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MARKETSKIL UK LTD News Publishers of LAUNDRY & From the editor CLEANING Time to reach out TODAY Contact details: Drycleaners and laundries have is one such task. Some high street shops have At the time of writing the communities come together at been rallying round to support “Many older people are now in marked out exclusion zones to ‘lockdown’ has just been a time like this. PUBLISHERS their communities and customers self-isolation as a precautionary avoid people getting too close. To announced and we are all The power of music. On Marketskil UK Ltd as we all try to get to grips with measure and are unable to have reduce waiting time and minimise assessing the impact and social media we’ve seen the Tel: 0118 901 4471/ the impact of COVID-19 and the the home visits to take care of their contact launderettes asked people seriousness of COVID-19 on our joy of people in Italy, across 0777 575 1117 uncertainty we all face in the laundry and other tasks.” to not hang around while their lives over the weeks and months their balconies, play music, Email: weeks and months ahead. Similarly, ihateironing.com washing and drying is on, and to ahead. join in and dance. All ages [email protected] Many drycleaners, laundries the on-demand drycleaning take their items home to fold. At pace, and with no notice, coming together. Music stars and textile services companies business based in Brixton, London. With businesses seeing the many of us have had to become are streaming live sessions for EDITOR have issued guidance to their Founder, Matt Connelly, contacted effects of more people working homeschooling experts – anyone and everyone to enjoy. Fiona Henry customer base about the increased all users to explain the steps they from home and less need for grappling our new demands of The power of exercise. In Tel: 07816 822578 and consistent steps they are taking would be taking and offered drycleaning, proactive drycleaners, balancing the importance of Spain, there’s been footage of Email: to ensure the health and safety of a complimentary drycleaning and their customers, have sent education and setting school workout sessions on a rooftop [email protected] customers and staff, whilst still service for anyone over the age of pleas out to their networks asking work schedules, alongside our for everyone who can see from FEATURES trying to work around the clock 80 in self-isolation who relies on a people to consider other items for own job workloads and the their balconies to take part in. Janice Raycroft to deliver their usual standards of carer to do their laundry. cleaning at this time and help our moral dilemma of how much Gyms nationwide have set up [email protected] service. Like many others, Blanc, the industry businesses weather this Xbox time is acceptable in order Zoom workout groups via iPads Jean Anderson We also know that, at the London-based natural artisan uncertainty. to get work done. and laptops. Joe Wicks, the Body [email protected] time of writing, many high street drycleaner, contacted customers to Businesses are using a We’ve creatively set up our Coach, is livestreaming PE Adam Bernstein drycleaners and smaller laundries help them find ways to arrange safe combination of social media, email home workstations – personally sessions daily for children (and [email protected] have had to take the decision to collection and delivery services and their delivery networks to keep I’m on a three-jigsaw box parents like me!). We’re allowed close their doors for the safety of as demand increased. They also in contact with customers as we deal stack system to achieve my one daily form of exercise – a ADVERTISING/ their customers and their own staff. increased their capacity for this with this unprecedented situation ideal ergonomic set-up. We’ve run, a walk, whatever. Use it EVENTS & The TSA has been issuing service. and respond on a day-to-day basis had to become tech whizzes wisely. It’s crucial for everyone’s SUBSCRIPTIONS regular updates and guidance to All of these companies are as more information and guidance at all the apps available to physical and mental wellbeing Tina Gleed the industry and information about suggesting that if people are unfolds. keep us connected to our right now. Tel: 0118 901 4471 the support available for businesses self-isolating are have been in These are just some of the ideas multi-generational families And the power of Email: and employees in the textile care contact with the COVID-19 that have caught our eye and we’re and work colleagues. Zoom. communities. And this is a big [email protected] industry. David Stevens, CEO of virus then they should inform the sure there are many more. Please Houseparty. Teams. WhatsApp. one. No doubt we’ve all seen, the Textile Services Association, customer care teams or the driver get in touch with the team here at Others are available for sure. and been part of, a wave of CREDIT CONTROL/ has also been writing open letters by simply leaving a note on the Laundry & Cleaning Today if you I’m trying to focus on the community spirit. Community EVENTS to the Government about the door so the driver can leave on the want to share an initiative that’s positives that might come out and neighbourhood groups have Mark Gleed impact on their decision on our doorstep. worked in your community that of this. been rallying round to make sure Tel: 0118 901 4471 industry. We publish the first of Others extended their existing others in the industry might want And one of the biggest forces those in need are not alone. Keep [email protected] them on page three. Please keep delivery service to include essential to consider in their area. Email for change, and hopefully one a watch on all your neighbours an eye on the TSA website - www. supplies to people along with their editor@laundryandcleaningtoday. that’s a keeper for the long term, – especially the elderly and PRODUCTION tsa-uk.org - and our own website drycleaning and laundry. co.uk. has been the overwhelming vulnerable. In our news piece Peter Herring – www.laundryandcleaningtoday. sense and acts of kindness that adjacent we share just some of Tel: 07841 134604 co.uk - for more updates as they we’ve seen. the examples you’re all doing Email: [email protected] become available. There’s a new word for to help your own communities. On a slightly lighter note we it that I’ve come across – Amazing. Keep sharing please. ADMIN & SOCIAL have read of some of the initiatives caremongering. Stay safe. Stay well. And MEDIA you’re taking to help the vulnerable Caremongering is the term stay in touch. If you want Adam Young people in communities. that’s been adopted for all the to reach out to the industry, Tel: 0118 901 4471 For example, Harrods Dry acts of kindness that we’re and please, please do, then [email protected] Cleaners in Glasgow offered seeing as people are finding connect by emailing editor@ free laundry for pensioners in a ways to help those in isolation laundryandcleaningtoday. LCT POSTAL desperate bid to tackle the spread and the most vulnerable. co.uk and via twitter at @ ADDRESS of coronavirus. There’s no formal dictionary Laundry_Today where we’ll Laundry & Cleaning Owner Adil Khan said: “Many definition (yet, that I know of). keep our tweets going and Today older people live alone and rely on But let’s just share some of the share your thoughts, ideas and 6 Willowside, Woodley, visiting carers and support workers examples of caremongering that concerns. Let’s hope the wifi Reading, Berkshire to carry out tasks they are unable really show how people and holds up … RG5 4HJ to complete themselves. Laundry LCT ONLINE Website: www.laundryandcleaningtoday.co.uk Facebook: JSG report strong financial performance from continued organic growth LaundryandCleaningToday Twitter: @Laundry_Today LinkedIn Tina Gleed Johnson Service Group (JSG) workwear and HORECA (Hotel, of our recent acquisitions. The www.pinterest.com/andcleaningtoda/ has reported a consistent growth Restaurant and Catering) divisions combination of these has yielded flickr: story in their preliminary results delivered high levels of new another solid financial year with www.flickr.com/photos/laundrytoday/ for the year end to 31 December business wins and the successful impressive growth in Group YouTube: 2019. £12.5m acquisition of Fresh Linen revenues, operating profit and YouTube.com search LCTCleanEx Their revenue was up 9.2 per increased geographical coverage earnings per share. Views expressed in Laundry & Cleaning Today are not necessarily those of the publishers. Also, while every cent to £250.6m, operating profit from its base in Clacton-on-Sea “We are looking forward to possible care is taken of manuscripts and photographs up 14.8 per cent to £52.8m and and a new market of gyms. the opening of our new Leeds site submitted for inclusion, the publishers cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage, however caused. full year dividends were increased Peter Egan, chief executive which will bring further capacity Reproduction of editorial content, in whole or in part, is for bidden except with the express permission of the publisher. by 12.9 per cent to 3.5 pence per officer of Johnson Service Group, on stream and are continuing to NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS Whilst the policy of Marketskil UK Ltd (the publishers) is to give the best possible service share. commented: “We have continued plan for investment in our other to every advertiser, it does not accept any liability for loss or damage due to error or inaccuracy in the printing of The statement, shared in early to deliver strong organic growth sites, to increase capacity even any advertisement.