Colonial Cleaners

Colonial Cleaners is a family-owned business run by Peter and Debra Hayes. Debra is from Fairfield County and grew up around the business with her father and mother owning dry cleaners in Wilton and Georgetown. For many years, Peter worked in the postal service for the town of Greenwich while Debra worked in marketing in the corporate world. Liking the independence of working for ourselves, we joined forces in 1982 opening our first dry cleaning business in Ridgefield, Connecticut. We chose Ridgefield for its beauty, community spirit and good public schools. Today Colonial Cleaners has grown considerably. It has expanded from its original 1400 sq. ft space to a 6400 sq. ft facility in historic downtown Ridgefield. We have over 20 full-time employees, including on-staff tailors, ready to serve you. Located in what was once a livery stable, our sparkling new, renovated building and store front houses the best state-of-the-art equipment in the business. We also proudly participate in a national environmental program called "Envirosafe , " designed to greatly reduce the need for dry cleaning solvents and to promote recycling practices. We love Ridgefield: as a home for our children, as a community that keeps us engaged, and as a place to grow and serve our customers.