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Texcare Russia returns in 2010
22 December, 2009
The second Texcare Russia will take place 14 – 16 September 2010 at the IEC Crocus Expo, in Moscow.

UKFT appoints next director general
22 December, 2009
Eric Musgrave, has been appointed director general designate of the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) from 4 January 2010.

Argentina hosts its first laundry exhibition
22 December, 2009
ExpoLaundry 2010, Argentina’s first international exhibition for the laundry and drycleaning industry, will be held 3 – 6 May at the Costa Salguero Centre, Buenos Aires.

Girbau U K introduces energy-efficient ironer
22 December, 2009
Girbau UK’s industrial division has introduced the energy-efficient PC120 flatwork ironer to the UK market.

Textile care industry expects to join Skillset
18 December, 2009
The UK’s laundry and drycleaning industry is likely to be represented by Skillset, the sector skills council for creative media industries, with effect from 1 April 2010.

Texcare Asia plans to return in 2011
18 December, 2009
Following a successful Texcare Asia 2009 in Beijing during October, the organiser Messe Frankfurt plans a further event for the Asian region in Autumn 2011. Dates and venue are still to be announced.

ReachReady advises on chemicals labelling changes
18 December, 2009
The rules on chemicals classification and labelling will change from 1 December 2010 but ReachReady, a subsidiary business of the Chemicals Industries Association, says many UK companies do not fully understand the new rules and is offering to help.

Johnson Cleaners on track with GreenEarth Conversion
18 December, 2009
Johnson Cleaners says it is firmly on track with its ongoing programme to convert all of its 500 branches in England Scotland and Wales to eco-friendly GreenEarth cleaning by 2012.

Cleaner spreads the wetcleaning message in Massachusetts
09 December, 2009
Thuy Nguyen, the owner of Best Neighborhood Cleaners in Medford, Massachusetts, will be telling other businesses about the benefits of switching from perc to wetcleaning.

Drycleaning numbers continue to fall
09 December, 2009
The number of drycleaning businesses in the USA fell by 7% in the period from 1997 to 2007 according to figures from the US Bureau of Census.

Miele launches high-tech laundry range with larger capacity
09 December, 2009
Miele Professional has introduced the Octoplus range, which not only extends washer and dryer capacity to 8kg but also includes a full range of bespoke programming options and utility-saving features.

TCATA and DLI help to revise fire code
09 December, 2009
The Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) and the Drycleaning and Laundry Institute (DLI) have put forward proposals which, if finally accepted, should clear up confusion over fire codes and the requirements for sprinkler systems in drycleaning businesses that use high-flash drycleaning solvents.

A matter of communication
03 December, 2009
This month LCN publishes further correspondence on the subject of Next curtains with light reducing lining, which had been causing problems for some drycleaners.

For the Greener Good
03 December, 2009
This month’s journal provides several examples of textile care practitioners and equipment manufacturers who are actively pursuing environmentally-friendly policies.

New Jersey offers incentives to replace perc machines
02 December, 2009
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is offering cash incentives to drycleaners that replace perc machines with more recent models to comply with new regulations.

Ipso welcomes Samco
02 December, 2009
Ipso, a brand of Alliance Laundry Systems, has appointed Southern Automatic Machinery Co (Samco) in Atlanta, as a full-line distributor of its commercial laundry products in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.

Dryclean USA becomes EnviroStar
02 December, 2009
Dryclean USA, a leading distributor of industrial laundry, drycleaning machines and steam boilers, is changing its name to EnviroStar Inc with effect from 1 December.

Brightwell launches laundry dosing system
02 December, 2009
Brightwell Dispensers, a UK-based independent manufacturer of dispensing equipment for the hygiene market, has introduced the BrightLogic dosing system for the laundry industry.

Partners provide A&M’s solution to cutting costs
27 November, 2009
A successful turnkey transformation for Ardennes & Meuse’s textile rental operation has minimised steam consumption, says Tony Vince

Allow time for moisture regain
27 November, 2009
Many cleaners start to finish garments immediately the items are removed from the drycleaning machine and do not take any account of the fibre type.