IDC names new executive director
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Tebbs comes to IDC with a wide range of
industry and association knowledge and experience. Most
recently he was managing director of the Fabric Care Research
Association in the UK. He and his wife, Joyce, moved from the
UK to Canada in 2003 to be near children and grandchildren.
He brings to the job his knowledge of the
drycleaning and laundering industry, including all practical
aspects of textile care from garments through basic processing
in the plant. In addition, he has many years of working to
further the interests of the industry with government
departments, international regulatory agencies and other
industry associations.
His industry activities have included
service on the International Committee for Drycleaning (CINET);
the International Technical Committee for Textile Care (ICTC);
the Home Laundering Consultative Committee; the Industry
Committee for Health, Safety and Environment; and the Textile
Care and Rental Industry Committee for Education.
Tebbs also has a business background that
includes financial management and accounting, as well as
oversight of association personnel. His professional and
personal life are also shaped by his 30 years as a member of
the Royal Naval Reserve.
“I have spent my working life trying
to help drycleaners and the drycleaning industry and I am very
happy to become involved again at this new level,” Tebbs
said.
Manfred Wentz, the current IDC executive
director said of Tebbs, “Chris Tebbs is an excellent
choice for the next IDC executive director. He has the
experience and vision to continue the noble mission and goals
of IDC.”
“While it is a great honor to serve
such an outstanding international organization of visionary
industry leaders, it is now time for me to move on,”
Wentz added.
He will continue his work on textile care
with national and international standard organizations,
industry, governmental agencies and North Carolina State
University.
“I reached the crossroad were I must
initiate a change for the better of IDC and for my own
life,’ he added. “I have done what I had in mind
when I accepted the position of IDC executive director five
years ago: to promote the noble mission and goals of this
unique international organization and to move it into the age
of electronic communication and documentation.
“This spring, I am celebrating my
65th birthday. After overcoming two major health problems in
the last seven years, I want to “smell the roses”
in our beautiful backyard in North Carolina, with my family and
my friends.”
Wentz said his departure from the IDC
executive directorship does not constitute a retirement.
“I will continue to speak out for textile care on
industry, association and governmental committees,” Wentz
said. “As Adjunct Professor in the College of Textiles at
North Carolina State University in Raleigh, I will continue to
position our industry as an integral part of the total textile
chain.”
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New managing director for Böwe
Lothar Wolf has been named managing
director of Böwe Textile Cleaning GmbH to succeed Dr. Reinhard Siede. Siede left
the company at the end of March and will pursue business
interests in other areas.
Wolf is a German national with 35 years of
experience in general management, product design, industrial
engineering and production management. Prior to his new
assignment, he was senior vice president in charge of technical
management at Shanghai Sailstar Machinery Group Co. Ltd. Wolf
will maintain his position in Shanghai SailStar while also
spending time in Augsburg, Germany, continuing to support the
launch of Böwe’s Sixth Generation drycleaning
machines and to lead other initiatives that have been launched
by the company in the drycleaning market.
Böwe was founded in 1945 and produced
its first perchloroethylene machine in 1952. Among the
company’s achievements over the years was the
introduction of technology for controlling perc emissions to
meet stringent health and environmental regulations. Shanghai
SailStar holds 100 percent of Böwe Textile Systems. In
keeping with a management philosophy of maintaining an
arm’s length relationship with overseas affiliates, it is
retaining the distinct German identity of the Böwe brand.
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Haiges relocates
Haiges Machinery has relocated its Indianapolis office. The
company is now located at 5303 W. 86th St., Indianapolis, IN.
The phone number is (317) 876-8900 and the fax is (317)
876-8950.
The company maintains its corporate office
in Huntley, IL, and also has a facility in Pewaukee, WI. Haiges
can be found on the web at www.haigesmachinery.com.
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New home for Clean Concepts
Clean Concepts has a new address. The company is now at 10758
N. Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX. The phone number is (972) 406-8107
and the fax is (972O 406-8057.
The company also has an office in
Grayslake, IL; phone (847) 231-4717; fax (847) 231-4719.
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