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Lake Charles Cleaners earns Chamber honor
AAA Drive-In Cleaners of Lake Charles, LA,
was honored by the Southwest Louisiana Chamber of Commerce
during its Quality Day event held on October 24. Based on the
Baldrige Quality Award, the achievement was rewarded to AAA
Drive-In because the company met a demanding standard of
excellence and submitted to an audit performed by qualified
professionals. The plant’s owner, Robert Guilott,
accepted the award on behalf of his staff. He is a Certified
Professional Drycleaners, a Certified Professional Wetcleaner
and a Certified Environmental Drycleaner.
Equipment show planned for January in
Delray Beach, FL
Cleaners will have an early opportunity
next year to catch live demonstrations of drycleaning equipment
at a show hosted at Equipment Systems of South Florida, Inc.,
located at 1700 Depot Ave. in Delray Beach, FL.
Scheduled for the weekend of January
18-19, the show will feature representatives from Edro Washers,
Counters & Decor, Cleanpro Computers, Forenta, Gardner
Denver Air Compressors, Rema, Hamilton Engineering Hot Water
Systems, Hoyt, Kleen-Rite and Lattner Boilers.
In addition to witnessing live hydrocarbon
cleaning and the latest shirt tensioning pressing equipment,
cleaners will have access to several education seminars
covering a variety of topics, including: the correct method of
spotting and cleaning for hydrocarbon solvents; hazardous
chemical safety; equipment maintenance; and spotting
techniques.
Attendees can register to win a new
Forenta single puff iron or an Ace Hi all steam iron.
Registration to the event is free.
Refreshments will be served on the premises.
Those who plan on spending the night and
attending both days are encouraged to make hotel reservations
between the two south Florida airports, Palm Beach
International and Ft. Lauderdale.
For more information, or to register,
contact Equipment Systems of South Florida, Inc. at (866)
452-8637.
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SEFA hosts two-day drycleaning seminar
The South East Fabricare Association will
be offering a two-day course on Basic and Advanced Drycleaning
and Wetcleaning on the weekend of December 7 and 8.
The course, taught by instructor Martin
Young, will be taught at Chris’ Dry Cleaning and Shirt
Service in Mt. Pleasant, SC.
The basics will be covered on the first
day as attendees learn about fiber and fabric classification,
weaves, dyes, prints and finishes. On the second day, more
advanced techniques will be taught, including the correct uses
of acids, alkalis and lubricants and how each reacts with
certain fibers, fabrics, dyes and finishes.
For more information, contact SEFA by
calling at (912) 355-3364 or visit www.sefa.org.
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