Editorial
7 Strength lies in unity and agreement

ASSOCIATION HIGHLIGHTS
8 EXPOdetergo - Interview with Mr. Luciano Miotto, new President of the Trade Fair Organization.

Trade Info
12 New D2W series by IMESA: the laundry hygiene is guaranteed - Set to zero the biocontamination risks in your laundry to offer the highest quality service!

NEW PRODUCTS
12 Roller cover "grips" for good - The new "GRIP system" invented by Roberto Colombo and patented by SCAL

Expo Overview
18 The hotel hunt is on - The companies in our industry participating in HOST 2011

SPECIALS
22 Back from Host
28 Finishers, toppers and presses

ASSOSISTEMA
34 Assosistema Assembly - These are the new area officers
36 Meeting - Sanitation and sterilization of medical devices - "Know how to achieve"

ASSOSECCO
40 Educational meetings: Firbimatic: alternative solvents - Pony: the ironing evolution - Studio Senna: fiscal news
43 Let's talk: unfair competition

THE LAUNDERER'S AND DRYCLEANER'S MINI GUIDE
44 Dyeing - equipment - fiber behavior - color fastness
47 Defects: comforters - fabric tears in comforters during care
49 "Ask, if you don't know"

CONFARTIGIANATO
51 China is getting closer and closer
52 The proposals by Confartigianato for waste traceability
54 2011 Updates for cleaners and launderers - learning about the supply chain to offer a better service - Part 3: visit to Berto Industria Tessile

Trade Info
57 1hr cleaners - The business takes off! But how exactly? - "Macleca Total" - The carpet washing machine

THE LAWYER'S ANSWER
58 Is the laundry to blame? Enough is enough! - A new service promoted by Confartigianato and CNA thanks to the EBAV contribution

CELEBRATION
60 Happy Birthday, Fimas! - Fimas and Macpi Group respectively celebrate their silver and golden wedding in a market that sees them as main players since 25 and 50 years.

64 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

66 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

EDITORIAL
7 The most effective instrument: word-of-mouth

ASSOCIATION HIGHLIGHTS
8 New programs for Assofornitori

TECHNOLOGIES
10 The fundamental rules when using spotting devices
12 The wedding gown: a difficult item to restore

TRADE INFO
15 Tecnowash: where quality reigns supreme

TECHNOLOGIES
16 Rinsing effectiveness: do short tunnels rinse as well as long tunnels?

TRADE INFO
19 Cht: SMART PROTECTION

THE SECRETS OF MY SUCCESS STORY
20 Professionalism, word-of-mouth and diversification - Interview with Lucia Rambaldi, owner of the eponymous laundry in Padua

MANAGEMENT
22 Safe customer service

TRADE INFO
25 Sochil Chimica: Super Action - Color Block

SPECIALS
26 Ironing boards and irons
32 Beyond cleanliness (biological decontamination treatments)

ASSOSISTEMA
36 AASSOSISTEMA awarded for its the best practices at the "Good practices and safe maintenance" National Competition
39 The study days of Assosistema, 8 and 9 November 2011 - "The highway code and goods road transport" - "A training period, voucher, and temporary jobs - Comparing different solutions"

TRADE INFO
40 The revolution is on - Say goodbye to the piece counter!!!

ASSOSECCO
43 Let's talk: Professionalism
44 Training courses- Lavanderia Lavalampo

TRADE INFO
47 1hr cleaners - The business takes off! But how exactly? - Rugs and carpets

THE LAUNDERER'S AND DRYCLEANER'S MINI GUIDE
48 Dyeing - equipment - fiber behavior - color fastness
50 "Ask, if you don't know"
52 DEFECTS: elastomer coming out of the seams and edges
Color of print pattern change from green to blue during dry cleaning
53 The label Museum

CONFARTIGIANATO
55 The company statute is established by law - Cutting the red tape, credit collection, and stricter penalties for late payment are among the most eagerly awaited provisions
56 2011 UPDATES FOR LAUNDERERS AND DRY CLEANERS - learning about the supply chain to offer a better service - PART 2, FROM THE FABRIC TO THE FINISHED GARMENT - VISIT TO FORALL
59 SISTRI
60 THE HIDDEN ENEMIES OF OUR HEALTH- WE OFTEN ARE NOT AWARE THAT OUR CLOTHES ARE POISONING US

MARKETING
61 An indispensable backup resource: your regular contract laundry

65 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

66 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 Resist, resist, resist

Expo Overview

MANAGEMENT
8 Industrial laundries - not only contract, but also a lot of professionalism and an ethical conduct

THE SECRETS OF MY SUCCESS STORY
12 Competence, location, suppliers and co-workers - Tintoria Vecchia Milano,a traditional mid-to upper level dry cleaner

Expo Overview
14 Expo Clean - Moscow
16 Tex care ASIA 2011

SPECIALS
18 A special about trade shows in the world: Texcare China & Expoclean Moscow... company news

MEETINGS
28 Management of the rental laundry service in health and social facilities

Trade Info
29 LAPAUW: Three days of celebration with distributors from all over the world for the new showroom inauguration

ASSOSISTEMA
30 The global economic crisis: what does the future hold in store
32 The vital statistics of the industry

NEW TECHNOLOGIES
36 Meeting with the Lavanderia Lampo - a new solvent with extraordinary characteristics

ASSOSISTEMA
37 Let's talk: an exemplary sentence
38 News: are we going to breed pigeons?

Trade Info
39 1hr cleaners -The business takes off! But how exactly?

THE LAUNDERER'S AND DRYCLEANER'S MINI GUIDE
40 Care of resin-treated or coated fabrics
43 DEFECTS: Faux fur - Light-colored stains concentrated in some areas of the garment
45 "Ask, if you don?t know"
47 The label Museum

CONFARTIGIANATO
49 THE FIGHT AGAINST COUNTERFEITING -Dear traders, you should recognize the role laundries
51 2011 Updates for launderers and dry cleaners - The schedule of the forthcoming appointments
52 THE "FREE ACCESS" PROJECT, in other words the opportunities (both social and commercial) to create "design for all" products: the new "easy to read" label is developed
54 NONOXYNOLS or NONYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES - Greenpeace exposé for "health hazardous" garments
55 Using the sun to wash

56 FOREIGN PRESS

MARKETING
59 An indispensable backup resource: your regular contract laundry

COMPANY NEWS
62 The Consorzio Lavanderie Toscane asks for more controls and more protection for the workers and honest companies

64 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

66 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

EDITORIAL
7 The end of a searing hot summer

Expo Overview
8 Plenty of room dedicated to innovation and international business: the best solutions for hotels and professional catering showcased at Host
10 Exhibitors at Host 2011... .
16 Interview with Piero Rotolo of the Hotel Managers' Association, from the Lombardy region

TRADE INFO
19 1hr cleaners -The business takes off! But how exactly?

TECHNOLOGIES
20 Washing: a study of parameters that influence mechanical action

MANAGEMENT
26 Safe customer service

Marketing
29 An indispensable backup resource: your regular contract laundry

SPECIALS
32 The next generation dry cleaning machinery
36 Industrial laundries: ironing, folding and packaging

MEETINGS
43 Cleaning and sanitizing health and social facilities

ASSOSISTEMA
44 YOUNG PEOPLE, COMPANIES AND JOBS: APPRENTICESHIP - The strategic role of Assosistema for companies in the industry

ASSOSECCO
47 Let's talk: resource management?
48 IFree training session at "LAVANDERIA LAMPO"
49 Sistri Yes - Sistri No

THE LAUNDERER'S AND DRYCLEANER'S MINI GUIDE
50 Finishing treatments -Part 5
52 DEFECTS: Color deterioration on silk - threads jutting out of the comforter
53 The Label Museum
54 "Ask, if you don't know"

CONFARTIGIANATO
57 EAS systems - Important for shop owners, but dangerous for launderers and dry cleaners if of inferior quality
58 Report - 2011 Updates for launderers and dry cleaners - learning about the supply chain to offer a better service - visit to the Marzotto Group
60 TEXTILE LABELING - The EU Council formally adopts the text at second reading
62 "Health hazardous" garments? Prevention is 100% made in Italy

63 A colleague, but, above all a friend

64 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

65 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
6 The northern Italian region of Trentino, optical fiber and progress

ASSOCIAZIONI
8 The new Board of Directors of Assofornitori

Trade Info
10 Falvo: AQVABELLA

Expo Overview
12 Clean 2011 Acclaimed Best Show in Years

Specials
15 Back from Clean show 2011
26 "Innovative" machinery
40 Flatwork and towels

ASSOSISTEMA
44 ASSOSISTEMA: A reliable source of information
46 The "Safety Day" by Assosistema
47 The importance of training for workers and the textile and surgical instruments sanitation industries
49 The next appointments with Assosistema

ASSOSECCO
50 At the service of the professional establishment
50 Refresher courses in 2011
51 Let's talk: Directions for use: fighting to keep your anger in check
52 Members of the Board: Rocco Lamoglie

Trade Info
53 1hr cleaners - Shirts are the number one garment

THE LAUNDERER'S AND DRYCLEANER'S MINI GUIDE
54 Finishing treatments - Part 4
56 DEFECTS: Color bleeding with dry cleaning; Yellowing of a silk fabric in the pleated area after dry cleaning
59 "Ask, if you don't know"

MARKETING
62 An indispensable backup resource: your regular contract laundry

CONFARTIGIANATO
65 SISTRI: joys and sorrows - Postponed to June 2012, but we will have to pay for the third time in January
66 2011 Updates for cleaners and launderers - learning about the supply chain to offer a better service - A visit to Marzotto
67 A report on the 2011 National Assembly

FIERE
69 A market similar to ours - Pulire, the trade show for professional cleaning

COMPANY NEWS
70 The winning combination of innovation and environmental friendliness. Special accolade for the Clean Green award for Raro QR-Label

72 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

74 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 Assosistema: the pride of an enlightened management class

Technologies
8 Manual for the packaging, cleaning and care of leather garments

Trade Info
12 Treatment of soil and stains

Technologies
14 Rugs fly, but a little lower

Trade Info
17 Rug washing is still growing

Marketing
18 The "rug" business - the recipe for success - list of contract laundries

Specials
20 Leather and rugs
26 Rental laundries: washers and tunnel washers

Trade Info
32 IRIS Garment identification at the touch of ... a remote control

ASSOSISTEMA
34 USE&REUSE: ASSOSISTEMA scientific facts about the comparison of the lifecycle of Reusable Technical Fabrics and Disposable Fabrics
- 5 points in the chain
- The proposals by ASSOSISTEMA to the Government
- LIFECYCLE ASSESSMENT of reusable and disposable fabrics in the tourism and Health sectors
- ASSOSISTEMA and company qualification

MARKET
41 Demonstration of sustainability in the area or professional care for garments and fabrics.

Trade Info
42 LA TECNICA: supporting clients with quality and competence

ASSOSECCO
44 Board Members - Update seminar 45 Let's talk: invest, buy ... but... beware! 46 Legal disputes: a case described in "Let's talk"

Trade Info
48 SILC at the next ITMA 2011

THE LAUNDERER'S AND DRYCLEANER'S MINI GUIDE
50 Finishing treatments - Part 3
52 Defects
53 Label museum
54 Ask if you don't know
56 Quality of Made in Italy garments - Garment presentation and care

CONFARTIGIANATO
57 The Minister of Economic Development confirms the full applicability of Law No. 84/2006 for cleaners and launderers
58 Law No. 84/2006: all doubts about its applicability have finally been dispelled. We were right!
60 SISTRI - Postponement of the enforcement of the agreement between company organizations and the Ministry of the Environment
61 Coin op laundries: meeting the City Governments

TRAINING
62 Hundreds of trade professionals to talk about credit, coaching and training

64 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

66 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 Advertising: a guide for innovation

Technologies
8 Energy saving: optimization in search of competitiveness!

Trade Info
15 Sochil Chimica: your washing partner

Technologies
16 Dirt: our ally - part 2

Trade Info
18 Falvo: washing with water

Specials
20 Clean Show 2011
42 Coin-Op Laundries

Trade Info
50 Lavarchiaro synergistic system: the winning formula for cleanliness

Trade Info
52 Masa, where innovation meets tradition and translates into quality products for your customers

Assosistema
54 Fixed term job contracts and seasonality
55 The crisis: solutions to fight it

Assosecco
58 SEAT PG AND CONFCOMMERCIO join forces to foster innovation among SMEs
59 Let's talk: Any news?
61 Training ? UNION plant
62 The Board of Directors comments on the E.B.E. event
63 Professional training courses in the second half of 2011

THE LAUNDERER'S AND DRYCLEANER'S MINI GUIDE
64 Finishing treatments
66 Defects
68 Ask if you don't know
70 The label museum

Trade Info
71 1-hr dryclean - Shirts as best-sellers

Confartigianato
72 SISTRI: The government turns a deaf ear to companies' requests
73 Justice: fewer court litigation cases as settlements become mandatory
74 Focusing on SMEs to jumpstart the laundry industry, too
76 Is it possible to increase profits in times of recession?
77 "Feeling at ease when communicating in interpersonal, professional and sales-oriented relationships"
78 Being part of a large organization makes all businessmen stronger

Trade Info
79 Company news - AQVABELLA is fantastic but we also use perc

80 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

82 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 Communicating vessels

Technologies
8 How clothing impacts the quality of our work
10 Color bleeding

Trade Info
13 CHT ITALIA - BEICLEAN 2004: an all-round concentrated liquid product

Management
14 Optimizing transport - Gaining competitiveness along the way
18 SERVICE AND SAFETY - The Italian industry promotes its high-tech image by offering an improved service

Newcomers
21 1-hr dryclean - Limited space but plenty of work

Trade Info
22 Falvo: Water, perc and energy saving

Environment
24 The "Green" wave for eco-sustainable development

ASSOSISTEMA
27 ASSOSISTEMA: "VAT reduction, flow deseasonalization, fiscal measures to support the short textile chain"

Trade Info
28 Silc - SHIRT IRONING and more ...

Specials
30 Down washing
38 Rental Laundries: WATER AND ENERGY SAVING

Assosecco
44 Opportunities for members
45 Let's talk: let's set things straight

Characters
46 A cleaner and launderer... with a tiger in the engine

Trade Info
49 Company news: FALVO - washing with water

THE LAUNDERER'S AND DRYCLEANER'S MINI GUIDE
50 Chemical treatments: mercerization and soda treatments - Noble finishing - Dry mechanical finishing
53 DEFECTS: creasing and color fading of rigid and resin-coated fabrics
54 "Ask if you don't know"
56 The label museum

Confartigianato
59 On the eve of a new energy shock - Speculation-driven hikes may wreak havoc in our already ailing industry
60 Special for the 150th Anniversary of the Unit of Italy

64 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

66 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 The Marche floods

Technologies
8 Dirt: our ally
12 Choice criteria for rental materials

Trade Info
6 Falvo: laundry schools?

Specials
18 Wet cleaning: machinery, chemicals and auxiliary products
33 The laundry of the future - The latest in automation system

Assosistema
39 New format, new graphics and with lots more contents - ASSOSISTEMA: the 2011 website goes online

Trade Info
40 Masa: traditional quality and innovative design for the laundry of the future

Assosecco
43 Let's talk: sundry business
44 What the Board has to say: Bravi Laura - SETTING THINGS STRAIGHT

Trade Info
45 Company news - Professional Training center for laundries at Acireale

The Launderer's and Drycleaner's Mini Guide
46 DEFECTS: Dimensional stability of cotton and linen fabrics: wet relaxation shrinkage - Part 2; Spots on fabric-covered buttons after dry-cleaning: spots on a rug claimed to be made of zebra hair 52 "Ask if you don't know"

Confartigianato
53 Taxes and tax assessments - Concerns for the new tax assessment system
54 ANIL Ancona organizes a training course for launderers and dry-cleaners
56 Confartigianato in the Veneto region and Confartigianato in Vicenza for Laundering and Dry-Cleaning
57 Confartigianato and SCF sign agreement

Meetings
61 The "la Vecchia Milano" laundry for a country with an ancient civilization - As part of the "Fuori Bit" program, an evening event to promote tourism and Greek products

Received and Published

64 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

66 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 Marchionne and Vietnam

Technologies
8 Getting rid of difficult stains

Trade Info
11 CHT ITALIA introduces BEIPHOB FCW-1

Technologies
12 Ecology to be front and center in 2015
18 Removing difficult stains from leather/suede garments

Trade Info
22 Falvo: One washing system

Assosistema
24 Trapani: New statutes provide greater recognition to professional members

Specials
28 Treating workwear

Specials
32 Product spotting

Assosecco
40 What the Board has to say: Gabriella Platè
41 Let's talk
42 Free training course at the E.B.E. facility
44 On the lookout for innovation

The Launderer's and Drycleaner's Guide
46 Defects: Dimensional stability of cotton and linen fabrics: wet relaxation shrinkage - Bronze stains after washing
50 "Ask if you don't know"
52 The value of a used garment - Part 6
54 The label museum

Confartigianato
55 Large companies and world organizations confirm what Confartigianato has said all along: Italy is not for entrepreneurs
56 Confartigianato analyzes Italy's regional divide in the runup to fiscal federalism
58 Mark of origin for clothing textiles: not an issue for the European Council which says "no"
59 Late payment: a headache for small businesses
60 Confartigianato at the helm of Rete Imprese Italia (Italian Company Network)

Trade Info
61 Newcomers

Received and Published
62 Open letter by Cesare Locati

64 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

66 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 2010: the last recessionary year in an awful decade

Expo Overview
8 Expodetergo International 2010: a record show with two-digit growth

Special
10 The ExpoDetergo 2010 'stars'

Trade Info
18 Falvo: Assoacqua

Technologies
20 Polymerization degree of textiles

Assosistema
22 Private Meeting in Rome on Wednesday, January 9 - ASSOSISTEMA: statute amendment to foster growth and development

Trade Info
23 CHT ITALIA introduces

Marketing
24 How to choose a good laundry: let the laundry choose you!

Management
28 Dry-cleaner's: potential problems with neighbors

Assosecco
33 Let's talk: how to expand knowledge
34 CINET: Part 2

The Launderer's and Drycleaner's Guide
36 Defects: color bleeding in the contact area between metal accessories (e.g., zippers) and fabric; stains on viscose, acetate and silk textiles
38 "Ask if you don't know"
40 The value of a used garment ? Part 5
43 The label museum

Confartigianato
45 Postponement of SISTRI waste traceability control system and industry regulations - 2011 has plenty of interesting news in store
46 Credit guarantee consortia (Confidi) offer 700,000 craftsmen a social shock absorber to fight the crisis
47 The Executive Council of Confartigianato meets with the Minister of Economic Development
48 Confartigianato's requests for the laundry and dry-cleaning industry submitted to Minister Romani

Trade Info
49 Newcomers - Water provides eco-friendly cleanliness

Expo Overview
50 Clean 2011

Received and Published
52 Open letter

Memories
54 The decade gone by

60 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

62 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 Christmas: Give us the best gift of all

Expo Overview
8 Expodetergo International 2010: a record edition with a two-digit increase - Expo Detergo: how our Polish colleagues perceive us

Special
14 The "stars" at Expo Detergo 2010

Technologies
42 Textiles help fight war against germs 48 Fashion with a soul ? The beauty and comfort of garments often depend on hidden textiles

Technologies
42 Textiles help fight war against germs
48 Fashion with a soul ? The beauty and comfort of garments often depend on hidden textiles

Trade Info
51 CHT ITALIA introduces...
52 Falvo: wool

Company News
54 Avant-garde cleanliness

Assosistema
56 Forthcoming changes for late payments by public sector agencies: European Parliament approves the draft standard
57 Never so high for over a century ? Cotton stock exchange quotations rally in 2010

Marketing
58 As long as there?s health... Textile rental sales volume in Europe totals ?10.5 billion

Assosecco
60 Today's multiethnic reality
61 Let's talk: Expo Detergo International 2010... and more
62 SISTRI simulation

Trade Info
63 Company news ? Falvo ? I have finally replaced the drycleaning machinery

The Launderer's and Drycleaner's Guide
64 Defects: color bleeding from textiles with mixed colors; undulations on jackets and shirts due to thermal adhesive detachment during washing
69 The worth of a used garment ? Part 4
71 "Ask if you don't know"

Confartigianato
71 Flooding in the Veneto region - Confartigianato for craftsmen
72 Statistical studies on company taxes
73 National Collective Labor Agreement
74 Out-of-court settlement, judgments after 4 months
76 Compulsory measurement of work-related stress from January

RESOURCEFUL PEOPLE FROM VENETO
77 Veneto floods through the eyes of a time-honored laundry and dry-cleaning establishment

Meetings
78 Confartigianato wants Palermo (and all of Sicily) in the Premier Football League

80 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

82 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 Expo Detergo, post-show results

Expo Overview
8 Expo Detergo International 2010: final advice to visitors

Special
16 Overview of Expo Detergo International 2010

Technologies
32 Perc and dry-cleaning. Two continuing certainties

Management
34 Expo Detergo 2010: RFID HF is the only solution for any type of chip-identifiable linen

Assosistema
36 First workshop day at ZBM di Arco laundry - Implementation of the Business Qualification System under Art. 27 of Legislative Decree 81/2008
42 Two appointments at Expodetergo - ASSOSISTEMA: focus on Europe and Italy

Trade Info
43 CHT ITALIA - presents BEIBLEACH Power Active

Trade Info
44 Competitiveness as Development and Development as Joint Efforts

Laundries: Successful Businesses
46 ALSCO ITALIA, 50 years old, and still looking good

Trade Info
50 Falvo: cleanliness through water is here to stay

The Launderer's and Drycleaner's Guide
52 Defects: edges and trims on imitation leather garments ? trousers and shirts in 80% cotton or linen and 20% polyester or nylon (or similar blends)
55 "Ask if you don't know"
57 How much is a used garment worth?
60 Preventing defects in textile care and immediately checking the quality of textiles

Trade Info
59 Wet-cleaning Lagoon™ by Electrolux Professional, a quality choice

Trade Info
61 Positive start-up for Lavatec

Special
62 Next-generation dry cleaning machinery
64 Industrial laundries: ironing, folding and packaging

Assosecco
68 Actions speak louder than words
69 Let's talk: Expo Detergo International 2010

Trade Info
70 The right choice

Confartigianato
71 INAIL premiums - Structural reforms needed to redress the balance
72 News and proposals for cleaners and launderers
73 Parliament looks into Confidi
74 Italy, world leader in production of renewable energies

Meetings
76 CINET takes center stage at Expo Detergo 2010

Received and Published

Trade Info
79 Miele exhibits at Expo Detergo. Future-oriented technology for energy savings

80 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

82 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 The miracle of EXPOdetergo International

Expo Overview
8 Interview with Engineer Gabrio Renzacci, President of Expo Detergo
10 Exhibitor Directory
14 Expo Detergo extends warm welcome to its Polish colleagues EXPODETERGO gor?co wita przyjaci�? z Polski

Special
18 Companies at Expo Detergo present their offerings

Technologies
60 Perc and dry cleaning: two continuing certainties
64 From 20 March every laundry is required to comply with European standards for hygienic clothing.

Standard
72 Material safety data sheets

The Launderer's and Drycleaner's Guide
78 Defects
81 Preventing defects in textile care and immediately checking the quality of textiles
82 Hands-on manual for laundries and cleaners to prevent defects

Assosistema
84 ASSOSISTEMA: for 10 years the #1 address for the industry
86 ASSOSISTEMA on the Italian market at ETSA workshop on October 15

Assosecco
89 Let's talk: Assosecco's members

Meetings
91 Advances in synch with the times

96 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

98 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 Expo Detergo, post-show results

Expo Overview
8 Expo Detergo International 2010: final advice to visitors

Special
16 Overview of Expo Detergo International 2010

Technologies
32 Perc and dry-cleaning. Two continuing certainties

Management
34 Expo Detergo 2010: RFID HF is the only solution for any type of chip-identifiable linen

Assosistema
36 First workshop day at ZBM di Arco laundry - Implementation of the Business Qualification System under Art. 27 of Legislative Decree 81/2008
42 Two appointments at Expodetergo - ASSOSISTEMA: focus on Europe and Italy

Trade Info
43 CHT ITALIA - presents BEIBLEACH Power Active

Trade Info
44 Competitiveness as Development and Development as Joint Efforts

Laundries: Successful Businesses
46 ALSCO ITALIA, 50 years old, and still looking good

Trade Info
50 Falvo: cleanliness through water is here to stay

The Launderer's and Drycleaner's Guide
52 Defects: edges and trims on imitation leather garments ? trousers and shirts in 80% cotton or linen and 20% polyester or nylon (or similar blends)
55 "Ask if you don't know"
57 How much is a used garment worth?
60 Preventing defects in textile care and immediately checking the quality of textiles

Trade Info
59 Wet-cleaning Lagoon™ by Electrolux Professional, a quality choice

Trade Info
61 Positive start-up for Lavatec

Special
62 Next-generation dry cleaning machinery
64 Industrial laundries: ironing, folding and packaging

Assosecco
68 Actions speak louder than words
69 Let's talk: Expo Detergo International 2010

Trade Info
70 The right choice

Confartigianato
71 INAIL premiums - Structural reforms needed to redress the balance
72 News and proposals for cleaners and launderers
73 Parliament looks into Confidi
74 Italy, world leader in production of renewable energies

Meetings
76 CINET takes center stage at Expo Detergo 2010

Received and Published

Trade Info
79 Miele exhibits at Expo Detergo. Future-oriented technology for energy savings

80 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

82 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 A brilliant entrepreneur

Expo Overview
8 It seems so far away, but it's just around the corner

Special
14 EXPO DETERGO 2010 - Exhibition displays unveiled

Trade Info
44 Falvo: H2O

The Launderer's and Drycleaner's Guide
46 Defects: Down and silk jackets- Snagging
52 Ask if you don't know

Management
56 Saving 2010 sales and warding off ever-tougher competition? The key may be HF radiofrequency for workwear!!

Assosistema
58 EBLI focuses on innovation and research
60 Stakeholders satisfied with EBLI
62 EBLI in brief
64 ASSOSISTEMA: new members joining in July

Management
66 Interview with Mr. Torrenti from the Acqualav Tivoli laundry

Trade info
68 IMESA - TANDEM makes it easier to win a competitive edge!

Assosecco
70 Thanks master launderer
71 Let's talk: disputes and litigations
72 Special agreements for telephone, Internet and computer

Newcomers
73 Falvo: dry cleaning is no longer enough

Newcomers
74 The next generation of launderers and drycleaners and their new take on service

Confartigianato
75 Hope to see you at EXPODETERGO - Appointment at the Confartigianato ANIL
76 Enel and trade confederations sign agreement on settlements
78 First signs of an upswing among guarantee consortia for small businesses
79 Green light to free enterprise announced by Silvio Berlusconi at 2010 Confartigianato meeting

80 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

82 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
8 Washed-up Champions...

Expo Overview
8 It seems so far away, but it's just around the corner

Special
14 EXPO DETERGO 2010 - Exhibition displays unveiled

Technologies
38 Flatwork and terry towels: highly-automated, perfect feeding and folding

Trade Info
43 CHT Italia introduces Beisoft PLX:L

Trade Info
44 Using water for washing garments is a must

The Launderer's and Drycleaner's Guide
46 Defects with dying: fading and pilling
50 Ask if you don't know

Trade Info
52 Innovation and exports boost Trevil's "Made in Italy"

Special
54 "Innovative machinery"

Trade Info
60 EMMEBIESSE: top-of-the-line textiles

Management
62 Reasons for investing in RFId HF technology in nursing homes and long-term care facilities

Assosistema
64 ASSOSISTEMA introduces itself to businesses in the islands and southern Italy
66 Innovation and Research - EBLI Projects

Trade Info
67 Pazzi ? Logik Solution at Expodetergo

Assosecco
68 Confcommercio Meeting - Companies for Italy
71 Let's talk: Insurance

Received and Published
72 There's really gold in water

73 Let's walk the talk, SISTRI must be streamlined!

Confartigianato
74 RAI (Italian Broadcast Company) focuses on radio and TV channels for craftsmen
75 Confartigianato awards to Confidi
76 Price list: what's lawful and not

Newcomers
77 Out with perc, in with water

Received and Published
78 For a friend
79 Letter from Mr. Zanin

80 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

82 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
6 Industrial laundries: quality beats the crisis

Expo Overview
8 One-of-a-kind opportunity - A hugely successful exhibition

Specials
14 Preview of exhibition displays

Technologies
32 Towels... full processing handsfree - From dirty to washed, folded and stacked, fully automatically

Specials
36 Beyond cleanliness (treatments for biological decontamination)
38 Finishers, toppers and presses

Trade Info
Why FALVO-NET

The Launderer's and Drycleaner's Guide
50 Defects: Acetate or acetate blend: abrasion defects; metal wire

Trade Info
55 CHT ITALIA introduces BEICLEAN FDO NEW

Management
56 RFId HF technology for the elderly in nursing homes and long-term care facilities

Assosistema
58 Approval of ASSOSISTEMA's Position Paper � Hygienic safety and quality come first, an ethical commitment for member companies
59 62 ASSOSISTEMA's April 21 meeting � President Trapani outlines the objectives for the next two years

Received and Published
65 All that glitters isn't gold.... - Open letter Aqva bella� ad

Assosecco
67 Let's talk: each one in his own way
68 The opinion of Board Members

Newcomers
70 In Piacenza, a laundry protected by the Fine Arts Department
73 Copyright: Confartigianato takes "related rights" to the court

Confartigianato
74 Excellent laundries get the "hallmark" - The new mark to display on store windows
75 Confartigianato ANIL meeting in Cuneo -How to "handle" the new textiles - Future prospects
76 Talks underway to examine the new statistical studies on taxes for companies in the industry
78 Anap Confartigianato Persone puts gazebos in more than 100 Italian squares to raise funds for Alzheimer's disease

Newcomers
79 Washing with Falvo � net

80 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

82 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 Incentives for everybody... but not for us

Expo Overview
8 Expo Detergo International: can you afford to miss it?

Trade Info
12 Falvo Net �cleanliness using water

Technologies
14 Laundries: it is still possible to save on energy!
18 Air compressors at a glance
22 Special on couches -Textiles that "dress up" furniture - Cleaning armchairs, chairs and couches
25 Recognizing and removing oil stains

Trade Info
28 Lagoon�: full steam ahead! -The efficacy of Electrolux Professional's water washing system a big hit in the Salento area

Specials
30 Stain removers for laundries and dry-cleaners

Maintenance
38 The importance of maintenance in laundries and dry-cleaners

Management
46 .. the "all-transponder truck" is finally here...

Trade Info
45 Christeyns Academy - Share our passion

Assosistema
48 ASSOSISTEMA unveils its development projects
49 ASSOSISTEMA bets on the Industrial Textile and Allied Products Workshops

Assosecco
50 Training
52 Let's talk; let the others talk...

Newcomers
53 Aqvuabella: small footprint -- high productivity

The Launderer's and Drycleaner's Mini Guide
54 Care label -- Italian law
56 Defects -Undulations on carpets after washing
57 Toxicity of textiles -heavy metals
59 GOOD NEWS � here's some good news for a change

Confartigianato
60 The new bank fees? Even higher than before
61 The SISTRI system � decree that postpones registration terms by 30 days published
62 "Maintenance of new textiles - Future outlook" -Sixth provincial meeting of Confartigianato Cuneo Pulitintolavanderie
62 The good performance of coinop laundries on Italian TV
63 Confartigianato ANIL Veneto meets with ANCI Veneto

64 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

66 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
6 The care revolution begins in Bari

Expo Overview
8 Visiting an exhibition has never been so easy and interesting

Trade Info
12 Spagna � Formazione professionale Falvo-Net

Il Tecnico risponde
14 Analisi tecniche: Fibre sintetiche e ferro da stiro - Le tarme e le loro devastazioni...

Trade Info
16 Spring 2010: ladies and gentlemen, from IMESA the new laundry dimension!

Technologies
19 ASSOSISTEMA companies: a model to replicate
26 Rugs&Mats - a specialists' business
31 Il �Business� Tappeti: come affrontarlo al meglio
34 Lavereste un tappeto che vale 400.000 euro?

Trade Info
38 Lavasecco 1 ora/Catinet � Novità assoluta nel mondo

Specials
40 Leather and rugs � leather garments and products
53 Laundries of the future

Newcomers
61 Lavare gli abiti con acqua. E' possibile

Market
62 Produttori e manutentori a confronto
64 Coin � op laundry: new vitality in the market

Management
68 .. la tecnologia RFId HF al servizio di chi soffre

Assosistema
70 Il Progetto Q vola sulla stampa A febbraio, new entry in ASSOSISTEMA - AMG srl

Assosecco
73 Parliamone tra noi
74 Formazione: giornata di studio ad Imperia

Confartigianato
75 Studi di Settore: basta caccia alle streghe, le lavanderie pagano quanto loro richiesto
76 Rivoluzione telematica per lo smaltimento dei rifiuti
77 Formazione: �Manutenzione dei capi di abbigliamento in pelle� � 28 marzo 2010
78 La qualità dei capi di abbigliamento � Produttori e manutentori a confronto
79 I lettori ci scrivono

80 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

82 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 The battle for water

Expo Overview
8 Expo Detergo International 2010 � Homage to innovation

Trade Info
12 Falvo: cleanliness using water

The expert's answer
14 Technical analyses: "metallic" trousers � weak "points" of shirts

Technologies
16 The gas used in industrial laundries
22 Water and bleaches in laundries
28 Leather and suede -Overview of wet cleaning for leather and suede

Trade Info
27 IPURA: a popular, highly-rated project

Management
32 Assistance and guarantees
36 AvataRFID HF makes all types of linen traceable with chips to beat the crisis
38 Identifying potential problems with garments to prevent them

Assosistema
42 Integrated industrial system of textile and medical services - The development of the sector also depends on the national collective labor agreement

Assosecco
47 Let's talk: Damage, disputes, insurance policies, etc.
48 Professional updating: wet cleaning and the hydrocarbon system

Trade Info
51 Fast Press: vacuum packaging

Confartigianato
52 Statistics for company taxes: the new Cluster analysis
53 The online revolution for waste disposal
54 Credit, guarantee fund for small and medium-sized companies posts record figures
55 Hot off the press: establishment of Confartigianato Lavanderie Pescara
56 Technical news - research findings on the healthfulness of garments by RiTex -questions and answers

Newcomers
60 Fresh air in the laundry

Company News
61 Raro: wastewater treatment

62 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

64 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 News for industrial washing

Expo Overview
12 Expo Detergo International 2010 -Visiting an exhibition has never been so easy and interesting

Trade Info
12 Falvo: laundry school

Technologies
14 Bleaching - Overview of various industrial washing procedures
20 How to remove sweat stains

Trade Info
19 Sadi Christeyns is born: a new star in the professional cleaning market

Management
22 Is the 2010 workwear budget to be "multiplied"? The HF radio frequency can be the solution!! (seeing is believing)

Assosistema
24 Alessandro Trapani at the helm of ASSOSISTEMA
26 ASSOSISTEMA's Q project takes off

Trade Info
28 IRON is the new Italian company that manufactures and markets machinery for industrial and professional laundries

Special
30 Industrial laundries: A special on workwear and personal protective equipment
34 Wet cleaning, chemicals and auxiliary products

Assosecco
42 Training workshops
43 Let's talk: Being an entrepreneur today
44 Launderers, dry cleaners and more: awards, prizes, and accolades for our industry businessmen

Confartigianato
47 Industry law soon to enter into force
48 Credit, new instruments to protect consumers
49 Resumption of negotiations on the renewal of the national collective labor agreement for launderers and dry-cleaners
50 Confartigianato satisfied with the approval of the Service Directive
52 10th general meeting for the updating of launderers and dry-cleaners in Arezzo
54 What the experts say: Using vouchers in laundries and drycleaners
55 What the experts say: Contract independence and value of damaged garments

58 Foreign Press News
Company News
61 Consorzio Toscana: linen protection, the project for linen traceability gets underway
62 2010 RARO calendar: the time
Newcomers
63 What do other laundries do - without washing?

64 MEMBERS OF THE TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIERS' ASSOCIATION

66 ADVERTISERS' DIRECTORY

Editorial
7 2009 is over, let's hope!

EXPO OVERVIEW
12 Expo Detergo International 2010: forging ahead on the road to recovery!

Technologies
16 Maintenance: dry-cleaning machinery.

Trade Info
21 Falvo: we use water to wash clothing.

Management
22.. four golden rules to start working with chip-identified FLATWORK.

Trade Info
24 A 25-year record contract for Kannegiesser in France.

Assosistema
26 Tiraboschi: �ASSOSISTEMA companies, an ideal workshop�.
28 The six sections of ASSOSISTEMA are now up and running.

Special
39 Washing machines, tunnel washers and all they need to operate.

Trade Info
41 FIMAS: ironing equipment.

Trade Info
42 ...and there's also Logik Solution in 2009.

Assosecco
45 Let's talk: what lies in store for our companies?
46 Technical info - BIOTEX � Biotechnologies for textiles.

Trade Info
47 Silc: ironing and washing for laundries and dry-cleaners.

Standards
48 Is your website compliant with regulations?
49 The boom of coin-op laundries. They meet some new requirements but are not the future of dry-cleaning.

Confartigianato
50 MADE IN ITALY
51 Adjusting working hours
52 Artisans can also use Vouchers to work
53 Training: a professional job
54 WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY: traditional or coin-op laundry?
56 The Launderer's and Drycleaner's Mini Guide � Care labeling; DEFECTS � Defects on viscose garments � Stains caused by resin decay; Textile chemistry: separator

Company News
61 Montanari: the art of automation

A different view
62 Law 84: useful or harmful?

Trade Info
63 B�we: en route to a new future.

64 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

66 Advertisers' Directory

Editorial
7 Nothing will ever be the same...

Expo Overview
8 Expodetergo 2010: signs of a huge success

Technologies
12 GWH successfully sorts linen from nursing homes and health facilities using an automatic sorting system
16 The art of spotting
20 How to remedy some minor problems on fabrics

Trade Info
23 Falvo: washing garments with water has become a must

Trade Info
24 ...And there's also Logik Solution in 2009

Management
26 Coping with conflicts in the laundry... what's all this about a chip for industrial laundries.... ?

Trade Info
30 ... And there's also Logik Solution in 2009

Assosistema
32 Bioster and Gastaldi, new ASSOSISTEMA members

Special
34 Irons and finishing boards

Assosecco
42 Services, assistance and consultancy
43 Let's talk: the opinion of a Board Director
44 Training � Professional updating: ironing

Confartigianato
46 Agreement between Detergo Magazine and cleaners & launderers
47 Reduced VAT? An illusion for laundries
48 The outdoor training of ANIL Ancona at Città di Castello and Gubbio
49 Training: �Laundries... what an enterprise!� � Informational meeting on December 13th, 2009
50 Training: Ironing and washing for cleaners and launderers � Jesi, November 14th and 15th, 2009
51 Confederation news - Banca del Mezzogiorno, Confidi and Artigiancassa for small companies in Southern Italy
52 Confederation news - Statistical studies on company taxes, reality or misrepresented view of reality?
54 WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY � Ask if you don't know - (simple answers to complex issues) � Sanctions for violations of rules on days and week-ends off
56 WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY � What the experts are saying now
57 A new service: the �defend the artisan� office
58 Knowledge and knowing each other to compete
59 The national law for the industry - ANIL takes the offensive

60 Foreign Press News

Company News
63 Falvo: Mister Bruno

64 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

66 Advertisers' Directory

Editorial
7 Expo Detergo Convention

Expo Overview
8 Detergo 2010: two "first times" for a great show

Trade Info
10 Falvo: Interview with Imperia Pelli

Technologies
12 How to recognize textile fibers

Trade Info
17 CHT ITALIA introduces BEISOFT PLX-L

Management
18 How to welcome customers in drycleaners
20 … Technology for surgical instrument identification wanted!! …

ASSOSISTEMA
22 In August two new members for ASSOSISTEMA
23 Modify and expand the association structure
24 The ministerial consultation is positive – Successes also in UNI-TEX and Fondimpresa

Specials
26 Cleanliness and beyond (treatments for biological decontamination)
30 Finishers, toppers and presses

Trade Info
40 … there's also Logik Solution in 2009

ASSOSECCO
42 Services, Assistance, Consultation
43 Let's talk: Suppliers, a critical choice for our company
44 Assosecco: our… heroes
46 REACH: the new European regulation for chemicals

EBAV
47 Launderers and drycleaners - Fees - part 15 (and last)

Confartigianato
51 Made in Italy, an ad hoc solution for the entire chain
52 Made in Italy, much more than a matter of label
53 It's called IMPRESA SEMPLICE and it's "the right arm I need"
54 Cleaners and launderers can rejoice once again
56 What the experts say: if you don’t know, ask. "Law 84: useful or harmful?"
57 The small guide for cleaners: composition label, downs, drawstring clasp stains, textile product toxicity, heavy metals

64 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

66 Advertisers' Directory

Editorial
7 The wealth of our industry depends on the affluence of the middle class

Expo Overview
8 Detergo 2010: two �first times� for a great show

Technologies
10 The action of detergents during washing

Trade Info
13 Falvo: Using water to wash clothing has become a must

Market
14 Textile products tested for harmful substances enjoy great success in Italy

Management
18 .. Hospital linen using radiofrequency? Possible until recently, a MUST-HAVE today!!.....

Trade Info
20 Jensen Ironer: the best for the best

ASSOSISTEMA
Personal Protection Equipment
24 Civic duty or regulatory requirement
27 Note to the Judgment of the Naples Court of Appeal dated June 11, 2008

Special
32 Industrial laundries -Special ironing and packaging cases

ASSOSECCO
38 Services, assistance, consultancy
39 Let's talk: What does the future have in store for our companies?
40 Tintoria Alberti: can laundries and dry-cleaners become branded?
41 Tintoria Riva - course on 18 October 2009

Confartigianato
43 Laundries and dry-cleaners�Business control-part 14
47 The crisis has just begun
48 SME confederations to the government: �Urgent measures for small businesses� - Joint document to the Prime Minister
50 Training: meeting of launderers and dry-cleaners from Lombardy
51 Confartigianato and Unicredit respond to request for help by Italian companies
52 Income freeze the Irap click day
53 New contract model for small businesses
54 What the experts say "Now's the time to invest in machinery"
56 Laundries and dry-cleaners �Agreement with �Detergo� magazine
57 We want to grow with you
58 Launderer's and Drycleaner's Mini Guide � Care labeling and Italian law - What to do with duvets -Tears on silk curtains -Toxicity of textile products

A different view
65 Law 88: useful or harmful?

Expo Overview
66 Clean 09: Final report - The view of an Italian exhibitor

70 Community life 5/8 November 2009

72 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

76 Advertisers' Directory

Editorial
7 Un Bacio per la buona notte

Panorama Fiere
8 Ritorna Expo Detergo International, la pi� importante rassegna europea dedicata agli operatori della manutenzione del tessile

Mercato
10 Il momento giusto per investire in macchinari

Tecnologie
12 Si pu� quantificare la �mano� di un tessuto?

Trade Info
Falvo: AQVABELLA la piccola lavatrice per abiti ad alta produttività

Gestione
Ricomposizione biancheria senza Radiofrequenza? Ziro tituli... !

Confartigianato
Pulitintolavanderie � Accordo con Rivista �Detergo�
Pulitintolavanderie - Guida per la determinazione del costo orario � L'Associazione - Il conteggio - 12a e 13a parte
Editoriale - Rimandati a settembre
Primato italiano tra i G8 per tasso d'imprenditorialità. - In Italia imprese e lavoratori autonomi �pesano' il 26,4% dell'occupazione, la media G8 è del 10, 2%
Ridurre tariffe Inail degli artigiani per sanare assurdo squilibrio
Rilevazione Confartigianato sul caro-energia: Lombardia e Milano al top per i maggiori costi rispetto alla media Ue
Confartigianato - Hertz, un canale preferenziale per noleggiare un auto o un furgone
La sanità nazionale un colabrodo di spese�
L'esperto risponde - Se non sai domanda (risposte chiare a problemi complessi) - contenimento del costo delle commissioni bancarie - Listino Prezzi obbligatorio o no?
Il troppo che storpia - Occhio all'etichetta: non sempre è carente, a volte è eccessiva, ma e' sempre un guaio!!

Automazione
Finalmente i conti tornano

Speciale
Ritorno da Clean 09

Notizie Assososecco
Non solo manutenzione tessile!
Parliamone tra noi: Pulitintori, pubblicità, ed altro
Cosa intendiamo per �deontologia�
Studi di settore

Notizie dalle Associazioni
AUIL cresce e passa il testimone ad ASSOSISTEMA - è nata ASSOSISTEMA, Associazione Sistema Industriale Integrato Servizi Tessili e Medici Affini
Assemblea ASSOSISTEMA, la relazione del presidente e l'intervento di Confindustria - Genesini: verso il futuro, senza dimenticare il passato
- Garrone: un plauso all'Associazione e al suo progetto

Notizie dalle aziende
Falvo: brevi ma istruttivi corsi di formazione per tintoria

Stampa Estera

Elenco iscritti Associazione Fornitori

Indice degli Inserzionisti

Editorial
7 The storm is upon us...

Expo Overview
8 Expo Detergo International, Europe's leading trade show for the textile care trade, is back on stage

Technologies
10 Silk
14 Steam facts

Trade Info
17 Falvo: fresh air in the laundry

Marketing
20 Explaining problems to clients

PRESS RELEASE
21 �MARGHERITA� STYLE TABLECLOTHS � Copyrights

Trade Info
21 �MARGHERITA� STYLE TABLECLOTHS � Copyrights

Market
22 Entering into contact with clients

Trade Info
27 CHT ITALIA presents BEISOFT SH

Management
28 The latest rage in WORKWEAR? HF radiofrequency!!

Trade Info
30 LAGOON�: spring has sprung in the laundry! - Electrolux Professional's professional wet-cleaning system

Confartigianato
33 Launderers and Cleaners - Basel 2, arrangement with creditors, statistics on company taxes, and new accounting criteria � The survival of small businesses � Part 10 and 11
37 EDITORIAL � It's tax time � Our hopes are pinned on tax relief measures introduced as a result of the recession
38 Training - Resounding success for updating courses in Sorrento
39 Moisture-removers are dangerous
40 ISPO Barometer for Confartigianato
42 Parliament asks the government to build a country for small businesses
43 Confartigianato surveys
44 Statistics on company taxes: Gerico tax software released behind schedule, request to postpone June deadline to July
45 Renewable sources, new energy for small companies
46 What the experts say (straightforward answers to complex problems)
48 Launderers and Cleaners � Agreement with the �Detergo� Magazine

Trade Info
49 Wet cleaning: a new drying system

Training
50 Training activities at the Silk Textile Center in 2009/2010

Company News
51 Falvo: AQVANET, a useful invention

Assososecco News
52 General service performance terms for laundering and wet and dry cleaning
53 Let's talk: Wish I could understand
54 The 8th leg in the Confcommercio Roadshow in Milan

News from the Associations
56 �25 Years in Service� awards presented in Rome � Confindustria medal to Mrs. Ferri
57 Historic meeting for industrial laundries - AUIL to set up ASSOSISTEMA AUIL on 16 June

Trade Info
60 Ecolab: water and energy savings are feasible. We can prove it

62 Foreign Press News

64 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

66 Advertisers' directory

Editorial
7 Clean Show and the U.S. market

Expo Overview
8 Expo Detergo International 2010

Technologies
12 Working procedures in German laundries

Menagement
22 Radiofrequency and Sterilization Stations? Yes, We Can!

Specials
24 Clean Show '09
30 Italian companies for the US rebound

Trade info
45 Falvo: AQVANET, a useful invention

Confartigianato
47 Drycleaners and launderers - Price increases - Part 8

51 WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY- If you don' t know, ask (Straightforward answers to complex problems)

52Presenting new fashion trends, preparing for maintenance

56 The Launderer's and Drycleaner's Mini Guide
Useful tips on how to run a laundry or cleaner' s shop - Part 1

61 Contract agreement reached

62 Business sector analyses (statistical studies on company taxes in certain industries): adjustments due to the economic crisis

63 Temporary work, Inail approves adjustments proposed by Confartigianato

64 The family as the driver of entrepreneurial business should benefit from Welfare policies

66 The revamped Assosecco website

Let' s talk
67 Oriental wisdom

Company news
CONSORZIO LAVANDERIE TOSCANE - Industrial laundries start merging
69 Ilsa - Clean academy - a quality standard

News from the Associations
70 Late payments and the healthcare business are the highlights of AUIL communications - Industrial laundries will feature in the April issue of Panorama and GSA

72 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

74 Advertisers' Directory

Editorial
7 The industry's solidarity

8 Earthquake and solidarity among launderers and drycleaners

Expo Overview
10 Expo Detergo International 2010

Market
12 PAPER vs. CLOTH
20 The financial crisis of the National Healthcare System

Technologies
22 How to cut back on energy consumption in laundries

Trade Info
25 Falvo: Aquanet, the alternative to dry-cleaning

Management
26 … something is being done about identification of flatwork: High-Frequency RFId

Confartigianato
30 Confidi artigiani
31 Laundries and dry-cleaners - A guide to hourly pricing: downtimes - Part 8
35 Prime Minister Berlusconi meets with Confartigianato
36 New Consolidation Act: Legislative Decree 81/2008, new rulings and amendments
38 THE EXPERT'S ANSWERS - ASK IF YOU DON'T KNOW (Clear answers to complicated problems) - Today's answer focuses on the requirement to notify the name of the workers' representative
40 Workplace safety - Positive feedback from Confartigianato

Trade Info
41 F.B. Italy: the true vacuum
42 Laundries for workwear

Specials
44 Spotting products in laundries and cleaners

Trade Info
51 LAVASTIR INFORMS: "BEWARE OF SHADY PEOPLE"

New Openings
52 A laundry under transformation

Workplace Safety
54 E.T.S.A. joins the European Campaign for Risk Assessment

IT
56 Assosecco's website is revamped

Let's talk
57 I'm not alone

Training
58 Assosecco: Industry studies and carpet maintenance
59 Meeting on May 9 and 10 2009 - Carpinello

News from the Associations
60 December-March: four new companies join AUIL
62 Earthquake in Abruzzo, AUIL's solidarity project

64 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

66 Advertisers' Directory

Editorial
7 The Confartigianato pages

Expo Overview
8 Expo Detergo International 2010

Trade Info
Falvo: Aquanet il metodo di lavaggio alternativo

Economy
Crisi? Doppia crisi!

Technologies
Perchloroethylene? Hydrocarbons? Differences and similarities

Market
The German workwear and textile rental market is a diverse business and some key-players

Trade Info
Ora c'è il sistema SMARTEC di CHT: la miglior alternativa!

Management
Cosa c'è di nuovo nelle Case di Cura e Riposo

Trade Info
Oggi non siamo più solo lavatrici - Intervista a Carlo Miotto - Direttore Commerciale IMESA SpA

Special
Laundry Special: THE LAUNDRY OF THE FUTURE (The latest automation systems)
Latest generation dry clearing machines

Confartigianato
Laundries and dry-cleaners - A guide to hourly pricing: amortization - Part 7
Formazione - Preparazione alla manutenzione - Nuove tendenze moda - Ancona 29 marzo 2009
L'esperto risponde: Se non Sai domanda - Risposte chiare a problemi complessi
Costi energia: più siamo piccoli più paghiamo
ITF e l'etichetta "Traceability & Fashion"
Studi di settore: al via la raccolta dei dati per monitorare gli effetti della crisi

Let's talk
Unicuique suum tribuere - alterum non ledere - honesteque vivere

Training
Assosecco - Formazione avanzata

Received and Published
Nicolino Falvo, articolo apparso su National Clothesline

News from the Associations
Il sito AUIL oltre quota 3.000!

Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

Advertisers' Directory

Editorial
7 The fly on the spoon

Expo Overview
8 Expo Detergo International 2010

Technologies
10 Wetcleaning: choosing the right detergent
14 Wetcleaning for wool

Trade Info
19 Falvo: professional training courses

Management
20 Service and warranties: a matter of professionalism
24 Consorzio Lavanderie Toscane's response to the economic crisis and illegal employment
26 A new way of working with the hospitality industry
36 Management control in laundries and drycleaners
41 Laundries and dry-cleaners - A guide to hourly pricing: the owner's salary - Part 6
45 The secrets of pockets
46 All international sources point to a price hike for raw materials - Detergent prices are set to rise in the short term

Specials
50 Machinery and products for leather cleaning

Marketing
56 How to beat the recession
61 Small businesses ensure development, growth and employment

News
62 Assosecco - The television and us

Let's talk
63 No copying!

News from the Associations
64 New officers for Confartigianato - ANIL
66 Meeting for Central Italy closes. March meeting for the northeastern regions - AUIL interregional meetings kick off again
67 2009 starts with two radio broadcasts for AUIL - Genesini interviewed by the Vatican radio and Radio 24
68 TAIIS legal action for service companies - Late payments: AUIL appeals to the European Commission as well
70 AUIL relocates to Palazzo Confindustria in January 2009

Obituary
71 From laundry to patron: Roberto Delbono's life

72 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

74 Advertisers' Directory

Editorial
7 The 2009 recession: does anybody know what it's about?

Technologies
8 Some technical information
16 Linen

Trade Info
15 Falvo: professional training courses

Specials
29 Flatwork and towels
36 Wet cleaning, chemical products, etc.

Trade Info
52 IMESA: SO.LAUNDRY shapes your activity!

Management
54 Laundries and dry-cleaners - A guide to hourly pricing: hidden costs - Part 5

Environment
58 Kick-off meeting for the European project 'E-DryClean, Sustainable dry cleaning processing'

Convention
62 A "successful chain" in Bari - The chain of expertise and responsibilities
64 The second national AUIL Conference in Rome - Genesini: regulations for the industry

Quality
67 An initiative by Confartigianato Marca Trevigiana - The service-quality-guarantee Project - A top-notch series of laundries and drycleaners is born

Assosecco
68 Technical meetings

Let's talk
69 Just for a change: "New year, new life…"

Company News
70 Big party in Germany to celebrate Herbert Kannegiesser GmbH's 60th anniversary
74 Lavanderie Toscane, environmental stewardship and respect of workers and consumers

Current Affairs
76 S.P.Q.L - These launderers must be crazy

News from the Associations
79 Another milestone for the development of the Association - From January this year, AUIL relocates to Palazzo Confindustria

80 Members of the Textile Care Suppliers' Association

82 Advertisers' Directory