Next month, more than 200 textile services industry professionals from nearly 20 countries will participate in the World Textile Services Congress, Oct. 5–7, 2016 in Bruges, Belgium. The World Congress represents the culmination of international cooperation and information-sharing that goes well beyond the few days spent learning, sharing and networking in Bruges. It is merely one component of ongoing efforts led by the European Textile Services Association (ETSA), particularly Robert Long, ETSA secretary general; and Murray Simpson, Textile Services Association-United Kingdom managing director, who died tragically in a car accident on Nov. 25, 2014.
 
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