TC (Retail Textile Cleaning)
The added value of new solvent technology for consumers – By Gabriele Cuppini, director of Union
The value of consumer satisfaction is paramount, especially in the field of the professional treatment of textiles, which offers consumers the service of garment cleaning and maintenance. The degree of consumer satisfaction should not be underestimated because without customers the existence of the service would not make any sense. Any service company must therefore define…
Read MoreThe developments of 24/7 Kiosk services in dry cleaning from an Irish perspective
When considering a 24-7 mechanism for the deposit and collection of dry cleaning/laundry by consumers, it will normally represent the final piece of equipment attached to an automated garment handling system. With labour costs in the predictable range of 25 – 30% of sales revenue, any investment in hardware and software offering the hope of…
Read MoreThe transition of dry cleaning by re-usable packaging
In 2008, my wife, Jennie Nigrosh, and I, created The Green Garmento, a reusable drycleaning garment bag to serve as an alternative to the paper, plastic, twist-ties and rubber bands used in single-use packaging. My wife will tell you that her initial attraction to reusable drycleaning garment bags was marital bliss. To her, bliss was…
Read MoreThe impact of mobile internet on PTC business
With the application of the easy to operate 4G networks, mobile terminals become easier access to the internet and the mobile internet become more popular. According to reports, in China the number of users of mobile internet is 557 million and the proportion of the users of mobile internet in the total users of internet…
Read MoreThe laundry and dry cleaning industry in Southern Africa
When talking about Africa – politics almost invariably features. Issues relating to bribery, corruption, civil wars and dictatorships rise to the fore – along with human rights violations, poverty and hunger – and yet Africa as a continent is one of the most beautiful continents in the world – with so much un-tapped potential. Mineral…
Read MoreHigh service down under’ a market report on Australia
Introduction A little bit about us. Our geography means that although Australia is similar in size to the United States, and would cover several western European countries, we do not have the potential for the same population growth and spread, as our interior contains vast amounts of desert. Although the popular view is of Australians…
Read Morethe Japanese initiative of textile care: High end dry cleaning
My name is Mr. Masashi Shimenoki. I have been involved with textile evaluation and quality of dry cleaning for over 40 years. From 1950 until 1992 Japan’s dry cleaning industry was the most successful in the world. In 1992 the business revenue reached 820 billion yen. I will talk about the process that made it such…
Read MoreWorld of PTC Volume III ‘Innovations & New Technologies’
The world is becoming quicker, faster and more dynamic. Not only is the information supply changing, but also textile demands are becoming more customized. Delivery needs to be faster and de customer demands for higher diversity of services. The textile care industry has a vital job to anticipate these developments and provide the markets with…
Read MoreGSDR 2015 Brief – Marine Litter: Microplastics
By Kirsten Isensee and Luis Valdes, IOC-UNESCO* Introduction The problem of marine litter was recognized by the UN General Assembly, which in its Resolution A/60/L.22 – Oceans and the Law of the Sea – of 29 November 2005 in articles 65-70 calls for national, regional and global actions to address the problem of marine…
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