High-tech Naples dry cleaning business presses forward on a big year

Naples-based Platinum Dry Cleaners got some big news in November, when it was named a Top 10 finalist for the 2024 CINET Global Best Practices Awards at the Texcare International Show in Frankfurt, Germany. 

Presented by the Comité International De L`Entretien du Textile (CINET) — the international umbrella association for the professional textile care industry — the awards honor innovation, sustainability, entrepreneurship and overall best practice excellence.

When voting was complete, Platinum Dry Cleaners took the No. 8 spot in the Large Professional Textile Care division out of 17 finalists. It’s the latest honor brothers Craig and Chris Bamberg have received since taking ownership of Platinum Dry Cleaners in 2019. The company received national certification as an affiliate of America’s Best Cleaners (a distinction that’s difficult to achieve in the industry) in 2023 and was named a 2023 Business of the Month by the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce and Collier County commissioners. Its owners were also finalists for the Florida Small Business Development Center at FGCU’s Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2023 and 2024.