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August 11, 2011
Clean Show Shifts 2013 Event to Thursday-Saturday

ATLANTA — Dates for Clean 2013 in New Orleans have been rescheduled to June 20-22, a Thursday-Saturday show.

“This allows attendees to return home on Sunday to start their workweek on Monday, or gives them an opportunity to stay and enjoy a day in New Orleans after the show,” says David Cotter, chairman of Clean 2013 and CEO of Textile Care Allied Trades Association.

Original dates for the 2013 show announced at Clean 2011 were Friday-Sunday, June 21-23. The three-day-show format in 2013, the first since 1981, is in response to exhibitor and attendee feedback. The show will run three full days rather than close early on the last day to allow time for everyone to fully experience the exhibits.

The 2015 exhibition in Atlanta and the 2017 gathering in Las Vegas were also announced as three-day shows, but Cotter says the biennial event could return to four days if that proves to work better for exhibitors and attendees.

October 17, 2008
Cut Costs with a Four-Day Workweek

Is business down? Are expenses piling up and cash reserves low? Is your frustration level off the charts? It may be time to make some tough decisions.

One alternative is to lay off staffers. But another strategy might be more palatable for your operation and anyone in it who’s anxious to keep their job: going to a four-day workweek. Reducing wages and FICA costs 20% might just be what your company needs to get through tough times.

January 21, 2008
Four Out of Five Drycleaners Working Overtime

The most recent survey appearing in the Wire says that four out of five drycleaners (82.2%) work overtime — and many use “personal” time on nights, weekends and holidays to catch up on their work.

More than a third (37.8%) of survey respondents say they work 55 to 65 hours per week — 15 to 25 hours more than the standard workweek. One in five operators (20%) works more than 65 hours per week, and 24.4% work 45 to 55 hours a week. Only 15.6% of drycleaners work 35 to 45 hours per week, and 2.2% work less than 35 hours.