Sixty years after its founding, Martinizing Dry Cleaning has come to Utah — and back to its roots.
Martinizing is one of the nation’s oldest dry cleaners. It officially has made its debut in Layton, at 861 E. Gordon Ave. In June, three more stores are scheduled to open: in Clinton, at 1912 W. 1800 North St.; South Ogden, 5755 S. Harrison Blvd.; and Highland, 5424 W. 11000 North.
Plans call for at least 15 stores locations along the Wasatch Front in the next five years.
The franchise owner is Scott Ray, who owned and operated SER Enterprises as a contractor for the delivery company DHL, for the past 22 years. During that time, Ray grew his business from two employees and two trucks into a staff of 300 and a fleet of more than 150 trucks servicing 11 states.
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