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• DSCA Stakeholders Meeting

  • When
    30 Apr 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual via Microsoft Teams

  DSCA Stakeholders Meeting
  Hosted by NCDEQ virtually via Microsoft Teams.
  
  No advance registration is required.
  

  NC DEQ will be sending out instructions to the stakeholder distribution list for this meeting.

  
  For more information about the Stakeholder Group, click here. If you have questions, contact Delonda Alexander at delonda.alexander@deq.nc.gov .

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• NCALC 2026 Spring Meeting

  • Start
    1 May 2026
  • End
    3 May 2026
  • Location
    Doubletree by Hilton New Bern -- Riverfront, 100 Middle St, New Bern, NC 28560

  NCALC 2026 Spring Meeting

  Planning for this event is underway.  Updated information will be posted here as available.

  Advance Registration is Required for Each Individual Attendee.

  Employees of member companies, and their spouses and/or companions are eligible for the discounted member registration rates.

  What: North Carolina Association of Launderers and Cleaners (NCALC) will hold its regular Spring Meeting in New Bern, North Carolina for planned education, professional networking, association business meetings, and social functions.

  Who: All NCALC members, friends, and spouses are encouraged to participate.

  We Appreciate Our Event Sponsors! We are currently seeking additional sponsors for this and other events.    Click here for details.

  
  

  Where: On Saturday, May 2, the planned education, networking, and the business meetings of the NCALC standing committees and Board of Directors, will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton New Bern -- Riverfront at 100 Middle St, New Bern, NC 28560. Dinner socials are being planned for both Friday and Saturday evenings for attendees to enjoy fellowship with other attendees and to experience local restaurants. Specific locations will be shared with participating registrants.

  Accommodations: A small block of hotel rooms is being reserved for our group at the Tryon Riverfront Inn (adjacent to Doubletree). Our group rate is $220 per night plus applicable tax for reservations made by Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Room reservation instructions will be shared here once the room block is made available.

  Our Tentative Schedule of Activities (Subject to change)

  Friday, May 1

  - Early arrivals for individual fun activities

  - 6:30 pm Welcome Dinner Social

  Saturday, May 2

  - Breakfast on your own 

  - 8:30 am Gathering for networking and coffee

  - 9:00 am NCALC Standing Committee Meetings

  - 10:00 am Networking Break

  - 11:00 am NCALC Board of Directors Meeting

  - Noon Lunch provided

  - 1:00 pm Education Session(s)

  - 5:30 pm Gathering at hotel for evening social and walk over to nearby local favorite restaurant to join our group.

  Sunday, May 3

  - No planned group activities, participants depart

  Education Sessions

  Wet Cleaning vs. Dry Cleaning – Why Do I Need It? We as dry cleaners have been attempting Wet Cleaning for years. Most of the garments are simply being laundered. However, you have been carefully washing in water some “Dry Clean Only” garments as well. However, this process was very laborious, time-consuming, and caused a struggle to finish. This was reserved for garments that were just too filthy to dry clean successfully. We carefully washed the garment in a sink or bucket. Used gentle detergent and then carefully squeezed out water and hung to dry in the boiler room. The next day we struggled to finish and sent out a clean garment that cost us more to produce than we charged for it. Today, with the proper equipment, chemistry, and knowledge you are able to produce more in water than you can in traditional dry cleaning in the same amount of time, with superior results, and with higher profitability. This session will include an in-depth discussion on Dry Cleaning and Wet Cleaning of yesterday and today. We will dive deep into the proper Equipment & Chemistry needed and more importantly… WHY. The presentation will cover the initial investment and the proper training needed to properly produce wet cleaned garments, and help ease your mind about the difficulties of this big step.	Frank Briercheck has been in our industry for now 33 years. In 1993, he began as an owner of a rural Dry Cleaners near West Central Florida. Frank was operating a 4500sq ft central plant, 4 drop stores and multiple routes along will fire restoration as a separate entity all before it was considered “Main Stream” to do so. He added Tuxedo Rental and Sales to all stores in 1995 and began using Seitz products in 1999 (2 years after they began selling in North America) to begin processing his own leather cleaning. In 2006, for family reasons, sold the operation and began a new career as the Sales and Marketing manager for Phenix (now FabriClean) Supply. In 2017 a friend lured him to developing Vended Laundry Stores and selling laundry equipment. Finally in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic and after both using Seitz in his plant and selling it at Phenix/FabriClean, Seitz offered an opportunity to join the company as the Director of Marketing and now Vice President of Sales for North America. He has traveled the nation and world visiting Cleaners and learning best practices that can be shared with others. Frank has mastered both Wet and Dry Cleaning, garment care, and plant operations. He enjoys teaching and sharing with others with special emphasis in Customer Service. Jacinto Abreu has over a decade of combined experience in chemical sales, service and technical support in Commercial, Event Rental, Healthcare, Hospitality and Vacation Rental Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Textile Restoration and Wet Cleaning. As Technical Sales Representative – North Carolina & Virginia | Seitz Chemical, Jacinto is committed to delivering innovative solutions that enhance quality, reduce costs, and strengthen customer partnerships across the North Carolina and Virginia territories.
  Hot Topics for Cleaners Facilitated discussion about several topics of interest, and questions from participants.

  
  

  Dinner Social Outings: Our dinner outings are designed to give our participants opportunities for informal networking and fellowship while enjoying local favorite restaurants. 

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• NCALC 2026 Annual Convention

  • Start
    25 Sep 2026
  • End
    27 Sep 2026
  • Location
    Sheraton Imperial Hotel Raleigh-Durham Airport at RTP, 4700 Emperor Blvd (I-40 at Exit 282 - Page Rd), Durham, NC 27703

  NCALC 2026 Annual Convention

  NOTE THE DATES FOR THIS EVENT HAVE CHANGED

  Planning for this event is underway. Updated information will be posted here as available.

  Advance Registration is Required for Each Individual Attendee.

  Join members and friends of North Carolina Association of Launderers and Cleaners (NCALC) for its Annual Convention being held at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel Raleigh-Durham Airport at RTP, Durham, NC.

  This event will feature professional networking, educational sessions, vendor exhibits, group dinner social events, the annual membership meeting, business meetings of the NCALC Board of Directors and Committees, and opportunities for everyone to have fellowship with other participants and time for families and friends to enjoy other activities in the Raleigh-Durham, RTP area. Also, come early or stay late and take this opportunity to and the North Carolina State Fair while you are in the area.

  Who: All NCALC members, friends, and companions are encouraged to participate.

  We Appreciate our Sponsors

  We are currently seeking sponsors for this and other events. Click here for details.

  
  

  Where: The planned education, networking, and the business meetings of the NCALC standing committees and Board of Directors will be held at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park, 4700 Emperor Blvd, I-40 at Exit 282 (Page Road), Durham, NC 27703. Dinner socials are being planned for both Friday and Saturday evenings for attendees to enjoy fellowship with other attendees.

  Accommodations: A small block of hotel rooms has been reserved for our group at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park, 4700 Emperor Blvd, I-40 at Exit 282 (Page Road), Durham, NC 27703. Our group rate is $155 per night for reservations made by September 23, 2026.

  Book your reservation directly with the Sheraton Imperial Hotel Raleigh-Durham Airport by phone at 919-941-5050.

  Our Tentative Schedule of Activities:

  Friday, September 25

  - Early arrivals for individual fun activities

  - Welcome Reception and Professional Networking with Exhibitors

  - Group Welcome Dinner Social 

  Saturday, September 26

  - Participants have breakfast on their own

  7:30 am Gathering, Networking, and Coffee with Exhibitors

  8:00 am NCALC Standing Committee Meetings

  Break and Networking with Exhibitors

  NCALC Board of Directors Meeting

  Break and Networking with Exhibitors

  Educational Session(s)

  Noon Lunch provided

  Educational Session(s)

  Break and Networking with Exhibitors

  Educational Session(s)

  6:00 pm Group Dinner Social 

  Sunday, September 27

  - No planned group activities

  - Individual fun activities

  - Participants depart

  Educational Session(s):

  The NCALC Education and Training Committee Chaired by Larry Hill (Dandy Drycleaners & Laundry) is planning an informative educational program.

  
  

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