Broomfield, CO and Naples, FL, April 19, 2022 -- The grand opening for Lapels Dry Cleaning of Broomfield will take place April 22-23 at the dry cleaning plant and store’s 6785 W 120th Ave, Broomfield location. It’s quite fitting that the grand opening is taking place over the Earth Day weekend as Lapels Dry Cleaning of Broomfield owners Will Muzek and Bob Ovitz recently brought Lapels Dry Cleaning’s environmentally friendly process of cleaning to the area in January 2022.

“Customers have really responded to the way we clean clothes, which features the world’s only 100 percent environmentally non-toxic cleaning process,” said Ovitz. “We’re hoping to get a big turnout for the grand opening to share our style of cleaning with even more people and to celebrate Earth Day.”

As part of the grand opening/Earth Day celebration, any customer stopping by with garments to clean is eligible to get one shirt cleaned for free. Every customer will be entered into a drawing for one of three prizes: Gift basket with wines from Balistreri Wines in Denver; $75 gift card to Lapels Dry Cleaning of Broomfield; and a $50 gift card to Marco’s Pizza in Broomfield, CO.

To further the Earth Day celebration, Lapels Dry Cleaning of Broomfield will be giving out GreenEarth® flower seed packets.

GreenEarth® makes the dry cleaning industry’s only non-toxic cleaning alternative, which is used at all newer Lapels locations like Lapels Dry Cleaning of Broomfield. Using solutions like GreenEarth and the latest technology in equipment, Lapels is one of the few dry cleaners able to boast that there is no hazardous waste in their process. Their environmentally-friendly cleaning process has no odor and is gentler on clothes, thus lengthening the life of clothes.

Lapels Dry Cleaning also sets itself apart with its customer service. Lapels customers are greeted in a warm and inviting reception area with friendly customer service representatives. Most Lapels locations provide alterations and shoe cleaning/repair as ancillary services.

Lapels also offers its customers Automatic Rewards earning them credit towards free dry cleaning for every dollar they spend, Loyalty Programs, a VIP Program which eliminates the need to wait in line, the use of a 24 Hour Drop Off Service and Home Delivery to all its customers. During the COVID-19 pandemic Lapels provided a “car hop” service where customers can drop off and pick up their clothing without ever leaving their cars.

“Bob and Will have already done a great job first in the conversion to Lapels and then with the soft opening at the beginning of the year. We wish them a great turnout with the grand opening and much success in bringing the Lapels brand to the greater Broomfield area,” said Kevin Dubois, president and CEO of Clean Franchise Brands, the franchisor for Lapels Dry Cleaning.

Hours at Lapels Dry Cleaning of Broomfield are Monday through Friday, 8am to 6 pm and Saturday 8 am to 3 pm. For complete information on Lapels Dry Cleaning, please visit https://mylapels.com/locations/broomfield/.

Lapels Cleaners – Environmentally Friendly Cleaners
Each Lapels Cleaners store offers a full slate of services, including same-day dry cleaning; shirt service; tailoring; wedding gown preservation; suede and leather processing; box storage and fur storage.

Lapels Cleaners has received a number of accolades in the franchise world. That includes being ranked again on the 2020 Entrepreneur Franchise 500 list for the country’s top Franchise Systems. Entrepreneur's “Franchise 500” is the best and most comprehensive rating of franchises in the world and is based on objective, quantifiable measures of a franchise operation. Lapels Cleaners has also been named to Franchise Times Top 200+.

Lapels has also achieved acclaim in the dry cleaning industry. Lapels Cleaners and Clean Franchise Brands CEO Kevin Dubois is the co-author of Entrepreneurial Insanity in the Dry Cleaning Business, sold on Amazon.com.

Lapels Cleaners is part of Clean Franchise Brands, a franchisor for the largest cleaning company on the planet. Clean Franchise Brands’ holdings include: Lapels Cleaners (https://lapelsfranchise.com/), Martinizing Cleaners (https://www.martinizing.com), 1-800-Dry Clean (https://www.1-800-dryclean.com), and Pressed4Time (https://pressed4time.com).

Clean Franchise Brands corporate offices are located at 711 5th Avenue South, Suite 210 in Naples, FL.

To learn more about franchise opportunities with Clean Franchise Brands, contact Michael Eisner at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 781-829-8780.

Montreal, Canada (release-news ) April 6, 2022 - Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, re-worked their programs to ensure long-term resilience and availability for their customers' designs.

The worldwide chip shortage has resulted in significant impacts on lead times, and many engineers and product teams have been forced to make adjustments and rely on short-term-solutions.

Future Electronics is committed to providing customers with long-term solutions. In order to achieve this, the company is focusing their engineering solutions around resilience and availability to ensure customers can quickly adjust to market changes without compromising the fluidity of their design process.

Designing for Resilience: Maximizing production options over time

Future Electronics' engineers offer customers resilient component strategies from the architecture to production stages in order to maximize multi-vendor options and can provide key supplier information to confirm life cycles and longevity.

The company leverages factory-level training from suppliers to provide expertise on the strengths and weaknesses of various solutions for customer designs, emphasizing interchangeability of parts to ensure longevity and stability of design.

Future's engineers look to reduce the end product's total number of parts to mitigate stress on the BOM and decrease potential supply chain issues.

Designing for Availability: Worry-free redesigns enabled at the outset

Future's vast and detailed knowledge of supplier inventories enables them to efficiently redesign products in the event of a shortage. Engineers can make the best use of existing materials to ensure there are no delays to the customer's design process and can begin pipelining product following architectural selection.

The company's engineering teams continuously refine product portfolios to help customers choose the most cost-effective solutions. They can review existing production BOMs to find fit, form, and function replacement, or assist in selecting parts that could be used with minor redesign.

Future Electronics' world-class engineering and supply chain solutions ensure that customers' next-generation designs run smoothly, with the capacity to handle any disruptions or challenges that arise.

To learn more about Future Electronics' engineering and supply chain solutions, and to access the world's largest available-to-sell inventory, visit www.FutureElectronics.com .

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, recognized for providing customers with global supply chain solutions, custom-tailored engineering services and a comprehensive suite of passives and semiconductor products. Founded by Robert Miller in 1968, Future Electronics has over 5,500 employees and operates in 170 offices in 44 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with a unified IT infrastructure that delivers real-time inventory availability and access to customers. With the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future's mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

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Karukachal, Kerala, 2022-April-06 — Many people who are retiring today are doing so with mixed emotions. On the one hand, they are excited about the prospect of spending more time with their families and pursuing their hobbies. On the other hand, they are worried about making ends meet financially. With retirees living longer than ever before, many find that traditional retirement homes are not always the best option.

This article highlights five retirements and luxury old age homes that seniors should consider as they begin to plan their post-work lives.

Independent Living Communities

People who are 65 or older have the option of living in an independent living community. Independent living communities are often located near major urban areas. They are ideal for individuals who want to maintain a high quality of life without relying on others for assistance. Furthermore, people who live in these communities tend to develop strong social ties with people their own age, making them a great option for retirees who want to stay active and spend time with others.

Age-Restricted Communities

Although some communities have slightly different rules, an age-restricted community is a retirement community for seniors 55 and older.

Age-restricted communities can provide residents with an active lifestyle and easy access to great amenities like transportation systems, fitness facilities, and community gatherings. People living in Kochi can find such a facility by searching online for “retirement homes in Kochi.”

Continuing Care Retirement Communities

A CCRC or continuing care retirement community is a special type of age-restricted community that offers residents a variety of living options. With these options, residents can select their preferred level of care, including independent living, assisted living, and/or nursing home care.

In exchange for the cost of community membership and any care options selected, residents receive a monthly stipend from the CCRC to help with living expenses.

Assisted living

Some seniors choose to live independently in their own homes but need some help with daily tasks like meal preparation, housekeeping, transportation, and medication reminders. The term "assisted living" refers to a non-medical supportive care option that offers these services.

Not all seniors need the same level of assistance, and assisted living communities to offer the convenience of choosing the level of help that fits the needs of the resident's individual situation.

Skilled Nursing Facilities

Skilled nursing staffs, also known as nursing homes, offer 24-hour health care for seniors who need assistance with activities of daily living, including help with eating, dressing, bathing, grooming, and toileting.

Nursing homes are also offered as an alternative to hospice care. They are best suited for seniors who no longer want to live independently but are healthy enough to live on their own and just need some medical assistance.

Contact: –

Address: Travancore Foundation
Post Box 17, Karukachal P.O,
Champakkara, Karukachal,
Kerala 686540

Tel: +91 7025576000

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SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, is reminding stakeholders that China has released a new national product standard for ski and snowboard wear used by professional sportsmen and women.

Issued by the Standardization Administration of China, GB/T 41176-2021 was included in China’s No. 17 announcement of approved national standards in 2021. It covers ski and snowboard wear that is used in professional sports, but it is not applicable to clothing for infants aged 36 months or less.

Professional ski and snowboard wear is defined as garments with a specifically designed structure for skiing and snowboarding that are made from textile fabrics with water resistance, wind resistance and breathability properties. It covers both one-piece and two-piece items of clothing, depending on style, and includes garments that are:

• Single layer
• Single layer and lined
• Filled with materials

Filling materials must conform to relevant national mandatory standards, and down filling must comply with the provisions in 4.3.3 in GB/T 14272-2021.

GB/T 41176-2021 contains provisions relating to :

• Construction
• Internal quality
• Appearance quality

To learn more about GB/T 41176-2021, review SGS’s original SafeGuardS 042/22.

The new standard will come into effect on July 1, 2022.

SGS Softlines Services

SGS has a worldwide network of over 40 state-of-the-art laboratories, including 10 in China, specializing in testing of apparel, footwear, and home textiles. Their committed team is drawn from multi-disciplinary backgrounds, allowing them to conduct a comprehensive range of physical, chemical, and functional testing services for components, materials and finished products. SGS helps companies ensure quality, performance, and compliance with international, industrial, and regulatory standards worldwide. In the end, it’s only trusted because it’s tested. Learn more about SGS’s Softlines Services.

SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full China Releases New National Standard GB/T 41176-2021 Professional sportswear – Ski and snowboard wear SafeGuardS.

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We are SGS – the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. Our 96,000 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

Medall Healthcare, India's fastest-growing integrated diagnostics services provider has seen an alarming increase in the percentage of prediabetics among younger age groups. Medall’s data analysis on the results of tests from 2017 at centres across South India, shows an increasing trend in the prevalence of Obesity and Diabetes.

Medall’s data mining on the results of almost 9 lakh HbA1c tests undertaken & almost 2 lakh BMI values show an increasing trend in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases, such as Obesity, Diabetes, Hypertension and Dyslipidaemia, is on the rise and is expected to increase considerably in India. These findings are from Medall’s database of lab values for over a period of 6 years across South India. The primary factor for the increase in obesity is lack of physical activity and unhealthy food habits. Obesity causes increased levels of fatty acids and inflammation, leading to insulin resistance, which in turn can lead to type 2 diabetes.

The HbA1c test measures how much glucose is bound to red blood cells. This test shows the average level of glucose in the blood for the past 3-4 months. BMI is the standard indicator of body fat for most people. It is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems.

Dr. Akila Ravikumar, Wellness Consultant, Medall said, “Although diabetes figures are high, it's a fact that at least 60% of cases remain undiagnosed. This is particularly concerning, as the risk of serious complications increases when people do not take steps to do the periodic health checks, which can help them identify problems early. In India, abdominal obesity is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVDs) and diabetes. Various studies have shown that the prevalence of obesity among women were significantly higher as compared to men. Obesity is one of the main medical and financial burdens for the government. There is also strong evidence that Indians have a greater degree of insulin resistance that can convert as Diabetes if not identified and corrected early.

It is a common misconception that these chronic conditions are identified mostly in older people. Year-on-year statistics show an increasing trend of prediabetes in younger age groups. Among the age group of 20-39, 21% were prediabetic in 2017 which has now increased to 32% in 2022. It is important to note that prediabetes can be reversed if diagnosed at an early stage. The analysis also clearly shows a steady increase in % of diabetes prevalence in patients aged 40-69.

As mentioned above, unchecked obesity can lead to insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes, and this is a growing concern. The Table below highlights the proportion of Overweight/Obese individuals by Age Group. It is observed that in almost all age groups, there are more people in the “Overweight” or “Obese” categories than in the “Normal” category.

           (Source: Medall Data)

Covid-19 pandemic has further emphasized the importance of early identification and management of chronic conditions such as Diabetes, Obesity, and Hypertension. This is a clear indicator that there is a need for preventive health checks, especially in early adulthood. If anyone experiences a weight change or develops signs or symptoms of diabetes, such as increased thirst, increased urination, fatigue or blurred vision they should get a diabetes check and consult a doctor.

Arjun Ananth, CEO, Medall said, “It is important that we need to be aware of the impact of lifestyle choices on our health. Our data analysis shows that the younger age group in India is also prone to non-communicable diseases due to lifestyle changes and this trend is alarming. At Medall, we encourage health checks at regular intervals to keep track of metabolic disorders. Our health checks are designed with that in mind and our ‘blume’ program has consistently shown that diabetes and obesity can be reversed”.

In India, more than 135 million individuals were affected by obesity. The prevalence of obesity in India varies due to age, gender, geographical environment, socio-economic status, etc. According to the IDF, prevalence of diabetes will double globally from 171 million in 2000 to 366 million in 2030, with a maximum increase in India. Shockingly, India would be home to almost 100 million patients with diabetes by 2030.

About Medall: Medall is among India's fastest-growing integrated Healthcare Diagnostics and the fourth-largest Diagnostics player in India. With 7000 plus customer touchpoints in 7states and 50+ districts, several NABL accredited labs, Medall provides both radiology and pathology services under one roof. Blume is a program designed to reverse obesity, diabetes and PCOD. Medall has served over 50 million customers and administered over 150 million tests. With a strong focus on digitisation and deployment of state-of-the-art technology, Medall is pioneering clinical and technological innovations in Diagnostics. To know more please log on to: www.medall.in www.blumehealth.in

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