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WHAT IS HLCC AND WHAT DOES
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Aims and Objectives
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HLCC
(Home Laundering Consultative Council) is concerned with the
after-care (i.e. laundering and dry cleaning) of clothes and
textiles and in particularly care labelling. It was set up in
1961 and its membership is open to companies and trade
associations in industries which have an interest in this area,
such as manufacturers of textiles, clothing, labels, detergents
and domestic appliances, as well as retailers. It also has an
educational membership open to higher educational
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HLCC
is the UK National Textile Care Labelling Authority and, as
such, has the following aims:
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To
keep members fully informed on developments in laundering
which may affect their business.
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To
provide guidance to companies on the laundering instructions
and care labelling symbols they should put on their
products.
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To
provide consumers with useful advice on textile after-care.
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To
develop and promote the use of International Care Labelling
code in the UK.
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To
provide nationally, and internationally, a public voice in
mailers of home laundering.
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LIASON
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HLCC
is represented on the British Standard Institute’s (BSI)
Committee on Textile Care Labelling and, through this, on the
International Standards Organisation (ISO) Committee on
International Care Labelling.
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In
addition, HLCC maintains working relationships with various
independent textile testing houses, the Department of Trade and
Industry, British Apparel and Textile Confederation, the British
Clothing Industry Association, the Soap and Detergent Industry
Association, the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic
Electrical Appliances, and consumer organisations, such as
Trading Standards.
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GINITEX
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HLCC is also
an active member of GINETEX, the body that regulates the use of
the symbols throughout Europe. The professionals of the
textile-garment-care chain established GINETEX in 1963 and its
head office is based in Paris, France:
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GINETEX
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37 Rue de Neuilly
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BP 121
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92113 CLICHY
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CEDEX, FRANCE
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Tel: + 33 1 47 56 31 80
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Fax: + 33 1 47 30 27 09
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Whilst
GINETEX’s head office is always located at the same place, the
secretariat goes from one country to another. Indeed every two
years GINETEX has a new President from a different country.
Representatives
of HLCC attend both of GINETEX’s general and technical
meetings on a regular basis. Furthermore, due to our membership
of GINETEX members of HLCC are exempt from any charges that may
be levied for the use the wash care symbols in any European
country. Countries that impose charges include Austria, France,
the Netherlands and Finland.
Further details on GINETEX
can be found on GINETEX’s website, www.ginetex.org
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