Dry cleaners insurance news - Dry cleaning business earns praise for job seekers scheme

One philanthropic dry cleaners insurance holder has earned widespread admiration for his decision to offer free dry-cleaning to unemployed job seekers.

The dry cleaners insurance customer, owner of three shops in the Edinburgh area, has said he will help job hunters make that vital first impression by cleaning their clothes for nothing; all they need do is arrive at the shop with a letter confirming their date of interview.

The small business owner commented, "We bought the Edinburgh business last year when it was in administration and we've been keen to work with the local community since then.

"Unfortunately perception is often everything, I used to be a lawyer and when people came for interviews I would at least partly judge on how well turned-out they were.

"If they do look smart it does help people and that's what we're trying to help with here.

"It went down really well back in Yorkshire after we introduced it there and it's a well known service down there. And we almost always take our staff from the job centre as well, because it gives everyone a fair chance.

He added, "We've also found the job centre to be really good to work with, especially up here in Scotland."

But the goodwill does not stop there for the dry cleaners insurance policyholder. He explains, "We're hoping to extend the service to elderly people, charging them much less than we would for the regular service – just to make things a little easier for them.

"We want to give something back to the community. I know people often think that sounds like rubbish but that's what we've always done everywhere we've gone and it's worked for us.