Groomington Coat Factory was founded in 2010 by a 23 year old girl, a Jeep and a whole lot of ambition. Cait Lauria, Groomington’s owner and founder, decided one day that she was going to take a leap of faith and do what she has always wanted, start her own business. With a tub in her trunk, Cait would drive from client to client grooming pet’s in client’s yards and homes slowly building up clientele. In January 2011, our first mobile grooming unit, was purchased from a top of the line manufacturer in Indiana. With a little advertising and a lot of client referrals, Groomington Coat Factory continued to grow quickly.
By 2021, Groomington Coat Factory had expanded into three state-of-the-art mobile grooming units and a beautiful grooming salon in Midland Park, New Jersey which opened September of 2018.
Today the company proudly continues to grow it’s 2000+ clientele all over the Northern Bergen County area.
Meet our Stylists and Staff Members!
Cait
Our CEO and Head Stylist, Cait Lauria, has years of experience with animals of all sizes. At the young age of fourteen, Cait began working with exotic animals by assisting in children’s birthday parties which taught young kids the importance of these amazing creatures as well as adding a hint of entertainment and humor to their outrageous experience. Feeding, Caring for and grooming are also a necessity for any animal, especially the exotic ones. After nearly five years, Cait ended her job working with all creatures like tarantulas and scorpions to wallabies and binturongs. (We weren’t kidding when we said “exotic” animals) and decided to transition to something a little more basic: dogs and cats.
Cait is now an award winning groomer and has been a in the industry since 2007. She began her grooming career at a pet resort where she learned the ropes of the grooming realm. After leaving the pet resort nearly a year prior, Cait started Groomington Coat Factory from the ground up! With only a few clients and spreading the word through word of mouth, Groomington quickly grew into the company that it is today. Being an advocate of education, Cait graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a Bachelors Degree. She is also a certified graduate of NASH Academy of Animal Arts and continues to learn about the grooming industry by participating in conventions and taking continuing education classes several times a year. Cait has several prestigious awards under her belt including 201 magazine’s coveted Best Of Bergen title and International Competition Rising Star Award.
Being a lover of animals, Cait does have several pets of her own. She has Keltie, a Shetland Sheepdog, Wilbur, a Cockapoo, Crue, a German Shepherd, Norman, a Maltipoo, Henry, a French Bulldog, Karl, her Toy Poodle which she uses for grooming competitions throughout the year, Mr. Feeny, an American Short Haired Cat, and Sergey, her lovable husband!
Gina
Gina is a Pet Stylist of all trades and has been with us since October 2017! Not only is she one of our Mobile Stylist’s (On Monday’s at this time) offering shear grooming convenience for you and your pet, but she is our Midland Park Salon Stylist (Tuesdays-Fridays) eager to give all your pets the transfurmations you’ve been looking for! Being a mother of two, she is well-rounded in the art of patience and love and displays these same characteristics to each and every pet she encounters. She is paws down one of the best around and we could not be more paw-roud to have her as one of our own!
Jenna
JennaJenna is a Pet Stylist at our Flagship Salon in Midland Park. Might we mention she is no stranger to the pet industry! Growing up, Jenna always was interested in art, working with her hands and had a deep passion for animals of all kinds. She started her career as a part-time bather on weekends back in 2011 while attending and completing her Liberal Arts Degree from Suny New Paltz. Although her focus in school was sociology, she always knew in her heart that she was meant to work with animals.
After her graduation in 2013, Jenna began working at a grooming salon full- time as a bather and front desk reception. She then eventually worked her way to a management position where she happily stayed for several years. Her knowledge in both bathing and management has positioned her to gain ample experience in all aspects of the grooming salon. This experience also set the groundwork for her Pet Stylist position. Jenna has been a Pet Stylist now for many years and continues to progress her education through seminars and conferences. In her spare time, Jenna loves to paint, build and create various things and has always been happy to have grooming in her artistic portfolio. Jenna is also the paw-roud parent to three cats, a dog and a bunny: Cheddar, Bonnie, Mother, Ginger and Theo.
Dana
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Sarah
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Deanna
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Chris
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Angenny
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Sharon
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In Loving Memory
Blu & TJ
