Foreign washing industry organization situation
In a foreign country, most countries washing industry has its own industry organization to regulate the development of the industry of negotiation matters. Such as Italy washing machine manufacturers association (ACIMIT), Germany also have association, all Japanese dry cleaning water association, South Korea dry cleaning water association. Compares on international famous washing industry organization should be international fabric maintenance society (referred to as IFI), this organization was established in 1972, the headquarters high in the us state of Maryland. There are nearly 10000 members, members include: mechanical equipment manufacturers, textiles/clothing manufacturers, laundry, retail/wholesalers, education scientific research personnel, consumers, etc. The mission of association is through the specific a full range of services to meet the requests of the members. The service content mainly include:
1. Through their own media Fabric Maintenance and Fabric Maintenance Resources Science and Technology two kinds of journals, for members to get the latest industry legislation dynamic and IFI all technical announcement, impart washing knowledge and industry information;
2. Set their own fabric analysis testing institutions and quality control laboratories, diagnosis and evaluation washing quality, distinguish responsibility, settle disputes;
3. teaching materials, training students; 4. We regularly organize exhibitions, facilitate communication.
What is different now is that the European and American developed country industry association is not we imagine, a national washing industry association, the national standards and trade arbitration institution, etc. Their association division of labor is fine specialization is very strong, many are non-profit folk private institute enterprise and several well-known old laundry Local Social Contract union, is according to the needs of the market spontaneous formation of industry association. Although is a private and spontaneous formation, but it can play a role in industry, forming a prestige, and even in the world influence, investigate its reason is that these association service is given priority to, can maintain and represent the interests of the members and practitioners, and not only from members or practitioners body for interests.
