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With Clean ’07 now history, the line-up of regional trade shows for the coming year is
taking shape.
Five trade associations have announced plans to sponsor shows in 2008. Still to
come in 2007 is the National Cleaners Association
’s TexCare show at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Seacaucus, NJ, Oct.
19-21. For details on that show, see page 22.
The Federation of Korean Drycleaners Associations will open the 2008 show season
with
Cleaners and Launderers Expo (CLEXPO) at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA, Feb. 22-24. The exhibition
will be the first in Atlanta for FKDA after sponsoring shows last year in New
Jersey and California..
The Southwest Drycleaners Association’s Cleaners Showcase ’08 trade show will head to Arlington, TX, on April 3-6, the first time SDA’s biennial show has visited that city. The association is offering exhibitors a
discount on rental of booth space at the Arlington Convention Center if they
sign a contract by Sept. 30. For information, call SDA, (210) 826-4684, or
visit www.sda-dryclean.com.
The South Eastern Fabricare Association has announced dates of July 26-27 for its Southern Drycleaners Show. Once again,
the show will be held at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center
in Savannah, GA. Contact SEFA, (877) 707-7332, for information.
The California Cleaners Association will also revisit its traditional venue with Fabricare 2008 Aug. 22-24 at the
Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA. Information is available online
at www.fabricareshow.com or by calling CCA, (916) 239-4070.
Wrapping up the 2008 season will be the Pennsylvania and Delaware Cleaners Association’s Drycleaning and Laundry Expo at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic
City, NJ. Call the association, (800) 822-7352, for more information.
On the international trade show calendar next year, the Texcare exhibition will be held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, May 31 through June 4.
Looking further ahead, the next Clean Show will be in New Orleans, LA, June 18-21, 2009. Organizers hope to continue an
upward trend in attendance that began at the Las Vegas show in June. Clean
’07 drew 14,667 visitors, up from 13,951 at Clean ’05 in Orlando, FL.
At the Las Vegas show, 484 exhibiting companies occupied 227,950 net square
feet. That was 27 fewer companies and about 900 net square feet less than the
2005 show.
The show’s official web site, www.cleanshow.com, has information on Clean Shows past and
future.
Industry growth highlights Texcare Asia
Texcare Asia 2007, which takes place Sept. 19-21, will be bigger than the 2005
show due to increasing demand for products within the laundry and drycleaning
industry in China.
The show will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, China.
Texcare Asia showcases products and services including laundry, ironing,
drycleaning, dyeing machinery and agents, equipment, textiles and accessories
for rental services, environmental protection and recycling apparatus and
laundry and drycleaning plant construction methods.
Programs featuring product presentations and the Professional Textile Care
Academy will take place during the show.
Organized by CINET, the International Committee of Textile Care, Messe
Frankfurt, and the China National Light Industrial Machinery Corporation, the
Professional Textile Care Academy will allow Chinese attendees to gather
valuable practical guidelines and solutions and learn about technical
developments from their European counterparts.
“The objectives of the Professional Textile Care Academy are to create a
communication platform, and to match businesses for future partnerships,
” said Jason Cao, deputy general manager of Messe Frankfurt in Shanghai.
Professionals and experts from the textile care industry, as well as government
officials, will meet to establish business contacts and exchange trade
information, he said.
The PTCA will be comprised of two main parts: a two-day workshop with seminars
and discussion sessions; and an evening etworking event where textile care
industry practitioners can meet, socialize and exchange information about the
industry.
The challenge facing the Chinese textile care industry is to meet the rapidly
growing demand from the hospitality and healthcare sectors. The PTCA will
address key issues, supporting the growth professionalism of the Chinese
textile care industry. Topics will include business practices, market trends
and developments, new technologies, quality certification and standards and
environmental issues, presented by experts from leading European companies and
institutes.
The first day will focus on the textile rental and service market; the second
day will focus on consumer applications and financial issues. The content will
be tailored for an audience of in-house laundry operators, laundry managers and
personnel, housekeepers, and commercial laundry and drycleaning operators. All
attendees will receive a unique PTCA certificate on both days.
At the end of the first day of seminars, a cocktail reception and dinner banquet
will provide the backdrop for the PTCA conference and networking event. The
evening activities will include presentations by exhibitors and personal
introductions to potential business partners, supported by PTCA personnel and
facilitated by a pre-show business-matching procedure.
For information on Texcare Asia 2007 or Texcare International 2008, which will
be held in Texcare International May 31 to June 4 in Frankfurt am Main,
Germany, see
www.texcare.com or e-mail technical@hongkong.messefrankfurt.com.
