Preparations for The 3rd China International Laundry Festival Are Officially Launched

The 3rd China International Laundry Festival will be grandly held in Beijing during Sept. 24-28, 2017. For this coming edition, China Laundry Association will jointly organize with local laundry industry associations and key enterprises throughout the country and some of international industry organizations, making it the largest international laundry industry event in 2017. At present, relevant preparatory work has started.

Founded in 2009, held every four years, “China International Laundry Festival”, integrating a wide range of high-end exchange activities, is highly concerned and supported by industry stakeholders and relevant state departments. It has been a great event created for global laundry industry people by China laundry industry.

1. Previous Review

The 1st China International Laundry Festival

In 2009, “The 1st China International Laundry Festival” was held in Beijing and included three brand activities “2009 The 10th China International Laundry Industry Exhibition”, “2009 International Drycleaners Congress (IDC) Convention” and “The 6th National Laundry Professional Competence Contest”.

More than 150 renowned brands from 12 countries and regions were exhibited at China Laundry Expo 2009. Exhibition space exceeded 6,000 sq.m. It attracted nearly 200 booths and over 3,000 professional visitors.

“2009 International Drycleaners Congress (IDC) Convention” gathered more than 120 laundry industry giants and experts from U.S., Canada, Germany, Romania, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. A dozen experts and representatives from home and abroad made excellent speeches, reached consensus on Sino-foreign industry cooperation, and signed the guiding document Beijing Declaration.

The 2nd China International Laundry Festival

“The 2nd China International Laundry Festival” was held in Beijing during Aug. 6-10, 2013, including a series of activities such as “China International Laundry Industry Summit Forum”, “China International Laundry Industry Exhibition”, “National Laundry Professional Competence Contest”, “National Laundry Industry Work Conference” and “Laundry Industry Business Negotiation”. 15,000 people in laundry industry from 16 countries and regions participated in these activities, including China, U.S., Japan, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, France, Portugal, Belgium, Australia, South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

“The 3rd China International Laundry Industry Summit Forum” congregated over 300 entrepreneurs and expects in laundry industry, and was held at the theme of “Bring Together the Latest Ideas and Technology in Global Laundry; May Bluer Sky, Clearer Water and Cleaner Clothes”. 

“The 8th National Laundry Professional Competence Contest” in the finals attracted 107 contestants from over 20 provinces, cities and autonomous regions including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, Sichuan, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Shaanxi, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guizhou, Hunan, Shandong, Ningxia, Hubei, Gansu.

2. Activities Description

The 18th China International Laundry Industry Exhibition

Founded in 2000, China International Laundry Industry Exhibition (China Laundry Expo), annually held in alternate between Beijing and Shanghai, is the most authoritative China’s homegrown laundry industry exhibition.

China Laundry Expo 2017 will take place in China International Exhibition Center, Beijing during Sept. 26-28, 2017. Exhibition space is expected to reach 15,000 sq.m. Activities about leather care, public textile laundry, laundry franchise will be held in the same period.

China Skills Competition - The 10th National Laundry Professional Competence Contest

National Laundry Professional Competence Contest, held every two years, is a state-level competition organized by China Laundry Association, is part of 2017 China Skills Competition, and is the most authoritative skill competition in China laundry industry. Those contestants that stand out in the competition will receive the highest honor of Chinese skilled talent “National Technical Expert” and “National Laundry Industry Technical Expert”.

Competition items include laundry knowledge, stain removal, leather garments maintenance, leather care, garment ironing, clothing darning, etc.

The 4th World Laundry Industry Summit

World Laundry Industry Summit (formerly known as China International Laundry Industry Summit Forum) was founded in 2005 by China Laundry Association. Industry associations, enterprises and expects from Italy, Canada, Japan, U.S., Romania, South Korea, Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, Spain, Germany, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau took part in the summit. World Laundry Industry Summit will be a great international industry forum jointly created by China Laundry Association and laundry industry organizations among nations.

“The 4th World Laundry Industry Summit” will bring together experts, representatives of associations and business executives in laundry industry around the world, develop new ideas with theoretical innovation and practical experience, presenting refreshing specialized experience for industry colleagues.

Sino-foreign Laundry Industry Technology Promotion and Communication Activities

Sino-foreign Laundry Industry Technology Promotion and Communication Activities will proceed throughout the Laundry Festival. During Sept. 24-28, 2017, relevant enterprises and groups will carry out various exchange and communication activities based on win-win cooperation. China International Laundry Festival is the best platform of trade cooperation, brand communication, technology promotion and procurement orders between you and industry people from home and abroad.