2015 dry cleaning trade fair - Rocky Mountain Fabricare Association

2015 DRY CLEANING
TRADE FAIR
June 14, 2015
DENVER, COLORADO
Denver Marriott Tech Center
4900 S. Syracuse Street
Denver, Colorado 80237
Presented by:
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment–
Small Business Assistance Program and Hazardous Materials &
Waste Management Division in partnership with Rocky
Mountain Fabricare Association
Thank You
Thank you for your participation in the
2015 Dry Cleaner Trade Fair!
We appreciate the time you have
devoted to this event. View this event
as an opportunity to reflect on your
current operations and plan for the
future. We designed this event to be a
clearing house of resources for your
business needs. Spend time talking to
others and get the most out of this
opportunity.
Your participation contributes to
making the dry cleaning industry more
efficient, sustainable, environmentally
friendly, and profitable.
Thank you to all of the vendors who
made this event a success. We
appreciate the support and wish you
good leads.
Sincerely,
Kaitlin Stabrava
Event Project Planner
Event Schedule
8:00 am
8:45 am
9:00 am
Registration starts and
exhibit hall opens for the
entire day
Welcome address
Presentation: Benefit From
Investing in Your Business.
Be Sustainable to Save time
and Money
10:00 am
Presentation: Going Green to
Save Green
11:00 am
Presentation: Regulatory
Overview and Dealing with
Environmental Clean-up
12:00 pm
Lunch and time to talk to
vendors
2:00 pm
Resource round tables open
for demonstrations and
discussion.
4:00 pm
Grand Prize drawings and
giveaways
4:30 pm
Closing remarks. Exhibit hall
closes shortly after.
9:00 am Presentation
Presenter
Andy Lien
Andy graduated from
Minnesota State University
with a B.S. in Finance while
working as the Operations
Manager for Camelot Cleaners
in Fargo, ND. After seven
years at Camelot, and overseeing a transition
from perchloroethylene to GreenEarth
cleaning technology, Andy accepted his
current position at GreenEarth Cleaning as
the technical operations manager. Since
joining the GreenEarth team, Andy has
provided operational training and technical
support services in fifteen different
countries. He also creates and produces the
training support videos and technical
reference documents that are available on
the GreenEarth website.
Benefit From Investing in Your Business, Be
Sustainable to Save time and Money
Andy Lien, Technical Operations Manager at
GreenEarth Cleaning will discuss a variety of
practical topics that will help your dry
cleaning operations be more sustainable.
If you are converting from PERC to an
alternative solvent, it is necessary to replace
the dry cleaning machine. But how do you
know which one to buy? Which filtration
system will you use? The machine options
are numerous – don’t be stuck with a
configuration that is costly to operate with.
Learn about the most
important features of new
machines and how they
will save you time and
money.
Andy will also talk about
the importance of quality
machine installation,
programming, and setup. Learn about prespotting versus post-spotting and how your
operating philosophy might be responsible
for wasted chemicals, utilities, and labor.
Finally, some tips on maintenance will help
you keep your plant running smoothly and
profitably.
10:00 am Presentation
Presenter
Thomas Ustanik
Thomas Ustanik and his wife
own Lansing Cleaners
Family and Frsteam by
Lansing Cleaners, a garment
restoration franchisee.
Lansing Cleaners has tested and/or used on
site wetcleaning, hydrocarbon, CO2, Dry
Solv and Rynex.
Tom has been a qualified continuing
education presenter for the Illinois State
Environmental Clean Up Fund for over ten
years on subjects of Alternative Solvents and
Energy Efficiency. He
has presented programs at the Michigan
Institute of Laundering & Dry Cleaning, IL
State Fabricare Association, the Dry
Cleaning & Laundry Institute, WI Fabricare
Association, MN Fabricare Association,
Northeast Fabricare Association, and at the
2013 Clean Show.
Tom has also been on user panels for
compressed natural gas use in transportation
across the country. Tom was honored as a
winner of three IL Governor's Pollution
Prevention Awards and South Shore Clean
Cities.
Going Green to Save Green
Presentation

Going Green to Save Green with ways to
lower your operation energy use

Learn to lower your boiler costs so you
don't get steamed

Become illuminated to the bright ways to
dim your high lighting bill

Wrap up in insulation to save your energy
dollars

Heat your water without cooking your
energy budget

Driving greener from the cleaner with
alternative powered vehicles

See and hear this and more to lower your
impact on the environment and budget
11:00 am Presentation
Presenter
Walter Avramenko
Mr. Avramenko is the Unit Leader
for the Hazardous Waste
Corrective Action Unit
Compliance Program in the
Hazardous Materials and Waste Management
Division at the Colorado Department of
Public Health and Environment. Mr.
Avramenko holds a B.S. from the University
of New York at Buffalo and a Master of
Science degree from the University of
Oregon.
Mr. Avramenko has more than 20 years of
experience in the Hazardous Waste
Corrective Action Unit where he oversees the
closure and cleanup of Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
regulated facilities. He has served as the
Unit Leader since 1992. The Corrective
Action Unit is responsible for overseeing the
investigation and remediation of a wide
variety of RCRA regulated facilities, from
small dry cleaning establishments to the
large aerospace industries and federal
facilities.
Hazardous Waste Regulatory Overview and
Dealing with Environmental Clean-up
Presentation
Walter will speak about the conditions at dry
cleaning facilities that would result in the
Department taking an interest in the site and
possibly trigger regulatory requirements to
investigate and cleanup spills of the solvent
PERC. This includes a discussion on what
these conditions are, what the regulations
say constitutes disposal of hazardous waste,
who is responsible and the actions that must
be performed if a release of PERC has
reached soil, ground water or surface
water. Examples will be provided showing
how PERC can move through the
environment, the time it can take to cleanup
and the enormous cost associated with its
characterization and remediation. He will
also touch on the regulatory requirements
for spills associated with alternative solvent
usage.
Perc is a great cleaning solvent if managed properly.
Always follow best management practices for
minimizing the risk of a release. Walter will discuss
perc best management practices in his presentation.
Round Table Experts
Sustainability and Going
Green
Name: Andy Lien
Company: GreenEarth
Energy Audits– Ways to
Save on Your Energy Bill
Name: Bob Macauley
Company: Xcel
Small Business
Loans
Name: Senaida Wilkins
and Kate Martinez
Company: Community Banks of Colorado
Marketing and
Computer Resources
Names: Joshua Valdez and Ryan
Fillinger
Company: CleanSuite Software
Regulatory
Requirements
Name: Christine Hoefler
Company: Colorado Department
Round Table Experts
Tools for Greening your
Business
Name: Thomas Ustanik
Company: Lansing Cleaners
Reducing Plastics and
Promoting Sustainability
Name: Rick Siegel
Company: The Green Garmento
Environmentally
Friendly Spot
Treatments
Name: Fred Schwarzmann
Company: A. L. Wilson Chemical Company
Insurance Impacts
Name: Byron Henderson
Company: Henderson Insurance
Environmental
Clean-Up costs
and procedures
Names: Robin Fryberger and Dan Schneider
Companies: Sundance Environmental
Consultants and Terracon Consultants
Exhibitors
A. L. Wilson Chemical Company
www.alwilson.com
Booth Number: 17
Wilson stain removers deliver faster,
more complete stain removal, even on
difficult stains lesser products leave
behind.
Arrow Leathercare Services
www.arrowcare.com
Booth Number: 15
A leading garment cleaning specialist.
Arrow provides its customers with
many services that are difficult to find
anywhere else.
Caled Chemical Company
www.caledclean.com
Booth Number: 20 and 21
Caled Industries is a developer and
manufacturer of specialty cleaning
products for dry cleaning and laundry.
Clean Designs
www.cleandesigns.com
Booth Number: 13
Clean Designs Inc. is a commercial
laundry equipment distributor for the
Rocky Mountain region.
The Cleaners Equipment Company
www.thecleanersequipment.net
We currently have NEW and USED
equipment available in Colorado, Iowa
and other parts of the country.
Exhibitors
CleanSuite Software
www.cleansuite.com
Booth Number: 10
CleanSuite is easy-to-use point of sale
software specialized for the dry
cleaning industry.
Columbia/Ilsa
www.columbiailsa.com
Booth Number: 3
Develop Dry Cleaning machines. Our
machines consistently outperform the
competition.
Community Banks of Colorado
www.cobnks.com
Booth Number: 8
A community bank that provides an
accountable, straight-shooting and
insightful alternative to big box
banking-as-usual.
Department of Public Health &
Environment
www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdphe
Booth Number: 34
CDPHE enforces air quality and
hazardous waste regulations governing
the dry cleaning industry.
Division of Oil & Public Safety- Boilers
www.colorado.gov/pacific/ops/
BoilerInspection
Booth Number: 27
Enforces standards governing the
installation, operation, maintenance
and repair of boilers.
Exhibitors
EZ Products
ezpi.us
Booth Number: 25
EzProducts International Inc has been
manufacturing and selling permanent
heat seal clothing labels and self-stick
labels since 1989 to drycleaners and
industrial laundries.
EZ Timers Manufacturing
www.eztimers.com
Booth Number: 1
EZ Timers is the Manufacture of Drop
in the Bucket line of high purity
separator water mister/evaporators
and the Return Sentinel, an innovative
device that will eliminate lost
production due to return tank level
and pump problems.
First Bank
www.efirstbank.com
Booth Number: 24
First Bank is a local bank for over 50
years. First Bank has grown through
consumer and commercial lending,
innovative banking products and a high
regard for community investment.
Front Range Leathercare
totalapparelcare.com/
front_range_leather_care
Booth Number: 11
As the only IICRC Certified Full Service
Leather Care Specialist in the region
we are Colorado's Leather Cleaning,
Care, and Restoration Experts
Exhibitors
GreenEarth Cleaning
www.greenearthcleaning.com
Booth Number: 18
It is our goal to provide the best
possible fabric care with the lowest
overall environmental impact. We
focus on all facets of the professional
textile cleaning process.
The Green Garmento
thegreengarmento.com
Booth Number: 28
The Green Garmento is a recyclable,
eco-friendly, and affordable
alternative to single-use plastic
garment bags.
Henderson Insurance Agency
www.hendersoninsurance.com
Booth Number: 26
Henderson Insurance was founded in
1972 and has specialized at insuring
dry cleaners since its
inception. Henderson provides
insurance to thousands of dry cleaners
throughout the western United States.
Katzson Brothers
http://www.katzson.com
Booth Number: 29
For over 75 years Katzson Brothers,
Inc. has been dedicated to delivering
quality Laundry and Dry Cleaning
Supplies at competitive prices. We
offer prompt delivery of over 36,000
products from huge inventories.
Exhibitors
Kreussler Inc
www.kreusslerinc.com
Booth Number: 22
Kreussler created the wet cleaning
process and SYSTEMK4 as well as more
traditional textile dry cleaning
products.
M&B Hangers
www.mbhangers.com
Booth Number: 30
M&B supplies wire garment hangers
and paper products to the dry cleaning
industry.
Maruso
www.marusousa.com
Booth Number: 36
MARUSO creates plastic clips and
hangers for the dry cleaning industry.
National Clothesline
www.natclo.com
Booth Number: 32
National Clothesline provides news and
information needed by garment care
professionals to be successful in a
rapidly changing industry. Nearly
30,000 cleaners and their suppliers
receive it monthly by mail.
Nationwide Insurance
www.nationwide.com
Booth Number: 23
Nationwide is one of the largest
insurance and financial services
companies in the world.
Exhibitors
Rema Dri-Vac
www.remadrivac.com
Booth Number: 2
Rema is a leading manufacturer of
vacuums, boiler return systems, blowoff separators, and condensate
receivers.
Rocky's Equipment Company
720-371-1500
Booth Number: 31
Expert Sales and Service– Laundry and
Dry Cleaning Equipment
Rocky Mountain Hanger
303-329-3919
Booth Number: 2
Distributors to laundries and dry
cleaners/ hotels and motels since 1992.
Rocky Mountain Fabricare Association
http://www.rmfa.org
Booth Number: Foyer
Rocky Mountain Fabricare Association
enhances the image and viability of
the fabricare industry through
education, and development of skills
and professionalism of its membership.
R.R. Street & Co. Inc
www.4streets.com
Booth Number: 16
Street's manufactures and markets of
dry cleaning process additives, stain
removal agents and filtration products
in North America.
Exhibitors
Ron Herrmann Route Consulting
www.ronherrmannsells.com
Booth Number: 33
Ron Herrmann provides coaching for
growing your Dry Cleaning company's
Route Service. Ron has the ability to
grow your Home Pick up and Delivery
Routes!
Seitz
www.seitz24.com/en
Booth Number: 35
SEITZ is a chemical company within the
field of Professional Textile Cleaning,
Care and Hygienic Applications.
SNA Manufacturing, LLC
www.snallc.com
Booth Number: 4
SNA is a provider of LED lighting and
indoor/outdoor LED digital video
displays.
Sundance Environmental Consultants
www.sundanceenv.com
Booth Number: 6
Specializing in rapid-response for
commercial-sized environmental
assessment and remediation projects
on the Colorado front range.
Terracon
www.terracon.com
Booth Number: 7
Terracon is a consulting engineering
firm providing quality environmental
site assessment & geotechnical
evaluation projects to clients.
Exhibitors
Union
www.uniondc.com
Booth Number: 14
Union manufacturers dry cleaning
equipment for use with
perchloroethylene and alternative
solvents.
Unipress
www.unipresscorp.com
Booth Number: 9
Manufacture of dry cleaning
equipment and accessories.
UniSec USA
www.unisecusa.com
Booth Number: Foyer
UNISEC was founded in Barcelona in
1976 and is a leader in the
commercialization and manufacture of
high quality dry cleaning equipment.
Xcel Energy
www.xcelenergy.com
Booth Number: 12
“We provide our customers the safe
energy services they want and value at
a competitive price.”
Xeros Bead Cleaning
www.xeroscleaning.com
Booth Number: 19
Xeros machines replaces water with
millions of reusable polymer beads,
typically reducing water use by 75
percent when compared to a
traditional laundry machine.
Thank you for your
participation in the
2015 Dry Cleaning
Trade Fair!