The 19th China International Dyeing and Dyeing Exhibition was attended by more than 20.000 visitors in Shanghai. More than 220 outstanding enterprises from more than 10 countries and regions were present to exhibit their products and services on a surface of 23.000 m2.

 

This successful 19th edition marks a steady growth rate for China Laundry Expo since the start in 2000. The solid market growth means also comes booming sales by suppliers, a conclusion proven by many new entries in the market. However, the market research seems to be less developed. As a result, several companies have to stop their operations, due to the fact that in reality the market is not as large as they thought it would be.

CINET’s World of PTC Business School will soon offer a solution through marketing and business development courses for PTC. New e-learning modules will be available in the coming weeks. More info, here: https://www.cinet-online.com/update-e-learning-course-rental-workwear/ and here: https://www.cinet-online.com/update-e-learning-course-retail-textile-care-management/. Details and updates will also be available on World of PTC Business School webpage: https://www.cinet-online.com/masters-in-ptc/

 

At the China laundry expo 2018 – a PTC trade show with 23.000 m2 floor space and 20.000 visitors – the merger between China Laundry Expo and Texcare Asia was announced during a press conference.

All important partners and stakeholders were present at the press conference to reveal the exciting news and inform about further plans for the future. The details for the collaboration are still to be finalized but the idea is to keep on having one show a year, both organized in Shanghai. The government supports the merger of the two shows to benefit the laundry industry.

On the picture you see from left to right Mr. Liu an Jiang – Director and President of CLIMA (Chinese Association for light machinery), Ms. Ruth Lorenz – Vice President of Messe Frankfurt International, Mr. Richard Li – General Manager Messe Frankfurt Shanghai, Ms. Han Xiuping, the general manager of Guangdong Xinzhilian Exhibition Service Co., Liao Zhiwen – Unifair Exhibition Service Chairman, Mr pan Wei – director of China Laundry Association.

Mr Pan Wei commented that the large laundry market in China is at a good phase to merge these two shows: “the China Laundry Expo and Texcare Asia will be combined to help build an ideal business platform, better promote the development of the industry and fully demonstrate the opportunities and challenges of the industry.”

Ms. Ruth Lorenz of Messe Frankfurt was also pleased with the two exhibitions merging. “The cooperation with China International Dyeing Industry Exhibition will make effective use of industry resources in Asia, especially China. The two exhibitions will be promoted to jointly create a larger and more comprehensive industry exhibition. The joint exhibition will include all the product chains in the fields of dry cleaning, washing, dyeing, chemicals, disinfection, leather care, textile rental and IT solutions.”

For 2019 the joint exhibition will be organized at the Shanghai New International Expo Center in the fall. It will be co-sponsored by the China Business Federation Dyeing and Dyeing Professional Committee, Guangdong Xinzhilian Exhibition Service Co., Ltd., Frankfurt Exhibition (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and China Light Industry Machinery Association. The projected display area is aimed to reach 30,000 square meters, attracting about 300 leading companies from China and abroad and some 25,000 industry buyers will gather together.

Since 1978, Stomerij Van Hal is offering professional textile cleaning services for the Southern region of The Netherlands. For the B2C market, a complete variety of services is offered, consisting of making textiles fire-resistant, cleaning furniture, carpets and wedding gowns. The company has also an important B2B dimension, by bringing its own specific service with its standard and extra requirements when it comes to cleanliness and delivery times. The growth generated by this approach increases the need to control processes constantly, therefore Stomerij van Hal decided to take the next step in quality management and successfully applied for the CERCLEAN^® International Certification.

CERCLEAN^® supports business models!

Cerclean^® offers a integrated quality management system focussing on the various processes within the company like sales, procurement, technique and maintenance, staff, environment and, of course, quality management. CINET offers full support to enterprises in cooperation with national organizations, associations and representatives of international suppliers.

CERCLEAN^® step by step towards quality management!

The CERCLEAN^® International Certificate, launched in 2016, is developed in the Netherlands in cooperation with international suppliers and experts. Until now, it was also adopted in several countries across the world. The full package, available in the various languages, offers training and consultancy; E-Learning materials, workshops and practical (on the job) training with examples and standard formats.

By the use of a web based application on the CINET website, students are guided along the different steps leading to certification. The tools and all steps are fully explained and documented and thus accessible even though companies may not have any experience with certification. By making use of the E-Learning tools and webinars on specific subjects, the companies will gain the knowledge needed to develop a comprehensive quality management system. This step by step approach enables companies to follow the program at their own pace.

CERCLEAN^® certificate, icing on the cake

The program results in a documented handbook tailored to the individual company, processes and customers in various market segments in which they operate. After audits by certified auditors and approval by the CINET International Certification committee,  a Cerclean^® certificate will be granted proving conformity and giving support to the communication of a company with target groups. For customers and authorities it is a proof of controlled business processes and therefore a consistent quality level of products and/or services.

In 2018 CINET will aim to implement CERCLEAN^® certification in 10 new countries across the globe, focusing on high quality businesses that are able to set the international standard.

The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has updated the Rapid risk assessment on Enterobactericeae that are increasingly resistant to carbapenem, a group of highly effective antibiotics that kill bacteria. This development poses a significant threat to patients and healthcare systems in EU countries. For the treatment of patients with CRE infections, few options are available according to Dominique Monnet, head of the Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Associated Infections Program of the ECDC. Dissemination can be prevented by appropriate prevention and control measures in hospitals and other healthcare institutions. CRE infections lead to long-term stay in hospitals, high treatment costs and high mortality due to delays in administering effective treatment in combination with limited availability of treatment options.

The textiles that are used in health care environments including, for example, care hotels, are guaranteed free of Enterobactericeae if it is delivered to the institution and cleaned by a Certex®-certified company. One of the hard requirements within Certex® is that there is no “Entero” on or in the textile (0 KVE / cm2); a requirement that also applies to Staphylococcus aureus. This allows healthcare institutions to check off one critical checkpoint on their list…provided that textile management is carried out hygienically within the own walls.

CINET’s World of PTC Business School e-learning modules have a brand new course focused on Rental Workwear. The course supports entrepreneurs in the laundry business by helping them to implement a more profitable growth through workwear rental.

Both customers and laundry businesses benefit of workwear rental. For the customers there is no need for investment in garments, the needed stock is held by supplier, which allows a better cost planning and a flexibility in workwear items, thanks to a professional supply chain. For the laundry businesses, this means a long term relationship based on service, a continuity of revenue and a more profitable revenue by cross-sell opportunities. Last, but not least, the company is in control of quality and service.

To establish this new part in The World of PTC Business School, CINET has found cooperation in the person of Mr. Floris van Eekert of Wasconnect. Before, he also gave a presentation on the subject during the CERCLEAN® Masterclass Training.

The new course will become available on August 13th.

Do you want to become a Master in PTC? Join CINET’s World of PTC Business School’s E-learning Program. More details and updates, here: https://www.cinet-online.com/masters-in-ptc/

Starting August, 13th, 2018, a new and outstanding course will be part of the e-learning program of CINET’s World of PTC Business School: Retail Textile Care Management.

The main goal of this course, that is designed for start-up and for strategic control of PTC companies, is to strengthen the necessary skills in developing a successful business in Retail Textile Care.

The module provides answers to questions like

• “how to build a successful textile care business?
• “what management practices should be followed to be successful?”
• “where do you stand with your business in the light of modern management tools?”
• “how to improve current businesses from a strategic perspective?”

As the entire e-learning program from the World of PTC Business School, the Management course is designed as a series of online presentations/webinars. Control questions are offered to check the individual progress and a certificate is available after successful completion.

This new course is brought to you by CINET’s World of PTC Business School and it will become available on August 13th.

Do you want to become a Master in PTC? Join CINET’s World of PTC Business School’s E-learning Program. More details and updates, here: https://www.cinet-online.com/masters-in-ptc/

15% increase in terms of participants. A record number of applications were received by CINET’s Secretariat for The Global Best Practices Awards Program.

40 countries are represented in the competition. CINET’s GBPAP18 welcomes companies with outstanding profiles from countries which are for the first time part of the Awards, such as Morocco, Chile, Kosovo, Moldova and Iran.

8 National pre-selection events. There were 8 pre-selection chapters organized by National Associations together with CINET in France, UK (2), Italy, The Netherlands, Norway. Indonesia and Russia.

There are 5 times more companies which are based on online platforms. This is an undisputed fact for the irreversible trend that incorporates the Laundry on Demand concept.

We are looking forward to the best edition of The Global Best Practices Awards in Milan!

 

 

 

 

Rentex Floron B.V. in Bolsward has implemented the new Certex manual (version 2017). This means that the company meets the requirements of ISO 9001: 2015 and EN 14065. The recertification for this has recently been successfully completed!

Rentex Floron B.V. is allowed to use the Certex Certificate Quality Management System. This demonstrates compliance with ISO 9001 and NEN-EN 14065 RABC, the standard that monitors specific hygiene risks within a laundry. The RABC standard can be seen as a counterpart to the HACCP standard known within the hospitality industry.

Laundry De Blinde B.V. in Heerenveen has implemented the new Certex manual (version 2017). This means that the company meets the requirements of ISO 9001: 2015 and EN 14065. The recertification for this has recently been successfully completed!

Laundry De Blinde B.V. is allowed to use the Certex Certificate Quality Management System. This demonstrates compliance with ISO 9001 and NEN-EN 14065 RABC, the standard that monitors specific hygiene risks within a laundry. The RABC standard can be seen as a counterpart to the HACCP standard known within the hospitality industry.

A workshop will be held on Thursday, September, the 6th 2018, starting at 10:00 AM for FTN (Federatie Textielbeheer Nederland) members who want to gain more in-depth knowledge of the use of the Web-based Ecotool. Dr. Ir. Henk Gooijer will support the participants to get the most out of the tool.

Are you planning to use the tool and do you want to get the most accurate results? Then be sure to register! Interested companies and individuals are invited to contact the FTN secretariat, until Sepember 6th, 2018!

 

FTN (Federatie Textielbeheer Nederland) Secretariat:

Tel.: 0344 65 04 37
Fax: 0344 65 26 65
E-mail: ftn@ftn-nl.com