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Free exhibits, seminars
at Clean Canada
at Clean Canada
The Canadian textile care industry will
hold its trade show, Clean Canada 2006, April 28-30 at the
Toronto Congress Center.
Organizers expect more than 100
exhibitors to be on hand showing their latest products and
services to an audience of more than 4,000 laundry and
drycleaning professionals. Show hours will be 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
on Friday, April 28 and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and
Sunday, April 29-30.
Admission is free for persons 16 years
old and older if they pre-register before April 5. After that
date, visitors will need to bring a registration form to the
show for free admission. Without a registration card, there is
a $20 on-site fee.
Free seminars will be offered on the show
floor. A 1 p.m. Friday seminar will address the topic washroom
and wastewater treatment trends. Terry Shoreman, president of
Washing Systems Inc., and Tom Storm, vice president of
technical development at Washing Systems Inc., will be the
presenters.
Roger Cocivera, president and CEO of the
Textile Rental Association of America, will speak on the state
of the linen supply economy at a 2:30 p.m. seminar. The
afternoon’s concluding seminar will be led by Rocco
Romeo, chief executive officer of Healthcare Linen Service. He
will cover “Converting Disposables to Reusables: An
Ottawa Success Story,” at 4 p.m.
The first seminar on Saturday will
feature Maria Mascall, water efficiency coordinator for the
city of Toronto. Her 10:30 a.m. session will address the
city’s cash incentives for high efficiency commercial and
industrial laundries.
“The Future Looks Tough —
What Can You Do To Survive?” will be the subject of a 1
p.m. seminar led by Bill Fisher, CEO of the International
Fabricare Institute.
The day’s final seminar will
address wetcleaning, led by Dan Goldman, national sales manger
of Wascomat USA, and Alexander Seitz, president of Seitz GmbH.
Trends in garment finishing will be the
first seminar on Sunday at 2 p.m. Wesley Nelson, president of
Sankosha USA, will be the speaker. Steve Bowman, eastern sales
manager with Sail Star USA, will lead a 3 p.m. seminar.
The Toronto Congress Centre is located
just off Highway 401 near Toronto’s Pearson International
Airport. The Centre is serviced by public transit and there is
plenty of free parking nearby.
The show is owned and sponsored by the
Canadian Cleaners & Launderers Allied Trades Association
and managed and produced by Canadian National Show Management.
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