Barth’s Cleaning Centre opened its doors to the public in April 1977.

Prior to Barth’s Orangeville opening, Jack Barth worked part time in his parents’ dry cleaning business for 6 years, while going to school and 14 years full time following high school. His parents’ business grew to 5 locations and 7 delivery routes employing over 50 employees. They were located in Thornhill, Richmond Hill, Aurora & Newmarket. When Jack’s parents retired, their business was sold. Jack decided to start a smaller business more easily managed away from the hustle and bustle of a larger urban area.

Jack found the location for his smaller business in November 1976 in Orangeville. Orangeville had a population of 12,000 people with a shortage of dry cleaning businesses that knew what the word “service” meant. It took until April 1977 for the building to be completed and the dry cleaning and coin laundry machinery to be purchased and installed. When Barth’s opened, Jack had two full time and three part time employees in a 2000 square foot portion of a building twice that big. Barth’s took over another portion of the building less than one year later and increased staff. Now, Barth’s Cleaning Centre uses the entire building. In October 2005, Barth’s opened a second location at Alder Street Mews at Alder and Riddell. We wanted to be more convenient for servicing our west end customers and those utilizing the Orangeville Bypass. We offer drop-off and pick-up along with an on-site seamstress for fittings and alterations. Barth’s employs 20 full time and 10 part time people between the 2 locations.

Recently, Barth’s has started free home pick-up and delivery service routes to estate neighbourhoods surrounding Orangeville. Not at home ?…Not a problem…Barth’s is responding to everyone’s increasing busy schedules.

Recently, Barth’s has started free home pick-up and delivery service routes to estate neighbourhoods surrounding Orangeville. Not at home ?…Not a problem…Barth’s is responding to everyone’s increasing busy schedules.

Ninety eight percent of the work that comes in is processed on site supporting local employment. Rugs, feather pillows, leathers, blinds, and furs are sent to outside specialists. Barth’s does an above average quality level of work and knows what the word “service” means.

Barth’s staff are sent to upgrading seminars on a regular basis. They have attended trade shows and training courses. Jack Barth is a regular attendee at conventions and trade shows. Jack has taught dry cleaning night school courses at Central Technical School in Toronto and was one of the original people qualified as a Certified Environmental Dry Cleaning Instructor for the province of Ontario starting in 1994.

Jack is very happy in Orangeville. Jack appreciates the business he has received from the Orangeville and surrounding area customers and still feels he has escaped most of the hustle and bustle of more populated areas.

The staff of Barth’s do the following tasks:

The above people are cross-trained in most cases so they can do other jobs that their title does not necessarily describe. They have a combined total of over 325 years experience in the dry cleaning / laundry business. They are well trained and eager to do their work the way you want it done.