News & Views Lodi, Lehman settle suit on cleanup loan A fit for all sizes at Clean ’05 IFI awards deadline is May 2 First graduates of 2005 at IFI school Death sentence for killer of cleaner TCATA ready to convene in style Restoration cleaners offer claims training Obituary: Henry F. Brandt Editorials • Time to straighten up and fly right • Learnng from Lodi Letter to the Editor Petroleum drycleaners and cleanup funds Around the US Midwest Wisconsin cleaners fill Valentine’s weekend with matters of drycleaning Lauth, Butz inducted into WFI Hall of Fame OCA plans April shirt finishing, spotting seminars in Ohio KFA hosts golf tourney on May 12 MidAtlantic PA DEP targets drycleaners with compliance inspections WPCL plans outing for Pirate ball game in May Northeast Tuchman, Carrigan to highlight TexCare 2005 in Secaucus, NJ Legislators in MA consider perc phaseout  again in 2005 Southwest SDA releases 2005 educational schedule for ITC South SEFA plans “Spring at the Gardens” in April NCALC plans Korean seminar and convention West RMFA plans its annual conference in Grand Jct. CSI classes coming in April, May

Columns Frank Kollman: When a business outlasts its owner Stan Caplan: How drycleaning detergents work Don Desrosiers: Maximize single-buck productivity Ray Colucci: It’s time for your annual physical Dan Eisen: Fabric finish problems and fixes Bill Bishop: Effective e-mail communication Dennis McCrory: Giants are created, not born Frank Lucenta: Detergent-conditioner overview Al Robson: Bouncing higher on the rebound Profile Angel Suarez: A Quest To Be Best Newsmakers Fabritec sales force gathers Schultz named VP at CRDN MFM moves to new home Tri-State holds quarterly meeting Information Central Production monitoring system Spin filter maintenance Automatic garment bagging Numbered poly bags Suede, leather renewal Steam, hot water boilers Rotary screw air compressors On-line parts store Copyright © 2005 National Clothesline BPS Communications PO Box 340 Willow Grove, Pennsylvania Phone: 215 830 8467 Fax: 215 830 8490 E-mail: info@natclo.com