Welcome to the website of CTTN, experts in the field of professional and industrial cleaning and maintenance.

The CTTN is an Industrial Technical Center (Research Code, article L521-1 et seq.; former Law of July 22, 1948), created by decree on August 25, 1958.

It carries out its mission by conducting a program of Collective Actions oriented towards the sectors of professional and industrial textile care and cleaning and by multiple individualized actions (research, tests, quality control, technical expertise, technological watch, standardization, professional training, technical assistance, publications).

The collective actions are financially supported by the ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty.

A staff of more than 50 people, made up of engineers, project managers, trainers-consultants, and test technicians, mastering all facets of textile car and cleaning maintenance, whose skills are constantly updated and who are ready meet the expectations and needs of the Centre's partners and clients.
 

Vue aérienne du CTTN


The CTTN is also:

  • 3,000 products and 1,500 materials tested, 5,000 hours of training (face to face) per year
  • the partner of all laundry operators, dry cleaners and healthcare establishments.

It is a partner of consumer unions, manufacturers of cleaning products and materials, the textile sector in the framework of textile care issues and many institutional bodies.

The CTTN is also:

  • a standardization player: ISO, CEN, NF
  • a faithfull member of the CTI network
  • the signatory, with the other CTIs, of the Training charter
  • an ISO 9001 & Qualiopi certified player (Training)

Its turnover is based on diversified services, carried out in France, including overseas, and for export.

It conducts a dynamic investment policy to meet the expectations of its partners and customers.

 

Publications & News

All publications, news, guides or practical sheets published by the CTTN

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CTTN is an independent and non-profit organization for research, expertise, training and advice. Its action extends to companies that carry out textile care and cleaning activities. It also targets household cleaning and cleaning of the housing of health sector as well as companies that design, produce, distribute or evaluate the materials, products and processes used in the context of professional, industrial and domestic textile care and cleaning. Thus, CTTN contributes to the upgrading of the skills of employees and business leaders, to the modernization of businesses, to the development and improvement of the efficiency and quality of the services they offer, of hygiene, products, materials and processes, to the information and satisfaction of users. It supports companies in the context of technological change, environmental preservation and development of the circular economy. In this regard, CTTN implements a collective actions program for the benefit of the professional and industrial textile care sector. These actions are financially supported by the ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty.