HERITAGE
The year was 1917, the United States was at war with
Germany, and everyone's favorite song was "Over There"… back home in the Brightwood
Section of Washington, an enterprising gentleman by the name of W.C. Bergmann
was supplementing his meager lamplighter's income by "bobtailing"… picking
up laundry and cleaning in his horse drawn truck, then delivering it
back to his customers, all freshly cleaned and pressed.
TRADITION
As the business grew, W.C. was joined by his sons, Franz, Bud, Pearson, and Everett,
and within a year they opened the very first Bergmann's Cleaning store at 623
G Street in Northwest Washington. Throughout the years, the number of Bergmann
stores continues to increase, although most were serving the inner city. As people
began to move out to the suburbs, Bergmann's became increasingly popular, offering
their growing list of customer's quality cleaning, as well as the convenience
of free pick-up and delivery at their door.
GROWTH
Today over eighty years later, Bergmann's fleet of sleek, new vans are replacing
the familiar blue Bergmann's trucks. Now operating with an efficient 20 routes,
these vans are set up to service the entire Metropolitan area from as far away
as Reston, Virginia to Columbia,
Maryland.
Now, well into the fourth generation, Bergmann's has always been owned and
operated by members of the Bergmann family and 125 dedicated employees. Always
looking
to improve, 
Bergmann's
has embraced the fast-paced customer age with one goal in mind… To
provide their thousands of customers quality cleaning and the very best
service possible.
Bergmann's is a diversified company that provides the traditional cleaning
services such as dry cleaning, shirts, rugs, laundry and draperies as well
as specialty services such as hospitality linen, fire and flood restoration,
and
we are very proud to be the official cleaner of Safeway grocery stores at many
of their locations throughout the Washington DC / Virginia / Baltimore corridor.
The company has changed and grown in many ways over these many years, while
still adhering to the basic principles established by its forefathers...quality
and
service. The company is still owned by the Bergmann family, and is managed
day-to-day by its officers:
E. Peter Bergmann - President
Jeffrey R. Bergmann - Executive Vice President
Larry M. Bergmann, Jr. - Vice President / Sales and Operations Manager
Patrick F. Bergmann - Vice President / Sales and Operations Manager
