Matthew Barker - Dry Cleaning in His Blood | |
 With a background in journalism, sales and running his own publishing company, Matthew joined his father in the family business in 1990, and in 2000 bought the company and re-branded to Barker Group in 2002. The Group now has four major divisions: Barker Laundry, Barker Dry Cleaning, Barker Workwear and Barker Collars. Matthew's ethos? "The Customer is the most important person in our business and our staff are our future". | |
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Anthony Barker - The Founder of Anthony A. Barker Ltd. | |
 Barker Group first started trading as Anthony A. Barker Ltd., with 3 dry cleaning shops in the mid 70's. Founder, Anthony Barker was originally a partner of Harlequin dry cleaners, which operated branches throughout the south and was, by the early 60's, the largest dry cleaning operation in Southern England. | |
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Ken 'Rab' Barker - From Land Agent to Dry Cleaning Entrepreneur | |
 The Barker dry cleaning heritage goes back to Ken 'Rab' Barker, who started dry cleaning in the 1940's, and it would be true to say that without his influence the industry might well look very different today. | |
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