Welcome to The Guild of Cleaners & Launderers

Check out this section of the site for the latest Guild updates and industry new

Annual General Meeting

This years AGM was held on Saturday 13th June at the Leicester Marriott Hotel.

The minutes of the meeting will be post in the members section of the website

Conference Presentations

Speakers presentations that were given at the recent GCL &TSA conference are now available for view in the Presentation Archive in the members area.

Scottish TSA/GCL Professional clothes Care Conference 2009

The annual GCL/TSA Scottish Clothes Care Conference is scheduled to take place on Sunday September 13th at the Alona Hotel, Strathclyde Park which located just two minutes off the M74 at Junction 6.
Timed to run from 10.00 until 16.30 this conference is promising to be even better than the one held last year and is also FREE to the first 70 delegates to book a place within 30 days from July 1st.

See Local Guild Centres - Scotland for more details

Membership Renewals

The renewals for Guild membership are now being sent out, with the current fiancial climate we are not increasing the membership fee of £68 for this membership year.

Joint Industries Conference

On Saturday the 28th March the Joint Industries Conference took place. The event was very well attended with over 100 delegates of which over 40 were practising dry cleaners.

The days speakers gave excellent papers sharing a wealth of knowledge and experience with the delegates. Along with the experiences of Simon Weston shared with us this event proved to be an excellent day for all who attended.

See the Conference page for a full review.

Ask The Experts

Members of the Guild can now use the members area of the website and have access to our new Ask The Experts Section.

You can submit questions and ask advice on all aspects of your dry cleaning and laundry business.

We will post the questions and answers on the website so it build into a valuable information resource for you to access at any time.

Some of these questions and answers will also be used in another new service for members called 'Talking Point' where tips and tricks from experienced members can be shared within the Guild network of professionals who care about our industry and their business

Help Line for Members

We are pleased to advise that the expertise of Roger Cawood is now available to all Guild members. Roger is the new Chief Examiner for Dry Cleaning and a Guild Preferred Training Provider, he is also a regular contributor to Laundry and Cleaning News with his column on 'Drycleaners Trade Secrets'. Login to the members area for contact details

LogBuy for Guild Members

With thanks to the TSA, being a Guild member now entitles you to the discounted benefits from LogBuy.

Visit the members section of this website for more details.

Local Guild Centres

Your local centre meetings are now being arranged covering a variety of topics. Click here for the diary of upcoming meetings.

Solvent Emissions Directive

YOU NEED TO BE REGISTERED NOW

It is a requirement of new European regulations that persons using dry cleaning solvents be competent, qualified and permit holders. Click here for information on the Solvent Emissions Directive.

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