Work report for the second issue of 2010

★"The 11th China International Laundry Industry Exhibition" Preparations Progress Smoothly
The 2010 Shanghai World Expo is about to open. The enthusiasm for welcoming the Expo and observing the world is rapidly heating up, with the world's attention focused on Shanghai. At the same time, the highly influential annual event in China's laundry industry—the 2010 (11th) China International Laundry Industry Exhibition—will once again be held in Shanghai from August 26 to 28, 2010.
Currently, the exhibition preparations are progressing smoothly. According to the organizer's estimates, the exhibition area will reach 6,000 square meters, with nearly 300 booths. Based on current company registrations, the entire 6,000 square meters of exhibition space on the first floor of the Shanghai World Trade Mall rented by the organizer will be sold out by May, and companies registering afterward may face difficulty securing a booth. The main reason is that since the successful conclusion of the last exhibition, many well-known domestic and international companies such as Jiangsu Haishi, Chengdu Meilian Lihua, Shaoxing Toply, Shanghai Elephant King, Dalian Youbang, Shanghai Shenguang, Yasen, Yousa, and YAC have successively reserved booths. Among them, Shaoxing Toply rapidly expanded its exhibition area from 90 square meters last time to 210 square meters, occupying a prominent central position in the exhibition hall. Meilian Lihua, Elephant King, YAC, Youbang, Shenguang, and other companies have also competed for the best booths of over 100 square meters. Other companies such as Yousa, Yasen, Oasis, Funait, Rongchang, Luhuan, and Kabo have also expanded their exhibition areas compared to the last event.
The biggest highlight of this year's exhibition is the large number of domestic and international companies registering to participate, all eager to seize market opportunities brought by the "Expo Economy." Among them, Shanghai Weishi Machinery Company rented 216 square meters of exhibition space, becoming the largest booth again after the 2008 Shanghai exhibition. Europe's largest used equipment manufacturer Goudkuil, together with Beijing Innovation Gudao Cleaning Technology Co., Ltd. and Japan's TOTO Folder, will jointly exhibit with a booth area of 108 square meters. Many overseas companies such as Italy's Italclean, Ghidini Benvenuto Srl, Japan's Sankasa, Nihon Sealing, Sanaru, San-ai, South Korea's Silver Star, KTE, USA's Gobukson, Hoffman-New Yorker, DEMA, H&C, UK's Micross, and Hong Kong's Qilixing, as well as domestic companies like Shanghai Baiqiang, Jiefeng, Huawei, and Churun, have all submitted booth applications to the organizer. Visitors will be able to see more of the latest and most advanced laundry and dry-cleaning technologies, laundry and ironing equipment, detergents, and laundry store brands from home and abroad. Zhang Yuan, China Regional Manager of the globally renowned laundry equipment company Alliance, also stated that besides allowing Chinese agents to participate, new product launches and technical seminars will continue to be held during the exhibition.
To ensure the effectiveness of the exhibition, the organizer will continue to increase promotional efforts, leveraging its own resource advantages to invite domestic and international laundry industry professionals and professional buyers to participate. At the same time, a variety of concurrent activities will continue to be held, including the "Second General Assembly of the China Commercial Federation Laundry Professional Committee," "Laundry Knowledge Competition and Accident Dispute Handling Skills Demonstration," "Famous Laundry Experts Interactive Exchange Meeting," and the selection and awarding of "National Famous Brands" and "Top Ten Enterprises Nationwide," to further expand the influence of the exhibition.

★The General Assembly of the China Commercial Federation Laundry Professional Committee Will Be Held in Shanghai in August
In May this year, the China Commercial Federation will hold its re-election meeting. At that time, Comrade Zhang Zhigang, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Commerce, will serve as the new president of the China Commercial Federation. The Laundry Professional Committee, as a branch of the China Commercial Federation, will also hold its second general assembly in late August this year in Shanghai to discuss the development plans of China's laundry industry in the new era.

★The Laundry Committee Will Hold the National Laundry Technology Exchange and Demonstration Conference in Chengdu in Mid-May
To further implement the relevant requirements of the "Laundry Industry Management Measures" and continuously improve the professional technical level of practitioners, the China Commercial Federation Laundry Professional Committee will hold the "2010 National (Chengdu) Laundry Technology Exchange and Demonstration Conference" in mid-May in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. The conference will adopt expert theoretical explanations, case analysis, on-site Q&A, and practical demonstrations to provide the most direct and practical laundry technology and accident handling skills, aiming to improve the professional skills of participants and build a new platform for industry exchange and networking among laundry professionals nationwide.

★The Laundry Committee Conducts Occupational Classification Survey
Entrusted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the China Commercial Federation Laundry Professional Committee conducted a survey on the occupational classification of China's laundry industry. According to relevant requirements, the committee selected representative laundry companies nationwide, including Beijing Funait Laundry Service Co., Ltd., Beijing Rongchang Technology Service Co., Ltd., Beijing Shoulv Plande Laundry Co., Ltd., Beijing Hanhwang Weiye Leather Cleaning and Maintenance Chain Service Co., Ltd., Hengtai Garment Laundry Science and Technology Research Institute, Shanghai Elephant King Laundry Management Co., Ltd., Shanghai Zhengzhang Laundry Company, Guangdong Tiantian Laundry and Washing Chain Co., Ltd., and conducted targeted occupational (job type) surveys. At the same time, discussions were held with some industry experts on the occupational (job type) classification of the laundry industry. The survey results have been submitted to relevant national departments.

★The Laundry Committee Conducts 2009 China Laundry Industry Famous Brand Survey
To further promote brand building in the laundry industry, enhance the image of enterprises and products, and grasp industry development trends, the 2009 China Laundry Industry Famous Brand Survey was conducted from April 1 to July 30, 2010. The survey targeted well-known and reputable enterprise brands in national laundry services, equipment, chemicals, and auxiliary materials production. The application brands will be voted on through the "China Laundry" website and expert reviews. The final results will be specially reported on the "China Laundry" website and in the "China Laundry" journal, and plaques and certificates will be awarded to honored enterprises at the China Laundry Industry Exhibition held in Shanghai in 2010.

★The Laundry Committee Accepts the Ministry of Commerce's "China Laundry Industry Development Strategy Research" Project
The Ministry of Commerce's 2010 ministerial project is mainly reported as "Building a New Pattern of Service Industry Development Oriented to People's Livelihood." Based on defining the connotation of the life service industry, the project analyzes the current development status of China's livelihood-oriented service industry, major approaches and policy measures for developing life services abroad, and conditions for urban life service industry development, proposing strategic ideas and policy measures to build a new pattern of service industry development oriented to people's livelihood.
The project report "Research on the Development Strategy of China's Laundry Industry" accepted by the Laundry Committee, as one of the special reports of the main report, will focus on the current situation and trends of the development of China's laundry industry, the management systems and promotion mechanisms of foreign laundry industries, the elements and positioning of China's laundry industry development, the strategic tasks of China's laundry industry development, the strategic focus of China's laundry industry development, and the safeguarding measures to promote the development of China's laundry industry. The results of this research project will serve as a guiding outline for the development of China's laundry industry in the coming period and will play an important role in influencing national industrial decision-makers to adopt policies favorable to the development of the laundry industry.

★ Senior Leaders of the Laundry Committee Visit Some Laundry Associations and Enterprises in Shanghai and Zhejiang
From late March to early April, Pan Wei, Executive Deputy Director and Secretary-General of the Laundry Committee, and Executive Deputy Directors Shu Qi and Wang Houzeng respectively conducted research visits to some laundry industry associations and enterprises in Shanghai and Zhejiang, and held consultations on the preparation of the "2010 (11th) China International Laundry Industry Exhibition" and related activities to be held in Shanghai in August this year.
The enterprises, associations, and related units visited during this trip included Shanghai's Xiangwang, Kabo, Luhuan, Jiefeng, Zhengzhang, Hangxing, Weilong; Shaoxing Topli; Ningbo Xizi Huansha, Ruili; Hangzhou Dajia, Arsha, Kaiyuan Zhijiang; as well as the Shanghai Association, Hangzhou Association, and Xinzhilian Exhibition Company. During the visits, opinions were solicited on the planning and organization of activities during the exhibition, and exchanges and discussions on industry development issues were conducted. A special inspection of the related facilities of the Shanghai World Trade Mall Exhibition Hall was also carried out.

★ Laundry Committee Establishes Strategic Cooperation with China Hotel Association
The China Hotel Association is a national first-level industry association approved by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and managed by the China General Chamber of Commerce. It is strong, widely represented, and influential. The association and the Laundry Committee both operate in the commercial service sector and are national industry organizations. They have always had a natural alliance in connecting with the government, serving the industry, and serving the public, especially with broad cooperation prospects in hotel and related catering linen washing.
After consultations, both parties reached a consensus to establish a strategic cooperation relationship. Based on cooperation and linking in the "China Laundry" journal and China Laundry website, as well as the release and promotion of important information and activities, they will actively explore further substantive cooperation paths and methods including discussions and interactions on hotel logistics management processes and linen washing requirements; management, design, process flow, equipment-material matching, personnel technical training, and qualification upgrading consulting services for hotel laundries; release and introduction of the latest domestic and international washing information, trends, and operation models (such as hotel linen rental business); and evaluation and recommendation of high-end washing service providers in hotel locations.

★ Laundry Committee Participates in China General Chamber of Commerce's "Seminar on Independent Brand Building in Commercial Service Industry"
This year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Finance jointly entrusted the China General Chamber of Commerce to be responsible for the research project "Current Status, Main Problems, and Policy Recommendations for Independent Brand Cultivation in the Commercial Service Industry."
At the "Seminar on Independent Brand Building in the Commercial Service Industry" held by the China General Chamber of Commerce, the Laundry Committee expressed its views on the cultivation and construction of independent brands in the laundry industry based on the current situation of China's laundry industry. When discussing policy recommendations for cultivating independent brands in the laundry industry, it was particularly pointed out: "For enterprises, energy use prices and tax rates (such as water price adjustments, emission standards, etc.) should be adopted according to the nature and characteristics of the industry, comprehensively evaluating their contribution to national economic growth, employment, taxation, stimulating domestic demand, meeting consumption, activating the market, and positively impacting residents' lives."; "For associations, due to well-known reasons, the relationship between our government, associations, and enterprises is very different from that in Western developed market economies. Our industry associations are clearly marginalized; they are neither the result of fully market-oriented behavior nor do they have rigid government functions, and there is a lack of enforcement in guiding the healthy and orderly development of the industry. Currently, this gap can only be effectively filled through necessary authorization by government departments (such as national association approval, national laundry quality inspection center, etc.)."; "Regarding brand cultivation itself, on the one hand, it must be clearly recognized that cultivating a brand is a means and a process, not an end. On the other hand, it must be clearly recognized that brands do not arise automatically nor can they be subjectively fabricated; the emergence of brands has its own characteristics and rules and cannot be done in a frenzy."

★ National Vocational Skill Appraiser Certification Work Completed
After nearly five months of review, the 2009 National Vocational Skill Appraiser certificates for the laundry industry, issued by the China General Chamber of Commerce Laundry Professional Committee in Qingdao, have all been awarded. The certificates are in the form of a badge combining certificate and card. A total of 139 people obtained the National Vocational Skill Appraiser certification for the laundry industry, including 48 appraisers and 91 senior appraisers.

★ National Top Ten Laundry Enterprises Reassessment Work Begins
According to the "Implementation Measures for the China General Chamber of Commerce's Effort to Create the National Top Ten Laundry Enterprises" and related regulations, the 2010 reassessment work for the "National Top Ten Laundry Enterprises" has been fully launched. The reassessment notice issued by our association requires enterprises to submit reassessment applications before March 31, and the reassessment work will be completed by June.
In 2010, a total of 31 "National Top Ten Laundry" enterprises are due for reassessment, with 23 enterprises having completed the reassessment work and the rest still in the application process.

★ Expert Qualification Reassessment Work of the China General Chamber of Commerce Laundry Industry Expert Committee Launched
According to the "Work Regulations of the China General Chamber of Commerce Laundry Industry Expert Committee," to further enhance the role of experts in the industry and improve the influence and work effectiveness of the expert committee, the 2010 expert reassessment work for China's laundry industry has begun. The reassessment work will end by the end of June 2010, and the results will be announced on the China Laundry website ( www.chinalaundry.cn ) and in the "China Laundry" journal.

★ Notification on Changes in Member Units of the Laundry Professional Committee
Since the beginning of this year, the newly appointed deputy directors of the Laundry Committee are:
Xue Jun, Vice President of Shanghai Hangxing Machinery (Group) Co., Ltd.;
You Hao, General Manager of Chengdu Meilian Lihua Electric Co., Ltd.;
Xie Qinggui, General Manager of Shanghai Qiaoliya Laundry Equipment Co., Ltd.
Since the beginning of this year, the newly approved member units of the Laundry and Dyeing Committee are:
Shanghai Hangxing Machinery (Group) Co., Ltd. (Director Unit);
Chengdu Meilian Lihua Electric Co., Ltd. (Director Unit);
Shanghai Qiaoliya Laundry Equipment Co., Ltd. (Director Unit);
Zhejiang Lanxi Aersha Washing Equipment Co., Ltd. (Executive Director Unit);
Chengdu Xinjie Mei Cleaning Service Co., Ltd. (Member Unit, hereinafter the same);
Xi'an Qindu Deli Laundry Service Co., Ltd.;
Beijing Weitesi Laundry Service Co., Ltd.;
Shanghai Aosishan Chemical Co., Ltd.;
Changchun Nanguan District Mingzhu Weitesi Laundry Shop;
Zunhua City Santiago Dry Cleaning Shop.