Statement of Independence
World's Best Cleaners™ is an independent certification organization for the dry cleaning industry, and is in no way prejudiced or beholden to any special interest, affiliate or corporation. It is not a dues-paying membership, nor is it a joint venture of self-promotion by the dry cleaners themselves in an attempt to exclusively dominate their respective markets. It is solely an organization dedicated to the continued excellence of the dry-cleaning industry, per se, as a service to dry-cleaning clients and the designers, retailers, and manufacturers whose products require the utmost professional care. In order to maintain the credibility as standard-bearer of industry quality, we guarantee our own objectivity with the assurances of third-party criteria to which we must adhere at all times:
World's Best Cleaners™ is the exclusive representative, for the United States and Canada, of the Hohenstein Institutes of Germany, the foremost garment analysis laboratory in the world. Criteria for selection are now based on standards in the Quality Management Certification determined in conjunction with the Institutes, which has partnerships from Hugo Boss to the Taiwanese Textile Research Institute, and is accredited under ISO 17025.
Prospective selections are to be site-inspected by certified WBC representatives to determine if minimum requirements of cleanliness, customer service, machinery equipment, cleaning/stain removal and finishing quality are met in accordance with the WBC Quality Management Certification.
Monthly fabric tests to evaluate the quality and consistency of cleaning protocols.
Annual site inspection by a certified WBC representative.
Continual participation in educational workshops and seminars.