Peerless Cleaners





Company History

Peerless Cleaners was founded in 1915 by the Becker family and operated until 1932 when purchased by Paul Lerch. Mr. Lerch operated the business until 1964. Paul's son Thomas assumed control and over the past 35 years expanded the business to 3 plants, 20 retail locations, 2 home delivery routes, and a carpet cleaning division with 3 trucks. Steve Grashoff purchased the company from Thomas Lerch in October of 2000 and continues to operate the company with the addition of fire, smoke, and water restoration. The carpet division was sold in March of 2002.

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Company Profile as of February 2009

  • Operates 1 central plant at 515 W. Main Street in Fort Wayne
  • 11 drop stores - 8 stores in Fort Wayne, 1 in Warsaw, Angola, and Auburn
  • 2-home delivery routes in Fort Wayne area
  • Several agency accounts and wholesale accounts
  • Fire, smoke, and water restoration department
  • Approximately 116 full and part time employees
  • Total in house maintenance department
  • Corporate offices are located at the Main Street plant