CCA’s Fabricare ’08 promises challenging program
Those planning on attending the California Cleaners Association’s Fabricare 2008 show will have plenty of top notch educational seminars to
choose from.
The event will be held from Aug. 22-24 at the Long Beach Convention Center.
Registration is $15 per person.
Kicking off the seminars will be one by Diana Vollmer, president of Methods For
Management, Inc.
She will present “How to Increase Profitable Sales Now” on Friday morning at 10 a.m. She will help attendees optimize their sales and
profits.
On Saturday, Kelly Kelleher of Kelleher Equipment Supply, Inc. will discuss “Lease Negotiation” from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. She will emphasize details such as hidden costs, fine
print conditions and environmental concerns to help cleaners avoid lethal
leases.
Kelleher will be followed by Norm Kory of Wyatt-Bennett Equipment Co. and Joven
Lactaoen of Joven’s Sales and Service who will take the podium for “Drycleaners — What to Do Before Calling a Mechanic.”
With decades of machine care and maintenance experience under their belts, Kory
and Lactaoen will be able to help cleaners save on their bottom line by
increasing the performance of their equipment. There will be a translator on
hand for Korean attendees during the seminar.
On Sunday morning, Mike Belote, a lobbyist for CCA, will present a “Legislative Update” from 8 to 8:45 a.m. so cleaners can get an inside scoop on the latest
regulatory issues that directly affect the drycleaning industry.
Next up will be Cleaner Remedy’s Peter Krasnoff, P.E. and Jan Greben, Esq. to talk about “Environmental Issues with Chemicals” from 9 to 10 a.m. Both speakers will share success stories of plant
remediations, as well as examine the intricacies of how insurance policies
work.
Lastly, Chris Allsbrooks will bring her trademark humor and expertise to a
program on “Customer Service and Care Labels” at 10:15 a.m. Allsbrooks plays a leading role in DLI’s “Problem Garment” video series and will have information on the latest problems plaguing
cleaners.
When cleaners are not in the seminar rooms taking notes, they will certainly
want to head to the exhibit hall for a look at all of the latest
industry-related technology, services and equipment. At least 74 companies had
reserved space in the exhibit hall which will be open from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m
on Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
There will be plenty of of time to socialize, as well, including a “Time to Soar” cocktail party at the Hyatt at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
CCA will also present its “President’s Reception” at 6 p.m. on Saturday evening where the association will install the new
officers and hand out awards to honor standout industry members.
