is jointly TwinClean 2018 sponsored by the Drycleaning Institute of , and the Australia Laundry . Association of Australia A combined Committee of allied traders, launderers and drycleaners has worked hard for the past twelve months, working together to bring all Members the best possible experience.

“The Power Of Connection” is the power of working together, our connection to each other. We are not individual drycleaners, or launderers, or allied trader companies ... working in isolation. We are all part of a rich, and very important industry, worth Two Billion Australian Dollars Annually. Electricity and Gas usage is common to both drycleaners and launderers of all descriptions. At one time, energy was number six on the list of cost centres for a commercial launderer, now it is number three, and user of financial resources coming in THE POWER only after labour and linen. There are launderers in the OF CONNECTION middle of three year contracts that might not have enough fat to ride out the electricity rises if they can not find ways Friday 3rd August - Sunday 5th August 2018 to reduce their outgoings. Drycleaners are finding the restoration, look at robotics in understanding employees costs associated with laundry, the incorporation of can help you stay in business operating their plants are rfid in your linens, or how … you need to attend rising at a dramatic rate. data management systems TwinClean 2018in August. Whether you want to will help you keep track of Many things have changed, explore solar power, get a your valuable linens, and TwinClean is one of handle on your finances, take understand how Operating them. This event is tight. A on routes or wedding gown Safely, Training, and great deal of business is

F2IC THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL DRYCLEANER & LAUNDERER APRIL MAY JUNE 2018 packed into the day and a half of business sessions. You http://www.gold-coast-australia-travel-tips.com/gold-coast-in-august.html could fly in Friday afternoon and fly out after Sunday lunch if you want to. Though it also makes a lot of sense to cut yourself some slack, spend time chatting to people you have met, and soaking up some of those lovely sunny rays in the midst of winter.

SPONSORSHIPS AND EXHIBITION Time for a mini-break. By the time we hit August, many Aussies are longing for Summer. Even in winter, Surfers Paradise's coldest temperatures rarely go below ten degrees overnight, and can be as high as 21˚C most days, and sea temperatures are similar. 5 o'clock sunsets are dramatic, but cool. Bring the As in days gone by with family and enjoy all the Gold Coast has to offer! Launtex, VILA and the DIA To mark my thirty Have you registered?What Party”. conferences, there are years in business, and forty are you waiting for? Book opportunities for traders to one in the industry, I am your Accommodation and take a booth space to pro - putting my hand in my pocket vide a meeting point and Register as a Delegate! and putting money on the bar Phone (03) 5908 4921 disTthreib Euxthei binitfioonr maraetaio ins .o pen to welcome delegates on https://www.drycleanerswe to all delegates, both for tea Friday night. b.com.au/events/2018- and coffee, the Welcome national-twin-clean- Party, and pre-dinner drinks Saturday Night is a huge conference-3-5-august-2018 Combined Dinner for all on Saturday night. All of the It will be This is the first time Gold, Silver and Bronze Delegates! has been offered enormous fun, with a TwinClean options were snapped up for Formal since 2005, the first national themed Fancy both the Drycleaning and Beach Party! laundry conference since Dress Party. Put your mind o Laundry side in record time, 2014. A great deal of thought work, think of a few simple and at time of publication has gone into the props (a formal jacket with there are . programme. The Allied 30 Exhibitors board shorts? Resort wear The following pages list the Traders are, as always, with high heels and jewellery , and supporting this event to the Programme of Events … who knows what you will give biographical details of max to ensure it can be come up with!) the . presented in an economical Speakers There will be lucky chair manner for you. prizes, and gifts for every SOCIAL SIDE delegate. The POWER OF CONNEC - also looks at the power THE VENUE TION of our trade bodies, how they We have captured a great work for you in Australia, how room rate for delegates stay - ing at the they work with other associa - Crowne Plaza. 5 tions in other countries to Speak with Rob on (07) bring more benefits to you. and tell him 5592 9946 The social events start with you are with the TwinClean the Conference for the best deal “National Drycleaner available. and Launderer Welcome

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Thursday 2nd August

1.00pm Association W edding Gown Specialists Neweys Drycleaners, Molendinar .

Friday 3r d August

9.0am - Exhibitor Bump in. Norfolk Room 10.00am – 5.00pm DIA Boar d Meeting Bor onia Room 2.00pm – 3.00pm LAA Boar d Meeting Acacia Room 3.00pm – 5.00pm LAA General Meeting Acacia Room 6.00pm – 8.00pm National Drycleaner And Launder er P/L W elcome Drinks Poolside

Satur day 4th August

9.00am - Exhibition Norfolk Room 10.45am – 11.00am Opening Of Confer ence Norfolk Room 11.00am – 11.45am John Dee - Energy Ef ciency & Sustainability . Phoenix Room 11.45am – 12.30pm Ken Uchikoshi - Inter national Industry T rends Phoenix Room

12.30pm – 1.15pm LEumkep lDooynsualr des o- nS, aEvmep yloyusru Eren e–rgSy!ave Your Energy! Phoenix Room 1.15pm – 2.15pm LUNCH Norfolk Room 2.15pm – 3.00pm Sally Conant - W edding Dr esses at the counter Phoenix Room 3.00pm – 3.45pm Peter Hudson - Financial Survival Phoenix Room 4.00pm – 5.00pm DIA A war ds Pr esentation & DIA General Meeting Phoenix Room 6.00pm – 7.00pm Pr e-Dinner Drinks - Exhibition Norfolk Room 7.00pm GALA DINNER - Relish Restaurant 3 Course Dinner/Drink s Formal Beach Theme

Sunday 5th August

9.00am Exhibition Norfolk Room 10.30 am – 11.15am James Peuster - Retain T o Gain Phoenix Room 11.15am – 12.00pm To be advised Phoenix Room 12.00noon – 1.00pm Energy Panel - Practical Cost Saving Ideas Phoenix Room 1.00pm CLOSE

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9.0am - Exhibitor Bump in. Norfolk Room

10.00am – 5.00pm DIA Boar d Meeting Bor onia Room 2.00pm – 3.00pm LAA Boar d Meeting Acacia Room

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Satur d ay 4th August

9.00am - Exhibition Norfolk Room

10.45am – 11.00am Opening Of Confer ence Norfolk Room

11.00am – 11.45am Warwick Br own - Savings with Solar Energy at Princes Laundry Monaco Room

11.45am – 12.30pm David Potack - Chairman of T extile Rental Services Association Monaco Room

12.30pm – 1.15pm Jon Dee - Energy Ef ciency & Sustainability Monaco Room

1.15pm – 2.15pm LUNCH Norfolk Room

2.15pm – 3.00pm Leon Drury - T raining is Crucial Monaco Room

3.00pm – 3.45pm Anthony Kingsley - Laundry Safety: A Matter of Life and Dealth Monaco Room 4.00pm – 5.00pm Mark Bogiatzis - 90 Y ears A Family Laundry Monaco Room 6.00pm – 7.00 pm Pr e-Dinner Drinks - Exhibition Norfolk Room 7.00pm GALA DINNER - Relish Restaurant 3 Course Dinner/Drink s Formal Beach Theme

Sund a y 5th August

9.00am Ex hibitio n Norfolk Room 10.30 am – 11.15am Hiten Somaia - RFID of Linens Pr e-Delivery to Laundry Monaco Room 11.15am – 12.00pm Todd Leeth/Chris Murphy - Data Driven metrics to Impr ove Bottom Line Monaco Room 12.00noon – 1.00pm Finn Hahn - Robotics - Futur e Laundry Plants Monaco Room 1.00pm CLOSE

THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL DRYCLEANER & LAUNDERER APRIL MAY JUNE 2018 4 SPEAKER PROGRAM key role in the phase-out was We go to Conferences for many publicly acknowledged by then reasons, to talk with a variety of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in a allied traders at their exhibition speech on January 24, 2010. tables, to hear about the latest Government statistics estimate technology, to talk with each that the ban has saved other and importantly, to hear Australians $5.5 billion dollars. what the Speakers selected by Jon also started the highly the Committee have to offer us. successful One speaker who I can’t wait to RecyclingNearYou.com.au , hear is John Dee. Mr Dee FoodWise.com.au and addressed the DIA Canberra DoSomethingNearYou.com.au websites – these sites have been Convention back in 2015, but as it used by million of Australians. was not well publicised he didn’t He also initiated the online get to address many people at all. Reuters World Environment News Which from all accounts is a great service. pity, and the reason DIA is Rock Aid In 1989, Jon’s bringing him back for the benefit Armenia project released an all- of drycleaners and this time star version of Smoke on the launderers, who are interested in Water. Organised by Jon, it was a learning how to cut their energy In addition to anchoring the show, Jon is also the writer and top 40 UK hit. In 1990 he also costs and live and work more Smart Executive Producer of organised The Earthquake sustainably. There is a lot more to Money . To date, Jon has written – it was a certified gold album, this fascinating man, and believe selling 100,000 copies in 10 he is a major drawcard for and presented over 100 episodes of the programme. days. For this project Jon TwinClean 2018... which after all is recruited the support of bands As a philanthropist Jon co- styled “The Power Of Planet Ark such as , Queen, Led founded the and Connection”. DoSomething charities. He also Zeppelin, , Deep founded the international charity Purple, Yes, , Rush, JOHN DEE Rock Aid Armenia. During the 15 and others. years that he headed up Planet During the Rock Aid Armenia As a social entrepreneur, Jon Dee Ark he turned the organisation project, Jon organised the has brought about significant into a household name and a McEnroe and Cash fundraising social and environmental change. force for positive change. record that featured John He’s also a strong advocate for Together with Olivia Newton- McEnroe, ’s Roger National the bottom line benefits of sus - John he also founded Daltrey and former Wimbledon Tree Day tainable business. He has written and the international champion Pat Cash. Since then One Tree Per Child two highly successful business initiative. Jon and Pat have worked very guidebooks with a combined During the time that Olivia and closely together on many charity distribution of 130,000 copies – Jon fronted Tree Day, the event initiatives. In June 1991, they Sustainable Growth (2010) and planted over 10 million trees. co-founded Planet Ark and in Energy Cut (2015). Their One Tree Per Child 2008 they co-founded Within Australia and overseas, campaign is currently running in DoSomething in partnership with Jon regularly gives keynote 8 countries and is supported by Tina Jackson. speeches and consults to people such as Kevin McCloud, Since 1992 Jon has produced companies on efficiency, Lord Stern and Archbishop and directed more than 300 TV sustainability and change Desmond Tutu. Jon is the Global adverts and videos featuring management. Since 2010, he has Director of the initiative. people such as Tom Cruise, Kylie given more than 300 speeches Jon has also been the founder Minogue, Kevin McCloud, Dustin National Op Shop Week, on these issues. of Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Sir National Recycling Week, Richard Branson, Hugh Fearnley- Jon is the anchor host of National Leftovers Day Smart Money and Whittingstall, Olivia Newton- , a live prime time DoSomething Day. weekly TV program on Sky News John, Costa Georgiadis, Sandra Business Channel. The program Jon also initiated and ran the Sully, Jeff Goldblum and many Ban The Bulb shows businesses how to lobbying others. improve the efficiency, campaign that led to Australia’s Many of these videos aired in Save the Planet sustainability and profitability of 3-year phase out of the series that their operations. incandescent light globes. Jon’s Jon co-produced with Australia’s

5 THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL DRYCLEANER & LAUNDERER APRIL MAY JUNE 2018 Channel 7 TV network. With two series that lasted Save the Planet 3 years, these education videos aired in prime time at 8.30pm and 10.30 pm every night 7 days a week. Channel 7 donated tens of millions of dollars worth of airtime to the initiative. To this day, it remains by far the biggest environmental education campaign ever carried out in Australia. Every script for the two series was written by Jon and he also directed the majority of the TV spots. In 2007, Jon was the media frontperson for the release of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Australian Truth DVD. He also organised for the DVD to be distributed free of charge to Australia’s schools ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ and for leaflet to be distributed to 5 million Australian homes. In the Tipping Point same year, he also presented the TV series on The Weather Channel. This was aired on the hour 24 hours a day for a whole year. Australian of the Year for 2010 in Jon was NSW and in 2009 was the recipient of Armenia’s The Order of Honor highest award, , for his long- term work in Armenia. He lives in the Blue Mountains with his wife Leanne and their two daughters.

SEVEN INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS!

TwinClean combines the best of social events where all Delegates will mingle at the many Exhibition And he is coming to TwinClean to address Booths, with business events where Drycleaners and launderers on the new relationship being forged Launderers split off to hear from speakers important between TRSA and LAA, and the benefits that will accrue to Members of both organisations. to their own part of the Twin Industry. The Joint TRSA is the leading organization for textile Committee has been at pains to ensure every rental service businesses. They serve members by speaker is a vibrant, positive addition to the promoting and protecting their companies and educating owners/operators, executives and program. management. From advocacy and professional development to community support and ongoing research and trends, TRSA is the voice of the DAVID POTACK is Chairman of the impressive industry. TRSA (Textile Rental Services Association in the David is fourth a generation launderer in a family business which spans 90 years of operation. USA). TRSA is the global association for the linen, “Safety is as paramount a focus as anything we do, and our employees are the life blood of our uniform and facility services industry. businesses,” he says. “There’s a certain David Potack, Senior Vice President of Unitex, moral/ethical compass that we all have to live by was Elected as the 63rd Chairman of the TRSA that we have to create safe environments for (Textile Rental Service Association) in October employees who trust us to do that for them.” 2016. On and off the job, David is highly regarded To this position, David brought his analytical among his peers, colleagues and friends who see and outreach skills that help TRSA make a him as a visionary team leader and family man difference in the industry. David and other who cares about people in need. executives at Unitex have worked with TRSA for Unitex Textile Rental Services is headquartered many years, and this new role is a continuation of in Elmsford, NY, and currently operates eleven the great ideas and support that both parties have laundry processing facilities and one garment contributed to the industry. warehouse. Unitex serves hospitals, outpatient

THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL DRYCLEANER & LAUNDERER APRIL MAY JUNE 2018 6 Todd Leeth surgery centers, imaging James has been part of centers, medical offices, acute Peuster the Spindle family for almost 12 care facilities, nursing homes, years and he is coming from the and other healthcare facilities. USA to speak at TwinClean. http://www.unitex.com As Project Management Leader LAA is very honoured and Todd is responsible for the oper - excited to have Mr Potack make ation and training of all phases the trip to Australia and look of project management within forward to his address, and Spindle to include creation and cementing relations between our development of new or existing opment and training every per - two associations. process flows. The indoctrination sonnel in all aspects of pick up and training of personnel in and delivery in the area of both KEN UCHIKOSHI, newly formed international mar - routes and retail, drycleaners kets in product implementation have built their business by SANKOSHA and development of customer growing them together. relationships and use of product James’ motto is “developing is also his purvey. Ken Uchikoshi is the vice your people to develop your Todd has worked for an president of Sankosha business” James brings a unique American linen supplier laundry Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Also vision for those who want to for two years, and a chemical he is the President of Sankosha become a 21st century company for two years, and was USA. Inc drycleaner. Well known to drycleaners 20 years as a nuclear engineer on nuclear submarines. throughout Australia and New TODD LEETH and Zealand Ken Uchikoshi is Todd will be partnered with Spindle’s Australian devoted to the drycleaning CHRISTOPHER MURPHY, Chris Murphy. representative, industry, and irrepressible in his SPINDLE desire to preach better business, Chris is described as diligent, higher profitability. capable and effective We look forward to again “Data Driven Metrics to Improve professional with expertise in welcoming Ken to the podium. Bottom Line” will show how account management and knowing the facts of your busi - project management, accrued JAMES PEUSTER, ness can propel you forward. over a successful career in Spindle operations management laundry and oil and gas THE ROUTE PRO software helps commercial industries. industries maximise capacity As an experienced project James Peuster is one of the lead - utilisation and increase manager, Chris have worked on ing consultants in the dryclean - pounds/kilograms/pieces per a wide range of projects, ing industry who specializes in operator hour. The visual work - utilising popular methodologies developing profitable routes place engages all employees in to ensure deliverables are through coaching and cost anal - meeting production standards, achieved on time and within ysis. By focusing on building improving equipment availability budget. drycleaning businesses through and ensuring todays production Chris was an Aviation marketing, management devel - requirements are being met first. Electronics Operator/Supervisor

Ken Uchikoshi Todd Leeth Chris Murphy

7 THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL DRYCLEANER & LAUNDERER APRIL MAY JUNE 2018 with the United States Marine educated from the University of to which customers have an Corps, where he worked for 5 Southern Denmark and is living emotional connection: that years. At this time he oversaw in the Robot Valley of Odense, would be all of them. :) the performance of 24 Denmark. technicians in the maintenance Inwatec is an astonishingly SEVEN LOCAL HEROS of aircraft electrical/ instrument/ advanced company that burst flight control systems. Chris onto the laundry scene at effectively inspected and Detergo Milano in 2014. Earlier managed over 12,000 ready-for- this year they formed a It is always great to offer the oppor - issue electrical flight essential relationship with Jensen Group tunity to hear speakers from other control systems. and anything is possible! countries, and share in the advances We are very excited to hear in other countries. FINN HAHN, INWATEC from Finn Hahn! We are privileged to have many SALLY CONANT , local industry people who also have a great deal of expertise to offer Robotics and Automation ASSOCIATION OF WEDDING Finn Hahn their colleagues. These include: Specialist is a dedi - GOWN SPECIALISTS cated LaundryNerd from the WARWICK BROWN, Danish Laundry company Sally Conant PRINCES LAUNDRY Inwatec. Since first "We Living the Inwatec motto addressed Australian drycleaners Remove the Dirty Work" Finn is back in 2014, interest in the Warwick Brown, General Manager using his education as M.Sc.Eng Association of Wedding Gown of Princes Laundry, is also the in Product Development & Specialists™ has risen steadily, Chairman of LAA and very pas - Innovation to help laundries all with ten of Australia’s top sionate about his industry. over the world to get rid of all cleaners now active members of Warwick is a National Winner the manual tasks that have to be that organisation. of the Filterfab Award, which done. “We are not there. Yet.” he Apart from wedding gowns, tells you a great deal about his says. I get the impression that Members are trained to offer the drive. the journey is as important as same specialised heirlooming Always on the look out for the destination for the and restoration care for ways to reduce operating costs, LaundryNerds. children's clothing, quinceañera Princes Laundry decided to To perfect the machines, Finn gowns, uniforms, table linens, install solar panels at their Hahn combines his roles in both doll clothes, and fine fabric of all Melbourne plant. Sales and Product Development types. In a very transparent to assure that the products are Sally will talk about the presentation, Warwick will share designed and engineered from importance of how the gowns with you real electricity bills for direct laundry insights. In that are first received, and how to the company, and compare way, the development is taking gather as much information at ordinary operating costs with the care of the actual issues in the counter as possible to new reduced costs. today's laundries setting the ensure the best cleaning and If you are undecided on standards for the future. attention. whether solar power is for you, Finn Hahn was born in the Her talk will resonate with any Warwick Brown might just help German city of Flensburg, cleaner who receives garments you make up your mind.

Finn Sally Warwick Hahn Conant Brown

THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL DRYCLEANER & LAUNDERER APRIL MAY JUNE 2018 8 MARK BOGIATZIS , GREAT the highest honor my Industry This is altogether a very NORTHERN LAUNDRY, has to give. innovative Australian textile TOWNSVILLE In 1999, I bought the rest of company and you may be my family's shares in the surprised by what Hiten has to 90 YEARS, NOT OUT company and have been living offer in respect of rfid. the mantra of "continuous Hiten joins Finn Hahn and No, Mark isn’t 90 years, he’s still improvement" in everything we Todd Leeth for “Technology a youngster, but in 2018 his do. People, Equipment, Systems, Sunday”. Launderers - don’t company will celebrate 90 years Learning. That is why my miss this important block of in the business. company is the leader in its speakers and topics. field. We spare no expense in And what a ride! Cyclones, PETER HUDSON improving for our customers floods, fires, intergenerational benefit. succession, and being a proud Peter Hudson used to have a dif - MBA winner of the Filterfab Overseas HITEN SOMAIA, ferent role in TwinClean, as an Study Award (one of the best Simba Global, GM Technical Organiser of note in Melbourne presentations ever given) Mark when it was Victoria’s turn to organise, and of course, will give us all plenty to Hiten Somaia is a World authority Hudsoning President of the contemplate. in Textile Innovation with over Award . (Which was sadly retired, 30+ years of experience. A by popular demand.) graduate of Monash University, Mark Because he has such a good MBA, Finance and Accounting. Bogiatzis grasp of the dollars and cents, and a graduate of UNSW Peter doesn’t have to work and UNSW, Field Of Study Textile lives the life of Riley. He will Technology / Physics teach you how to get a grip on B.Sc with Grade First Class the finer points of your business Honours. in his excellent session “Financial Survival” Extensive sourcing experience . and knowledge across Asia, Peter is married to Maxine, respected across the textile both very well known in the industry for exceptional execution ability Peter Hiten has worked with the Hudson family business since July 1985, including a 6 year stint as operations manager for the American arm, Simba USA. Great Northern Laundry is a family business started by my Hiten holds a patent for a Grandfather George Bogiatzis in System and Method for Textile 1928. My father Michael and my Production for the mass uncles Luke and Nicholas worked customisation of woven textiles. in the business for over 50 drycleaning industry, and they years. Many school holidays were Hiten Somaia spent earning pocket money by have two children Sarah and working in the factory. I started Luke. Luke now owns two of the full time as a Delivery Driver in plants since Peter has ventured the Family Business in 1988. into a substantial coffee retail Over the years I have had business with brother Bill. training in Management with Among Peter’s many AIM, completing a Certificate In a.chievements are: Management. I also hold a rare Application of his Dry Cleaning Certificate. I have management skills and had many years of experience in financial background to a very dealing with people. I love being successful drycleaning practical, that is why I have a . business. Boiler Ticket, a Forklift Ticket President of the International and a HR Licence. . Drycleaning Congress. In 2005 I won the Filterfab Victorian President of the Overseas Study Award, which is Drycleaning Institute of

9 THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL DRYCLEANER & LAUNDERER APRIL MAY JUNE 2018 Australia for seven years and Anthony has taken a personal employment relations and work, part of the committee for 29 interest in Laundry Safety health and safety matters to years and actively involved at developing Ironer Stop, an Employsure’s small business the National Level during this accredited free online learning clients across Australia. . time. tool which was a first in our With an extensive background . Life member of the DIA industry after the worlds first across employment relations, he Peter has been actively fatality on an Ironer in Australia. works daily to ensure clients are involved at a community level He passionately continues to across changes to their industry with the funding and spread his message on Awards and meeting their establishment of major improving the safety culture in obligations as employers in projects in the Shire of our industry by looking at relations to the Fair Work Wyndham including a term as completely preventable accidents Act.who will, somewhat aptly, “Save Your Mayor. He currently is the so we can learn from our past explain how you can Energy” Foundation Chairman for the mistakes. when it comes to Western Bulldogs football http://filterfab.com/training/iro dealing with the myriad Award team generating millions of nerstop/ and Legislative requirements of dollars for the benefit of the Anthony also has the unhappy employment. club and the community. distinction of being one of the Peter’s interests include being most educated people in the LEON DRURY, IMAB actively involved with his family industry with regard to accidents MANUFACTURING SKILLS and grandchildren, and fishing in laundries. His presentation on and golf when he can find the safety and the consequences of Leon Drury is Executive Officer time. blinking is not to be missed. MSA NSW ITAB. Manufacturing Peter has a wonderful balance Every day, your business Skills Australia. A very accom - of finance and business depends upon your knowledge plished man in the area of experience which he is willing to and attitude to training and Training and his Specialties share for the benefit of others as safety. include compliance, organisa - part of his giving nature. LUKE DONALDSON, tional development (OD), learn - ANTHONY KINGSLEY , EMPLOYSURE ing and development (L&D), FILTERFAB policy development, vocational Some time ago, DIA set up a education and training (VET), Anthony Kingsley has been in the relationship with Employsure start up roles, industry engage - industry since 1987 and has which has proved to be very ment and industrial relations (IR), worked in the Drycleaning and beneficial to its Members. Since Workplace Health & Safety (WHS). Laundry business in the UK, then, LAA has gone on to make ITAB (NSW) Executive Officer Turkey New Zealand and similar arrangements which have role leads and facilitates industry Australia as a laundererer, a proven beneficial to Launderers. wide engagement with workforce drycleaner and an allied trader. Employsure will kindly skills requirements and to Luke Donaldson Anthony is a founding Board provide , a generate solutions, advise NSW Member of the LAA and Senior Employment Relations Government of skills priorities Treasurer of that organisation. Consultant. Luke provides and ensure the effective Since coming to Australia specialised advice on complex application of vocational training

Anthony Luke Kingsley Donaldson Leon Drury

THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL DRYCLEANER & LAUNDERER APRIL MAY JUNE 2018 10 in NSW for the Manufacturing stage wool processing, cotton and related Industry to meet ginning, and hide, skin and demand profitably by: leather processing; production • facilitating industry sectors, including clothing, engagement and consultation textile, footwear, leather goods forums and technical textiles; and • identifying and prioritising service sectors, including dry industry skills and workforce cleaning operations, laundry development training needs operations and footwear repair. • establishing apprenticeship OTHER MEETINGS and traineeship pathways and their suitability as schools- Ahead of the Conference, both based arrangements associations will hold meetings • promoting and assisting in the on Friday, 3rd August. And on implementation of brokerage on Saturday afternoon during services business sessions. Dan Smith received The Roger • advising on options to DIA Bancroft Award from Nick Bancroft in strengthen vocational 2016 pathways in schools DIA will hold their Annual in August they will meet on the • assisting in the development, General Meeting of Members, Gold Coast, ahead of the implementation and and present Drycleaning Industry opening of TwinClean, reverting continuous improvement of Awards. to Melbourne for the November national Training Packages The Prestigious Roger Bancroft meeting. And, because the dates • providing advice and Award will be presented during are so well publicised, it is information to Registered Saturday Night’s festivities. possible to organise cheap air Training Organisations (RTOs) fares well ahead of time and visit Don’t forget it is a FANCY regarding registration plants in other states. DRESS PARTY - The Theme is processes as well as the “FORMAL BEACH PARTY” ... let One of the great achievements accreditation and review of your imagination go wild. of LAA is the forging of courses. LAA international relations with the • developing training and career UK, Europe and the USA. In fact, information resources Laundry Association David Potack, Chairman of The Australia (LAA) Textile Rental Services • providing professional support is going ahead Association (TRSA) is coming to RTOs, including TAFE NSW at a great rate. The Secretariat is from the USA to speak at the • providing professional advice now a dedicated person looking conference. on training and workforce after LAA Members and their development to industry and requirements. The LAA meets in We look forward to bringing enterprises a different state, 4 times a year, you more information on that • promoting the benefits and and the plant visits and interest - next issue, but do check out our opportunities of vocational ing speakers are much appreci - website, facebook page, and of education and training to ated by Members. course, the LAA website Industry In February they met in NSW, www.laundryassociationaus - • conducting real-time research in May they met in Adelaide, and tralia.com.au into skill requirements and training up-take for evidence- based policies and continuous improvement strategies. Leon is Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Industry Reference Committee Chair, Textiles, Clothing and Footwear Industry Reference Committee. The Textile, Clothing and Footwear IRC has responsibility for national training package qualifications relevant to sectors All launderers and allied traders are welcome to attend the LAA General which process natural and Meeting following the Board Meeting. Come at 2.30pm and leave in plenty of synthetic materials, such as early time to refresh yourself before the Welcome Party.

11 THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL DRYCLEANER & LAUNDERER APRIL MAY JUNE 2018 EXHIBITOR LAYOUT - DRAFT

Loca tion Name

Gold 29 Spen cer System s Gold 30 Jen sen Silver 31 LDCT Silver 32 Tulloch Silver 33 DCCS Silver 34 Filter fab Silver 35 UDS Silver 36 Ecol ab 1Wed ding Dres s Assoc 2 - Bronze EGP Ener gy 3 - Bronze Employsure 4Green Earth 5- Bronze Alliance 6- Bronze Alliance 7Gurtler 8Brisbane Hanger s 9- Bronze Bowe 10- Bronze Sei tz 11 - Bronze Spindle 12 ABS Busines s Solutions 13 Aqualogic 14 Girbau 15 Red Box 16 Red Box 17 Hongfa/Ther mopatch 18 Cowin Global 19 Lock burn Insurance 20 Bundle laundry 21 The Drycl ea ner App 22 To Be Confirmed 23 Pi ck & Vel lis 24 Expres s Laundry 25 BHBM Pr inter Rep airs 26 Sunshine State Insurance

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