The overall WINNERS of the CINET Global Best Practices Awards 2018 are…

Milan (Italy), October, 19th, 2018. In a great atmosphere in front of some 300 fellow PTC professionals, the CINET Global Best Practices Awards 2018 Awards were taken by Beijing Fornet LS from China in the Retail Textile Cleaning category and Nantong Fornet & Ycloset Ltd from China in the Industrial Textile Services category. Some 37 Country Awards were granted, 9 Special Awards, CSR and Business Development.

 

Flag Ceremony at GBPAP18 in Milan, Italy

The CINET Life Time Award was given to Mr. Martin Kannegiesser during a spectacular event at the first day of the ExpoDetergo International show in Milan, Italy. CINET President Peter Wennekes congratulated in his welcome speech especially all winners of the Global Best Practices Awards Program 2018, on their efforts to participate and showcase their companies to the Global PTC colleagues. In total some 350 companies applied, 150 companies eventually were officially nominated and 45 were selected as finalists to do a 3-min pitch presentation for an International Jury to profile their business. The Awards Ceremony took place on Friday, October 19th. Truly extraordinary companies coming from all over the world righteously being called amongst the best of the world in Professional Textile Care industry competed. The Winners in both categories:

Retail Textile Cleaning:

  • Best Overall Award Retail Textile Cleaning (RTC): Beijing Fornet Laundry Service, China
  • Innovation Award RTC: Dobbi, The Netherlands
  • Sustainability Award RTC: Hakuyosha Co. Ltd, Japan
Best Overall Award Retail Textile Cleaning (RTC): Beijing Fornet Laundry Service, China

Industrial Textile Services:

  • Best Overall Award Industrial Textile Services (ITS): Fornet Nantong Factory & Ycloset Ltd., China
  • Innovation Award ITS: Cotton Way, Russia
  • Sustainability Award ITS: ELIS, The Netherlands
Best Overall Award Industrial Textile Services (ITS): Fornet Nantong Factory & Ycloset Ltd., China

Special Awards

The Special Awards are presented to companies which have an unique, extraordinary business development or a distinguishing model on corporate social responsibility. The Special Awards for Extraordinary Business Development were:

  • Lavemcasa – Brazil
  • Shoes Cleaning Tech Co.,Ltd – China
  • SAS Palais – France
  • Gajraj – India
  • One – Russia
  • LOD Benelux – The Netherlands
  • Servitex – Germany

The Special Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility were presented to:

  • Drop & Wash – Malaysia
  • Serena Kilaguni – Kenya
Special Awards Winners

The full newspaper covering The Awards Ceremony that took place on Friday, October 19th, can be downloaded here.