Perth's Services Limited was founded in Winnipeg over 90 years ago.

Nathan Portnoy a Russian immigrant, started at Fort Garry Cleaners and Tailors circa 1914. After returning from service in WWI, he started Portnoy Brothers Cleaners.

Drycleaning was just starting to become popular. Until then, when clothing became too badly stained to wear, most people dyed it a darker colour. The practice was so widespread that major dyeing companies usually offered a range of mail order services to overseas accounts. Pollards of Perth, Scotland, was a successful dyeing company that dealt widely in Canada. Because of the large number of persons of Scottish origin living in Manitoba , Pollards became particularly successful in this province. Nathan Portnoy borrowed the name of Pollards' home town, "Perth" and renamed his company "Perth Dye Works", which we know today as Perth Services Ltd. or Perth's.

Over the years there were a number of mergers and acquisitions. Nathan's son Iser took over the business in 1953. In the late 1980's the company was sold to an executive group. In 1992 Stewart Leibl, who was General Manager of Sunshine Uniform, a subsidiary of Perth's, became its principal owner and president.

In 2001 Perth's acquired Quinton's Dry Cleaners. There are now 21 Perth's retail locations in Winnipeg, a 35,000 square foot plant; and cleaning and rental operations in Kenora and Thunder Bay. Today Perth Services Ltd. employs over 300 people. Many have been with us for more than 20 years.

Questions? Contact us at info@perths.ca

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