Midatlantic News

The Neighborhood Cleaners Association will be offering four upcoming educational seminars later this year throughout New Jersey.

Starting on Sunday, May 5, the association will host a wetcleaning seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at U.S. Cleaners, located at 463 Bloomfield Ave. in Caldwell, NJ. The class, which will be taught by instructor Ann Hargrove, costs $150 for members and $195 for non-members. For more information, call (943) 226-1370.

The remaining three seminars will all take place at the Ramada Inn at 375 Passaic St. in Rochelle Park, NJ.

On Tuesday, May 14, NCA will present “Pricing For Profit” free to its members. Non-members must pay $75. The two-hour seminar starts at 8 p.m.; registration begins at 7:30 p.m.

Also slated to take place is a marketing seminar on Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 8 to 10 p.m., also free to all members. Non-members must pay $75.

Instructor Alan Spielvogel will round out the educational offerings with “Problem Garments,” presented on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Registration begins at 7:30 p.m. The program costs $75 for non-members, but is free to all NCA members. For information on any seminar at the Ramada Inn in Rochelle Park, call (201) 745-3400.

An updated NCA educational schedule can always be obtained by visiting the association’s web site on-line at www.nca-i.com. NCA’s office can be contacted by calling (212) 967-3002.

A stain removal training course hosted by the International Fabricare Institute will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, in N. Huntingdon, PA. It will be hosted at Green Valley Cleaners, located at 11055 Parker Dr.

The focus of the session will be how to reduce the potential for fabric damage and increase customer satisfaction through stain removal techniques.

IFI instructors will be on hand to offer live demonstrations and discuss fabric characteristics, stain removal agents and procedures, rings and watermarks, bleaches, and other topics.

Cost for the seminar is $99 for the first member cleaner and $89 for each additional one. Non-members pay $129.

To register, call the IFI Education Department at (800) 638-2627, ext. 144.

Live demonstrations of the latest technology in drycleaning equipment will be featured at a trade fair sponsored by Blue Ribbon Equipment in Philadelphia, PA, May 18-19.

Carl Gardner of the Laidlaw Corp. will be on hand for free spotting demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and attendees will be able to see the newest technology in plant installations, including pressing and cleaning equipment, in action. Ajax, Böwe Permac, Columbia Drycleaning Machines, Forenta, Unipress, White Conveyor, Fulton, Veit, Kleen-Rite, Sankosha, R. J. Papalini, NATCO and Columbia Boiler are among the companies that will have their products exhibited.

Blue Ribbon is located at 2629 Belgrade Ave. To pre-register or for more information, call (215) 423-8770 or (800) 830-BLUE.