NEW YORK — As the National Cleaners Association (NCA) continues planning for its biennial TexCare Dry Cleaning & Laundry Show slated for Oct. 17-18, more than half of the booth space in the Meadowlands Expo Center in nearby Secaucus, N.J., has already been reserved, says Ann Hargrove, NCA’s special projects director.
“TexCare has always been a very well-attended event,” Hargrove says. “In 2013, we had over 3,000 cleaners come through our doors, and the feedback we received from the exhibitors was that the show was a great success for almost all of them.”
Part of the reason that TexCare consistently draws good attendance, according to Hargrove, is there is no charge for professional cleaners to visit the show floor. That policy will continue with this year’s event.
“It’s just one more reason there is so much enthusiasm and support for TexCare from both the drycleaning and exhibiting allied trade communities, and we’re not about to change that,” she says.
But she warns that the free-admission policy doesn’t apply to allied tradespeople who are not exhibiting.
TexCare is also known for its educational seminars. This year, programs in English and Korean will be offered, plus a limited number of cleaners will have the opportunity to take part in an “UBER Conference on World Class Customer Service.”
“With midtown Manhattan just minutes away from the Meadowlands convention center where the [show] is being held, and virtually every major player in the drycleaning industry being represented on the show floor, TexCare is a wonderful opportunity for cleaners who missed the Clean Show to get up to speed, and for cleaners who attended the show to follow up on things that caught their eye there,” Hargrove says.
To learn more, contact Hargrove at 800-888-1622, [email protected].
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