Editorial
7 2005…with our best wishes

Companies in the spotlight

12 MIL-ILM: a high-tech DNA

Management
18 Guidelines for the rental, washing, disinfection, supply, delivery and collection of flat and packaged linen, mattresses and pillows -3rd part
24 Communications in rental laundries

Technologies
34 Safety devices in dry-cleaning machinery
40 A black stain can tarnish your reputation

Trade info
42 The Italian washing tunnel, the brainchild of Rosa technology

44 Economic news

Trade info
48 Fimas

Features
51 Let's talk: Happy new 2005! (we hope!)

News from the Associations
52 I.S.I.DE. -Refresher and vocational training courses
54 Rental Laundry National Monitoring Center C.C.N.L. - Bilateral National Institution

Company news
56 Falvo: The care of resin-coated, laminated fabrics 57 Ecolab 58 Pony: Spotmaster 3 is the name of the new environmental-friendly spotting unit 59 Grandimpianti invests in R&D
65 Raro: An artistic calender: RARO celebrates 25 years of success

60 Foreign Press News
Received and Published 66 Chemists take arms

Shows
69 Expolimp 2004: few innovations from Spain
72 Members to the Suppliers' Association

Advertisers' Directory

Editorial
7 Subscribing to Detergo and the professional conduct of our banks

Management

Small laundries, great success
12 Lavanderia Milanese di Verbania: the ultimate in efficiency - An average-sized laundry that serves a well-defined area and exploits the latest technologies
16 Lavanderia Moderna: complete service, family-run business

20 Guidelines for the rental, washing, disinfection, supply, delivery and collection of flat and packaged linen and mattresses and pillows -2nd part

Trade Info
32 IMESA - Remote assistance in washing

Leather Special
36 Leather: the new fashion dictates - Interview with Giorgio Pozzi, owner of the eponymous group of garment makers
37 Manual for the treatment, cleaning and care of leather garments
46 Laboratories that specialize in leather cleaning
47 ……. company news

Trade Info
58 Meeting Union 2004: the "state of the art" in dry-cleaning technology

64 Economic News

New Openings
68 Camicia Express, at the service of laundries - A new wash-and-iron service for shirts offers good profit margins to laundries in Palermo (Sicily)

Features
71 Let's talk - things that happen ….

News from the Associations
70 Assosecco: 2004 - 2005 training courses 72 Beware: the VOC Law
73 Assosecco 's new headquarters

Company News
75 Ecolab
76 Silc: Professionalism and friendship at the meeting in Jesi
79 Falvo: The final Touch

Members to the Suppliers' Association Advertisers' directory

Editorial 7 Death or rebirth?

Companies in the spotlight
12 S.A.R.C.: the evolution of management in laundry and dry-cleaning businesses

Management
18 Guidelines for the rental, washing, disinfection, supply, delivery and collection of flat and packaged linen and mattresses and pillows.

28 Small laundries, great success " Padana S.p.A.: Marketing, organization, sensitivity

" L.S.G. laundry: walking on water for maximum customer satisfaction A three-generation dynasty working at the service of Venice hotels and restaurants

Technologies
36 Coated fabrics and caring for them

Trade Info
42 Wetcleaning: ideal solutions by Grandimpianti Excellent results with G900 for all types of fabrics

44 Fur Special Fur maintenance The fur market Laboratories specializing in fur cleaning ……. company news

Trade Info
62 The challenge of Firbimatic - Italian quality "shows its teeth"

66 Economic News

Features
69 Let's talk: Time to shut down

News from the Associations
68 The new Assosecco headquarters
70 Beware: the VOC Law
71 Assosecco: 2004 - 2005 training courses

Company News
72 Falvo: Vivi color
74 Energy conservation: ECOLAB focuses on facts, not hype

76 Foreign Press News

80 Members to the Suppliers' Association

82 Advertisers' directory

Editorial
7 Down with polluters! However,…

Successful entrepreneurs
12 LUCIANO MIOTTO: FOAMING AHEAD
The entrepreneur who loves speed and his race to leadership

Management
20 Standard rental contracts in the hospitality and/or hotel industries

Marketing
34 The world’s oldest profession

40 Collective action for care labeling

Trade Info
48 Jensen group celebrates a successful TEXCARE 2004

Special: carpets
52 Carpets still fly, but a little lower
60 Specialized carpet cleaners
64 ……. company news

68 Economic news

Trade Info
72 Silc opens new showroom

Features
75 Let’s talk: history repeats itself

News from the Associations
46 Assosecco: 2004 – 2005 training program

Company News
76 Falvo: Satisfied or reimbursed
77 Vacuum Pump: automatic packaging machine
78 Ecolab: the new Dermasil Compactat paste detergent

80 Members to the Suppliers' Association

82 Advertisers’ directory

Editorial
7 Ladies and gentlemen, back to school! (to study info-tech)

Technologies
12 Ozone washing systems

Management
18 …. the Internet can now wash and dry-clean as well!

Special: TexCare International 2004
22 A five-day dream

28 Exhibitors talk of their first show

46 Freewheeling thoughts after a visit to Tex Care

52 Texcare International 2004: final report

54 Economic news

Trade Info
56 25 February 2004, Keystar Engineering established

Shows & Fairs
59 Hostelco/Expolimp

Features
61 Let’s talk: white duvets

News from the Associations
62 That’s not the end of the matter!
64 Deserved recognition

Company News
66 Ecolab: ozonit: the CE-marked sanitizer by Ecolab
67 Imesa: outstanding success at Texcare! Remote assistance is introduced worldwide
68 Falvo: the pleasure of water
69 Pony: Spotmaster 3, a new environmental-friendly spotter

Letters to the editor

70 Talking about hydrocarbons

72 Members to the Suppliers' Association

74 Advertisers’ directory

Editorial
7 The Italian way of life

Companies in the spotlight
8 Union: 1,000 machines a year for global leadership

Technologies
15 The Professional characteristics of reusable surgical textiles

26 The textiles of tomorrow

Marketing
30 Direct marketing in rental laundries
How to win over big customers without any “price slashing”

Companies in the spotlight
34 A Venetian Laundry – Part 2

Trade Info
Sarc: a raft of smart solutions

Special
44 Bathroom linen and towels

Public contracting
48 Analysis of labor costs and safety in calls for tenders

Shows
56 Expolimp/Hostelco 23/27 October 2004 –Barcelona Fair

Features
58 Let’s talk: Today, on Saint Crispino and Crispignano’s Day…

Back to school
60 Courses and shows

What the experts say
62 Assosecco/Helvetia Assicurazione Insurance Agreement

Company News
68 Falvo: Bad smells?
70 Ecolab technology for rental laundries

72 Foreign Press News

Review
79 Hanging it all out

80 Members to the Suppliers' Association

82 Advertisers' directory

Editorial
7 Texcare, a show to beat the crisis/ A magazine for a new Europe

Successful businessmen
8 Gabrio Renzacci: entrepreneurial flair

Health
18 “Ironing pain” and other laundry problems
Musculoskeletal disorders in laundry operators

Companies in the spotlight
22 Two cleaners and launderers weathering every difficulty - A Venetian laundry

Technologies
38 A few notes on spin extraction

Specials
44 Texcare International 2004: what’s new at the exhibition and elsewhere

Shows
96 Texcare International 2004: an increasingly wide-ranging and sophisticated program of side events

110 Expolimp/Hostelco 23/27 October 2004 – Barcelona Fair

Features
101 Let’s talk: AAAA Sucker wanted for huge profits

News from the Associations
104 Introduction to ANMDO – AUIL Guidelines”
102 Assosecco: new openings – a newcomer (among us)

Company News
109 Falvo: professional training

112 Members to the Suppliers' Association

114 Advertisers' directory

Editorial

Companies in the spotlight
Thermindus: the ultimate in steam

Successful businessmen
Martin Kannegiesser: making the most of industry and politics

Management
How to manage damaged garments

Technologies
Briefs about the use of activated carbons in dry-cleaning

Marketing
Dry-cleaning: a job with a wealth of new opportunities
WORKWEAR: small exploration of a large market – 2nd part
SPECIALS
- Workwear
- Sanitizing products and systems

Economic, fiscal and trade-union issues

Shows
Texcare International 2004 – innovations in modern textile care offered by the global market

Features
Let’s talk: We’re not all the same!

Trade Info
www.cleanselect.com cleaners and launderers are served

News from the Associations
AUIL – Multimedia training course on workplace safety under former Law No. 626

Company News
Self-service Imesa Easy wash laundries
Falvo: the power of advertising
Raro insieme 2004 – 9th edition

Received and published
Alternative solvents: the prospects for Italy

Members to the Suppliers' Association

Advertisers' directory

Editorial
Poorer is equal to dirtier?

Companies in the spotlight
Fratelli Rosa: no-fuss, no-frill technology
A small, human-scale company helps its customer obtain quality certification

Management
“ On-board computer”: a partner for growth

Marketing
The transparent philosophy publicized by the Italian Banking Association: more clarity or only a facelift?

SPECIALS
Products and systems for water treatment

Technologies
Alternative solvents: what prospects for Italy? 2nd part

A second life for tablecloths transformed into napkins

Trade Info
IMESA Leadership

Economic, fiscal and trade-union issues

Problems of the profession
The mysterious case of the mysterious stain

Trade Info
Dixan Professionale, finally in the laundry!

Shows
Tex Care International 2004

Trade Info
Finally! The benefits of the TENA Method also for fabrics

Features
Let’s talk: are agreements and garments really clear?

Trade Info
www.cleanselect.com at the service of drycleaners and launderers

Trade Info
Sankosha: quality and technology

Back to school
Training – Refresher Courses

Company news
Ecolab at Exposudhotel Fair
Falvo: Deter-oil
Trevil S.r.l.: the laundry of the future

Foreign Press

Members of the Suppliers' Association

Advertisers' directory

Editorial
7 Out with “The way we were”, in with “The way we will be”

The way we were
8 Detergo’s 50th anniversary – 8th part

Successful entrepreneurs
14 Nicola Falvo – Small steps and great foresight

Companies in the spotlight
20 Trevil - Thou shalt have no other supplier before me

SPECIALS
Power generation and conversion systems

Technologies
Technical analyses: White leather jacket with black stripes, profiles and finishes

Alternative solvents: what does the future hold in store for Italy?

A sound investment: laundry managers strongly support the introduction of ozone washing systems

Traceability of textiles brings its own headaches for the clothing industry

Economic, fiscal and trade-union issues

Trade Info
Dixan Professionale, finally hits the laundries!

Features
Let’s talk: how much do cars cost us?

Updating courses for launderers and cleaners– 2004

Trade Info
www.cleanselect.com cleaners and launderers are served
Newcomers

News from the Associations
Allied Association of Washing Industries: Renewal of the Collective Labor Agreement for Industrial Laundries

Company News
Ecolab: all-out hygiene
Falvo: starching or softening?

Members to the Suppliers' Association

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