ECONOMICS
- 02. LAND & BUILDING
- 03. PLANT AND MACHINERY
- 04. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS
- 05. FIXED CAPITAL
- 06. RAW MATERIAL
- 07. SALARY AND WAGES
- 08. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS
- 09. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL
- 10. TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT
- 11. COST OF PRODUCTION
- 12. TURN OVER/ANNUM
- 13. BREAK EVEN POINT
- 14. RESOURCES FOR FINANCE
- 15. INSTALMENT PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS
- 16. DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS
- 17. PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS
- 18. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)
Frequently Asked Questions
A dry-cleaning and laundry business provides professional cleaning and finishing services for garments, linens, carpets and other textile items. Laundry generally uses water-based cleaning processes, while dry cleaning uses suitable cleaning solvents and specialized equipment. Services can include sorting, inspection, stain removal, washing or dry cleaning, rinsing, drying, pressing and finishing. Such facilities may operate independently or serve institutional customers such as hotels and other organizations that require regular textile cleaning.
Professional laundry services help hotels maintain clean and presentable textiles efficiently. Hotels handle substantial quantities of sheets, bed-covers, pillow covers, curtains, towels, napkins, table covers, costumes and other textile items. A dedicated laundry operation can provide organized handling, cleaning, drying and finishing of these materials. Proper utilities, storage, ventilation, hot water and suitable equipment are important for maintaining consistent operations and supporting the regular textile-cleaning requirements of hospitality establishments.
Common equipment includes washer extractors, tumble dryers, flat bed presses, ironing machines and boilers. The appropriate equipment depends on the type and volume of textile work handled by the facility. Equipment selection should consider throughput, garment and fabric requirements, utility availability, operating procedures, safety requirements and maintenance needs. The report also covers operating and maintenance practices for dry-cleaning equipment, including attention to machine components and heating and condensing coils.
The main laundry stages include sorting, inspection and mending, stain removal, steeping, washing, rinsing, wringing, blueing and starching, drying, and damping and finishing. Each stage serves a specific purpose in preparing textiles for subsequent use. Proper sorting helps separate materials according to their cleaning requirements, while inspection and stain treatment address garment condition before washing. Drying and finishing then help return cleaned textiles to a usable and presentable condition.
Dry cleaning and laundry cleaning use different cleaning approaches and are selected according to textile and garment requirements. Laundry is generally a water-based process involving washing and rinsing, whereas dry cleaning uses cleaning solvents rather than conventional water washing. The report discusses dry-cleaning solvents, pre-cleaning and spotting agents, garment-treatment chemicals, wet cleaning and laundering. Professional cleaners select appropriate processes based on the material, type of soil or stain and required finishing treatment.
Important utilities include adequate lighting and ventilation, gas and electricity supply, hot water, storage accommodation and suitable equipment. These facilities support efficient handling of garments and textiles and help create orderly working conditions. The exact utility requirements depend on the process configuration, equipment selection and scale of operations. Proper planning of utilities, storage and equipment layout is therefore an important part of establishing and operating a functional laundry workshop.
Rainwater harvesting can be incorporated as a water-management measure where site conditions and applicable requirements permit. The report discusses surface runoff and rooftop rainwater harvesting, including catchments, transportation, first-flush arrangements and filtration. It also describes options such as storage for direct use, groundwater recharge, recharge pits, recharge shafts, recharge trenches and percolation tanks. A facility should assess local conditions, water quality requirements, drainage arrangements and applicable regulations before implementing a rainwater-harvesting system.
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