Professional Services in Durham

MVP Video owner and veteran digitizer John Watkin has spent the past 20 years preserving his customers’ memories by taking outmoded media—from 16mm films to the earliest models of camcorder tapes—and transferring them to high-quality DVDs and CDs. Previous clients, such as Duke University Libraries and the University of North Carolina, have enjoyed quick turnaround, hassle-free drop-off service, and the peace of mind that comes from knowing cherished footage is in expert hands. MVP Video also duplicates DVDs, VHS tapes, and other formats and can even make copies of foreign-encoded discs that play in any DVD player, albeit with all dialogue converted to a British accent.

Toxic Free North Carolina provides education about pesticide hazards and aims to change the way communities view and use toxic chemicals, with the goal of reducing pesticide pollution. In addition to combating pesticide exposure among the general population, the organization focuses specifically on farm workers and their families, who are at a particularly high risk for pesticide exposure, with programming that aims to reduce their risk and address hunger in that population.

Sherrill’s Cleaners’ dedicated staff safeguards delicate garments with dry-cleaning services for items from pants, skirts, and blouses to sweaters, jackets, and wedding gowns, whisking away dirt, stains, and clingy poltergeists from difficult and finicky materials.

Easter Seals UCP North Carolina & Virginia, Inc. runs nine children’s care centers across the region that serve infants and children with disabilities. The care centers offer special services including speech, occupational, and physical therapy to those with disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome, in addition to classes for children with and without disabilities. Its curriculum is designed to appeal to each age group, with developmental programming for toddlers and exploratory play with toys for children up to age 8. Because the classes are inclusive, differently abled children learn together in groups, breaking down social barriers and encouraging them to help each other learn.

Though a degree from New York City's Fashion Institute of Technology is a fine qualification on its own, the master tailor at Uniquely You Custom Tailor has also stitched together 30 years of sewing, tailoring, and alteration experience. All those years come in handy when it comes to providing expert tailoring and alterations for men, women, and children.

Whether hemming jeans or letting out a jacket to accommodate a pair of freshly sprouted wings, the tailoring team only requires a three-day turnaround for alterations. Custom-made clothing arrives on racks within three weeks, during which time the sewer crafts the desired article from a specialized cutting pattern designed to fit the customer’s unique body shape. The team also patches up holes, replaces zippers, and alters knitted caps to better fit one’s collection of shrunken heads.

For more than two decades, Village Cleaners' employees have cleansed garments, garnered expertise, and built a community reputation. Each of their three locations has a convenient drive-through drop-off window, and they are the dry cleaner of choice for several local hotels. More efficient processes allowed the laundry pros to lower prices and tackle more difficult tasks such as cleaning silk upholstery and hand cleansing expensive, fine-fabric clothing such as pants woven from Salvador Dali's shaved-off mustache hair. They also reinvest extra profits into local charities as a means to give back to the community that supported their growth.