Dicember 2001

  Editorial
Management
- Future strategies in the healthcare market
- New technologies. Internet and Webcam - Using the Information Highway for communicating and controlling
Marketing
- An overview of the most interesting web sites for the industry- WWW, dot …and that's it: company sites
Technologies
  - The nature and entity of dirt
- Manual for cleaning leatherwear
Shows & Fairs

- Mini-survey of Expo Detergo: past performance, what sets it apart, how the next show is expected to be
- World Textile Rental Congress: signs of the times

Call for bids
- Assessment of labor and safety costs in calls for bids 0. ???????.- Hourly labor costs in industrial laundries - Ministerial Decree of 30 October 2001 - Update No. 1 - Labor Department
Montanari Engineering Construction: planned maintenance service
Economic, fiscal and trade-union issues
I sell my customers the very same products that I use. Rampi, of course
Features
- Let's talk: the EURO again?!
- Media Impianti, where teamwork is the name of the game
- News from Silc
COMPANY NEWS
- Raro: commitment to growth to generate affluence and development without sacrificing its ancient origins rooted in the land, territory and traditions
News from the Associations
- An exciting 2002-Assofornitori Convention - Abano Terme
Foreign Press News
In brief
ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

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November 2001

  Editorial
Management
- Servicing registers in drycleaning establishments
- New management tools: temporary jobs in drycleaning establishments
Marketing
- An overview of the most interesting web sites for the industry
- WWW, dot …and that's it
Technologies
  - Technical analyses: couch/pillow covers
- Ozone in laundries
- Allergies, the anaethema of the third millennium?
-- - Surfactant residues on workwear and their role in assessing dermatological tolerability
-- - The ultimate in cleaning - Dust mites and allergies
Shows & Fairs

- Expo Detergo International 2002: why in Milan?
- Agenda: fairs around the world

Economic, fiscal and trade-union issues
€uro: 1st January 2002
Features
- Let's talk: something new on the horizon
COMPANY NEWS
- Media Impianti, where teamwork is the name of the game
- News from Silc
News from the Associations
- An exciting 2002-Assofornitori Convention - Abano Terme
Foreign Press News
Viewpoint:
- A winning idea: tailor-made shirts in the laundry
ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

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October 2001

  Editorial
Management
- The Observatory on the prices of services charged by health companies Comments by the President of the Allied Association of Washing Industries, Mr. Fabrizio Cocco
Marketing
- An overview of the most interesting web sites for the industry- WWW, dot …and that's it
- Christmas time: a great opportunity to be loved (or at least remembered)
Technologies
  - Allergic to hospital linen?
- Take care when using whiteners
- Perhaps, the final word on perc and its harmfulness….but The scientific truth about the health hazard posed by perc in dry-cleaning
- The latest innovations in textile fibers and related fabrics
Shows & Fairs
- EXPO DETERGO: a success story
- Agenda: fairs around the world
Economic, fiscal and trade-union issues
Financial breaks under Laws "341/95" and "266/97"
Tetractis: new management solutions
Features
Occupational safety
- Appointment of a doctor under Law Decree 626/94 - Employer's obligations - Tabled risks and specific risks
Features
- Let's talk: re-inventing our job. Three examples
COMPANY NEWS
- Raro: the new Pretty spray
BOOKS
- The black book of witch-hunting
ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

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September 2001

  Editorial
Management
- Washing and rental specifications for linen and uniforms
- A few remarks by the President of the Allied Association of Washing Industries, Mr. Fabrizio Cocco
Marketing
- WWW, dot and that's it
Market
- "Top quality dry-cleaning"
- Seeing is believing, believing is selling
- A laundry in Monza (Milan) that is worth returning to
- An example worth thinking about
- Statistics from the Healthcare rental linen market in 2000
Technologies
  - Technical analyses: carpets
- A Forum on solvents ACSH - Solvents used in dry-cleaning are safe for consumers A Scandinavian study confirms that dry-cleaning workers are not exposed to higher risks of cancer
- How to return blinds to like-new condition
Shows & Fairs
- Clean 01
- - Very few innovations from Western market players
- - Those who went, wanted to go, or chose not to go - CLEAN '01 for Italian companies
- EXPO DETERGO INTERNATIONAL 2002: heading for a sell-out?
- Agenda: fairs around the world
- Ariambiente
Economic, fiscal and trade-union issues
Euro
- Converting company capital into Euros
Features
- Let's talk: it's high time to participate but also to win
- Now and then even "Mr. Wise Guy" gets what he deserves
Company news
- Chimica Sud buys the VORS perchloroethylene brand
- Riat Instead of "Clean 01"
Letters from our readers
- Backache? Let's treat it in the laundry
- Do you have the future in your hands? Read it
Foreign press news
Advertisers’ Directory

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July 2001 / August 2001

  Editorial
Marketing
- Franchising? Yes, but these are the conditions
- What if we sold and not simply rent linen?
Market
- "Top quality dry-cleaning"
- Seeing is believing, believing is selling
- A laundry in Monza (Milan) that is worth returning to
- An example worth thinking about
- Statistics from the Healthcare rental linen market in 2000
Technologies
  - Technical analysis: "Etro" sweaters
Economic, fiscal and trade-union issues
Safety
- Environment - Resolution 2001/118/CE - New CER catalog
Shows & Fairs
- WTRC - London 3/6 October 2001 - The World Textile Rental Congress - A must-attend event
- Expo Detergo: heading for a sell-out
- Agenda: fairs around the world
- 37th Settimana Internazionale della Vita Collettiva (International Show for Community Life)
Features
- Let's talk: Pride Day
READ FOR YOU
- Is our life becoming a pay-for experience?
What the experts say
- Insurance- "Owner's Risk" coverage
Company news
- RARO OBTAINS QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION
- BERGPARMA MEETING ON THE FUTURE OF LAUNDRIES USING THE BIAR S.R.L. STAIN-REMOVAL SYSTEM
Foreign press news
Letters from our readers
- The vexatious approach to laundries and dry-cleaners by the Italian city police
In brief
Advertisers’ Directory

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June 2001

  Editorial
  Clean 2001 Special
 

- New Orleans: the city that "has it all" welcomes attendees to Clean 2001
- The Italian textile care industry
- Italian companies make their presence felt in USA
- The Italian industry of home linen textile care
- Production of textiles for the Italian rental industry
- Industrial Laundries
- Italy: the dry cleaning leader heads for the water
- Companies …….. (editorials)

Dealers Wanted
Health
- Let's talk about legs
Technologies
  - Washing comforters, duvets and wool quilts
- Let's refresh our memories: or, a little bit of science
- Energy savings: A really hot topic
Shows & Fairs
- Next year at Expo Detergo International 2002
Features
- Let's talk: the Lord doesn't pay on Saturdays
Viewpoint: News from around the globe
- What stocking for healthy legs?
Advertisers’ Directory

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May 2001

  Editorial
  Management
 

- Home pick-up and delivery dry-cleaning service: new initiatives in France
- Dear laundry, waste less and save more! Water and energy are critical saving factors

Marketing
- Shopping around: how to ensure customer loyalty
Market
- Errata corrige (and some details about "Quality dry-cleaning")
- Franchising ….Italian-style?
Technologies
  - Technical analyses
- The problems with stored linen
- The latest on perc
- The organization of modern laundries
Standards
- Vision 2000: new quality standards
Economic, fiscal and trade-union issues
SUPREMA & PARTNERS
Safety
- Non-compliant machinery: builder, seller and user are liable and punishable by law
- Video display units
Shows & Fairs
- It's not too late to participate in Clean '01
- Agenda: fairs around the world
- Expo Detergo 2002
Features
- Let's talk
What the the experts say
- Third liability insurance policies for laundries and dry-cleaners
- Adoption of the euro as money of account: operational implications
News from the Associations
- The newly-appointed President of the Italian Federation for the Care of Textiles and Allied Products (Unione Italiana Manutenzione dei Tessili e Affini)
- Interview with Carlo Sangalli, President of the Federation for Tourism and Trade and of Milan CCIAA (Chamber of Commerce for the Industry, Agriculture and the Arts and Crafts)
Company news
- Raro: HACCP in laundries
- Biar: report on the Trade Fair in Athens
Letters from our readers
- Give in and pay or file a claim against "the bad guys"?
In brief
- How's Internet? Not bad, thank you
Advertisers’ Directory

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April 2001

  Editorial
  Management
 

- The Euro in IT systems
- Gearing up for entering € on your computer keyboard
- Managing a rental laundry has never been so easy
- How to cope with spring peaks
- Prevention is better than cure: planned maintenance

Marketing
- An American (and part-Italian) dream - So you want to be a billionaire?
- Marketing tools and methods for acquiring new business: the seducer's weapons
Technologies
  - Technical analysis: fabric/Mongolian hair coats
- Stain- and dirt-repellant treatments
- Technical analysis: gas chromatography
Economic, fiscal and trade-union issues
Shows & Fairs
- Expo Detergo 2002
- Fun and entertainment for Clean '01 participants
Features
- Let's talk: what's new?
- Labels and dry-cleaners
Viewpoint : News from around the globe
- Vacuum packing in laundries
What the the experts say
- Insurance policies
Company news
- A company in the limelight: Suprema
Letters from our readers
Beware of certain friends….!
Advertisers’ Directory

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March 2001

Editorial
  Management
 

- Even Capt. Control needs a day off
- The management of garments in laundries - Bar code or radio frequency systems? The pros and cons

Marketing
- Marketing tools and techniques to attract new customers
- You don’t know anything about me
- Rental Laundries
Marketplace
- A premium quality service for your garments
Technologies
  - Technical analyses: blouses, jackets and trousers
- Green Earth: tomorrow’s solvent?
Economic, fiscal and trade-union issues  
SCAL celebrates 25 years at the service of laundries
Safety
- Fire detection and alarm systems
Special on Textiles 
- Must-haves when choosing textiles - Tablecloths, bed sheets, terry cloths, which is the most beautiful fabric of all? - ….Company news 
- Forum
Shows & Fairs
- The Clean '01 seminar program
- Expo Detergo 2002
Features
-Let’s talk … The art of retracting 
Viewpoint
- News from around the globe: shirt holders, organizer boxes, irons and ironing boards
Back to school
-The cleaning professionals: hands-on technical class– Associazione artigiani varese
What the professionals say
- A modern approach to risk management
Company news
Raro: dry-cleaning or washing, it doesn’t make any difference
From the foreign press
Advertisers’ Directory

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February 2001

Editorial
  Management
 

- Technical-economic management of a rental-laundry operating in the hospitality industry

Marketing
- The virtual laundry
- A consistently high-quality service is the competitive edge
- Is there such a thing as safe second-hand equipment?
Technologies
  - Technical analyses: the bedhead
- State of the art: - new technologies, new products, new services, new potential markets - Drycleaning
- Are we taking proper care of our boilers?
- The right chemistry
- A cleaning manual for leather products - Excerpt-
- Washing instruction labels: making things clear
Economic, fiscal and trade-union issues  
 
Shows & Fairs
- Clean 2001
- Expo Detergo 2002
Features
- Let's talk: joining in is the name of the game
- "Short-sleeve" judgement: not guilty
World news
- Shirts with tight collars? Let's stretch them!
 
- DRY-CLEANERS' MEETING - 25 MARCH 2001
- ASSOSECCO'S TRAINING FOR THE LAUNDRY AT THE ITALIAN QUIRINAL PALACE: GALA LINEN
Company news
In memory of a friend and staff member: enzo möller
From the foreign press
Letters from our readers
We don’t earn much, but the Government is not to blame
Advertisers’ Directory

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January 2001

Editorial
  Management
 

- Technical-economic management of a rental laundry for the hospitality industry 
- Survey of rental laundries: preliminary results

Marketing
- Working better at the right price (i.e., how to make customers pay for quality)
- Market innovations: Berlin dreams on rented bedsheets
- Marketing tools and strategies to win over new customers
Technologies
  - Technical Analyses 
- Washing curtains, drapes and furnishing fabrics
Special: “BEFORE AND AFTER-SALES ASSISTANCE AND CONSULTANCY SERVICE ON CHEMICALS”
- Should you buy chemicals on-line? Sure, but through a Call Center 
- …… companies???
Trade-union matters
The Italian “Bersani” law.
Economic, fiscal and trade-union matters
Collection of the “water fee” within five years maximum
Standards
Tighter regulations for company executives. Bacteria: a guide to fighting bacteria in the workplace
Fairs and Shows Overview
- Clean 2001 
- Expo Detergo 2002
Features
- Let's talk …..: "United we stand"
School
- Ancona
Company news
- Thermindus 
- Corrigenda: Suprema
From the foreign press
2000 Contents
Advertisers' list
Special: “BEFORE AND AFTER-SALES ASSISTANCE AND CONSULTANCY SERVICE ON CHEMICALS”

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