Learning Opportunities

Date: October 8 to October 10, 2025
Location: Woodard Cleaning & Restoration St. Louis, MO
Price: Member $1,500 | Non-Member: $2,200
Instructors: Andrija Malbasa
IICRC Continuing Education: 12 credit hours

Andrija Malbasa will lead this intensive 3-day, hands-on rug washing and dye correction class including a full day spent on advanced rug spotting & finishing techniques used in top rug plants across the country.

This class introduces chemicals and techniques used to remove dye migration and stains commonly used in wash plants around the world, exploring with firsthand experiences, their benefits and learning to understand their limitations. Participants receive ample time to experience hands-on wash floor rug washing, dye stripping, fringe color correction, and urine stain removal with reducing agents and oxidizers. The third day we will spend time teaching to evaluate a rug’s ‘after wash’ condition and assess what final finishing procedures it takes to deliver top quality with your rug cleaning service! As a bonus, attendees leave with a Formulation Guide to the reducing and oxidizing products used during the event and a list of various suppliers to purchase from.

SPEAKERS

Andrija Malbasa

Andrija was born and raised in Croatia. With the civil war in the 1990s his family fled to Serbia and later in 2000 immigrated to the United States. He worked as a sales floor manager at Target prior to joining Robert Mann Rugs in 2004. While he began as a driver, he helped with a variety of tasks around the facility. Showing an ability to quickly pick up different skill sets he was later asked to stay at the shop where he has learned and refined multiple skills, washing, finishing, and blocking rugs, finely rising to the level of Operations and Quality Control Manager. He has enjoyed working with Robert on a variety of projects over the years for private collectors and museums, expanding his knowledge of oriental rugs and Navajos.

Date: October 8 to October 10, 2025
Location: Woodard Cleaning & Restoration St. Louis, MO
Price: Member $1,500 | Non-Member: $2,200
Instructors: Andrija Malbasa
IICRC Continuing Education: 12 credit hours

Andrija Malbasa will lead this intensive 3-day, hands-on rug washing and dye correction class including a full day spent on advanced rug spotting & finishing techniques used in top rug plants across the country.

This class introduces chemicals and techniques used to remove dye migration and stains commonly used in wash plants around the world, exploring with firsthand experiences, their benefits and learning to understand their limitations. Participants receive ample time to experience hands-on wash floor rug washing, dye stripping, fringe color correction, and urine stain removal with reducing agents and oxidizers. The third day we will spend time teaching to evaluate a rug’s ‘after wash’ condition and assess what final finishing procedures it takes to deliver top quality with your rug cleaning service! As a bonus, attendees leave with a Formulation Guide to the reducing and oxidizing products used during the event and a list of various suppliers to purchase from.

SPEAKERS

Andrija Malbasa

Andrija was born and raised in Croatia. With the civil war in the 1990s his family fled to Serbia and later in 2000 immigrated to the United States. He worked as a sales floor manager at Target prior to joining Robert Mann Rugs in 2004. While he began as a driver, he helped with a variety of tasks around the facility. Showing an ability to quickly pick up different skill sets he was later asked to stay at the shop where he has learned and refined multiple skills, washing, finishing, and blocking rugs, finely rising to the level of Operations and Quality Control Manager. He has enjoyed working with Robert on a variety of projects over the years for private collectors and museums, expanding his knowledge of oriental rugs and Navajos.

Date: April 15th to April 18th, 2026
Location: Portland, OR

Member Price: $750
Non­-Member Price: $1000

Rug repair is a great add on service and revenue builder, but knowing where to start is a daunting task. Our rug repair kit is the perfect tool for your team to get initiated into rug repair. This comprehensive, one-of-a-kind kit includes the tools, videos and resources to get your company on the path to adding repair to your rug repertoire.

If you have any questions, please contact info@rugcarespecialists.org.

PHOTO & VIDEO GALLERIES

Member Price: $750
Non­-Member Price: $1000

Rug repair is a great add on service and revenue builder, but knowing where to start is a daunting task. Our rug repair kit is the perfect tool for your team to get initiated into rug repair. This comprehensive, one-of-a-kind kit includes the tools, videos and resources to get your company on the path to adding repair to your rug repertoire.

If you have any questions, please contact info@rugcarespecialists.org.

PHOTO & VIDEO GALLERIES

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