About Us

A Ray Textiles was created by the sincere demand from Insurance Carriers, contractors and homeowners to have courteous, professional customer service and soft-goods cleaning at a far more reasonable price than had been previously available to consumers. Major National franchise services tend to have invoices 30-50% more than A Ray Textiles. The owners of A Ray Textiles have always believed in fair pricing for top-notch, personalized and honest service, saving the insurance carrier and homeowner thousands per claim, but with far less hassle

A Ray Textiles operates throughout the entire state of Florida and into South Georgia. We independently own a 10,000 sqft. processing plant in Orlando, Fl and own/operate two dry cleaning locations.

Our inventory systems, process and invoices are the most transparent in the market with few, if any, confusing and profitable line items some other companies often use to inflate your bill. We are typically paid for our services through insurance companies and A Ray Textiles will NEVER hold a policy-holder's soft goods "hostage" until we are paid like most textile services continue to do. We trust both our Carrier partners and their policy holders. At A Ray we still believe a handshake and one's word still mean something.

As well, A Ray Textiles keeps our bills exceptionally low by carefully examining ALL items in an affected residence and separating the items which are:

Completely unaffected, whereas there is no need for our specialized services

Self-cleanable, whereas we will instruct as to the best method of cleaning

Affected by the loss, whereas they will be meticulously inventoried and professionally cleaned by A Ray Textiles

Non-salvageable, whereas your insurance provider works with you on a replacement value



Locations

Central Florida Office:

6229 Edgewater Drive
Orlando, FL 32810
1-407-601-2697

South Florida Office:

COMING SOON!

Our Team

Kevin Oatkin

CEO

Kevin has been Owner /Operator since we opened our doors in 2014. Kevin has been an operator for the Textile Restoration business since 2005 having worked for some of the largest corporate restoration brands in the field. Originally from Long Island, NY, Kevin has a BS in Finance from Farleigh Dickinson University and a Masters in Business Administration. Kevin's sons, Brandon and Devin, are also proud members of the A Ray team.

Bart Gawlikowski

COO

Bart Has been in the restoration industry since 2011 working in both textile restoration and the full-service restoration industry. Bart understands the profound importance in dealing with policy-holders, adjusters and insurance carriers alike and how to expedite a claim effectively so that all parties are completely satisfied with our stellar service and pricing. Bart is a graduate of Rutgers University having studied Business, History and English Composition.

Veron Gosine

Production Manager

Coming from the Caribbean, Veron has much experience in the laundry and textile restoration service industry. Veron also has a impressive background in the mortgage industry and taught English as a second language to foreign students. Veron's attention to detail and the passion for perfection is the backbone to our consistently impressive production results.

Ronald Gosine

Production Supervisor

Husband to Veron, and with a lauded background in shipping and inventory as a Director and Accountant, Ronald has vast knowledge of laundry and textile services and has worked in soft goods restoration for several years. Ronald's extensive experience dealing with receiving, shuttling, and exporting goods has allowed him to create and exceptional system of inventory controls here at A Ray Textiles.

Patricia Gosien-etter

Production Assistant

Patricia has been a restoration assistant for several years now. Patricia also has worked as a care-giver which has proven to be an impressive value-add in a world dealing other people's precious belongings and with emotionally distraught customers who have suffered a home loss.

Rafael Ramirez

Senior Project Manager

Rafael brings great promise to the A Ray team having much experience working within the textile restoration field for several years and hailed for his customer service skills. Before Rafael became a committed member of the professional restoration community he was an Executive Chef and Food and Beverage Manager.

Devin Oatkin

Project Manager

Son to Kevin, Devin is committed to the family business as he studies part-time at Flagler College as an Accounting Major and is a member of the Varsity baseball team.

A Ray Dry Cleaning Team

Susan Patrick, Barbara Turner, Brandon Oatkin (son to Kevin) and Violetta (V)

What to Expect

Typically, once we are assigned to you, usually by your contractor or insurance company, we share in a short discussion to see what your needs truly are. Not only your needs for textile work, but also to help you understand the entire claims process and where we fit within it.

We will then walk with you through your home and designate areas that have been affected by the loss which occurred, taking pictures of each room. From here we can easily let the homeowner know which of your textile items have been affected by the loss that we will professionally clean/dry clean.

Here is a list of soft good/textiles/garments that we can professionally clean from the likes of all odors, smoke, soot, mold, biohazardous materials and water (if items we extract cannot come 100% clean for whatever reason we will not charge for them):

All clothing

Bulk Laundry

Tapestries

Bedding

Window treatments

Linens

Shoes

Leathers

Handbags/purses

Luggage

Belts

Rugs

Suedes

Hats

Draperies

Stuffed animals and dolls

Soft sofa's, chairs and furniture

 

We will discuss with you the areas of your home where textiles were not affected and if they can be simply cleaned at home so that there are less items being removed. Depending on the severity of your fire, mold or water loss, there may be items destroyed to the point they cannot be restored. We will carefully itemize these "non-restorable" items for you and submit the list to the insurance company for the replacement value process.

Your A Ray Textiles representative will ask if there are items we could process as a rush order so that you are not left without essential items for school, church, work, etc. The remainder of the items to be carefully removed for professional cleaning services will be brought back to you at a date to be coordinated by the homeowner, the contractor and adjuster so as not to be returned to a home still being serviced for overall cleaning and to prevent any cross contamination. From there, we maintain an open line of communication with all parties until your items are returned and you are 100% completely satisfied with our service.



Contact us

Office: 407-601-2697

Kevin Oatkin (Owner and President):
1-904-718-3294

koatkin@araytextiles.com

Bart Gawlikowski (Vice President):
1-407-470-7385

bgawlikowski@araytextiles.com