The Board of Directors of the Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) is pleased to announce that Leslie Schaeffer, the current President of TCATA, will become the association’s C.E.O. effective January 1, 2020. Schaeffer owns BPS Communications, publisher of National Clothesline, and manages three regional dry cleaning and laundry association trade shows. Schaeffer replaces David …
The Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) announced that David Cotter, the association’s CEO suddenly passed away on Friday, August 9. He was 64. At this time, Leslie Schaeffer, TCATA president will continue to maintain operations and services to association members. Luci Ward, office manager can be reached via email at luci@tcata.org or by calling …
Fourteen members of the Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) gathered in Tampa, Florida in late February for a strategy meeting to discuss plans for the Association’s future direction. Continued consolidation and other factors have changed the textile care industry in significant ways, and the Association’s leadership recognized that now is the time to examine …
TCATA president Leslie Schaeffer has made several new appointments to Association committees. Russ Poy of Pellerin Milnor, Kenner, Louisiana, will serve as chair of TCATA’s 2019 Annual Management and Educational Conference, to be held from July 31 to August 3 in Ojai, California. Russ is vice president of product development and managing director of Milnor Asia. He has been with …
At the closing dinner of the 2018 Annual Management and Educational Conference Leslie Schaeffer, vice president of National Clothesline based near Philadelphia, was installed as the incoming president of the Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA). She will serve a two-year term as president. Schaeffer has been very active in TCATA having served on annual conference …
By TCATA President, Gerald Henke, Intex Distributing Company With less than three months until the 2018 TCATA conference in Puerto Rico, I sincerely hope you are making plans to attend. As CEO David Cotter has reported, our first visit in January was a very pleasant surprise and revealed resort and city eager and ready to …
The Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) mourns the passing of J. “Morry” Friedlander and Lester Cohen, members who made great contributions to the Association and the industry. J. “Morry” Friedlander was very active in the Association for many years, going back to the late 1950’s. He served on numerous committees, on the board of …
Gerald Henke recently assumed the position of president of Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA) at the association’s 2016 annual conference in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Henke has been very involved in the association for many years having served several terms on the Board of Directors and on conference committees. He was the chair of …
TCATA’s 2015 Annual Management and Educational Conference will be held from July 29 – August 1 in Napa Valley, California and rooms at the Silverado Resort are filling up quickly. Conference Chair Michael Leeming of Parker Boiler Company and the conference committees have planned a strong program with noted speakers. Steve Kallenbach of American Dawn …