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Staff Writer
Tulle curtains cause trouble
Roger Cawood and Richard Neale perform a forensic investigation in response to a reader enquiry
Stain removal: Getting it right first time
You could call this feature ‘missed opportunities’, say Roger Cawood and Richard Neale as they emphasise the importance of stain removal in reducing customer complaints
The latest research addressing the microplastics issue
Richard Neale of LTC Worldwide looks at the substantial research contribution, to the essential knowledge needed to tackle microplastics pollution, now being made by leading universities and commercial companies worldwide
Things really aren’t so ‘Perc-y’ nowadays
Now Perc is more or less outlawed, Howard Bradley looks back at its heyday and reveals some pretty dodgy practices
Future assured
Cleaners should embrace new developments in the world of wetcleaning and drycleaning – and coin-op – which will keep the sector viable for years to come. Dr Marco Niccolini of Renzacci talks to LCNi
The big event in Frankfurt explodes with innovation
After eight years without Texcare International, the show re-erupted on to the global stage in a veritable explosion of AI, robotics and clever solutions for textile care businesses of all descriptions
Uncertain times ahead
With economic uncertainty throughout Europe, a change in direction by a new Labour government in the UK and a Republican administration taking over in the USA, many feel that uncertain times lie ahead. No one would argue that President Trump is a controversial figure with controversial policies but perhaps some of his economic proposals mayt prove to be of benefit.
The future is already here
We are truly in to the fourth industrial revolution, as visitors to Texcare 2024 will have witnessed, and integrated systems are the way foward. Marry the right software with highly engineered hardware and the world is yours
Pressing problem
Howard Bradley doesn’t like trouser creases very much and it’s a job that will tax cleaners over the festive period as parties and formal occasions abound
Quiet optimism in the low countries
In Benelux, there is optimism as demand grows for textile care services with maybe a little worry about ination mixed in. Eugene Gerden reports