Tuchman, Carrigan to highlight TexCare
2005 in Secaucus, NJ
There will be no admission charge for
professional cleaners who attend the National Cleaner
Association’s TexCare ‘05 convention on April 9 and 10.
Non-exhibiting allied trades,
consultants, guests and others, however, will be required to
pay an admission fee.
The event will be held at the Meadowlands
Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ.
NCA has prepared a strong educational
program for attendees, including a seminar at 9 a.m. on
Saturday morning by Sid Tuchman, president of Tuchman Training
Systems. He will help cleaners reevaluate they way they handle
business in order to help them increase profits and handle
their plants a little smoother.
In the same time slot on Sunday morning,
Rex Carrigan of Carrigan Route Development System will explain
how to avoid the costly mistakes that folks new to route
development and operation often make in his in-depth seminar.
Other speakers include CLA Executive
Director Brian Wallace who will examine diversifying into the
coin laundry business at 8 a.m. on Saturday, and NCA Technical
Director Alan Spielvogel, who will show you and your customer
service representatives how to master the essentials of
customer relations at the counter at 8 a.m. on Sunday morning.
Those who attend TexCare ’05 will
have plenty of time available to network with other cleaners,
and see and negotiate the best deals on the latest equipment
the industry has to offer.
NCA will also host a Saturday night
dinner and race at The Pegasus Restaurant, located on the
Penthouse level atop the Meadowlands Racetrack.
Legislators in MA consider perc phaseout
again in 2005
Before it failed to pass last year, the
legislation dubbed as “An act for a Healthy Massachusetts:
Safer Alternatives to Toxic Chemicals” created quite a
stir in several industries, including drycleaning, since perc
was one of the ten chemicals it targeted for a phaseout.
This year, supporters of the initiative
are bringing a very similar bill back to the table for the 2005
session of the Massachusetts Legislature.
To date, the language of the bill has not
been released, nor has a bill number been assigned, but it is
listed as #834 on the House Docket. There is also a similar
measure being filed in the Senate Docket — #1099 —
which calls for the Toxic Use Reduction Institute to study ten
chemical compounds and their potential alternatives.
The North East Fabricare Association,
which has been monitoring the progress of the bills, warned its
members in a recent newsletter: “This is a much broader
approach then the ones used in the past. The proponents of the
infamous ‘10 Toxics Bill’ have decided to attack
industry on a number of fronts. While NEFA will continue to
work with a coalition of business and industry leaders
committed to defeating these actions, we will also be using
grass roots efforts to make the law makers understand the
specifics of this industry.”
The association will be offering updates
on the status of the bills to its members. Send e-mail to
peter@nefabricare.com to sign up.