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May 14, 2012
CRDN, Esporta Reach Agreement to End Brand Name Confusion

BERKLEY, Mich. — Esporta Certified Operators of North America™ replaces CCRN acronym

BERKLEY, Mich. — CRDN, an international organization of textile restoration experts serving the insurance industry, and Esporta Wash Systems Inc., inventors and manufacturers of a patented washing system and detergents, have come to an agreement to discontinue the use of Esporta’s CCRN brand name.

The CCRN (Certified Contents Restoration Network) brand was created by Esporta to represent a certification standards council responsible for establishing and monitoring standards for soft contents restoration throughout their member network—those restoration contractors who have purchased and been certified in the Esporta Wash System for soft contents restoration.

The Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network, known by the acronym “CRDN,” is the oldest and largest franchise network of textile restoration operators, having built the first network of its kind in 2001, and serves the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

April 2, 2012
Canadian Govt. Says Siloxane D5 Not Harmful to Environment

OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada — The Government of Canada has decided that siloxane D5—the liquid silicone used in the GreenEarth drycleaning process—is not harmful to the environment

OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada — The Government of Canada has decided that siloxane D5—the liquid silicone used in the GreenEarth drycleaning process—is not harmful to the environment, Canada Environment Minister Peter Kent announced.

Kent received the Siloxane D5 Board of Review’s report last fall. He convened his country’s Board of Review in August 2010 with the mandate to consider information in the original Government of Canada 2009 siloxane D5 screening assessment, as well as new scientific information subsequently available. The Board concluded that siloxane D5 is not harmful to the environment.

“This decision follows a thorough analysis of the Siloxane D5 Board of Review’s report, all existing available scientific information, and ongoing international regulatory activities,” says Kent. “It underlines our commitment to reach fact-based conclusions to protect Canadians’ health and the environment.”

Tim Maxwell, president of GreenEarth Cleaning, Kansas City, Mo., says his company has always applauded Canada’s measured, fact-based approach to the bioaccumulation issue.

March 12, 2012
Association of Wedding Gown Specialists Celebrates 25th Anniversary

TAMPA, Fla. — The Jack Barth Memorial Award of Excellence goes to

TAMPA, Fla. — Members of the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists met here last month to celebrate the group’s 25th anniversary, elect new officers, and participate in presentations with wedding industry experts.

The nonprofit trade group, with members located in the United States, Canada, Ecuador, Mexico and South Africa, specializes in gown cleaning and preservation.

A highlight of the conference was the presentation of the annual Jack Barth Memorial Award of Excellence. Initiated by Linda Stokes-Barth in remembrance of her late husband’s achievements in the drycleaning industry, the award recognizes a member for outstanding contributions and service to the association and its members.

This year’s honoree, Ken Grippi of Dependable Cleaners in Boston, began his career 45 years ago with his father at Beacon Cleaners. Beacon merged with Dependable Cleaners in 1972, and Grippi is currently Dependable’s technical training consultant and preservation and restoration expert. A member of the association since 2003, Grippi serves as national training director.

February 9, 2012
Clean Canada Returns to Toronto

TORONTO, Ontario, Canada — Clean Canada, The Canadian Launderers and Dry Cleaners Exposition, returns this spring with more than 100 exhibitors showing products and services to more than 4,000 laundry and dry cleaning professionals.

The Toronto Congress Centre will play host to the April 13-15 event sponsored by the Canadian Cleaners & Launderers Allied Trades Association. Visit www.cleancanadashow.ca for more information.

January 17, 2012
Plant Design Awards — Special Honors, Outstanding Reconstruction: Tower Cleaners, Calgary, Alberta

CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — Tower Cleaners transformed a 16,000-square-foot building once used for welding and painting aluminum railings to combine its two plants there. It is centrally located for easy access to its 26 dry stores throughout Calgary.

The production floor features three perc drycleaning machines, a hydrocarbon machine, and Huebsch and UniMac washers using Seitz detergents. Finishing equipment is all Unipress, with the exception of some Forenta glide back presses.

The epoxy-coated “granite” floor contrasts the red Metalprogetti conveyor system used to move garments from the cleaning area to each press. When the presser is finished, the garment is placed back on the distribution conveyor and transported to the inspection area.

The CRDN franchise processes fire and flood work, with special areas assigned for removal of smoke odors, and to process shoes, purses, plants, etc.

Tomorrow: Special Honors, Outstanding Plant-on-Premises

December 27, 2010
Clean 2011 Plans More Than 35 Hours of Education

LAS VEGAS — Clean 2011 is offering more than 35 hours of classroom sessions presented by four Clean Show sponsors and six related associations from the United States, Canada and Europe. Clean 2011 is scheduled for June 6-9, 2011 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Among the topics to be covered in the sessions are environmental issues, water conservation, business management, marketing, new technology, industry standards and regulatory issues.

August 16, 2010
Canadian Chain Introduces Plastic Suit

TORONTO — Tip Top Tailors, Canada’s No. 1 men’s specialty store, launched its high-tech EcoGir collection last week, the world’s only line of tailored suits made from recycled plastic bottles.

Sold under the Belissimo label, the wash-and-wear suits come out of the dryer ready for the office, the company says. “The money saved on drycleaning will virtually pay for the suit.”

July 27, 2010
Leading Cleaners Meet in New York

Affiliates of Leading Cleaners Internationale (LCI), a marketing consortium of couture cleaners, met recently in New York for an in-depth educational meeting. The spring program brought LCI affiliates together from throughout the United States and Canada for ongoing improvement of their ownership skills.

The meeting featured an informative presentation about social networking from John Zimmerman of E-Rocket Fuel Inc. LCI affiliates made presentations covering growth, creating a company culture, strategic planning and customer retention.

April 20, 2009
Parkers Custom Clothing Care Installs Canada’s First Solvair Systems

TORONTO — Parkers Custom Clothing Care, headquartered here, has installed Canada’s first Solvair drycleaning machines.

“We are the first drycleaner in Canada, and among the very first in the world, next to the U.S. and Japan, to use this new, environmentally friendly Solvair Cleaning System,” says Gary Fine, president of Parkers.

April 8, 2009
Life & Times in The Industry: Personal Memories from Those Who Were There

The idea of metal press pads was one Morris Rosenthal had while in the laundry business. Every Saturday, the pads needed to be changed because they were made of cotton and burned out in a week’s time. He went to the local hardware store and bought some steel wool, formed some padding and put them on the presses. Presto — the pads lasted for weeks.

February 16, 2009
Canada Seeks to Limit D5 Silicone in Waste Streams

OTTAWA, Ont. — Environment Canada announced this month that it has recommended a new regulation limiting D4 and D5 silicones in waste streams to prevent their buildup in the environment. D5 is an ingredient in many personal-care products in Canada and the United States, as well as the main ingredient in GreenEarth solvent.

August 27, 2007
CRDN Named to Inc. 5,000

BERKLEY, Mich. — The Certified Restoration Drycleaning Network (CRDN) was named one of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. by Inc. magazine today. With three-year revenue growth of 61.4%, CRDN ranked No. 4,033 nationwide.

May 21, 2007
Toronto Floats Local, Nationwide Perc Bans

TORONTO, Canada — Toronto’s Public Health department voted last week to seek a gradual phaseout of perchloroethylene use in drycleaning throughout Canada from the federal government. The city is also exploring a localized ban on perc use in condominium and office buildings, or “colocated” facilities.