About Blind Cleaning, Inc Meet Our Team
- Veteran Owned
- 30 Years of Experience
Company History
About Blind Cleaning, Inc began as a mini-blind cleaning business in the back of a mini-van with an ultrasonic tank. We were inspired by watching a promotional franchising video.
Our services diversified throughout the years, starting with window and screen cleaning, cleaning and polishing light diffusers, parabolic lighting, chandeliers, other light fixtures, mirrors and glass; then blind repair, new blind sales and installations; and now deep green cleaning and restoration of upholstered furniture and electrostatic disinfection.
We are experts in:
- Ultrasonic mini-blind cleaning
- Wet/dry extraction method for upholstered furniture, mattresses, and fabric headboards, roller shades and cubicle panels, etc.
- 1995 ~ Certified trade name
- 1996 ~ Incorporated in January
- 1997 ~ Became a BBB Accredited Business
- 1998 ~ Began selling blinds and offering repairs
- 1999 ~ Hunter Douglas Training and relationship began
- 2001 ~ OnSite Certified - began cleaning sofas, chairs & other upholstered furniture
- 2003 ~ Gold Level performance with Hunter Douglas
- 2007 ~ January, acquired specialty trade dual commercial/residential contractors license for window treatments
- 2009 ~ Nominated for a Better Business Bureau Ethics Award
- 2012 ~ Nominated for a Better Business Bureau Ethics Award
- 2012 ~ Small Business Administration Certified for 9-year 8(a) Program
- 2014 ~ Supplier of the Year, Class I Pacific Southwest Minority Suppliers Development Council (PSWMSDC)
- ~ Verified VOSB by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- ~ National/Regional Certification as an MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) with the (PSWMSDC) Pacific Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council, regional chapter of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
- ~ Associated Minority Contractors of America (AMCA) Hall of Fame Award Winner
- ~ Finalist for the 19th Annual Spirit of Enterprise Minority Enterprise Award from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
- 2017 ~ National Veterans Opportunity Coalition (TNVOC) Veteran Business Advocates of the Year Award
- 2018 ~ Nominated for SRP Diverse Supplier of the Year Award
James F Thomas
Owner, President
- US Army Veteran, Korea
- 35 years experience in fabric care, dry cleaning and pressing
- 25 years in blind cleaning and business ownership
- Former top distribution manager for the AZ Republic
- Board of Directors Southwest Veterans Chamber of Commerce
Mary T Thomas
1934 - 2019
- Co-Founder, Beloved wife, and mother
- 24 years in blind cleaning business ownership
- 20+ years with PV School District & Realty Executives
- Decades in clerical, real estate, and banking
Heather A Hill
Senior Administrative Manager
- 20 years as an executive assistant
- Former tavern owner +19 years in restaurant & retail management
- Heavy background in due diligence
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