The International Drycleaners Congress (IDC) has selected the Chicago area for its 2025 conference. The three-day event will be held September 10, 11 and 12 at the Sheraton Suites in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, featuring educational seminars headlined by successful companies, as well as providers of strategic equipment and services.
Speakers for this year’s conference include:
- Norman Way — vice president of Puritan Cleaners
- Heath Bolin — president of Sparkle Cleaners Inc.
- Tom Zengeler — president of Zengeler Cleaners
- Wes Nelson — president of Sankosha-USA
- Joanna Vasquez, Michael Jackson, and Daniel Fitzgerald — operations team of CD One Price Cleaners
This year’s visits include CD One Price Illinois locations in both Schaumburg and Glendale Heights, as well as the company’s first 24/7 automated location in Elmhurst. On the manufacturing side, the group will visit the North American headquarters of Sankosha USA, home of the company’s warehousing, distribution, administrative and service departments for the North American market, along with their state-of-the-art showroom which can showcase up to 10 machines.
The group will also tour all seven Zengeler Cleaners retail locations, where they can see the practical application of different processes. These include Metalprogetti’s Giulietta system at the company’s Northbrook location, along with Sankosha finishing equipment at both the Libertyville and Northbrook processing and retail locations, as well as the implementation of Sankosha workflow processes.
The conference agenda includes a session on “World Country Reports,” a series of reports from around the world that focus on the latest developments in the textile care industry. Attendees will be updated on the most recent global trends and the future perspective of a fast-changing industry.
For more information about this year’s International Drycleaners Congress conference, visit idcgroup.org, or contact Tom Zengeler at 847-272-6550, ext. 14.