ORLANDO, Fla. — On Saturday, The Clean Show will open here at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), bringing together the full spectrum of textile care professionals for the first of four days of learning, networking and discovery.
Clean is the largest event in North America dedicated to laundry and dry cleaning. It’s where operators, suppliers and innovators gather to shape the industry’s future.
The heart of Clean — which will run Saturday through Tuesday (Aug. 23-26) in OCCC’s West Building — is the exhibit floor, where attendees explore the latest equipment, products and technologies firsthand. More than 390 companies and organizations will showcase their offerings in 210,000-plus square feet of exhibit space, surpassing that of the 2022 Atlanta show.
Product categories include machinery, systems, and accessories for washing, cleaning, and textile finishing; financial and technology solutions; chemicals and additives; facility maintenance tools; logistics and material flow solutions; and energy- and water-saving technologies.
Complementing the exhibits is a robust education program developed by the Association for Linen Management (ALM), CLA (formerly the Coin Laundry Association), Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI), Textile Care Allied Trades Association (TCATA), and TRSA, the association for the linen, uniform and facility services industry.
Morning sessions will take place in OCCC meeting rooms, while afternoon sessions during the first three days will occur in a “classroom” on the show floor. Topics range from expanding commercial accounts to generational shifts in laundromats, AI applications, and strategies for renovation and growth.
“Each edition of The Clean Show raises the standard — and 2025 is no exception,” says Greg Jira, group show director for Messe Frankfurt Inc. “This year’s focus on innovation, compliance and business growth is exactly what the industry needs right now.”
For the first time, Clean will present Innovation Awards recognizing exceptional achievements in research, products and technologies. Juried winners in the Best New Application, Best New Product, Best New Technology for Sustainability, and Best New Technology for Automation categories will be presented on opening day.
Clean 2025 will begin at 8 a.m. EDT Saturday, when distributors gain exclusive access to the show floor and the first education sessions are conducted. A brief ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. will welcome all attendees.
Show hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday and Monday, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday.
There will be complimentary shuttle buses running each morning along four routes from designated hotels to the OCCC West Building while Clean is in session. Buses will run about every 15-20 minutes from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday and from 7:30 to 11 the other three days.
The schedule flips during the afternoons, with buses picking up passengers at the OCCC West Building every 15-20 minutes and stopping at designated points. Those shuttles will run from 3 to 6 p.m. the first three show days and from 1:30 to 4 p.m. on closing day.
Clean 2025 marks the show’s return to an every-other-year schedule. Future editions are planned for Las Vegas in 2027 and New Orleans in 2029.
But for now, all eyes are on Orlando, where the industry will come together to celebrate progress, embrace innovation and strengthen the connections that drive textile care forward.
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