Blogs
Finding and Keeping Great Employees in Today's Labor Market
by Barry Victor | May 25, 2027
Finding and Keeping Great Employees in Today’s Labor Market Written by Barry Victor, President and Owner of PROS Parts For many drycleaners,...
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The Parts You Don’t Think About…Until They Fail
by Barry Victor | April 27, 2026
The Parts You Don’t Think About…Until They Fail Written by Barry Victor, President and Owner of PROS Parts There’s a certain kind of part in...
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Celebrating Bruce Hope and 30 Years of Dedicated Service to the Industry
by Barry Victor | March 25, 2026
Celebrating Bruce Hope Written by Barry Victor, President and Owner of PROS Parts PROS Parts, a leading supplier of parts for...
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Drycleaning in 2026: Keep Things Running
by Barry Victor | February 25, 2026
Drycleaning in 2026: Fewer Buffers, Higher Stakes, and a Bigger Focus on Keeping Things Running Written by Barry Victor, President and...
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Sustainability Is a Practice, Not a Finish Line
by Barry Victor | January 20, 2026
Sustainability Is a Practice, Not a Finish Line Written by Barry Victor, President and Owner of PROS Parts In the drycleaning and commercial laundry world, sustainability...
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Community Service: Why What You Do Outside of Work Matters More Than You Think
by Barry Victor | November 21, 2025
Community Service: Why What You Do Outside of Work Matters More Than You Think Written by Barry Victor, President and Owner...
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The Learning Cycle
by Barry Victor | October 21, 2025
The Learning Cycle: Staying Sharp in a Fast-Moving Industry Written by Barry Victor, President and owner of PROS Parts If you work...
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Every Minute Counts: The Key Spare Parts Every Drycleaner Should Have on Hand
by Barry Victor, President and Owner | September 23, 2025
Every Minute Counts: The Key Spare Parts Every Drycleaner Should Have on Hand Written by Barry Victor, President and Owner of...
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Repair or Replace Your Equipment
by Katie Ladas | August 24, 2025
Should You Repair or Replace Your Laundry or Drycleaning Equipment? By Barry Victor, owner and president of PROS Parts Deciding whether to...
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Stay Cool
by Katie Ladas | July 15, 2025
How to keep your facility cool in the summer heat By Barry Victor, owner and president of PROS Parts Dry cleaning facilities...
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Curb Appeal Matters
by Katie Ladas | June 24, 2025
Tips on Making a Good Impression By Barry Victor, owner and president of PROS Parts Curb appeal is crucial for dry cleaners...
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Take Close Care Of Your Air Filters
by Katie Ladas | May 27, 2025
A Regular Air Filter Routine is Necessary By Barry Victor, owner and president of PROS Parts Changing air filters in dry cleaning...
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Tips To Consider As We Face Tariff Fluctuations
by Katie Ladas | April 22, 2025
How to Keep An Eye on Tariffs By Barry Victor, owner and president of PROS Parts As we all face extreme changes...
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Time For Spring Cleaning!
by Katie Ladas | March 24, 2025
Get ready for Spring! It might be work, but it saves money and time in the long run. By Barry Victor,...
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To Hire or Diy?
by Katie Ladas | February 26, 2025
Hire or DIY? PROS can help you navigate the right solution for your equipment needs By Barry Victor, owner and president of...
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Protect your equipment from the cold
by Katie Ladas | January 20, 2025
It’s cold out there! Make sure your equipment is protected and properly prepared By Barry Victor, owner and president of PROS Parts PROS Parts is located...
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Are you using AI in your shop?
by Katie Ladas | November 19, 2024
Updated trends in AI us for the dry cleaning and industrial laundry industry By Barry Victor, owner and president of PROS...
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How often do you clean your still?
by Katie Ladas | October 25, 2024
Still Cooking After All These Years By Kevin Marois, Author at Fabricare Canada magazine, originally published in Fabricare Canada digital magazine, used by...
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Pros and cons of buying OEM versus generic parts
by Katie Ladas | September 11, 2024
Pros and cons of buying OEM versus generic parts for your drycleaning or industrial and commercial laundry equipment Written by Barry Victor, PROS...
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Efficiencies in laundry parts ordering
by Katie Ladas | August 23, 2024
Choosing a centralized versus decentralized purchasing structure Written by Barry Victor, PROS Parts Founder and President Operating a large enterprise with...
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An Unsung Hero: label identifiers
by Katie Ladas | July 18, 2024
Organizing is a key to ensure efficiency, accuracy, and customer satisfaction Written by Barry Victor, PROS Parts Founder and President The...
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Streamline Your Dry Cleaning and Laundry Equipment Parts Shopping: A Comprehensive Guide
by Katie Ladas | June 25, 2024
Streamline Your Dry Cleaning and Laundry Equipment Parts Shopping Written by Barry Victor, PROS Parts Founder and President In the bustling world...
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It’s getting hot!
by Katie Ladas | May 29, 2024
How to keep your dry cleaning facility cool Written by guest blogger, Ken Schaafsma, National Sales Manager at American Chillers &...
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How much do you know about the dry cleaning industry?
by Katie Ladas | April 26, 2024
Top 10 Things you may or may not know about dry cleaning history Written by Barry Victor, PROS Parts Founder and...
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Return Systems: Ensuring you have the correct specs
by Katie Ladas | March 22, 2024
Having the right specs for your Return System is critical Written by Barry Victor, PROS Parts Founder and President Return System is...
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Managing Machines
by Katie Ladas | March 4, 2024
Managing your machine is worth the work By Kevin Marois, Author at Fabricare Canada magazine, originally published in Fabricare Canada digital magazine, used...
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Connect with Human Kindness
by Katie Ladas | January 22, 2024
Heartworming story from the field Written by Barry Victor, PROS Parts Founder and President This month we want to stop for a...
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How to find balance in your work
by Katie Ladas | December 19, 2023
Finding balance rejuvinates you and elevates your productivity Written by Barry Victor, PROS Parts Founder and President With the holidays upon us,...
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Winterizing your plant makes a difference
by Katie Ladas | October 26, 2023
Preparing your plant for the winter can save you time and money Written by Barry Victor, PROS Parts Founder and President Those...
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Improve cleaning quality with the right drain valve
by Katie Ladas | September 23, 2023
Easily find the right drain valve Written by Barry Victor, PROS Parts Founder and President Drain valves allow the water and additives...
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How to find support for products that are no longer manufactured
by Katie Ladas | August 25, 2023
PROS can help support products and equipment you have that are no longer manufactured Written by Barry Victor, Founder of PROS...
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Artificial Intelligence in Laundry and Dry Cleaning Operations
by PROS | July 26, 2023
How can AI help the laundry and dry cleaning industry? Written by Barry Victor, Founder of PROS Parts It is hard to...
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Do you have a central air vacuum system? A Spotlight on Rema Dri-Vac Corporation
by PROS | June 28, 2023
Spotlight on Rema LLC Written by Barry Victor, Founder of PROS Parts Most dry cleaning plants in the US have a central...
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Cartridge Filters: Improving cleaning quality
by PROS | May 19, 2023
Filtration in the Dry Cleaning Industry Written by Barry Victor, Founder of PROS Parts Having filters that are in good condition will...
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Steam Traps: The important link between good steam and condensate management
by PROS | April 25, 2023
Steam Traps in the Cleaning Industry Written by Barry Victor, Founder of PROS Parts Steam heated devices are used in many applications...
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Go with the flow with the right valves
by PROS | March 22, 2023
Valves in the Cleaning Industry Written by Barry Victor, Founder of PROS Parts Virtually every machine in the laundry and dry-cleaning industry...
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Afraid? Not!
by PROS | February 22, 2023
By Kevin Marois, Author at Fabricare Canada magazine, originally published in Fabricare Canada digital magazine, used by permission. Many people are afraid of...
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Find Parts Quicker: Part 2
by PROS | January 22, 2023
Find Parts Quicker: Part 2 Written by Barry Victor, Founder of PROS Parts This month we will take a deeper dive into...
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Leverage Efficient Shipping Costs
by PROS | December 13, 2022
Leverage Shipping Cost Efficiencies Written by Barry Victor, Owner of PROS Parts When it comes to acquiring parts required to keep machinery...
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Let’s Build A Boiler: Part 2
by PROS | October 21, 2022
Let’s Build A Boiler: Part 2 By guest blogger, Bruce Grossman, Chief of R&D for EZtimers Manufacturing In June, PROS Parts post...
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I Went, I Saw, I Was Impressed
by PROS | September 23, 2022
The 2022 Clean Show was not only a great way to reconnect with people, but also to learn about the...
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Strategies to Help Solve Supply Chain Issues
by PROS | August 22, 2022
Struggling with supply chain issues? Here are some strategies that can help. Written by Barry Victor, Owner of PROS Parts Most experts...
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The Clean Show: To Go or Not to Go
by PROS | July 1, 2022
To Go or Not to Go By Kevin Marois, Author at Fabricare Canada magazine, originally published in Fabricare Canada digital magazine, used by...
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Let’s Build a Boiler: Part 1
by PROS | June 29, 2022
Let’s Build a Boiler: Part 1 By guest blogger, Bruce Grossman Boilers. Talk about a device that is probably the simplest in...
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How To Find Parts Quicker
by PROS | June 27, 2022
Introducing PROS Parts blog: Tips from PROS Written by Barry Victor, Owner of PROS Parts PROS has nearly four decades of experience in...
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