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We’re delighted to announce that MEG Events, the team behind the well as take part in workshops and seminars aimed at the hotel COMMERCIAL successful CleanEx, LADAs and the Hotel Housekeeping Honours housekeeping industry. – the Triple H awards, along with Housekeeping Today - has gone Those visiting Hospitality Expo will also be able to walk the aisles into partnership with UK Housekeeping Association (UKHA) and at CleanEx 2020 and see what the leading industry suppliers there LAUNDRY are adding a whole new dimension to CleanEx 2020. are exhibiting about their latest innovations, products and services. A brand new event, called Hospitality Expo, will run alongside Those already exhibiting at CleanEx 2020 will have access to a whole CleanEx 2020, taking a separate floor at the fantastic Ascot new audience. For businesses who haven’t secured their space yet Racecourse venue in April next year. then get in touch with MEG Events immediately as we expect that FOR A The event will be aimed at procurement managers, general the limited spaces still available will go quickly now that this news managers and housekeepers from hotels across the country. Attendees has been announced. will benefit from meeting with exhibitors at Hospitality Expo as Mark Gleed from MEG Events said: “This is hot off the press CONNECTED information and MEG Events are working with the UKHA to finalise the details. We promised that CleanEx 2020 WORLD would be bigger and better than ever before, and with this The best EPoS system news it shows that we really meant it. We’re excited to work on firming up the plans of how, by incorporating for dry cleaners. Hospitality Expo to the event, CleanEx 2020 really will be the UK Expo event for anyone connected to the textiles, laundry, cleaning and Now even housekeeping industry.” Lorraine Dale, national chairperson for the UKHA better. said: “We are very excited to introduce our first Hospitality Expo in conjunction with CleanEx 2020. This will be an exhilarating partnership with Tina and Mark Gleed. Our aim is to ensure our members are kept up to date at all times and to highlight housekeeping as a career of choice.” Liana Sparks, UKHA London chairperson, added: * “The Association has worked hard over the past few years to keep our members up to date and this exciting partnership will take us a step closer to keeping them at the forefront of the industry.” Melanie Penn, UKHA committee member also Recommended by said: “We look forward to working with Tina and Mark dry cleaners everywhere on this project. 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Marketskil UK ltd News Publishers of From Laundry & Kings Laundry takeover cleared the Cleaning editor Today The Competition and Consumer the reduction in the number of Protection Commission (CCPC) suppliers available to current and One of our features this month Contact details: has cleared the takeover of future customers in the healthcare is on textile sustainability Publishers Kings Laundry by Berendsen market. and prolonging the life of Marketskil UK Ltd Ireland, subject to several legally Berendsen submitted legally linen in the industry. This is Tel: 0118 901 4471/ binding commitments to ensure binding commitments to address a topic that’s very much in 0777 575 1117 competitiveness continues. the Commission’s competition mainstream consumer media as Email: Berendsen is owned by French concerns. These require that a throwaway fashion has become [email protected] laundry services multinational set of contracts with healthcare commonplace in recent years. Elis SA and the proposed purchase customers serviced by Berendsen The tables are turning EDITOR was notified to the CCPC on 7 prior to the takeover would be sold however, as we realise that Fiona Henry August 2018. Kings Laundry to another supplier, approved by 11 million items of clothing Tel: 07816 822578 specialises in linen hire to hotels the CCPC, to ensure sufficient ending up in landfill each week Email: and hospitals and was established competition remains in the is completely unacceptable and [email protected] by Robert McGovern in 2000. healthcare market. unsustainable. Berendsen and Kings Laundry healthcare customers in Ireland. That investigation identified The CCPC has now concluded Social media, newsfeeds and FEATURES are two of the three main The CCPC stalled the purchase concerns specifically in relation magazines offer up plenty of Janice Raycroft that these commitments deal [email protected] providers of flat linen rental while it investigated the likely to the likely impact on prices adequately with its concerns and ideas to reduce this waste – buy Jean Anderson and maintenance services to effects on competition. and quality of services due to the takeover can go ahead. better, buy less, go for natural [email protected] fibres and learn to fix things to Adam Bernstein make them last. Buy secondhand [email protected] too - the Marie Kondo effect (the Instagram influencer) has ADVERTISING/ Ecolab ahead of pace seen an increase in donations to events & charity shops as people declutter SUBSCRIPTIONS – often good quality stuff too. Tina Gleed What’s unloved and dispensable Tel: 0118 901 4471 to save enough water to one person might be the Email: perfect addition to someone [email protected] else’s wardrobe. for one billion people T h i s m o n t h , CREDIT CONTROL/ Oxfam are launching EVENTS #secondhandseptember. An Mark Gleed Ecolab, leader in water, hygiene locations around the world: 3D TRASAR™ Cooling Water greenhouse gas emissions by 10 initiative where individuals Tel: 0118 901 4471 and energy technologies, released • Conserve more than 188 Technology, ADM achieved water per cent by 2020. pledge to say no to buying new [email protected] its 2018 corporate sustainability billion gallons of water, equivalent savings of 2.3 billion gallons Through its work with clothes for 30 days. If you take report, ‘Accelerating Meaningful to the annual drinking needs annually. customers and within its own the pledge they’ll be giving PRODUCTION Change’, which highlights its of 650 million people. Ecolab • Minimising the risk of facilities, and through a number of ‘shopping tips, styling tricks Peter Herring work with leading companies is ahead of schedule toward Legionella bacteria in the water dedicated projects in communities and inspiration’ to help you Tel: 07841 134604 throughout the world to reduce reaching its 2030 goal of saving systems of SAP, a leader in the around the world, Ecolab relook at what you already have Email: [email protected] environmental impact and drive 300 billion gallons of water, equal software industry and in water supports the UN’s sustainable and consider secondhand as an cost savings. The 2018 publication to the needs of one billion people. safety management practices, and development goal six, promoting option if you’re not a regular ADMIN & SOCIAL is Ecolab’s 12th annual corporate • Save 19 trillion British helping to avoid approximately $8 clean water and sanitation. By charity shop buyer. MEDIA sustainability report. thermal units (BTUs) of energy million in potential revenue loss 2030, Ecolab aims to conserve The idea of renting clothes Adam Young “Whether it’s saving water or • Avoid 2.4 billion pounds of per year. 300 billion gallons of water per has also had a bit of a resurgence Tel: 0118 901 4471 reducing waste and greenhouse greenhouse gas emissions • Reducing corrosion and year by reducing consumption recently. Renting outfits for [email protected] gas emissions, there’s a growing • Eliminate 54 million pounds foaming issues within the in its own operations and those special occasions is nothing realisation that these priorities of waste operations of Energias do Brasil of its customers. This would be new. Many a wedding or ‘fancy LCT POSTAL go hand-in-hand with business Case studies included (EDP), one of Brazil’s largest equivalent to the annual drinking do’ has always featured a rented ADDRESS growth and profitability,” said in Ecolab’s 2018 corporate electric utility companies, using water needs of more than one outfit or suit. But technology Laundry & Cleaning Ecolab chairman and CEO sustainability report include: Ecolab’s Purate™ Technology to billion people. now means that the sharing Today Douglas M. Baker, Jr. “By • Developing a sustainable help save 316 million gallons of Ecolab’s 2018 Corporate economy model that we’re 6 Willowside, Woodley, the nature of our work, we process to drive water management water per year and reduce carbon Sustainability Report was familiar with for the likes of Reading, Berkshire help companies achieve their improvements across the global dioxide emissions by 18.9 million developed in alignment with the Uber and Airbnb has now given RG5 4HJ operational and sustainability operations of Archer Daniels pounds annually. Global Reporting Initiative’s a new platform for sharing goals.” Midland Company (ADM), one Within its own operations, (GRI) G4 core guidelines. The fashion. LCT ONLINE In 2018, Ecolab helped of the world’s largest food and Ecolab is working to reduce water report summary is available on The rise of apps and websites Website: companies at nearly three million agriculture companies. Using withdrawals by 25 per cent and Ecolab’s website. means people are now renting www.laundryandcleaningtoday.co.uk or sharing clothes from shops Facebook: or others. It’s giving those that LaundryandCleaningToday may want to keep their wardrobe Twitter: @Laundry_Today LinkedIn Tina Gleed up to date but don’t have the www.pinterest.com/andcleaningtoda/ Tibard Ltd celebrates its 40th year budget to buy high end. Instead flickr: they rent them as they need www.flickr.com/photos/laundrytoday/ 5th July 2019 marked the the business grew exponentially over 10,000 workwear items a them - booking them out for a YouTube: 40th year since Tibard Ltd first into a leading manufacturer and week for chefs, front-of-house set number of days for a fraction YouTube.com search LCTCleanEx opened for business. Founded by supplier of uniforms to all business and kitchen staff. With customers of the retail price. Views expressed in Laundry & Cleaning Today are not necessarily those of the publishers. Also, while every husband and wife John and Sue sectors. including some of the biggest The items are couriered possible care is taken of manuscripts and photographs Shonfeld in Mottram, Tameside As of 2019, Tibard employs restaurant chains in the country, to and from the individual for submitted for inclusion, the publishers cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage, however caused. in 1979, Tibard has long been the more than 120 people in the UK including TGI Fridays, Pizza convenience. For even less Reproduction of editorial content, in whole or in part, is for bidden except with the express permission of the publisher. clothing of the hospitality industry. including expert machinists, Express and Wagamamas, Tibard hassle, the rental firm even NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS Whilst the policy of Marketskil UK Ltd (the publishers) is to give the best possible service Originally it was just the two of designers and engineers at their is incredibly proud to serve such takes care of the end of use to every advertiser, it does not accept any liability for loss or damage due to error or inaccuracy in the printing of them, selling chef jackets and newly expanded manufacturing corporate groups as a family cleaning. As said, this concept any advertisement. Advertisers are solely responsible for statements made in their advertising. The placing of any providing laundry services to facility in Dukinfield, Greater business. has been around for years, but order is an acceptance of these conditions. Laundry & local restaurants. Since that day, Manchester. Tibard now makes Reflecting on the past 40 years, technology and changes in Cleaning Today is an independent trade newspaper. founder John Shonfeld had this to consumer behaviour, make this say: “Tibard was borne out of the a more accessible and ethically local hospitality industries need newly renovated 60,000 sq ft site conscious decision. for high-quality chefswear and this in Tameside, Greater Manchester WRAP - The Waste and expanded to supplying restaurants where stakeholders were invited Resources Action Programme with a reliable resource for all their to tour the new facility. The day’s – put themselves, as they say, uniform but being a family run festivities went into the night with at the forefront of the circular business I believe makes us special an official anniversary party at the economy. Their website is as we’re approaching business with Village Hotel. packed full of information and a personal approach that extends “Showing appreciation to initiatives for reducing waste in to everyone from customers to staff, customers and suppliers general. partners to employees.” is important to us,” managing For our industry there is a On Friday 5 July, Tibard hosted director, Ian Mitchell said, “A specific section on sustainable customers, suppliers and staff both company like ours is built off the textiles and ideas to transform old and new to a day of celebrations relationships we have with people the way the clothing and including an open house at the around the country, and we wanted textiles industry buys, uses and to bring everyone together for one re-uses, including resources that night because we couldn’t have organisations can use to ‘create built such a successful company economic and environmental if it wasn’t for everyone who works value from re-use and recycling tirelessly to make Tibard the place of common commercial and it is today.” household textiles’. Over the past 40 years, Tibard Take a look at WRAP’s has made millions of garments website for ideas and be sure to worn in venues and businesses read our industry piece on page across the UK and is ready for six too. If you’ve got something the next forty with its expanded to add then we’d love to hear operational capabilities. about it… 2 LCT September 2019 News

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A new specialist commercial is helping us to make the most of the natural next step in this unnecessary manufacture. linen cleaning service in Bradford every item, meaning nothing is exemplary process. The project was backed by half is celebrating a string of business wasted. Regenex’s multi-bath treatment a million pounds of investment, wins, following successful free “Of the stained pieces we is based on opening fibres to lift allowing processes to be developed trials. thought were only good for the blemishes. Technical director, Paul and independently tested, before Buttershaw-based Regenex has bin, 70 per cent have been brought Hamilton, said: “Unless an item is being brought to market. pioneered new methods in stain back to life by Regenex. This is torn or frayed, there is no need to Regenex has now processed removal that are proving successful very impressive.” throw away stained linen. In the 400 tonnes of linen since going in around 75 per cent of the most Saif Linen, which serves the vast majority of cases, we can from development to commercial heavily-marked hospitality and hospitality industry, has already remove those marks. This is huge production. This represents a total healthcare linens. become the first in Yorkshire to in terms of conserving resources, saving of 1,200 tonnes of carbon The company’s customer base install ozone wash technology and minimising waste. and 30 million litres of water – so far spans the whole of the UK to reduce the carbon footprint of “Customers don’t believe our equivalent to the drinking water and beyond – and includes one its processing – and is making a system can work until they see it of 3,000 people, over 10 years. near-neighbour, just three miles conscious effort to minimise the for themselves. That’s why we have Hamilton continued: “Saif away. use of plastic film, by packing been offering free 400kg trials prioritises its environmental Saif Linen, in East Bowling, clean linen directly into fabric to all new customers. They are policies, and takes the need to has benefited from a 70 per cent Paul Hamilton, left and David Midgley of Regenex bags. invariably amazed by the results.” minimise the use of resources very return rate on the dirty laundry Partnering with Regenex, to The concept for the 25,000sqft seriously. We are proud to be able sent to Regenex so far. Of the Regenex is now working with Ali Mohammed Arosh, owner get the longest possible life out of operation was formed in early to help Ali and his team achieve 900kg processed, a total of Saif to rescue as much as possible of Saif Linen, said: “We want every item of stock – and therefore 2017 – by founders David Midgley, their green vision.” 631kg was successfully treated of the remaining 30 per cent of everything we do here to be as avoiding needless manufacture Mathew Whitehead and Hamilton Regenex continues to offer a to meet hotel-grade standards of items, by re-dyeing to turn them environmentally friendly as of new items, and the use of the – as a response to the mounting free 400kg trial to new customers. cleanliness. into coloured pieces. possible. Working with Regenex world’s resources that entails – is ‘green’ issue of textile waste and Their website has all the details. Former football star sells business unit to laundry firm Fishers A former footballer turned Fishers washes, dries and stay on in a part-time role. firstly to make sure the transition the business. “I am thrilled to entrepreneur has agreed to sell irons more than two million Michael Jones, managing goes smoothly and to maintain have found such a high calibre part of his business to commercial items a week from six sites director at Fishers, said: “Deeside regular contact with customers, long-term home for the business laundry business, Fishers. across Scotland and the North of has built up a fantastic business many of whom he’s been working that has been my life for the last Fishers has struck a deal to England. with great customers whose needs with for many years, then to help 37 years,” he said. acquire the laundry division Considine, who won the we will work tirelessly to meet. Fishers to further develop our “I look forward to working of Banchory-based Deeside Scottish Premier Division under “I am excited to conclude this business in the Aberdeen area.” with Fishers over the next few Cleaners from former Aberdeen Sir Alex Ferguson during a deal with Doug and that he has Now 62, Considine has spent years and to having more time to FC defender Doug Considine. three-year spell at Pittodrie, will agreed to stay on and work with us, almost four decades growing spend with my family and friends.”

September 2019 LCT 3 News Making a ‘speedy’ difference CleanCloud shortlisted Speedy Laundry in High to the end of March, each one Wycombe wanted to play its part providing a nourishing evening in helping with its local homeless meal, a bed for the night, and a for Best SaaS Product charity. hearty breakfast for those who Staff at the branch started have found themselves homeless helping in 2018 when they refused for whatever reason. payment for laundering blankets Wycombe Homeless that were brought in by Trinity for Small Business Connection said: “The generous United Reformed Church at the support from Speedy Laundry end of the three-month winter has made a huge difference One of the UK’s fastest growing night shelter season. Trinity to our guests and to our small SaaS companies has made the John Buni, co-founder URC hosts the night shelter congregation. At present each seven-strong shortlist for a global and CEO of CleanCloud every Saturday night in January, venue is responsible for organising award recognising those who February and March, as part of its own weekly laundry for the lead the way in supporting small Wycombe Homeless Connection’s 13 weeks of the shelter, and businesses. weekly rota of seven local nights. Plus, at the end of the some of the churches have small CleanCloud, the world’s churches. shelter, the laundering of the 42 congregations.” leading cloud-based Then this year, Speedy blankets that are used to keep Wycombe Homeless point-of-sale software solution Laundry went even further in their guests warm. Connection’s work is year-round, for drycleaners, was nominated support: they offered to collect, Local charity Wycombe with a small dedicated staff and an in the Best SaaS Product for launder, and return all the laundry Homeless Connection runs the army of local volunteers providing Small Business category for from the shelter, operated at the Wycombe Winter Night Shelter, advice and help in getting housing, The SaaS Awards 2019, when same venue. That’s a top sheet, which began in 2008. It operates or preventing eviction. Last year it the shortlist was revealed bottom sheet and pillowcase for from seven church premises helped around 540 local people in recently. The London-based up to 12 guests for 13 Saturday from the beginning of January housing crisis in High Wycombe. company, founded in 2014 by serial entrepreneurs John Buni and David Griffith-Jones, provides drycleaners with the Xeros continues move to licensing business model digital infrastructure needed to streamline their processes, to Rotherham-based Xeros has commercial laundry customer US earlier this year in order to more effectively manage their signed two agreements to sell the portfolio of leased machines improve customer service and sales, and ultimately to better majority of its US commercial will be sold to Eastern Laundry reduce our costs. service their customers. innovations that fuel them. “Above all, we’re proud to laundry customer portfolio of Systems (ELS) and Wash IQ “This sale of the majority of Its users are predominantly Entries were submitted by over have been recognised for making leased machines as it moves to previously known as Viking our existing Hydrofinity lease small, independent and family-run 400 companies worldwide. a difference to small businesses, a full licensing business model, Services. agreements in the US to channel businesses. The tools and online John Buni, co-founder and many of which serve as the beating as reported by the Rotherham 164 commercial washing partners means we will be paid reach provided by CleanCloud CEO of CleanCloud, said: “We heart of their communities.” Business News website. machines installed with ongoing fees for the use of XOrbs allow smaller operators to started the company five years SaaS Awards and Cloud Based on the Advanced Hydrofinity customers and their by customers, providing a high compete with the industry giants, ago following a poor customer Awards organiser Larry Johnson Manufacturing Park (AMP), Xeros corresponding lease contracts margin return on our technology including well-funded on-demand experience which made me said: “The standard of entries this is a Leeds University spin-out that have been sold to ELS and WIQ. without any physical involvement disruptors with significant consider how tech might be year was incredibly high, with has developed a patented system Mark Nichols, CEO of Xeros, in the supply chain. marketing budgets and, often, able to help SMEs struggling to consistent attention to innovation using a unique method of special said: “As part of our strategy to “The approach is consistent highly developed infrastructure. keep pace with the giants of the and most importantly, customer polymer beads rather than the implement a licensing model for with our license agreements The SaaS Awards programme industry. Today we have several success. The volume of entries usual large amounts of fresh water all our applications, we completed signed with the largest commercial is now in its fourth year of thousand users in more than 70 warranting consideration of a to clean clothes. the transfer of sales and service laundry equipment companies in celebrating organisational countries, which is testament to place on the coveted shortlist was Called Hydrofinity, the US to our channel partners in the China and India.” successes and the software the need for a service like ours. unprecedented.”

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K hotels produce 289,700 Vision has also been involved Paul Hamilton, technical far include Shortridge Laundry, tonnes of waste every Every industry is looking and developed a number of director at Regenex gives us the which has sites in Workington, Uyear. That includes 79,000 initiatives aimed at reusing linen options for laundries: “Many Darlington and Dumfries, Saif tonnes of food waste, but at ways of reducing waste and ensuring minimum impact laundries condemn good linen to Linen in Bradford and Bates of a significant percentage is of the environment, at the same rag, way too early in its life cycle, London. bed linens and towels which and ours is of no exception. time. simply because it is stained – be All three, serving high-end have become substandard. To Here Tina Gleed takes a For example, we installed a that with food, rust, fake tan, hotel and hospitality customers, put this into context, in the delivery of new product into the mildew or any other seemingly describe themselves as being US alone it’s believed that 10 look at what’s happening in hotels of one of our customers. indelible mark. ‘impressed’ with results so far. million tonnes of textile waste This was delivered through a “But things are changing, In Shortridge’s first test finds its way to landfill every the industry to reduce the amount of laundry partner where, once new and an increasing number of batches with Regenex, a total year. In the UK, laundries send textile waste that is sent to landfill stocks had been delivered; old commercial linen suppliers of 6,500 high-quality duvets, two per cent of linen to landfill, stocks were then collected and are now becoming much more towels, pillowcases and napkins five per cent being incinerated, counted, item by item. careful with what they throw – which were on the brink of 45 per cent reused and 48 per linens from hotels can be used online for all our customers so From there, we brought the old away. Many of them are turning being binned – were successfully cent being recycled. for something else, and that they know where they can recycle stock back to Vision’s dedicated to Regenex to get the most out of recovered, representing a 78.6 per It’s an issue with global hotels are beginning to explore their textiles. warehouse where we palletised every item of stock. cent success rate. significance and is part of a wave ways in which they can repurpose “Our biggest push, however, is the products and sent these off “Using newly-developed, Bates of London has been of worldwide initiatives to reduce, materials to create new in-room finding new community partners to a number of dedicated charity specialist stain removal working with Regenex for 12 reuse and recycle, but also to items. and sustainability enterprises initiatives around the country techniques that work by opening months, saving 14 tonnes of refuse and repurpose. Unwanted This is something of great who have found new ways to turn where they can be reused in a fibres to release blemishes, linen in that time. John Kitchiner, food stuffs from the hospitality interest to leading hotel linen waste linens into fresh and usable range of locations; from shelters Regenex can successfully save general manager, said: “We’ve sector are increasingly donated to supplier Richard Haworth products.” to refugee accommodation. an average of 75 per cent of a been very impressed with the a growing range of redistribution Ltd. Recently the company It’s essential for a company The remaining stock is hotel, hospital or restaurant’s service from Regenex in our first initiatives, but are there similar was awarded the ISO 14001 to be transparent about being donated to local charity, very dirtiest linen.” 12 months of working together. schemes for linens that are no certification, the internationally their business practices and Nightsafe, which aims to support Hamilton adds that the “Minimising waste, and longer commercially viable? recognised sign of a business’ ensure they showcase their and provide holistic support to same principles can apply from making the most of resources, is In a previous issue of Laundry commitment to the preservation accreditations to instil faith and homeless people aged between workwear to bedding, towels and very important to us. We are so and Cleaning Today, we looked of the environment. trust in a consumer; from quality 16-24 years old. The charity is tableware. Several companies are pleased to see stained items – that at the robust work underway Richard Haworth has always control accreditations to marks set to feature in an upcoming now also working with Regenex would otherwise have gone to rag to improve the ethical and been at the forefront of innovative of approval surrounding the episode of DIY SOS; renovating to re-dye anything that cannot be or landfill – revived and returned sustainable sourcing of textiles. products and had previously international supply chain. a rundown church in the town’s restored by cleaning – whether to stock.” This time we go ‘under the introduced a table linen range At Vision Support Services, centre for the programme’s that is faded, buttercream Saif Linen, meanwhile, covers’ to explore what happens made from recycled bottles we work closely with a range of Children in Need special. napkins, or items that could be benefited from a 70 per cent sectors from retail to hospitality Residual stock has also been given a new life as housekeeping return rate on the heavily-soiled and we’re delighted to offer donated to Vision’s charity cloths, or coloured spa towels. laundry it sent to Regenex. Of Many laundries condemn good Micro-Fresh® on a select range of partner, Blackburn Youth Zone, Firms enlisting the 900kg processed, a total of linen to rag, way too early in its life our products in order to promote for their enterprise initiatives and Regenex’s help so 631kg was successfully treated and prolong the life of our linen. any funds that have been raised to meet hotel-grade standards cycle, simply because it is stained Micro-Fresh® technology is a from the sales of the residual of cleanliness. state-of-the-art treatment that can stock have been put towards Such results are to waste fabric items when they and hopes to explore similar be applied to home furnishings to further projects at the youth club. justifying the company’s have served their useful purpose. innovations. Jade Ainsworth is add freshness for a better sleep. £500,000 of investment With the right wording, hotel part of the compliance team at It helps to reduce odours and guests have proven to be allies Richard Haworth in Manchester. promote freshness. in this important sustainability Part of her role is researching In fact, Micro-Fresh® is issue. Notices requesting that they ways to make best use of linens expertly developed and crafted reuse towels have been effective, that are reaching the end of their in the UK, helps to maintain not only in managing water and lifecycle. freshness over 99 per cent energy but also prolonging the Ainsworth said: “We’re beyond 50 washes and lifespan of towels by reducing looking into textile recycling is effective on items the number of wash cycles they including donating cut-offs to even when being go through. local universities for textile washed at low After bed linens and towels degrees. This would be a temperatures. have come to the end of their particularly environmentally useful life in hotels, there are friendly option, as it involves not abundant homeless and social having to reprocess the linen. support projects who welcome “I’m also looking at free donated linens. There are also a collections from a company that growing number of projects that recycles textiles by processing repurpose bed linen and towels them back into a fibrous state, that are no longer useable in their which in turn allows them to be current form. used again for nonwovens, needle For example, in the UK, punch and various types of felts Marriott is working with social including carpet underlay.” enterprise SleepingBags to Hospitality companies recycle textiles into items that truly passionate about find their way back to guest increased sustainability – and rooms as totes, bathrobes and accountability – also seek to find other items. Similarly, Westin ways to help their guests seize the Hotels & Resorts supports Project initiative at home too. Rise: ThreadForward, to make Ainsworth added: “There kids’ PJs from ‘ragouts’ (damaged are textile recycling banks at or old sheets). local recycling centres and in the This shows that unusable future, we will be adding details

6 LCT September 2019 Linen Sustainability From rags to riches

“Our results show that we are become increasingly difficult “We try very hard to prolong the achieving more than 200 wash to do and the price received has life of linen at Belmont, and work cycles before failure. We are told fallen markedly.” it is not statistically possible to TDS Commercial Laundry very hard with our customers give accurate figures over this told us that they strive to prolong point. the life of the linen by working to stop linen abuse. All linen “We then are collecting high closely with their chemical value items which are stained to company and making sure they which is unsuitable is sent to a the point of end of life which are don’t over dose and get as many to go to Regenex for ‘rescue’. Up marks out on the first wash. rag recycling company.” – Paul to 70 per cent can be brought back Adding: “TDS never sends into our pool. linen to landfill. We work with Shepherd, commercial director, “We have on occasions a ragging company who collects Belmont Laundry Ltd ragged stock to distribute as linen that we can’t reclaim by cleaning clothes for hotels but rewashing. There are also a at its outset, which allowed an average person would take 10 have stopped this process as it couple of charities and schools processes to be developed and years to drink. tends to encourage the hotel to who use our old sheets for art Paul Hamilton, left, and David Midgley of Regenex, the thoroughly – and independently Therefore, any action to use our pool linen as cleaning projects.” linen recovery specialists whose innovative techniques – tested, before being brought reduce the production of new clothes. We do still sell rags to They do also point out that, remove stains from condemned linen, breathing new life to market. Now operations are textiles must be seized upon. engineering companies. however hard they try to speak to into fabrics that would otherwise be sent to rag gathering pace to meet new Regenex is delighted to have “Where we have stock that is clients to help them to understand orders. processed 400 tonnes of stained still usable but lies outside our what happens on site and to The benefit of being savvier at linen so far, returning three standard pools, we will pass this find ways to reduce damage to what is condemned, is dual. The quarters of this material to stock on to local charities. linen, they don’t always get the Skariah, technical services the textiles that have come to the first, of course, is a significant – and representing a total saving “Beyond that we sell ruined engagement that they’d like. manager at the TSA said: “We end of its life and hence the very cost saving – particularly as of 1,200 tonnes of carbon and 30 stock to a third party repurposer This is a very relevant topic have been considering new low five per cent in that category. Regenex does not charge for million litres of water. but over the years this has from TSA’s perspective. Shyju scalable technologies that are “We also need to highlight the processing of anything that Aberdeen Laundry Services currently available in the market that these numbers are about the cannot be salvaged. use a number of initiatives to – whether it be about opening new very end of life of the textiles The second, much greater gain, extend the use of their linen. “Where we have stock that is opportunities to reuse the EOL that means that the linen or is environmental. Manufacturing David Ashton told us: “As part still usable but lies outside our textiles or chemically stripping the garment have been in 100 a new 1kg polycotton bedsheet of the NLG we undertake two back the material to its original per cent reuse many times generates a carbon footprint of test washes per year the results standard pools, we will pass this composition to reintroduce into over (approx. 150-200 cycles 8kg and requires 10,000 litres of which are analysed by LTC, manufacturing. Sending to of washing) which has circular of water – the same amount that care of Stuart Boyd. on to local charities. landfill is the very last option for economy written all over it.”

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September 2019 LCT 7 Training and Associations Electrolux Professional

ick Christian, regional levels of service they have come Electrolux Professional has training and demonstration to expect. also had to react to the rise in Mmanager at Electrolux Christian says that one of the number of end user external Professional, says he’s been the ways Electrolux overcame training courses it has delivered, fortunate enough to work in the various issues was through particularly in the B2C market, laundry industry for over 30 years, adapting its training and as more laundry businesses Back to “during which time I’ve learnt the induction process, and the continue to embrace new and importance of tailoring training implementation of a week-long more sustainable professional in reaction to both changing ‘boot camp’. “This,” he says, textile care practices, such as business focuses, and emerging “focuses not only on products, but wetcleaning. “To react to this industry trends.” also the nuances of key market demand, we introduced a brand The past few years have, sectors, and how to quickly and new training model, centred according to Christian, thrown up effectively resolve the most on an innovative 70-20-10 some challenges for Electrolux as commonly occurring customer approach throughout Electrolux a business, including recruiting issues. So far, it has proved to be Professional UK and beyond, and training frontline sales extremely effective, and ensured to move training away from personnel, and managing a that our customers have remained traditional classroom and school? transition with the company’s key completely unaffected by any presentation based learning, to a accounts so as to not disrupt the team changes.” more ‘hands on’ style.”

Despite what some might say, we’re never too old to learn. Not only is it good for LTC Worldwide personal development, it’s tuart Boyd, director of Quite simply, a review of their and is bringing real time ‘quick one mentoring. Here, Boyd also good for business – to LTC Worldwide, a firm offering - “the only constant is wins’ to laundry production while commented that “having Sthat offers training, change and sometimes training achieving capacity increases.” He potentially just one chance to keep one up on the rivals, to learn consultancy and testing organisations are the last to illustrates this by saying that his present your case or business services to the textile, learn,” Boyd says, adding: most recent ironer support work idea, and coping with the many about new techniques, or to learn hospitality and laundry markets “Whilst ensuring that our gave a 10 per cent increase [in pressures within our industry, is globally, says that “as our training remains bespoke to our results] by the end of the week a strain on senior managers.” He how to operate new machinery… industry continues to evolve, clients, we have continued to which “went down very well says that “LTC has worked with training is increasingly playing review our offerings and as a indeed.” many on a confidential basis and properly. its part to ensure business result our course development Looking to the future, Boyd has seen the positive results that strategies are delivered.” In has never been greater. We now says that LTC expects its “softer” emerge.” The laundry sector is lucky to have his view, “staff development deliver training within the UK supervisory and management In concluding, Boyd says a number of bodies and companies is one of these key strategies and overseas not only on the skills training will continue that the laundry sector is and effective training is known more technical subjects such as to expand. This is, he thinks, fortunate to have many skilled that play a role in helping those to be a motivator and aid staff wash processes and finishing driven by the need for succession trainers to call upon and the retention.” machinery operation, but also planning while bringing forward industry initiative to develop an within it expand their horizons. Adam Boyd has found that while in areas such as EN 14065 tomorrow’s new higher grade apprenticeship framework will LTC continues to run a range training from introduction staff. This type of training is give organisations more options Bernstein sees what’s on offer of training courses throughout to implementation as well as described as interactive, and to choose from. “However,” he the year with several hundred ongoing system maintenance and laundry centred; it covers says, “any future training or learners, “we are seeing that monitoring.” softer areas including topics qualifications must enhance their the profile of these learners Boyd says LTC can call such as leadership, delegation, clients’ existing staff knowledge is evolving with many more on laundry management communication and team leading and encourage the exchange being new to the industry who, experience when training – “we - often in combination with of good practice, leaving the along with existing staff, are are increasingly working on the technical modules in the form of company more profitable and taking up new roles within their laundry floor in the technical and a four day course. operating more effectively as a organisations which our training machine operation areas. This LTC also offers management result. These have always been supports.” takes us back to where we started support through presentation the pillars of our support and shall What has this meant for LTC? which we find very enjoyable skills training and one to remain so”. Society of Hospital Linen Services and Laundry Managers

im Meadows, national in the environment; sustaining to circulate the latest news. national level the officers of the secretary, describes recycling; reusable theatre gowns But of course, there is still a society “regularly meet with the Tthe Society of Hospital and drapes; and reclaiming place for the face to face contact Textile Services Agency and the Linen Services and Laundry stained linen.” He thinks that the found in a regional meeting. Department of Health to provide Managers as “a specialist event is a “unique opportunity” Meadows describes them as professional advice, lobby on organisation for healthcare to discuss a range of products and generally consisting of a visit to policy and forward information linen services professionals.” services and contact suppliers in a laundry, supplier’s premises or to members for consultation.” It aims to provide opportunities a friendly atmosphere. a hospital, followed by a topical It’s worth pointing out that, for training, the exchange of And to offer members more paper such as the Framework according to Meadows, that the ideas and problem-solving background information, the Agreement or curtain policy, and sector should have staff that are which Meadows considers Society has also published a Best an opportunity for networking members of an appropriate trade “especially important as the Practice Guide to Healthcare and discussion. He also makes body: “Choice Framework for NHS focusses more on cost Linen Services and a Launderette the point that on several Local Policies and Procedures improvement, innovation, guide. occasions, when presented with 01-04: Decontamination of and sustainability to improve When it comes to finding out a problem, “we have known who linen for health and social patient care.” more information, knowledge to ring to ask for advice as we care (CfPP 01 - 04) states that For Meadows, the Annual and ideas, Meadows points have made the contacts at society the executive manager should Training Forum and Linen members to the society’s website, meetings.” This is bolstered by consider appointing a user Services Exhibition is the key especially the reports in the the inviting of allied trades to (a person responsible for the event for NHS and commercial member’s only area. For those part of a meeting which, he management of the process) laundry and linen services wanting a personal response says, contributes to the wealth of who has membership of an professionals, hotel services and to a question, the Society can knowledge available to members. appropriate professional body facilities managers involved in alternatively forward questions As part of its work, the society with experience in the subject linen services, and other allied to other members as “someone and groups of NHS laundries of laundry management.” He trades. “The conference,” he says, else will have an answer or have, says Meadows, formed says that the Society of Hospital “includes a variety of informative constructive suggestion.” And robust contingency and business Linen Services and Laundry and topical papers, which in 2019 for those active on social media, continuity plans. Managers is a good example; included how to obtain savings the society also has a group page As an aside, the society there are several membership in the future; linen losses – a on LinkedIn which Meadows lobbies on behalf of members. choices details that can be found way forward; controlling waste says is increasingly being used Here Meadows says that at a on the society’s website.

8 LCT September 2019 Training and Associations Electrolux Professional TSA

avid Stevens, CEO at finished off the learning. to share their knowledge, skills expertise and skills widely the TSA, says it has PPE is important and and to motivate the delegates available within our member Dalways been known for Kannegiesser hosted a session and show that working in the organisations.” the training it delivers to its that covered regulations and sector is more than a job - it can Specifically of the Textile members “with many long- implications, fabric and garment be a worthwhile, lifelong and Care Operative apprenticeship standing courses which have manufacture, chemistry, soiling fulfilling career.” programme, it now has around become the foundation for and PPE from the perspective As far as Stevens is 50 candidates signed up to development and education for of the end user. As Stevens concerned, one of the key drivers training provider NTG who are many people within the sector.” saw, it “acknowledged the very behind training and development undergoing training to cover He says that this year the significant impact health and is the TSA People Knowledge the topics in the apprenticeship TSA has, through its network safety has had over the years Network Group. Chaired by TSA standard and the sector. The aim of supply partners and internal on maintaining the safety and learning advisor David Kinson, is to have 100 candidates on the expertise, delivered events such wellbeing of those who work in he says the group brings together programme within year one. as Laundry Technology where our industry.” employers, supply partners and Going forward, Stevens Mick Christian of Electrolux Professional delegates were taken through In March the TSA delivered technical experts to discuss all reckons that the delivery of the chemistry and technical its Textile Services Management aspects of people development. It quality, relevant and specific In outlining the new model, of this new approach, the sales aspects of the wash process, and course. The week-long residential is currently involved in projects training will continue as long Christian says that 70 per team has vastly increased time helped improve their knowledge programme has been running for covering such diverse topics as there is a demand. The TSA cent of training now centres onsite with customers: “Rather and understanding as well as years. However, it went through as the Textile Care Operative regularly sends out training needs on observational learning in than being responsible for the problem-solving skills. a review in 2018. Some aspects apprenticeship, career pathways, requests and if there are sufficient real situations, 20 per cent is delivery of new equipment In another TSA example, a were retained, says Stevens, but engaging with school leavers, the delegates to make the training dedicated to tailored mentoring alone, the team has collectively two day Fundamentals of Boiler “the TSA also introduced many role of women in the industry both financially acceptable for and appraisals, and just 10 per upskilled to not only sell Operations was delivered by enhancements to the programme and employing ex-offenders. the members, and to ensure cent is spent on either eLearning equipment, but commission, Byworth Boilers. Day one, says to bring the content up to date, Meeting approximately three sufficient delegate numbers, then modules or classroom training at set-up and troubleshoot any new Stevens covered health and safety, make the structure more flexible times a year, most network the TSA puts it on. As Stevens Electrolux Professional’s “state of or existing installation. As such, steam basics, fuel and burners. and maximise the networking activity is undertaken by small points out – “even if it’s a topic the art” training facility in Luton. Electrolux customers now have On day two the topics included and engagement of the project groups which, as Stevens which we’ve not delivered before, Christian believes that one true point of contact for all boiler house management and delegates. The 2019 course had says, “means we can access and if the demand exists, we will following the implementation their laundry system needs.” risk management. An exam 19 presenters from the industry benefit from the considerable source the provider.”

As Total Fabric Solutions knows, successful machine Total Fabric Solutions operations depends upon staff knowing how to olin Paterson, owner of For Paterson, training presents Improved employee Consistency. A robust training properly operate equipment Total Fabric Solutions, a prime opportunity to expand the performance. Paterson reckons and development programme Ctakes the line that “training knowledge base of all employees, that employees who receive the will ensure that employees have isn’t just important to any however, many employers in the necessary training are more able a consistent experience and company, it is vital.” He also current climate find development to perform in their job as they background knowledge. thinks that although there are opportunities expensive. have “a greater understanding Increased productivity many categories of training “Employees attending training of their responsibilities within and adherence to standards. such as management training sessions miss out on work time their role, and in turn build their Productivity usually increases and sales training; employees which may delay the completion confidence. This confidence when a company implements with key vocational skills are of projects. Ignoring these will enhance their overall training courses; increased an important asset to any potential drawbacks, training performance, and this can only efficiency ensures success which organisation. His company, and development provides both benefit the company.” in turn improves turnover and Total Fabric Solutions, says it the individual and organisations Improved employee potential market share. identified these requirements as a whole with benefits that make satisfaction and morale. It’s clear Increased innovation in new and expanded by purchasing the cost and time a worthwhile that the investment in training strategies and products. It’s Tarheel Training Centre - an investment.” For him, the return that a company makes shows well known that ongoing training accredited training provider on investment from training and employees that they are valued, and upskilling of a workforce in the modern apprenticeship development of employees “is and training creates a supportive can encourage creativity and as scheme in Scotland - allowing it really a no brainer.” workplace. Paterson notes, “new ideas can to deliver training material in line And training offers a number Addressing weaknesses. This be formed as a direct result of with agreed SVQ/ NVQ standards. of benefits. one is key as most employees will training and development.” have some weaknesses in their Lastly, reduced employee workplace skills. As Paterson turnover. One of the biggest points out: “A development fixed costs, staff are more likely programme brings all employees to feel valued if they are invested to a higher level, so they all have in and therefore, less likely to similar skills and knowledge. change employers – recruitment Providing the necessary training is expensive. Paterson knows that creates an overall knowledgeable training and development is seen staff with employees who can as an additional company benefit: take over for one another as “Recruitment costs go down needed, work in teams, or work due to staff retention following independently without constant training.” your employees – both new and Total Fabric Solutions can The candidates after a successful training course run by help and supervision from Quite simply, as Paterson puts experienced – really cannot be show candidates how to Total Fabric Solutions others.” it, “the importance of training overemphasised.” identify fabric and find stains Guild of Cleaners and Launderers

en Cupitt, chairman of Cupitt is firmly of the belief that any device, and adds that they can combine engaging delivery with people, willing to learn, can be Guild members are able to access Council and Examination “skills development is essential to be used as part of blended learning the tools needed to assign or accommodated and many in the a library of popular lectures KBoard at the Guild of the progression of any business or as a standalone course. report on learning, link to other industry learned their craft on a and presentations on the Guild’s Cleaners and Launderers and that eLearning courses, or In terms of the Guild’s sources of learning (such as Guild Guild course. To back up all of this, website, in the member’s area. says that “the Guild has some distance learning, have been eLearning courses, they are, text books), and offer skill and as noted earlier, the Guild is adding This, he says, will be supplemented exciting changes to suit the proven to be effective in engaging says Cupitt, “jam-packed with industry educational competence to their stock of reference books, by with new features over time to help 21st century”. He says that it today’s learners.” The Guild is features.” They’ve been designed qualifications. adding three more titles, including those interested in gaining more will soon be introducing three cooperating with CINET for so that learners control their For those wanting traditional The Science of Laundry - a follow knowledge in their own time. new text books that are being bespoke and template framework speed, theme and media. He says learning, the Guild still has offline on from An Introduction to Laundry To finish, he thinks that “with written, has an eLearning project online learning, with each course that they offer bookmarking so options and other support available. Chemistry; Stain Removal for Dry all of this flexibility, and the access now newly available, and is dedicated to the industry “to provide those learning never lose their “So,” says Cupitt, “if you like the Cleaners and Launderers, which to Guild qualifications, we hope creating a new way of delivering the flexibility and personalised place; interactive content ensures idea of doing part of your skill satisfies the needs of a changing to build a system catering for the discussions and presentations approach employee’s need to comprehension and eBook training in a practical situation it market; and Wet Cleaning as an needs of the industry and offer to augment its regional meetings succeed.” He says that these courses takeaways support application can be facilitated, as can classroom Alternative to Dry Cleaning, which tailored approaches to learning, which will be in a digital format are all built to work on multi-device of learning in the workplace. As traditional theory education.” replaces the text book on Aqueous designed to engage, develop, and available, 24/7, via the member’s platforms, meaning they can be he sees it, it makes sense that the Interestingly, experience has shown Processing. push forward, for the benefit of the area of the Guild’s website. accessed from anywhere and on best learning management systems Cupitt that often 10 likeminded Finally, Cupitt points out that industry.”

September 2019 LCT 9 Out & About Let the good times

LACO moved into their current state of the art roll facility in 2018

he Lapauw family set up Although LACO are currently LACO Machinery in 1994 HJ Weir’s managing producing larger ironers their Tproducing the first single focus still remains with the roll 500mm diameter gas director, Ross Weir invited smaller machines - producing heated ironer, over the next 10 around 220 units per year where years the business developed Laundry & Cleaning Today the larger machines sell at around many new lines of various to take a tour over to 40 units per year. diameter rollers. In 2000 the Weir says “generally Dominic and Thibault Lapauw Comfort was unveiled at the Kuurne in Belgium to the customers who purchase the HJ Texcare show in Frankfurt, LACO factory. Tina Gleed reports Weir folders, stackers and feeders an automated ironer with support this with a larger LACO in stock around 3.3 million euros feeder, folder, cross-folder ironer,” however he does feel worth of parts for production, last however the pump is passing and stacker, developed in 500, works by small perforations at to the roll, which is proven to there is a market in the UK for the year the business produced 250 through 30,000 litres per hour 600 and 800mm diameters. the bottom of the ironing bed be more efficient than a heated smaller ironers which he hopes to rollers, The business turnover meaning the oil between the Growth continued which led to allowing the drying to start when roll for this type of equipment market later this year. increased when the company chambers is recycled 10,000 times their factory being extended the felt absorbs the moisture. reducing energy consumption, With the LACO finger moved into the new premises from per hour. This ensures uniform in 2003 from 500m² to 1500m² Ironers not using the ‘airstream’ improving quality and drying constantly on the industry pulse, 2017 – 2018 from four to eight stable temperatures across the to accommodate demand for technology typically suffer from times.” the company are aware the million euros and this year are on surface of the chest with no sales. reduced efficiency of the machine Opsomer continues, “Small to laundry business is evolving as track for around a nine million cold spots. Indentations over In 2010 LACO Machinery split as the felt becomes saturated. medium size laundries processing the needs and requirements are euro turnover. Weir is quick the surface of the chest ensure from its sister company Lapauw. LACO claim the system draws around a ton of laundry a day and gradually turning to automation. to say, “if customers in the UK the outer layer of the plates stay It was also in this year that in the fresh air at the bottom of not ready to step up to the two roll Customers say finding people purchase the LACO equipment, together. Dominique Lapauw introduced the ironer, the air is pre-heated, 800 ironer at this stage can access to operate the equipment is HJ Weir stock a wide range of The LACO principle for the his son Thibault to the business. and the top of the roll is covered the larger ironer technology by becoming increasingly more spare parts, and with Belgium ironers is for the roll to be fixed to Continued growth and the obtaining more suction power at purchasing the smaller 500, with difficult as cheaper foreign only a stones throw away, parts the frame and only the chest moves introduction of new equipment the bottom of the equipment, thus or without feeding and with or labour are returning home to their can also be ordered on a next day pressing the linen through 30-40 meant the company now needed improving efficiency. without folding or by purchasing families. LACO have a solution delivery basis.” bar of pressure by hydraulics. By new premises; in 2016 the Opsomer claims the the compact machine which will to this as one person can operate Continuing on our tour having a lifting roll the roll lowers company started work on a new three-quarter chest King ironer, ultimately improve efficiency, the Comfort Evolution a feeder, Opsomer explains the chest is into the chest and under its own 5000m² production facility just was developed in 2013 by LACO capacity and quality.” ironer, folder and stacker all made of two layers of carbon weight closes the walls of the outside Kortrijk in Belgium. In to improve speed and efficiency He is quick to point out by in one. Models are available in steel as this is the best conductor chest however this does not apply 2018 the business moved into the by opening the gap around the using the heated chest on the 500, 600 and 800mm diameter. and expends evenly thus avoiding the maximum pressure, with the new building and are continuing drum and perforating the steel standard machine uses around With 2000mm and 3300mm stress on the welds which stainless LACO principle the pressure is to expand. Dominique’s daughter roller to draw out more residual 0.38kW/kg as opposed to 1.2kW/ length rollers. Smaller models steel undergo. The plates arrives applied from beneath achieving Charlotte Lapauw is also involved moisture than conventional kg of linen with the heated roll. can produce 125kg/hour with laser welded together, and are then maximum pressure of 3kg/cm². with the LACO business and equipment. By launching this Initially people were looking at the larger models producing formed to the required radius on Currently the LACO range of manages the logistics. in 2014 LACO have ensured the the buying price of the heated 250kg/hour. Equipment can be the bending machine. After equipment includes: According to Wim Opsomer, rights of this technology with chest as opposed to the heated configured for multilane feeding rolling, the connections for water • Typhoon D1200, D1202, export manager, LACO a patent until 2029. Currently roll, however initially the former if required. are welded to the outer casing. D1203 with or without airstream Machinery NV “using ‘airstream’ LACO claim there are around 300 is more expensive but over time The LACO growth is clear The outer layer of the steel, the • King 800 diameter roller technology can increase your units produced with ‘airstream’ within 15 months the difference to see on a tour of the facilities. thinner layer will expand under with or without airstream in 2500, ironing capacity by 25 per cent, technology. in cost will be recovered. And the Moving into their current state of 30bar of pressure, this forms 3000, 3300 and 3500mm although some customers are Ross Weir, managing director, customer will win back the cost the art facility in 2018, Opsomer the inner chamber between the • Grand King, stand airstream, claiming 40 per cent increase by HJ Weir claims “unique features of the machine in roughly three says previously the LACO layers for the thermal oil to pass 1200mm diameter roll in 2500, using the lighter hospital grade on the smaller ironers for example years. By then he says, the heated operation fitted into an area the through during operation. During 3000, 3300, 3500 and 4000mm linen.” the LACO Comfort Evolution roll may be halfway through its size of the current parts and spares operation only three litres of oil • Comfort 500, 600 or 800mm The ‘airstream’ principle have the chest heated as opposed life.” department. The business keep can be held between the layers, roll diameter in 2000-3000mm.

LACO has patented their drum technology which they claim The business keep in stock around 3.3 million euros worth improves speed and efficiency by opening the gap around of parts for production. HJ Weir stock a wide range of spare the drum and perforating the steel roller to draw out more parts for UK customers The LACO management team residual moisture than conventional equipment

10 LCT September 2019 News CLEAN rewarded for maintaining high health and safety standards

CLEAN has received two Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), of group health, safety and prestigious awards for maintaining recognises organisations that environment at CLEAN said: high standards in health and safety. can demonstrate well-developed “CLEAN is committed to The company was named a occupational health and safety providing safe environments for Gold Merit Award winner at the management systems, a culture our 1,400 members of staff to work Böwe open day RoSPA Health and Safety Awards that is aware of and able to identify in and we ensure that rigorous 2019 in June, just a few days after potential hazards, outstanding safety checks and effective Readers are invited to join Böwe’s receiving Alcumus SafeContractor control of risk and very low levels procedures are implemented Frank Ziermann and Stephen Pick accreditation. of error, harm and loss. across all seven of our sites. and visit their Sasbach factory CLEAN has a strong track Alcumus SafeContractor is a “To receive RoSPA’s gold in Germany’s Black Forest for record in health and safety across leading third-party accreditation standard for a seventh consecutive an Open House on 20 and 21 its seven operational laundry sites scheme which recognises year and SafeContractor September. and wins the RoSPA Gold Merit extremely rigorous standards in accreditation for a sixth It’s a chance to see their new Award for a seventh consecutive health and safety management consecutive year is a major laundry and finishing showroom year. among contractors. CLEAN has achievement and highlight’s and eight Böwe machines The prestigious annual scheme, been accredited since 2013. CLEAN’s solid track record in in the same room using six run by the Royal Society for the Matt De La Bertauche, head safety.” different solvents. This will enable attendees to compare and contrast solvent characteristics and cleaning performance, as Swinley Forest Golf Club Meeting – Thursday 25th July 2019 well as viewing realtime data from the digital energy and water This year’s annual golf day held at the Swinley Forest consumption meters installed on Golf Club, near Ascot in Berkshire on Thursday each machine. 25 July 2019, was for the second year running the The open house format means hottest day of the year to date, but despite the warm visitors will also be able to meet temperatures, 23 industry connected golfers and 17 those who design and build the guests, once again enjoyed the course and facilities machines and to understand the offered to us by the club. many features available. This year’s winner of the Golf Challenge Cup was They will also be Jason Alexander, from Renzacci UK. In second place demonstrating wetcleaning using was Dave Aveyard of Christeyns UK Ltd and third was their Böwe Aqueous Laundry Chris Lambourne of CML Equipment. Richard Yates System and their steam boiler from Linen Connect won the Laundry and Cleaning technology with water treatment Industry Sports Club Scratch Challenge Trophy. module and additional options on The club would like to thank Christeyns UK Ltd, their new steam boiler. Linen Connect, Clean Supply and Lynx/Alex Reid If you’re interested in Dry Cleaning and Laundry Supplies for their kind and attending, please contact Stephen generous support of the day by sponsoring the prizes, Pick at Sermac. and providing complimentary golf balls.

September 2019 LCT 11 LADAs A word from our sponsors

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Thursday 7 November 2019 - worked behind the scenes to keep Ecolab is investing in the food safe, prevent the spread development and roll-out of Mercedes-Benz World, Surrey of infection and protect vital digital technology for commercial resources to promote safe food, laundries and the textile rental maintain clean environments, industry in order to contribute There’s just two months to go before we celebrate optimise water and energy use and to the sector’s commercial improve operational efficiencies. viability and drive best-in-class ‘The best of the best’ and honour them at The As a trusted partner at more sustainability performance. than one million customer We are delighted to be a part of LADAs - The Laundry and Drycleaning Awards 2019. locations, we provide consistent, this event that acknowledges The nominations are now in and the decisions world-class service across the businesses within the industry able globe. We meet the challenges of to be innovative, professional and are now in the hands of the judges. They’re now an evolving world with expertise always listening to new challenges. taking the time to study all the entries in fine detail and they’ll meet this month to discuss and deliberate their thoughts about who should be the Tonrose ” worthy winners. One Wash has been proven to to reduce rejection rates. But it is mitigate the cracked ice creasing the Ultima percale product that has problems when processing new us most excited, we’re sure it will linens after a single wash without receive an even greater response increased chemical dosage of when it’s launched later in the Don’t miss out. Book your place now standard” wash programmes. year. But it is the Ultima percale In an ever-changing market, it As soon as the nominations event. This year, the event’s fifth three-course dinner and fantastic can book a place for £85 + vat, and 100 per cent cotton percale is important to excel above your shortlist is released places birthday, plans to be the biggest entertainment throughout the or get colleagues, customers, 200 thread count that has us most competitors. Impeccable customer get booked up fast so avoid and best yet. night. And of course, the highlight suppliers or your team together excited as the response from the service, improved efficiencies and disappointment by booking your The whole evening is a of the night is the award ceremony and book a table for 10 at £800 market has been great since its an exceptional supply chain are place or table now. wonderful occasion from start to itself, as the winners of each + vat. To book your place, simply launch last year. key in ensuring success. The event has grown year on finish – the champagne reception category are announced and take contact MEG Events. You’ll find Proven to remove warp sizing Tonrose are delighted to be year. Last year nearly 250 people amongst the cars, from the classics to the stage to collect their award. all the details at the bottom of the after only a single wash, the sponsoring the LADAs once again attended this glittering black tie to the supercars, a sumptuous To be part of the evening you page. One Wash range is proving very as they celebrate the same values. popular across the industry. Our We look forward to taking part in Ultima 70/30 cotton rich One this prestigious event and seeing Wash range has been welcomed by our friends and customers from the Book discounted Join us at our annual our customer base as they strive textile care industry on the night.” rooms at our industry golf day HJ Weir ” We’re proud to be a category partnership, which sponsor for the LADAs 2019. is extending the core HJ Weir preferred hotel We believe these are the product range to provide complete premier awards for the laundry, washer and ironer line solutions. For 2019, our preferred hotel is has a critically acclaimed chef, cleaning and textile industry, Our rigorous partnership the luxury Brooklands Hotel, just spa facilities, fitness centre and giving ” recognition to those who programme looked at multiple minutes’ walk from Mercedes- super suites. have experienced tremendous options, spending over 18 months Benz World. We’ve secured discounted achievements over the past 12 reviewing and rigorously testing With its iconic, art deco rates for the LADAs of £189 + months. potential partnerships to ensure inspired interior and the world’s VAT per night for a double room We’ve been part of the LADA’s we selected the manufacturer and most historic motor racing track including breakfast. These do for several years now and each product ranges that matched our running through the reception book up quickly so our advice year has never disappointed, we’re high quality standards in both the Brooklands Hotel provides is to book soon. To book a room Now an established part of the LADAs programme, this industry looking forward to this year’s product and service - ensuring the perfect overnight finish to simply contact megevents@ golf day was introduced in 2016 at the tree-lined golf course at event for an opportunity to catch that our clients continue to receive the LADAs event. The hotel also laundryandcleaningtoday nearby Silvermere. This friendly competition offers a challenging up with people and be introduced the very best in reliability and introduction to the award celebrations. to a few new faces. It’s one of the support, the very reason why so Perhaps not the longest course, but it will be a true test for the key highlights on the commercial many choose HJ Weir. golfers. The first six holes are sure to get the pulse racing with tight and industrial laundry calendar “From what has been an fairways, challenging approaches and great views. that we look forward to attending eventful year for HJ Weir, we’re The most accessible golf centre in the South East. Set amongst year after year, and the reason looking forward to what the rest some of Surrey’s finest countryside, the par-71 course winds through why we continue to support the of 2019 has in store, wishing you dense woodland, open parkland and finishes with a couple of tricky prestigious event. all the very best at the awards to shots across the stunning Silvermere Lake. We’ve also experienced our everyone who has entered across Prizes will be awarded for various challenges. own successes and milestones all the classes, well done for your To book your place and come and join in the fun (you don’t have over the same period, having achievements, we wish you every to be seasoned golfer), just contact MEG Events on the details at just celebrated three years as UK success.” the bottom of the page. partner with LACO, and soon to Rob, Ross & The Team at be matching that with our Milnor HJ Weir. ” [email protected] | megevents.co.uk | Tel: 0118 901 4471 12 LCT September 2019 LADAs Our Headline Sponsor: Vision Support Services “Global textile supplier and and to make the combined business distributor to the leading hotel truly global in its supply and brands across the world, Vision services. Support Services has announced The partnership is set to bring it has been acquired by US textile about an exciting time for Vision, Linen Connect giant, WestPoint” Home. and our loyal customers, and it’s The deal presents a unified an opportunity for our dedicated “Having a textile partner you and dominant position for both employees across our entire can rely on is perhaps, the most companies in the hospitality network, from China to Ireland, to important supply chain decision sector and the Vision Management develop further.” you can make in commercial Team will look to accelerate the The expanded business hopes to laundry and hospitality. Your impressive rate of growth that expand its sales footprint to the four linen” choices reflect the values they’ve already seen across Europe, corners of the globe; whilst keeping favoured by hotels and laundries of your company, and it’s our job the Middle East and Asia. its quality textiles, unrivalled alike. as a supplier to make sure you Vision would like to assure customer services and strict ethical We are dedicated to working have the right linen, at the right its customers that business is set sourcing policy at the forefront in with some of the most prestigious quality, on time, every time. to continue very much as usual; order to meet customers exact laundries in the industry and We are proud to support the with no changes in the day-to-day brand standards and requirements. believe in the importance of LADAs, celebrating excellence operations of the business. Vision is proud to be sponsoring celebrating the laundry and in all aspects of the industry and Managing director, Laurie the LADA awards for 2019. As a drycleaning industry as a whole, as giving important recognition to Thomas, said: “This is a massive world leading textile company, well as the individuals across the those individuals and companies opportunity to grow with one of the we’re experts in the sourcing and sector whose efforts go above and who are keeping the supply chain world’s leading textile businesses distribution of performance linens, beyond, each and every day. moving, to some of the UK’s most critical businesses in hospitality, healthcare and leisure. In today’s uncertain market, linen buyers are faced with ” challenges as suppliers change Electrolux Professional hands, as the quality bought is Two pillars sit at the heart ethos, over the last few years more not the same as quality supplied of Electrolux Professional’s than 70 per cent of Electrolux and as companies simply do not approach to its laundry business: Professional product features have the strength to cope with innovation, and sustainability. have been updated with the supply chain demands. Electrolux Professional’s environmental needs of its We’re not new to this, Linen most recent innovation is its Line customers in mind. Connect has been a supplier of ” 6000 heat pump dryer which One way for textile care choice for commercial markets offers energy savings of up to 60 professionals to improve their for over 50 years, and we’d like per cent compared to traditional sustainability is to switch to to share some of the key reasons tumble dryers. The use of a wetcleaning. Thanks to its use of why – for so many buyers – we heat pump also eliminates the water as the solvent, the lagoon® have become their #1 choice for need for exhaust, ventilation Advanced Care system offers linen supply. and water cooling systems. an eco-friendly alternative to This significantly reduces both traditional drycleaning methods We commit to your industry: floor space requirements and as it eliminates the need for any Every member of staff you operational noise levels, which toxic chemicals that are frequently deal with at our business has makes it a great choice for used in drycleaning. undergone a rigorous education Emerging Italian on-premises laundry services as Electrolux Professional are programme giving them a deep couturiers created this they may be limited on space. honoured to be a sponsor and understanding of the exact needs cocktail dress with Linen It is designed for high-turnover part of the LADA’s. Each year we of the linen supply industry, this Connect hospitality towels laundry services and boasts see the awards go from strength ‘process partner’ course equips the shortest drying time on the to strength, and it truly does our team with the knowledge to market, with the ability to process recognise the right individuals understand and respond to your international trade, and that’s environmental impact our 16kg of laundry in just 42 minutes environmental impact of the and companies within the laundry needs. why our team work hard to products and processes make no matter what type of fabric is products it brings to market and industry. We see the LADAs as an build resilience into our supply around the world. Where being dried. has always heavily investing event that we cannot afford not to We commit to putting quality chain, maintaining consistency appropriate we also ensure Electrolux Professional sustainable laundry solutions. be part of. It really is a celebration at the heart of everything we of product, price, quality and compliance with prevailing remains highly conscious of the In keeping with its sustainable of the industry. do: performance across multiple standards such as Oekotex. We were one of the first linen suppliers in multiple countries; We can connect you with our suppliers in the sector to get giving you the knowledge that approved recycling partners. ISO 9002 quality accreditation whatever happens, your supply We have zero tolerance for well over a decade ago and chain is safe. labour abuses; that means child ” have our own in-house and labour, modern slavery, unfair Fox Energy external laboratories in the UK We commit to the environment and unsafe working practices. Fox Energy offers a unique, sponsoring the LADAs for the go to market and internationally, putting and humanity: Our team regularly audit all complete energy contracts third consecutive year. As the to procure and thousands of hours of testing to From reducing the our supply partners to ensure management solution; a company TSA’s Energy Alliance Partner, secure future renewals. With work each and every year. environmental impact of compliance, and work with them which uses cutting edge software, we understand the importance that Brexit rapidly approaching this production processes, to our to make their businesses better. industry know and top market this industry has within the UK insight will be invaluable to your We commit to resilience: global freight and even how our Our team are excited to get analysts” with over 20 years’ and understand the necessity to business. We are living through products perform in-laundry, to know you and to learn more experience, to deliver businesses control costs in a turbulent market. We look forward to seeing you one of the most dynamic and we’re committed to constantly about how we can help you with the most competitive rates on Fox Energy delivers real all at the LADAs 2019, catching unstable eras of geopolitics and evaluating and reducing the succeed. the UK energy market. factual evidence and advice as up with current clients and some Fox Energy are proud to be to when is the optimum time to new faces! Laundry Engineering Services” Ltd ” Progression and prudent team, LES have made a significant requirements, planned preventative Part of this strategy is built planning have seen LES expand investment in new plant and maintenance programmes and around research and development their operation further in July equipment that underpins their a bespoke software system and assessing, monitoring and 2019, an additional experienced national service team and their Laundry Maintain, which has driving new initiatives that will commercial laundry engineer in-house refurbishment capability been developed by LES laundry directly impact and benefit the has joined” the team bringing the from its base at Simonstone, engineers for laundry engineers. commercial laundry marketplace. operations team up to six. Lancashire. Laundry Maintain has been Investing for the future is a All of the team have LES offers a full range developed by John Haden and fundamental belief for LES and commercial laundry experience, of services encompassing has a customer portfolio in the this is a key reason for LES to be John Haden, director at LES said: engineering cover, project UK, Australasia, Europe and the a sponsor of the LADA’s in 2019. “This has proven to be invaluable management, installation and Middle East. LES are proud to support such a in providing the engineering extraction of machinery and LES have a progressive growth prestigious event and hope to be and technical support that our equipment, gas servicing and strategy and are looking to expand part of this industry acclaimed customers require and expect of pipework installation. their operation throughout the celebration and recognition of the us.” In addition, LES offer a 24/7 UK and Ireland over the coming laundry industry for many years In addition to strengthening the call out service for emergency months and years. to come. ”

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e regularly urge our wooden floors became far more he was finding in his jumpers gorgeous new sweater.” drycleaning readers to Janice Raycroft reports fashionable, but the past year has but really took exception when He recommends Acana Moth W‘think outside the box’ seen a resurgence, often with he found his piano was also Killer Sachets and a Caraselle but this time we’re inviting you vibrant designs used as the focal under attack – most people will Peva Sweater Bag to protect such to consider what might be in shopkeepers, not just shops, is a all the ‘little extras’ and how to point of rooms where walls and never even think their pianos are treasured pressies – an excellent the box, and much more beside. big key to success. People coming maximise profits from them. furniture are plainer. subject to moth damage – they eat promotion for counter and With high streets struggling through your door aren’t arriving Rather than just putting in the Satpal Kaur of laundry and the green felt under the keys and window displays. it’s often the shops people used to to browse, but to collect or deliver standard re-order to your regular drycleaning products supplier thereby render the piano useless. love to browse for bits and bobs, garments and linen. But, just like supplier of chemicals, hangers and Superhanger says: “We sell floor “Many drycleaning customers oddments and unusual gifts which those wandering the aisles of packaging, take a few minutes to cleaning machines which handle will receive lovely cashmere have disappeared. Independent, Robert Dyas, every single one is a visit their website pages covering everything from carpets to wood sweaters as Christmas usually small family businesses potential customer for much more. counter products and promotional floors. They are popular with gifts. Sadly, cashmere is like bookshops, haberdashers Look at how the one-stop shop material. drycleaners as they know that all also the favourite fodder and ironmongers, have borne the is a boon for those with busy lives, If you know your market, and the profit on hiring it out is theirs, for the dreaded clothes brunt. and of course a lucrative market you should, you may well spot no commission comes to us. The moth which will be Meanwhile, a man who for store operators – ‘express’ something new to add to the easy machines pull in a lot of bookings ready and waiting to undoubtedly sees opportunity supermarkets, for instance, revenue producers. You may not before Christmas as people have lay her eggs in that in all kinds of markets, Dragons pack in a lot of choices and have room for a Christmas tree, spare rooms that need cleaning Den star Theo Paphitis, has been impulse buys alongside grocery but the outlay can be minimal before guests arrive and want to Taking up cleverly sailing against the tide, ‘must-haves’ such as milk. to spruce up your shop and give have their whole homes looking minimum building a portfolio of specialist For drycleaners, promoting the appearance of a new look and their best.” counter space: stores. He bought stationers and offering personal and home additional products and services This is definitely the season a handy Ryman from the receivers care add-ons can also provide an for customers to consider. to make sure your duvet cleaning choice of moth nearly 25 years ago and it’s now easy boost to profits from existing Eco-friendly packaging, perhaps and moth control promotions are products, pet a thriving chain of stores plus customers calling in with their a bespoke design, can do the trick. reaching the biggest audiences hair removers online sales, with a turnover of garments and linen. Take a look at the promotional possible. On bedding there is the and fabric more than £125m. Then there’s After all, they can’t buy posters offered by suppliers such switch from lightweight to winter cleaners from Robert Dyas, the homeware brand services such as key-cutting or as GRPPS and think about duvets, and clothing moths are Caraselle which he took over in 2012, and shoe repairs online. Include an whether eye-catching signs finding their way into more and lingerie business Boux Avenue. attractive array of items like pushing services such as UGG more homes and discovering new Paphitis’s retail group has around clothes care products or carpet boot cleaning, expert alterations places to leave their voracious 350 stores nationwide, selling the cleaning machines and many will or same day service will swiftly larvae. things we need and those things sell themselves. You might choose pay for themselves by bringing Our favourite ‘Moth Man’, we didn’t know we need but like a theme such as eco-friendly in new customers, or regular Graham Warren of Caraselle, the look of so head to the tills. goodies which will be appreciated ones who spot that you can solve says: “The national press regularly That might seem a long stretch by your customer base. another problem. features moth problems and Giles from your drycleaning shop As we head into autumn For instance, you might Smith wrote a really good piece but the philosophy of running and then on to Christmas this have stopped promoting carpet recently in The Sunday Times in Paphitis’s business as local is an excellent time to review cleaning machine hire as July on how he ignored the holes Fancy Footwork

ootwear care is another shoe and trainers to be placed in because he wanted to waterproof lucrative market. Not only the washing machine. The ribbed and preserve his boots without Fdoes the best footwear – design reduces noise in the wash softening them or losing their particularly trainers – come and protects both the shoes and supportive features. with a high price tag – but the drum of the washing machine. The business has gone from owners like to keep their shoes Look out too for the strength to strength and that’s and outdoor wear in decent outstanding Nikwax range, likely to continue as Brown condition. available through suppliers such was at the forefront of seeking Caraselle’s new Shoe and as Lynx. Developed by committed to avoid using harmful and Trainer Wash Bags are really peak and fell walker Nick Brown, flammable solvents long before strong ribbed bags that allow the first Nikwax lines came about environmental issues reached the

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Beautiful Boosting the bottom line containers from The Empty Box Company: ideal for birthdays and Christmas, or you might The Giftbox fill them with homecare ow here’s an idea which a book! products could well delight your Yes, it might not have quite Ncustomers hunting for a made the bestseller lists, but special and unique Christmas Caraselle’s “What’s Eating You 2?” or birthday gift – make a Mothmageddon, first published in ‘hamper’ of clothes and home 2013, has been upgraded into an 80 care products, put a price tag page, A5 sized book full of up to Here’s a horror story to devour: on it that provides you with a date information about moths and Caraselle’s latest book on the moth good profit and immediately how to get rid of them. epidemic and how to counter it solves someone’s pressie hunt. It’s a handy guide for gift boxes of personal and home rheumatism, to remove plugs from It might contain Colibri shoe drycleaning staff, of course, on care products it might be an idea wall sockets. fresheners and Dylon lingerie the £1 billion worth of damage to to allow customers to pick some You can ‘box clever’ here with boxes ideal for a bottle of wine, the world of interior design, renovators from a supplier clothing and carpets every year in of their ‘hamper’ contents so they gift boxes from businesses such as champagne, port or whiskey. Or with clever stylists using them, such as Clean Supply, maybe the UK. Recent additions to the can build a personal choice set The Empty Box Company. Did how about the Christmas Eve particularly the hat boxes, to fuzz bricks or even an electric Caraselle range include including, if required, items for you know that their boxes, all hand Box - a beautiful, memorable transform or finish off rooms. fuzz remover from Lynx, some ‘Acana Hanging Moth Killer & cleaning furnishings or where pets made in England, are often seen Christmas Box to fill with ‘The Eye-catchers perhaps for your pretty Colibri lemongrass wool Freshener Pack’ and ‘Acana Moth leave their mark. on TV (most recently in the BBC’s Night Before Christmas’. Goodies shop window too, and the boxes protectors… and even perhaps Killer and Freshener Sachets’. Another possible ingredient Killing Eve), and that Empty Box such as new pyjamas, a story can be bespoke designed using a The book is also a good talking is Caraselle Plug Pulls – an turns about 100 tonnes of recycled book or Christmas film to watch. client’s wallpaper for the ultimate point as you sell the little extras to innovative British designed and board per year into their pretties? We particularly like their Mini décor match. If you are based in customers, and there’s nothing like manufactured product which As well as producing boxes Trug for containing gifts such an upmarket area where residents having something to talk about makes it easy for the elderly, or which might be ideal for your own as chutney, marmalade, or small follow the trends this could be a while making a sale. those suffering with arthritis and Christmas giftboxes, they offer a plants – of course drycleaners great add-on service. Don’t forget the pets. Products Children’s Party Box to fill with could fill it with clothes care which help collect up pet hair items such as party keepsakes and products. are always good sellers and the birthday cake. For adults there are The boxes have also entered major suppliers offer good value ‘fluff collectors’ which are easy A fluffy cutie: but that fur can A cashmere scarf like this to sell at a decent mark-up. Pet Eye catchers: some bright be left on furniture, carpets from Kent Wang might set you hair removal never goes away, so colours and bright ideas, and bedding… and then back around £100 – now you keep a demo roller on the counter this time available from there’s the muddy paws! wouldn’t want the moths to to show customers what it can do Clean Supply Photo: Tim Walker, flickr.com get at that, would you? If you are thinking of offering

We’re reaching Fancy Footwork muddy boots season again public conscience. – it’s time to Nikwax was the first company get out the in the world to produce a range of Nikwax. water-based products for restoring waterproofing in the home. Photo: And he’s still at it – Nikwax Stephani Li has just linked up with Swedish trail runner Erik Ahlström to launch #PlogForPlastic. Ahlström whilst jogging. Events in the UK running kit. You don’t have to be founded the concept of Plogging have started with joggers of all a runner to take part and many – simply picking up plastic litter ages just adding gloves to their participants are dog walkers and those out for a stroll along beaches or open spaces. Posters promoting #PlogForPlastic are available via links at the Nikwax website. For drycleaners operating in areas where recycling and plastic usage is a big issue, this is a fine campaign to support while selling Nikwax products. See plogforplastic.com. Nixwax footwear cleaning For customers who care about gel from a range which is their appearance it’s top to toe, so kind to the environment. this is the perfect place to look for sales from great impulse pick up Photo: Stephani Li items. Whether it be replacement laces, adding comfort with an insole, or to cleaning and storing to be non-specific to footwear, away your favourite shoes, Victor making all products multi-purpose de Banke Market Harborough and suitable for use on clothing, NEED WASHERS - YOU NEED AGS have been selling bespoke shoe handbags, shoes and furniture, care since 1989. Their lines and therefore a great addition to NEED DRYERS - YOU NEED AGS include the No.1 shoe care brand any household cleaning cupboard. Kiwi, Woly or Famaco, and of This means the products can be NEED LAC - YOU NEED AGS course that UK laces favourite, targeted to a larger demographic. NEED WATER HEATERS - YOU NEED AGS Shoe String. So drycleaners, while we Woly packaging has evolved, know you don’t look down on NEED DETERGENTS - YOU NEED AGS your precious customers, this could well be the time to at least NEED ASSISTANCE - YOU NEED AGS Victor de Banke Market look down at their feet – they Harborough offer a range TEL: 01277 899664 could be walking out of your shop of footwear care products after collecting a suit or shirts, but in stylish packaging likely See our main ad on page 30 without that extra sale that could to boost impulse buys really boost the bottom line.

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nergy efficiency and water saving are big priorities, Beauty is in eye of the Ealongside issues such as the heating system, ergonomic beholder and while washers design for ease of use, the space it requires and most of that can handle loads of all whether it does a good job 100kg or more may not look and has reliable support from the supplier. gorgeous, to many they will Vega UK have chosen the GC prefix for their new range because they are calling it the To those ends Girbau has be a beautiful sight. ‘Game Changer’ secured several high profile contracts including one to replace Operators won’t be looking at them laundry equipment in several UK through rose-coloured spectacles, to use. Once the programmes are a 110kg washer from Girbau in move during extract; the Active prisons. set, operators select their choice 2012, and was so impressed that Balancing System constantly Girbau’s 110-122kg HS-Series though. They will be judging them on and push start.” he added a second in 2017 and in measures the out-of-balance washer, and its 85-95kg, feature HS-Series washers feature July this year has added a third forces and compensates by a soft-mount design, superior how well they get the job done. Jean durable AISI-304 stainless steel Girbau HS-6110 washer to meet injecting water at high speed into programmability, extract speeds Anderson reports inner and outer drums designed the demands of his growing pockets on the front and rear of up to 385 G-force and unrivalled for constant use. The front, side business. the inner drum. efficiency. and top panels are constructed Two new Girbau HS-6110 “The result is a super-smooth “Both models offer the “HS-Series technology allows dosing and flush flexibility. of steel and coated with Girbau’s washer-extractors installed at extraction, 100 per cent reliable Inteli control and are available for superior wash quality using Chemicals are diluted with water Titan Steel Finish® for superior Giltbrook Workwear in Derbyshire balancing; the opportunity in stationary and tilt models less water than competitive before being introduced into the appearance and corrosion earlier this year are connected to to wash small loads without for simplified loading and washers,” said Emmerson. washer drum - preventing direct resistance. The sealing system is Girbau’s Sapphire IoT technology, unbalance problems and much unloading,” said marketing HS-Series are designed chemical-to-linen contact that guaranteed for years of constant enabling identification of wash less wear and tear on major manager, Jo Emmerson. without a sump - a water can result in linen damage,” said use. programmes used at the level of components.” “Constructed using a containment area at the base of Emmerson. Ergonomics and safety were individual machines. The next major innovation Multi-Directional Springs (MDS) the washer - saving up to three She continued: “The flexible driving factors in the design of Sapphire’s impressive is the EcoDrum water system. system that absorbs 95 per cent of gallons of water with each fill Inteli control allows complete HS-Series washers. An optional management functions include The design of the machine has all vibrations, HS-Series washers when compared to machines control of every conditional tilting system is available to the ability to set goals for removed the need for a large bath can be installed in unconventional equipped with an outer tub sump. aspect of the wash process. With assist operators in the loading/ laundry operation and to receive of “dead water” inside the drum; locations, including areas “Less water used equates 20 pre-programmed cycles and unloading process. To reduce a notification when they are instead a minimal amount of with in-floor heat and above to lower water heating costs up to 79 individually modifiable maintenance time and associated achieved. water and chemistry in constantly ground-level. and reduced chemical usage. cycles, users can control water costs, all components requiring For example; this level of recycled and passed through the “Moreover, the freestanding HS-Series’ AquaFall® system temperature by degree, wash regular maintenance are easily programme analysis provides linen directly by injecting it onto design allows laundries to easily further enhances efficiency. As rotation speed and duration, accessible. clear confirmation of whether the top of the load through the relocate these machines with the drum turns, lifters release five on/off wash rotation “In 2019, Girbau are thrilled thermal disinfection has been front door. minimal downtime and zero water from above, enabling combinations, multiple water to have won tenders to replace achieved per cycle; a full audit Childs said: “This EcoDrum impact on the facility.” superior saturation, chemical levels, bath cooldown (by +/- 1 laundry equipment in several trail is essential for Giltbrook system achieves the same washing The high speed extraction, penetration and rinsing. Girbau’s degree) and six programmable HMP Prisons,” said marketing as they are supplying workwear result as standard machines but mentioned above, removes more AquaMixer® system improves extract speeds. manager, Jo Emmerson. To date into the pharmaceutical and food uses considerably less water water from each load - reducing wash action by achieving precise “The Inteli is so flexible, it can installations have been completed industries. (as much as 50 per cent) and a drying time, operating time, bath temperatures - minimising be programmed for a wash cycle in HMP Liverpool and HMP “The choice of Girbau little less detergent compared to utility consumption and labour hot water consumption. of as little as three minutes up to Wealstun, with each site installing machines for the laundry was established designs. By having expense. By cutting drying “To guarantee optimum an extended programme lasting four new Girbau HS-6110 taken in part, around future less water in the drum we need time, damaging heat exposure cleaning for every type of load, for days. Optional overnight soak washers, amongst a host of other proofing the business for the next less energy to turn the drum and mechanical action are also HS-Series washers feature 12 and delayed start are standard Girbau machines including dryers 10 years,” said Chris Jackson, during wash and extract and in reduced, resulting in less wear standard chemical injection features. Despite advanced and ironing lines. CEO at Giltbrook Workwear. tandem with the active balancing on linen. signals with programmable time technology, the control is simple Bob Wright, MD of family Vega UK recently unveiled you can expect a significant business Universal their new GC range or large open saving in heating and electrical Laundry Services in pocket washer-extractor as well as energy compared to the same Lancashire believes their GCH range of hygienic open sized traditional machine. that keeping all his pocket barrier machines. “The GC range incorporates laundry machinery Steve Childs, Vega UK general a number of other features up to date and well manager, said: “Vega have chosen to maximise energy saving maintained allows him the GC prefix because they are and improve washing quality. to offer a more reliable calling this range the ‘Game The drum features a special service, and ultimately Changer’ and the reason Vega pressed perforation design to aid keep producing the Systems are excited about their extraction and to prevent the holes products his customer new machines is because of the grating against the linen. base demands. innovations which set this range “We have an automatic He first purchased of machines apart from the rest weighing system which will of the marketplace. analyse the load in the drum and “Firstly, the machines feature automatically adjust the water and Two new Girbau an Active Balancing System chemistry to match the load size HS-6110 washer- Giltbrook Workwear chose Girbau machines for their which means that, despite their making it as frugal as possible. extractors were recent refit. size and weight, you won’t see Tilting to load and unload and installed at Giltbrook Pictured is Giltbrook Workwear CEO Chris Jackson (left) these machines bouncing around a huge loading door make the Workwear earlier with Richard Brown, Girbau UK’s industrial sales manager and making a racket. machine more comfortable to own this year “Instead these machines hardly and allow the option of automatic

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closely with many different to purchase equipment outright industries to find the best solution or pay monthly MAG won’t for their laundry requirements. be beaten on price. Ask MAG Operations manager Daniel about their excellent payment Holland said: “Organisations with terms, their rental options and large workloads have to think big! their lease purchase solutions for “MAG’s 67kg and 133kg equipment.” commercial high spin washing MAG Laundry Equipment machines come highly also stock a diverse range of Two of MAG Laundry Equipment’s engineers recommended and are a popular tumble dryers and flatwork with their LS62 and LS125 models choice within commercial drying ironers to complement laundries, hotels, food factories their range of washing machines. and more. “Downtime in the laundry “Coming soon… ask MAG room can be extremely costly for about our new 150kg washing any business,” said Holland. “To Big machine due to be launched later avoid downtime MAG’s intelligent this year.” machines display useful error MAG’s industrial washing codes which could help users machines are fully programmable have their machines back up and allowing them to process running within minutes. efficiently and quickly. By “In the event of a breakdown One of the new GCH range of hygienic open pocket barrier is beautiful reducing cycle times and energy MAG has a nationwide network machines from Vega UK consumption businesses can of service engineers on-hand save time and money without to attend site rapidly. They can loading and unloading. Childs. compromising on quality. also assist with installation, “A large touchscreen “The GCH range of hygienic Said Holland: “Did you know general servicing, preventative displays and records all of the barrier machines share the same MAG’s wash control software maintenance, duct cleaning, operating parameters and makes technology and are available in could improve your efficiency gas certificates and more. programming as simple as 60kg, 135kg and 225kg capacities by 50 per cent? The wide door Maintenance is a key part of possible.” for sterile applications. opening and optional tilt-facility keeping your laundry room active The GC range is available “The complete range is, of makes easy work of bulky items and efficient day-in-day-out all from 60kg up to a gigantic 480kg course, supported by Vega UK and the machines are designed to year round. capacity. and Broadbent’s class-leading handle large volumes of laundry “Testimony to MAG’s great “Make no mistake, despite aftersales support for additional including linen, workwear, towels service is the high number their sophistication the GC range peace of mind.” and more. customers that place repeat orders is definitely a heavy and robust MAG Laundry Equipment is “MAG Laundry Equipment and recommend MAG to others. industrial machine and should last a leading supplier of commercial can offer you efficient, reliable, “MAG has recently installed a The 133kg washing machine for years and years on the most laundry equipment. MAG’s high quality machines ranging up Primer 67kg and 133kg industrial supplied by MAG Laundry Equipment demanding applications,” said dedicated team of experts work to 133kg. Whether you are looking washing machine to a commercial

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laundry in London. MAG’s unique marketing approach with engineers offered a professional a high end-customer orientation. Milnor’s MWF100 and installation service for the two The washing and chemical MWF125 are also available machines which allowed the programmes can be set up and with an optional 13.5° customer to sit back and relax copied fast and easily through forward tilt for easy until the new equipment was the USB ports on the front of the unloading. Available from ready to use. machines. H J Weir “From start to finish MAG “A robust and well thought out provided a Hiab crane and forklift design and the use of advanced Split pocket machines are truck to get the equipment onsite materials ensure longevity and designed to have wide open doors and into position. An initial site a cost efficient operation: The so operators can easily load and survey ensured the project ran sealed bearings do not require optional 13.5° forward tilt for unload the machines, even the smoothly and user training was any maintenance and can be easily easy unloading. The weigh biggest 400kg capacity washers. provided the same day. Soon replaced. cell with electronic flow meter “Additionally, to the open after the installation the happy “Also, the gaskets are spared feature, optional on the MilTouch pocket washers, we also have a customer contacted MAG to during the operation: their shafts models, ensures that the machine range of top loaders that can even increase their drying capacity.” are ceramic coated, leaving processes goods efficiently with be built in a barrier wall. These With a range of four no chance to any abrasion. every single wash. machines are loaded from the different load sizes, the Jensen The simplified wiring and the “The weigh cell captures the top by a bag system and are the washer-extractors can meet low tolerances of the shafts, weight of the goods loaded in perfect add-on in tunnel systems,” individual requirements. The as low as 10µm, ensure a the machine, and once loaded, said Mills. largest machine processes 110kg, trouble-free operation without the algorithm in the controller All the split pocket machines alongside their range of smaller any maintenance for the longest calculates the proper proportion can, just like the open pockets, be Milnor’s MWF100 features unsurpassed wash machines. of periods. of water and chemistry to goods delivered with a water recovery quality, thoughtful design, and innovative The compact dimensions of the “The cataphoresis paint based on weight. Therefore, loads system what reduces the water controls, says UK supplier H J Weir 110kg machine allow a placement resists corrosion and protects the that are smaller than the machine’s consumption up to 35 per cent. in very tight spaces. JWE frame against the ravages maximum capacity are washed in Their side loading machines “Based on a very simple of time. A lifetime warranty distances. engineered corrosion resistant and proper amounts of water and wash such as the Pullman (up to 250kg construction, the free-standing, against fracturing is provided “The Jensen washer-extractors maintenance free rubber springs chemistry, saving on wash liquor loading) and the Mediwave high-spin machines are high on the high-precision drum are a perfect complement to to isolate vibration and deliver and ultimately, money,” said Weir. washer, are built to be as performers, exceeding as of 360G shaft. Remote awareness and increase the laundry’s flexibility smooth operation. Lapauw can be seen as one ergonomic as possible. during the entire spin time,” said user-friendly diagnostics function towards their end customers, “Additionally, the machines’ of the pioneers when it comes The all-new HMI panels on Jensen’s head of communications, are rendered through an instant and offer the best solution to the frames feature heavy gauge to big washers with their first their washers, make programming Gerda Jank. overview of machine status with users of the linen. They are best steel for maximum durability industrial high capacity washers and operating the machines as The minimum drum spacing the smart indicator light.” combined with the Jensen tumble and tapered roller bearings that manufactured in 1962. easy as can be, said Mills. allows fast heating and reduces A wide swing large loading dryers that are available with the promote basket alignment and They are available from All Lapauw washers are also the water consumption down to door and the conical drum same loads.” longer life for the machine.” Lancashire-based Cherry Tree prepared to be connected with below 10 l/kg = 1,2 gal/lbs on an face facilitates the loading and With products available in the Chemicals are injected in the Machines, along with Lavatec the Lapauw 4.0 platform for average wash cycle. All machines unloading. Combined with the UK from H J Weir, the US based rear of the machine, preventing machines and their own branded monitoring, data logging and Pellerin Milnor Corporation is raw chemistry from coming in high quality machines from 100kg much more. a leading manufacturer in the direct contact with the linen to 200kg. Mills said: “Our professional Organisations with large commercial laundry machinery or stainless steel. The superior “We can supply a large range and experienced team based at industry. cylinder perforation pattern of open pocket, split pocket and our facilities offer a complete workloads have to think big! Milnor’s MWF-Series allows for suspended solids to be side loaders, all available as laundry solution to businesses offers the latest in suspended removed quickly during the wash normal versions or barrier wall nationwide, including sales, are available with a steam heated front loading detergent hopper, washer-extractors. steps and extracted water to easily versions, starting from 60kg to parts, service, re-manufacturing, system. High capacity inlets the strains on the operator are Ross Weir, managing exit the goods during rinse steps. 500kg loading capacity,” said re-conditioning and after sales speed up the water ingress and reduced to a minimum. director of HJ Weir, tells us: The MWF100 and MWF125 Cherry Tree CEO Bob Mills. support. heating. The residual water is Jank adds: “The JWE 110/250 “The largest of these models, models are also eco-friendly. “Our open pocket washers “With the back up and support quickly discharged through a can be equipped with a 10° tilting the MWF100 and MWF125 (100 The machines feature Milnor’s all have the capability of one or of our southern based engineering wide drain valve, ensuring a device. Featuring an independent and 125kg, respectively) feature patented RinSave® water saving two-way tilting for ease of loading facility and we can offer a quick smooth production process. tilting control, hazards are unsurpassed wash quality, software, which drives the and unloading. Optional hoppers fast and efficient service no “Laundries can set up avoided. Safety aspects have thoughtful design, and innovative basket toward a precise G-force can be installed for bag loading as matter where your business is in specifically desired washing been paid close attention to controls that promote savings and that “slings” the wash liquor well,” said Mills. the UK.” programmes with customised with an automatic latch and an programming flexibility fit for (including water, chemistry and cycle times, water levels, accelerometer based spin control both commercial and industrial soil) out of the goods after a temperatures, and spin speeds, unit. laundry application.” wash step. The RinSave feature allowing a variety of linen types “The operator gets an instant “The MWF100 and MWF125 reduces up to two rinse steps so and volumes to be processed,” overview of the machine status were designed with the four-point the laundry gets more loads per said Jank. with the smart indicator light SmoothCoil™ suspension hour, saving water, energy, and “This opens doors for a that can be observed from large system, which uses highly time without compromising wash/ rinse quality. “Additionally, The MWF-Series is customisable with one of two control options – E-P Plus® controls or MilTouch™ controls – that offer the operator advanced flexibility,” Weir said. “The E-P Plus control is equipped with 30 pre-programmed formulas, and the operator may Side loading machines such as the Pullman (up to 250kg manually create or alter formulas loading) and the Mediwave washer, available from Cherry to achieve accurate and proper Tree Machines, are built as ergonomically as possible washing.” This control features universal temperature control, programmable cool down, and programmable bath and overnight soak. The MilTouch control utilises resistive touchscreen technology and full VGA resolution to clearly display current machine status info, including total formula time and time elapsed. Formulas can be developed on a PC, saved to a USB external memory, and uploaded with a screen touch. Intuitive fault diagnosis and relevant troubleshooting suggestions help streamline employee training and Jensen’s largest washer-extractor is the JWE 110/250. It can This Lapauw machine offers easy unloading of mats by eliminate operator guesswork. meet individual requirements along with the rest of the range forward tilting. Available from Cherry Tree Machines The MWF100 and MWF125 are also available with an

18 LCT September 2019 POWERTRANS VARIO: THE BEST OF TODAY’S WASHING TECHNOLOGY. Continuous batch washers generally remain in use for 15 to 20 years. Within this time span, they must meet the growing demands for better hygiene, performance, saving of resources and availability. Otherwise you will gradually end up losing your competitive edge. PowerTrans Vario does not present this kind of risk – to counter it, we rely on all our strength as a top machinery manufacturer. Not only that, we aim to stay one of the best.

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September 2019 LCT 21 In Focus In Focus Nick Garthwaite

In Ghent with the UK apprentices About Nick: Nick Garthwaite is managing director at increase in turnover and profitability. Christeyns UK. He started his working life as Garthwaite was made President of Bradford an apprentice engineer at David Brown Gear Chamber of Commerce in 2017 and has just handed Industries in Huddersfield who manufactured gears over his two year tenure but will remain an active and gear units in the 1970s. board member. He also sits on the Board of the In 1984 Garthwaite joined Flender, a large “Producer City”, an initiative set up by the Council, German firm. He started as a salesman and was University and Chamber and various other local managing director by the time he left in 2010. and regional business groups including Bradford Garthwaite then joined Christeyns in August and Airedale Manufacturing Alliance (BAMA). 2010 as managing director. Christeyns UK are Both Garthwaite and Christeyns actively support based in Bradford with a European HQ in Ghent, local and regional charities. Belgium. In his spare time, he likes spending time Since joining the firm, Garthwaite has with his family; he has two daughters and four instigated the acquisition of several companies grandchildren. He also likes clay pigeon shooting, to add to the group and been instrumental in the walking and narrow boating.

On his industry career…

It might seem a big step from engineering to laundry chemicals but it’s not really. I trained as an engineer and previously worked for Flender Power Transition for 26 years, which was a fantastic On sustainability… company built on German efficiency. The impact our industry has on available can reduce a launderer’s possible meet these goals. Engineering now plays a the environment is significant. In impact on the environment as well The end user is also now much very big role in what we do at terms of the resources it uses and as having a positive affect on the more aware of environmental and Christeyns and as technology the environmental effects of waste bottom line. sustainable issues in daily life and advances, this is becoming more water as well as the chemicals TSA negotiated the Climate want to feel reassured that the so. Our engineering team play Presenting certificates to apprentices being discharged throughout the Change Agreement with the launderer they choose, be that a significant role in driving the laundry processes. government to encourage commercial or high street, meet commercial laundry sector in the foster a culture of passion and that is a big part of the overall However, these sustainability laundries and textile rental their own levels of care. UK forward, with a multi-faceted enthusiasm so that staff want to company strategy. Apprentices challenges facing the industry services to use energy more There is however still much offering that encompasses come to work, want to achieve, are the future of the industry and are an opportunity to provide efficiently. The reward for more to be done, particularly in consultancy, water and energy create and reach goals. We try to its important to be a 100 per cent cost effective solutions to help participating companies is a spreading the opportunities for saving programmes, chemical do this by focusing on employee committed to giving them all the customers stay ahead. The substantial rebate on the Climate change out on a global basis but innovation and training. wellbeing and engagement, offer tools required to flourish. combination of equipment, Change Levy tax and our aim is things are moving in the right I am a very strong advocate of plenty of opportunity for training, With our scheme, the programming and chemicals now to help as many companies as direction. “process thinking” and we apply advancement and chance to apprentices get to try out all this to all aspects in the workplace feedback, suggest and comment. the departments over a one or at Christeyns. These principles As I started out my career as two year period so that they can have brought positive benefits to an apprentice, this was something not only know more about our the business and its people, more I was very keen to introduce at business but are also more able to structure and direction. Christeyns and we now have a choose the career path that they I believe it’s important to very active apprenticeship scheme are best suited to. On industry developments…

Ours is an industry that is suppliers, our role has become an operation, this can include evolving all the time. Hygiene much more multi-faceted. We now systems advice and water and chemicals may not at first seem provide a partnership in which energy conservation, installation, Community work in Bradford that engaging but innovation, we have increased influence training and servicing. environmental challenges, on the day to day running of The necessity to keep tight dwindling resources, global and tabs on water, energy and time has local issues, all make for a very led to laundries looking more and diverse and interesting business more to sophisticated data capture that keeps us on our toes. programmes that will guide them On industry collaboration… Innovation in technology, as in the right direction. However, well as in the chemistry, means in order to be more efficient, this We are very much involved in collaboration with providers new opportunities. that change is constant and the data has to be interpreted and used the work of the TSA and other from complimentary industries, This is not an industry industry needs to work to keep in the right way. bodies promoting development such as software and technology sector, nor are we in a time, to be up and where possible, ahead. One key issue here is that not and cooperation in the industry. suppliers, that extends our complacent. It is imperative that We have seen technology make only is a skills gap developing Through our support of Bradford offering but more importantly the industry keeps up, continues huge changes in the running of with staff on the laundry floor Manufacturing Week, work in provides additional services and to innovate and does not get left commercial laundries and even involved in more and more button the community with schools and benefits for our customers. One behind. In my mind bringing on in high street drycleaning outlets pressing, but the challenge for colleges, we strive to spread the example of this would be our new talent, providing excellent where machinery and chemistry us, is that as our role broadens it word about the positive future Laundry Dashboard and Laundry and relevant training and skills is much more sophisticated. As requires greater involvement in of chemical manufacturing and X-pert data capture technology. development, is crucial in textiles become more complex, terms of time and manpower. Just help channel the workforce of the There is room for more achieving this goal. At the end With some of the chemical solutions need to adapt how far can we go and how do we future. exploration into potential of the day it’s the people and their apprentices at the new also. gear up to provide this extended Over the past few years industry partners and we passion for the industry that will engineering facility We are no longer just chemical service. Christeyns has engaged in are always on the look out for keep it moving forward.

22 LCT September 2019 News ISO certifications awarded for Mitre’s green initiatives Mitre Linen, one of the UK’s environment. “Everyone in the company don’t see it as the end of the road. leading suppliers of bedding, “We’ve done it! Establishing has played a part in helping us We will continue to introduce new towelling and soft furnishings more environmentally friendly to introduce greener ways of green initiatives wherever possible to the hospitality industry, has ways of doing business has been working while maintaining our to further enhance our contribution been awarded ISO certification one of our key objectives over the high standards of quality and to a cleaner, greener world. We’re in two areas which benefit the past few years,” said Mitre Linen efficiency. The Mitre team is very already asking colleagues to come environment. general manager Kate Gough. proud of this achievement, but we up with more ideas.” ISO 500001 for Energy Management is awarded for the implementation of systems which integrate energy management into every part of a business. ISO 140001 for Environmental Management recognises an effective systematic approach to reducing the adverse impact business activities, processes, products and services have on the Jensen remain positive despite slight drop in revenue The latest report from Jensen highlight that the absence of large- scale projects in the first half year have led to a slightly lower revenue compared to last year. The revenue amounted to 177.6 million Euro in the first six months. Thanks to strong investments in new products and markets, the group management remains positive for the future. Fortunately, the laundry industry is still a growing market. Worldwide travel flows continue to rise steadily. As Jensen say, today, 1.3 billion people are on the move, and soon every fifth inhabitant of the world will travel. Jensen’s report adds that UNWTO, the United Nations’ Tourism Organisation, expects the number of arrivals worldwide grow to 1.8 billion until 2030 – all thanks to the growing prosperity in Europe, South America and Asia. The number of tourists is increasing, as are stays in hospitals and nursing homes. Their two-tier sales strategy with high-tech products from their Western factories and single NEVER machines exported from their own factory in China under the ALPHA by JENSEN brand is bearing fruit. LOOKED This new second brand with its range of value-engineered BETTER machines was officially introduced in the North-American market at the recent Clean Show in New Orleans in June. Jensen found BRILLIANT-WHITE LINENS AT JUST 40°C. that the reactions from customers visiting their booth were very Now everyone will notice how amazing your whites look, and no one encouraging, particularly about their new product launches for will guess your secret. OxyGuard™40 gives you the whitest whites at the washroom and the finishing area as well as their Industry 4.0 the coolest temps—so your linens will never look their age. solutions with laundry robotics utilising AI from Inwatec and total data management with Globe by Gotli Labs. “After many years of continuous powered by Triple-E Engineering growth, we had already expected such a slight consolidation, especially because there were less big turnkey projects than in ECOLAB LTD the past” explains Jesper Munch PO BOX 11, Winnington Avenue UK: +44 16 06 74488 www.uk.ecolab.eu Jensen, CEO of the Jensen Group. “Nevertheless, we approach Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 4DX IE: +353 1 276 3500 www.ie.ecolab.eu the future with confidence. Our engineering teams are now going ©2017 EcolabTM USA Inc. All rights reserved. many extra miles to make sure Contact Ecolab to learn more. that we will be able to excite our customers, and grow our market shares and revenues.”

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24 LCT September 2019 News Industry rallies to assist fire damaged Chichester business Home and Dry Laundries suffered The Barbanti finishing products at the end of July. -TexID, Mach 1 Engineering a small fire with extensive smoke equipment specification needed Barbanti even supplied the steam installations and a special thank damage on 11 April 2019 at their pinning down so Willkins, her boiler, a custom rectangular you goes out to the loyalty of their main processing facility based in daughter Stephanie and Glue flew finishing table and spotting table customers for sticking with them, Chichester, West Sussex. out to Mirandola, Italy to visit the to aid in the speed of recovery. Pressing Needs for coming to The cause of the fire was factory in mid July. Willkins and her team the rescue on processing and the undetermined. Julia Willkins, Having decided on the exact gratefully acknowledge the dogged determination of Home principal at Home and Dry, states, finishing equipment required, tremendous efforts made by the and Dry staff to get them up and “We have always been very safety Barbanti was able to ship all manufacturers, their distributor running again. conscious and it was disappointing that the external investigators could not identify the reason.” The damage extended to customer garments, contract linen as well as all of the machinery, fixtures and fittings on the ground floor. Willkins, realising the importance of business continuity started the claims/recovery procedure as well as put into action the disaster recovery plan she hoped she would not ever have to use. THE ONLY WET CLEANING SYSTEM Pressing Needs, a nearby laundry based in Southampton, kindly accepted diverted linen and provided lower than market rate pricing for the duration of the WITHOUT PRE-BRUSHING! additional workload. With the help of Pressing Needs as well as the use of commercial Lanadol X-PRESS cleans favourites quickly and reliably. launderettes in the local area, Home and Dry were fully operational within three days of the incident. All claims for customer garments and linen were quickly settled ahead of the main claim with the insurers. All staff were retained during the downtime and redeployed to other parts of the business, namely home cleaning services, driving duties and even home pressing. The machinery was taken away and independently assessed for possible reuse. Unfortunately, the smoke damage and possible concealed heat damage meant they were a total write off. Specialist contractors sent from the insurers carried out a thorough clean and redecoration of the ground floor. Once the space was suitable for outside contractors in mid-July, Vaughan Concepts completed an initial space plan of the replacement machinery. Newly hired operations manager, James Glue, having entered the industry two weeks earlier from the office supply industry, swung into action, managed the cost levelling process, made recommendations to Willkins and created an action plan to get the facility up and running by the end of August. Given the restraints of traditional August factory shut downs, Willkins and Glue made a case to Stahl and Barbanti to produce and ship all equipment in time for a relaunch of the facility at the end of August. Both manufacturers, realising the urgency of requirement, adjusted production to accommodate the request with the TURN WALK-IN CUSTOMERS INTO REGULARS: WITH LANADOL X-PRESS Stahl washers and dryers arriving on site one week after order placement. Lanadol X-PRESS eliminates pre-brushing for up to 95 % of all textiles. This environmentally friendly system prevents application errors and cleans your customers’ favourite pieces quickly and reliably. Wet cleaning invented by Kreussler offers sustainable, cost-effective solutions for all textiles – even the top 5 % most delicate pieces – thanks to especially developed cleaning agents. This makes the Lanadol process an ideal complement for dry cleaners and laundries that want to offer 360° service. Extremely gentle on fabrics with optimum cleaning effectiveness, it meets the demands of both allergy sufferers and environmentally conscious customers.

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The business now Groom Formal Hire and Wedding been vacant for over a year, so this Theatre, London, to install a operates three stores – Victorias Cars, has also relocated to the is a timely boost for Banbridge’s series of wetcleaning machines in Carrickfergus, Presto Clean in same premises. Since moving retail offering. and finishing equipment into their Lisburn and White Label Cleaners to our new facility, our sales “The acquisitions of Victorias laundry department, which would in Banbridge. The company are up 20-30 per cent with our and Presto Clean was a strategic be used to clean cast costumes for currently employs 11 staff in total automation processes greatly decision by Gareth and his team, sell-out shows. and cleans more than 2,500 items increasing our overall efficiency.” accelerating the growth of the Prior to the order being placed, per week. He added: “The Banbridge business. This new facility will after each show, Renzacci UK Gareth Hodgen, managing store is going to be a central hub support the needs of the company were required to collect the cast’s director at White Label Cleaners, for all our services and we’re as it continues to expand in the costumes, transport them back said: “I started White Label investing in further automation years ahead.” to their showroom facility in Cleaners in 2010 as I didn’t feel technology. Our automatic Feltham, and clean each one using there was a good service locally. bagging machine is a first for a Electrolux’s lagoon® Advanced I moved our business banking drycleaners in Ireland and it is Pictured are (L-R) Judith Armstrong, business banking manager at Danske Care wetcleaning system. to Danske Bank to support our saving us around £20,000 a year Bank; Gareth Hodgen, managing director at White Label Cleaners; Oonagh This was followed by a high growth and they have helped us in labour. We’re hoping to open a Murtagh, head of South Business Centre, Danske Bank and Susan Hodgen quality finishing process to each garment, using Pony’s range of best-in-class finishing equipment, ready for the next show time. LES announces Impressed with the cleaning quality of garments and keen Back to the swinging 1960s new MD to process costumes in-house, Palace Theatre decided to order a Laundry Engineering Services lagoon® Advanced Care Essential for staff at Christeyns (LES) of Simonstone, Lancashire wetcleaning set and Pony’s has announced Paul Haden as finishing equipment, to take back their managing director. Haden control of their cleaning. brings a wealth of industry The range of textiles used for knowledge and experience that each costume is extremely diverse, will complement the existing including wool, linen, chiffon, lace team at LES. and more, so it was important to Palace Theatre that the system was capable of processing delicate garments. Electrolux’s New start-up connects solvent-free wetcleaning system, complemented by Pony’s range of finishing machines, fitted the bill dosing systems perfectly. Palace Theatre explained that Cornish International is a Cornish International say they the machines would need to be new start up, formed to work are quickly able to assess in real transported up two flights of stairs with chemical and equipment time, remotely, at your desk in prior to installation. Fortunately, chemical companies worldwide the office the wash programmes due to the flexibility of the in the hygiene, janitorial and being used (or not), the frequency machines, Renzacci UK’s team of commercial laundry industries. of washing, how much water is engineers were able to dismantle The company specialises in used, cost per wash, calibration the machines into compartments connecting companies and to ensure the correct amount of that could be carried up the stairs, people through a well-established chemical is being used for the then swiftly reassemble them. network of contacts. wash and even automatically Following installation, Michael Cornish International tell billing to the client for their J Michael, Renzacci UK’s technical us that connectivity of laundry chemical supplies. sales manager and master lagoon® dosing systems over the internet Inherent inaccuracies of pump specialist, ran a complimentary which can be controlled and systems is often the reason for poor three-day training session to calibrated remotely is now a very results in the wash and without ensure staff were comfortable with real option. monitoring flow rates this will using the machines. It’s not a new idea and the continue to be a key contributory “This project was a really Christeyns employees at BBQ business was first involved with factor towards a poor wash. exciting one for us. Initially we research and development on this Calibrating this automatically and were responsible for the cleaning of Specialist chemicals and staff entered the spirit with BBQ. 15-20 years ago. They found the remotely ensures the best optimal cast costumes but, having explored manufacturer Christeyns UK some imaginative costumes. A total of £300 was raised industry was not quite ready for results are achieved. the cost savings and environmental recently held its annual staff Music from the decade and for local charity Forget Me the technology but now today, with The new systems also have benefits of bringing their laundry BBQ at its headquarters in games were enjoyed by all, Not Children’s Hospice, one of the connectivity of everything, the the option of sending texts to in-house, it was a no-brainer Bradford. with managing director Nick Christeyns chosen charities for laundry industry is embracing a managers when things are not for them to proceed” comments The theme was the 1960s Garthwaite in charge of the 2019. paradigm shift in technology. running smoothly. Michael.

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2 Est. 1994 0 BUSINESS TRANSFER AGENTS 1 SOLELY TO THE DRY CLEANING & LAUNDRY INDUSTRY 8 www.lawrenceco.net HAMPSHIRE – DRY NORTH WEST LONDON CLEANING UNIT, LONG MODERN DRY CLEANING A must for your 2018 diary ESTABLISHED T/O £2,000+ RECEIVER T/O £1,000 p.w. Sunday 22 and Monday 23 April P.W.Lease Rent £19,400p.a. Rent £12,750 p.a.. £49,750 + £69,500+sav offers DC2032 SAV. DC1921R WEST SUSSEX – DRY SURREY DRY CLEANING FREE ENTRY • FREE TRAINING CLEANING GROUP. T/O UNIT T/O £2,500 p.w. £490,000 NET OF VAT. TENURE: Lease Rent FREE PARKING • FREE PRIZE DRAWS LEASE RENTS £34,400. £26,000 p.a.+vat and serv EXCELLENT PROFITS. charges £64,500+SAV A SOUNDLY SURREY – DRY CLEANERS £425,000+VAT Offers DC1932 SURREY +ACCOMODATION T/O ESTABLISHED AND Sign up for the Networking Dinner! HERTFORDSHIRE – Dry HERTFORDSHIRE DRY LONGSTANDING IRONING £1550p.w. Rent Income Cleaners T/O £2,400 pw CLEANING UNIT T/O £12,000p.a. Lease rent BUSINESS T/O £4,000 per As part of the event there’s also a networking Rent Income £7,100p.a.+ £1,500-£1,800per week. week. Rent £6,500 p.a.. £23,000p.a. £89,995 +sav £10,980p.a. Cash Machine Rent £11,000 p.a. dinner held on the evening of Sunday 22 April at OFFERS considered income £12,000p.a. Lease RETIREMENT. £120,000 OFFERS £65,000 + CONSIDERED DC1947 the nearby Macdonald Berystede Hotel. It’s a DC2029 Rent £11,500+vat + service SAV. DC1896 relaxed, fun and social evening providing a – Dry charge. EXCELLENT WEST SUSSEX – DRY WEST LONDON BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CLEANING GROUP. T/O Cleaning Receivers T/O POTENTIAL £90,000 welcome break COIN OPERATED £490,000 NET OF VAT. from the hectic £4,000 p.w. Lease Rent REDUCED DC2021 LAUNDERETTE & DRY £35,000p.a. LEASE RENTS £34,400. EX- day on the £130,000+sav BUCKINGHAMSHIRE DRY CLEANING T/.O £85,000 CELLENT PROFITS. DC2028 CLEANING UNIT T/O £1,300 p.a. RENT £9,400 P.A.. exhibition floor. £425,000+VAT SURREY RECEIVER T/O - 1,400P.W. Rent £65,000+ SAV. DC1993 Book your place £1,400+pw RENT £16,500+vat. £45,000 + SAV. early to avoid £13,000p.a. £30,000+sav DC1979 disappointment. DC2012 HAMPSHIRE – DRY CLEANING UNIT, LONG ES- It costs £75pp or SURREY DRY CLEANING - Don’t have enough capacity and £700 for a table of 10. UNIT T/O £3,000p.w. LEASE TABLISHED T/O £2,000+ East London & Kent RENT £18,000p.a. P.W.Lease Rent £19,400p.a. want to offer more services. Reliable high quality dry If you’re staying overnight MEG Events has cleaning, shirt & laundry service can help you grow your secured preferential rates with the Macdonald £120,000+SAV DC2014 £69,500+sav offers DC2032 business. Call Mark on 07515329786 to discuss. Berystede Hotel.

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● TRADE WORK Fenton Business Sales SHIRT LAUNDRY & FLAT WORK solely for the dry Cleaning & Laundry industry WEST/CENTRALSHOP FOR SALE LONDON AREA www.fentonbusinesssales.co.uk Extra capacityDUE available TO for trade. RETIREMENT We can offer a pressed and hand finishedFULLY shirt EQUIPPEDfrom £1 DRYCLEANERS & CARDIFF – LAUNDRETTE LONDON – UNIT T/O LONDON – UNIT T/O SURREY – UNIT T/O and a competitively & RECEIVER NET PROFIT £2,600P.W. COUNTER £7,500PW RENT £45,000P.A. £73,000P.A. LEASE RENT pricedSHOE flatwork REPAIR service. & KEY CUTTING BUSINESS RETIREMENT £320,000+SAV £12,000P.A. £54,500 +SAV Trade dry cleaning, £30,000 RENT £12,000 P.A LEASE RENT £12,500P.A. leathers/suedes, specialist,BUCKINGSHIRE DC2058 DC2053 alterations/repairs, shoe repairs, RATES £4,900P.A MODERN £65,000+SAV OFFERS curtainsRent, available Rates also & Service charge £13,000 SURREY -UNIT T/O ESSEX - UNIT T/O £1800PW. EQUIPMENT POA DC2048 AllTel Equipment : 07887 708 and 057 stock inclusive. PRICE £69,000 £2,500P.W.+ LEASE RENT LEASE RENT £13,500P.A. C1223 LONDON – RECEIVER T/O £15,000P.A. £90,000+SAV RATES £0. RETIREMENT Tel: 07727 117 691 LONDON – LAUNDERETTE SALE HIGH MARGINS £41,600P.A. LEASE RENT FREEHOLD, BUSINESS & Email: [email protected] T/O £88,000 RENT £11,000 3 BED ACCOMMODATION £65,000+SAV DC2054. £10,000P.A. £15,000 DC2043 £69,500 OFFERS DC2069 £640,000 DC2044 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE – UNIT PLUS OPTION FOR UNIT & T/O £1,300P.W. LEASE RENT LAUNDRY & SHIRT SERVICES HERTFORDSHIRE – UNIT LONDON – UNIT T/O COFFEE SHOP. DC2043 £16,500+VAT P.A. £30,000+SAV Premium quality shirt service T/O £1,800P.W. LEASE RENT available to the trade £1/shirt £1,400P.W. LEASE RENT OFFERS DC1979. •Covering all areas of London BEDFORDSHIRE – UNIT T/O £11,600P.A. RETIREMENT ●•Competitively TRADE priced WORK laundry work £16,500P.A. £30,000 +SAV £40,000+SAV DC2052 SURREYCLASSIFIEDS – IRONING •Free collection and delivery available. C1537 By appointment to Her Majesty the £110,000P.A. + £31,000 AGENT. Queen Cleaners of Soft Furnishings OFFERS DC2038 By appointment to H.R.H. The BUSINESS. T/O £4,000P.W. Call 07878 028187 and Carpets LEASE RENT £13,000P.A. SERV HERTFORDSHIREPrince of Wales Suppliers and-UNIT BRING Cleaners of Soft Furnishings COLLECTION & DELIVERY CHG £2,400P.A. £54,950+SAV T/O £5000 PW RENT £27,000 LEASE RENT £6,500P.A. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE – RESULTS DRY CLEANING | SHIRT EXPERIENCED £249,000 +SAV OFFERS. OFFERS DC2049 £120,000 OFFERS DC1947 LAUNDRY | BED LINEN | TOWELS SHIRT LAUNDRY DRYCLEANINGLAUNDERETTE & RECEIVER PLANT MANAGERDC2066 COVERING ALL AREAS ACROSS WEST/CENTRAL ESSEX – UNIT T/O £2,500 RENT T/O £85,000P.A. LEASE RENT LONDON T/O £2,100 PER CENTRAL LONDON LONDON AREA West London ESSEX – UNIT T/O £2,000 P.W £19,800P.A. £79,500 +SAV • High Quality Dry Cleaning CALL Extra capacity available for trade. Long established,£9,400P.A. prestige £65,000+SAV company based WEEK. in West RENT London £21,750 requires PA manager.RENT £9,549P.A. £79,000+SAV ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED • Hand-Finished Shirts Knowledge of S.E.D./HOFFERS & S essential. DC1993 Proven management£79,000 history, DC2055 quality and customerDC2057 focus essential. DC2065 • Bed Linen + Towels We can offer a pressed and hand 0118 fi nished shirt from £1. Competitive reward package offered to the successful candidate. Forward thinking individual with desire to be part • Competitive Prices of a winning team. • Free Collection and Delivery Trade dry cleaning, leathers/ SOME FEES CAN BE PAID USING BBX CASHLESS PAYMENTS – CALL Mark for details. 901 Available suedes, specialist, alterations/ Please send C.V. and details of current position to repairs, shoe repairs, curtains Energy Performance Certifi cates (EPCs) recommended solicitors • State-Of-The-Art Factory and [email protected] 4471 Machinery available also Call Mark on 0203Good 9171711 references essential. Mark ashton & Co solicitors 01273 273530 Contact: 07951 931 564 C1595 Tel : 07887 708 057 C1596 www.fentonenergyconsultants.co.uk – hamed ovaisi 01323 407555 C1223

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RELUCTANT SALE ● MACHINERY FOR SALE QUALITY DRY CLEANERS FOR SALE IN HERTFORDSHIRE Laundry & Dry Cleaning An opportunity has arisen to acquire a high quality drycleaners in machines for sale Hertfordshire doing an exceptional turnover of £6,500 per week. The Well maintained equipment from a full FOR SALE working Laundry for sale. Still in use, 4 x Speed Queen coin-op business is fully refurbished to a high standard and the equipment and can be viewed in Borehamwood. Gas Dryers 30/30 includes a Union 18kg Multi Solvent Dry Cleaning machines, 2 Hoffman 1 x Ipso 35lb Coin-op Sale includes: Bowe Dry Cleaning Machine Washer Presses, Girbau Wet Cleaning washer and dryer, Sankosha Single Buck 6 x Miele Washing Machines Various spotting, fi nishing and 2 x Ipso 16lb Coin-op washers Shirt Press, BMM Weston 2 Meter Roller Ironer. 6 x Milnor Washing Machines pressing machines Folding tables, Storage/ 1 x JLA Suzi self operated 3 x Milnor Tumble Driers All the above equipment is ‘Brand New’ and less than a year old so there transportation bins and other Boiler is no additional unexpected cost 7 x Milnor Tumble Driers accessories 2 x Ghidini steam cabinets 2 x Vacuum Units An opportunity to acquire a highly profi table business which is fully staff For details please contact [email protected] or 020 3640 8954 wtresource.com ‘Laundry’ 1 x Galvanised Water Tank run and has enormous potential for an owner operator does not come or visit and search Tel: 07958 060220 round often. This sale is due to the owners other business commitments No Time Wasters Serious Buyers only please. If you’re interested. Please contact 07968 135 586 for more details. PLACE YOUR RECRUITMENT, COMING IN THE OCTOBER EDITION

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• Conveyors Continued on Page 8 >>> Customers want SALE ADVERT HERE clean garments Barbanti and with the move toward spending arbanti has been producing shirt finishing equipment and/or eliminating the need for Parrisianne Dry Cleaning less time on chores and more Bfor over 20 years and are post-production touch up. Heated recovery. The 484 can process authorised to be distributed by front blades, shirt tail, front and up to 40 shirts per hour and on leisure, the market for TexID. side tensioning are achieved with can be fitted with rounded Solutions Ltd Tabish Aiman, managing dedicated stretching clamps to cuff clamps, full electronic cleaning and pressing of shirts director at TexID says: provide a flawless shirt body touchscreen control and can “Barbanti’s approach is to make every time.” handle polo shirts and blouses. ames Holt, managing is growing. But how should all of its equipment scaled to Barbanti equipment has Aiman concludes: “The director of Parrisianne Dry the production needs of the intuitive operator controls via a undisputed production JCleaning Solutions Ltd, has laundries tap into this market? garment processor. All Barbanti touchscreen control panel which leader from Barbanti seen the market for laundered shirt finishers use soft finish enable a new operator to be up comes in shirts constantly increase year What equipment should they production, saving valuable and running within minutes, the form of on year since the early 2000s. energy in the unnecessary heating using both pre-set and custom the recently In his opinion, there are several FROM deploy to cope with customer of hot plates as well as fine tuning programmes. redesigned model contributing reasons for this – the correct amount of steam The multi garment machine 883 double buck shirt “families having less time to • Sustainability - demand? and hot air to achieve dialled in - model 451 - provides high machine. This powerhouse wash and iron shirts at home, a perfection shirt after shirt.” production rates of up to 25 shirts boasts a production fashion change to wearing not per hour for wet shirts straight capacity of up to 80 shirts Barbanti has recently “A major benefit of the soft only trousers and a shirt, but out of the washing machine. The per hour. The enclosed redesigned their model 883 finish approach is the long life instead, jeans and a good shirt 451 can also act as a form finisher cabinet design creates double buck shirt machine of the padding material. Gone on a night out, and the retail Adam Bernstein takes a peek for jackets and coats saving the a reliable humidity and which is capable of are the days of routine padding shops selling shirts in offers need to purchase and locate two temperature environment processing up to 80 shirts changes due to wear from hot of four shirts for a low price.” separate machines. for unrivalled quality while per hour plates. The tensioning nature of As a result, Parrisianne has hot air blowing means every seam For a larger capacity the model at the same time provides seen “a massive increase of sales is perfectly finished minimising 484, a dedicated single buck a best in class, energy for the Sankosha range of shirt shirt machine with optional heat consumption savings.” finishers, widely acknowledged as the bench mark in the industry.” Holt adds that Sankosha takes Dane Realstar great pride in producing a machine Barbanti’s 484 model can process up to 40 shirts per that not only “does the job it is built to do but has a long-lasting ccording to Nicholas hour and can also handle working lifetime.” He reckons that Higgs, partner and sales this a user-friendly machine.” blouses and polo shirts It’s also worth noting that it’s reliable and because of these and service manager at Further, automatic vertical the end of the cycle rotating 90 A the unit is now available with or factors, “is very economical to Dane Realstar, there are a tensioning on the body, adjustable degrees and lowering clear of the without its own built-in boiler. invest in and use.” All machines M and H Cleaners taking Greener detergents number of products that his shoulder width and pneumatic shirt for unloading. Next for Higgs is the Fimas firm has that will make life adjustable sleeve clamps “ensure come with a standard one-year careful delivery from 317 shirt and form finisher. He As with some of the other warranty on parts and labour, a Parrisianne of new easier for laundries. an optimum finish” – all aided products from Fimas, joystick describes the unit as being similar three-year warranty on the PC Sankosha units He points first to the Fimas by an adjustable airflow to control of the sleeve clamp to the 314.03 model but differs in board and a five-year warranty on 314.03 blown shirt and form accommodate more delicate height adjustment “ensures garments. that it has a pneumatic cradle all welded parts. finisher. “This is a blown universal for side and rear clamp plates the elimination of creases on steam pressures of up to 6.5 bar.) shirt/form finisher which can also Higgs says that the joystick the sleeve/arm seams.” And Over the last 15 years Holt but had no shirt unit, so was having control of the sleeve clamp positioning and tensioning, choice says that Parrisianne’s relationship The delivery to M and H do jackets, coats and raincoats.” automatically timed cycles for Attrezzature per lo stiro industriale to press shirts on a utility press and of cuff clamp shapes, rotary cuff with Sankosha has grown to the Cleaners took place several He reckons that it’s “very versatile height adjustment “allows for pressing and clamp devices, with Industrial Finishing Equipment iron table. “He had come to realise finishers, and an automatic front extent that, according to Holt, weeks later and the changeover for a busy drycleaner” wishing to the elimination of creases on adjustable clamp pressure “means that this was costing too much time pressing plate. This unit is only “Parrisianne are in the top five was completed in a day, with finish a variety of garments. It the sleeve/arm seams and that that the shirt or garment receives and money,” says Holt. automatic timed cycles for available for connection to central Sankosha dealers in the world, shirts being processed first thing features a touchscreen display steam supplies. the best result whatever shape or the following day. “Within one Mohammad called Parrisianne. pressing and clamp devices, with with sales of almost 500 units Following detailed analysis, it was on the control panel and fully But ‘top of the range’ for Higgs size.” week,” says Holt, “the operator automatic controls. adjustable clamp pressure mean Hand Finish Quality installed in the UK.” Because of recommended that Mohammad is the Fimas 389 blown shirt Other features to note include this growth, a massive amount of was producing between 38-42 The unit has a telescopic that shirts or garments receive photocell control for automatic installed the Sankosha LP590E finisher. “This,” he says, “is the knowledge of the shirt industry has shirts an hour and the amount of body form and constant vacuum the best result whatever shape or positioning of the rear clamp with and LP690E (which was financed perfect blown shirt finisher for with Automated Production Rates been acquired and this in turn has, touch up was greatly reduced.” for loading, along with a front size.” The heated front press panel the lower shirt edge, a rear control by Parrisianne). As with M and H drycleaners, combining ease of claims Holt, helped Parrisianne Another of Parrisianne’s pressing plate which moves to one automatically unlocks at the end mirror, pneumatic adjustment of Cleaners, Holt says the machines operation with the high level of guide people down the right path customers, Akbar Mohammad of side for ease of loading “making of the cycle moving to the side for the shoulder width, and special were installed very quickly. “Mr technology expected of the Fimas when investing on market entry Concord Cleaners, had a different unloading. oval clamps to hold up the sleeves Mohammad,” says Holt, “could range giving superb value for or when seeking to increase their problem according to Holt. He was that rotate and fit to the cuff shape. The Fimas new collar cuff not believe the ease with which money, and many energy efficient share of the shirt market. pressing about 400 shirts a week, features.” Moving on, Higgs points out press 387.60 from Dane his shirts were now being finished. another of Dane’s offerings - the Realstar which can be Holt illustrates the point when This has also allowed staff to This shirt finisher works he refers to one of his customers - Fimas 387 collar cuff press. This connected to central steam finish the garments that have been with wet or dry shirts (dry M and H Cleaners. It already had a • Duvet cleaning shirts will need extra finishing). unit, as he explains, has either services drycleaned, with time to spare and shirt unit, but it was old and causing a steam or electrically heated not be under pressure to get the In describing its operation, many problems, with breakdowns, polished head top buck and safety Online Collection and Delivery day’s work finished on time.” Higgs says that “an air operated shirts requiring touching up and rail, timer control, full vacuum, and sleeve placket.” In summary, Parrisianne offers sequence simultaneously clamps controls. Sleeve height is fully a very slow process. “The owner, and push button controls for Higgs says that the 296 “will a range of Sankosha products the collar, presses the front panel adjustable and the strong plates PATENTED D P Assad Shaker, was recommended E Assad Shaker, was recommended give you between 45/60 shirts per NT ATE E AT NT closing. He says that “two models P ED ranging from the MF350 multi of the body with a heated panel, for pressing the cuff and placket to Parrisianne by a friend. We are available, (387.50) standard hour with one operator, processing shirt unit, LP560E and LP590E the shoulders and sleeves and are, as Higgs notes, “expertly talked and offered some options and (387.60) vertical compact shirts of any size.” He says that single buck shirt finishers, rear tail and lower traction plates positioned for best results.” Mod. to help improve his production design with a smaller footprint if paired with a collar cuff press and Mod. Sankosha machines from the LP190E double buck shirt tension the body stretching the The last product Higgs draws and quality. After the first visit size is an issue… the (387.60) also a second operator, productivity is P650 Parrisianne work on steam finishers, and collar and cuff shirt body and tightening the attention to is the Fimas 298 TP67 Shaker was advised of the best way offers an extra 20 per cent greater increased significantly. pressures of up to 6.5 bar presses to match the production seams. Steam injection and double rotating pressed shirt forward, which was the removal pressing power.” As with other Fimas units, of the shirt finishers. Online Collection and Delivery powerful hot blowing function it comes with a touchscreen finisher which he believes gives of his old machine and installation finish the shirt. These two units can be “a high-quality crisp firm finish of a Sankosha LP560E single buck connected to central steam display on the control panel and The unit has a touchscreen to the body, yoke, shoulders, shirt press and LP690E collar and services, or a range of integrated has automatic controls. Loading display on the control panel and long and short sleeves and sleeve cuff press with tensioning and boilers. and starting is controlled by The Fimas 296 single fully automatic controls. However, foot pedal. The bodyform “has a placket.” He considers the 298 checking the quality of the a foot print of 660mm wide and SUMMER IS HERE buck shirt unit from manual control functions allow Something else to consider is, to be his “flagship, cutting-edge 1000mm deep.” Holt says that suggests Higgs, the Fimas 296 powerful vacuum” over the whole cleaning itself and, most recently, Dane Realstar. The plates override of the separate functions, technologically advanced introducing a ‘Collect at Door’ these would prove to be a great single buck pressed shirt finisher area when loading; manual control START YOUR PREPARATIONS automatically open at the adjustment of the cycles, “and,” machine for high volume shirt service which allows customers space saver compared to the old – “the best on the market for the functions allow override of the end of the cycle moving clear says Higgs, “specific operations separate functions, adjustment of finishing with considerable to hand off their next order to collar cuff press. Further, the On the moveto enhance the finish of difficult finishing of wet and dry shirts… production capacity.” The product SPOT’s easy to use app has been developed in the last couple of years and is branded for the FOR AUTUMN of the shirt for unloading the driver at the point that their new Sankosha shirt system units that gives a high-quality crisp the cycles, and specific operations drycleaner shirts.” The heated front press is an automatic unit for pressed current order is delivered. “would allow an increase in steam NEW LAUNDRY/LAUNDERETTE EQUIPMENT firm finish to the body, yoke, to “enhance the finish of difficult £50 panel automatically unlocks at shirts.” Side tensioners are fully shirt finishing, similar to the 296 The latter initiative not only pressure from the normal 4.5 bar shoulders, long and short sleeves ELECTROLUX LAC – WET CLEANING adjustable, with tensioning but with two 180 degree rotating saves customers even more to 6.5 bar”. This, says Holt, would • LADA preview body formers. time but, along with improved allow the shirts to be dried much DETERGENTS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!! In the rapidly moving world of modern collection + VAT logistics technology,TexID has enabled Ltd faster and so would increase and delivery services the customer may be king, Laundrapp to cut its3 roadColndale miles Rd, production. (All Sankosha shirt See page 30 by over a third sinceSlough it launched SL3 0HQ units can be used, Holt says, with but the app is the6 LCT beatingJuly / August heart. 2019 in 2015. www.texid.co.uk Online collection and delivery has been around Technology is [email protected] cornerstone to Laundrapp’s success,Mobile whose 07733 132 846 for only 20 years or so but has come on leaps and bounds service is hosted entirely on a Laundrapp customers download the app for custom built, in-house platform in that short time and especially since apps burst into life iPhone, iPad or Android or place an order that connects professional laundry online, then Laundrapp collects the clothing some seven years ago. and drycleaning businesses direct at a time and place chosen by the customer Now laundry and drycleaning choices are very different to customers via the smartphone in their pocket. In the UK, July / August 2019 LCT 7 for many, especially those living in cities. Jean Anderson their lifestyle and automating the Laundrapp cleans a garment LCT 7 payment process have become a every 10 seconds – operating in reports must have rather than a luxury.” over 100 towns and cities from or you will get left behind. Any Explaining SPOT Business Ben Lomond in the Scottish Dry Stream or SPOT. It is branded punter in our catchment area can Systems’ role in more detail he Highlands to Sandy Bay Beach in ustomers can get their for the cleaner. So, when you register and call on the service said, they are at the forefront Devon – and continues to expand cleaning done with a download it you would get say, whenever they need it. It’s as of providing the enabling with the support of partners who To contribute to these features please send C‘click of their fingers’, Bellevue Cleaners (in London). straightforward as that.” technologies so that a local dry are benefiting from this cutting which often involves just a few They are one of the people Bellevue Cleaners haven’t garment care specialist can rise edge technology. swipes on a tablet or phone. trialling the app for SPOT.” advertised the service but to the challenge of fulfilling this special packages devised with Looking ahead, Laundrapp The mobile app, RouteTrac, provides drivers with easy access to information such as customer No wonder that businesses “On a local level, drycleaners already have 15 deliveries a day change in customer preference. responsibilities - need flexibility, the customers’ needs in mind, is looking to grow the market offering a range of collection and can either partner with a national on average, “We will grow it “The front end of this process and so the service is available such as with their ‘Nine to Five’ further by reaching and appealing contact details, route progress, directions to the next stop, the time to get there and fastest delivery service to meet customer route details based on the latest traffic information delivery options, including apps, app provider such as Laundrapp organically,” Djemal said. is with a local garment care met consistently.” demands.” from 7am to 11pm, seven days a and ‘Dress to Impress’ deals to the ever-expanding group of receiving shops and commuter or ihateironing, or they can have Aiman’s advice to anyone specialist’s branded app on either Aiman continues: “For those CleanCloud has a number of week. consisting of a suit and five tech savvy users who continue Laundrapp’s CTO, Jodie drop off/pick up points are their own off the shelf app that is wanting to enter the fray? “If the iOS or Android platforms. garment care specialists taking tools at a drycleaners disposal shirts bundle or two dresses, for to seek modern services that help to our customers while providing enjoying success. customised to look like it’s theirs. they want to get into collection The retailer’s logo, theme, advantage of the existing front-end through their software and O’Rourke said: “We have found just £20. them gain back valuable time in the best quality of service and Industry entrepreneur Tabish “To develop apps cost between and delivery with relatively low look and feel, etc., are what the that while a fast turnaround time “Value for money is still an their busy everyday lives. ensuring a win-win for all the app’s such as Laundrapp, SPOT’s online platforms, including also provides Aiman of SPOT Business £50,000 and £150,000. They risk and low understanding then customer sees and interacts with. is helpful, a key benefit that important consideration for users Laundryheap stakeholders involved such as the (INCLUDES WEBSITE ADVERTISING has been closely back end works with these free hosted website and app and an email stating your interest to: Systems are not cheap but because we partner with an established app. “After set up using the retailer’s providing consistent app branding route-optimisation tools, that can customers enjoy is the ability to of our service, and so we employ on-demand laundry and drivers, partners, the business, the following developments over the pre-developed it and entered into “If they are entrepreneurial and have their items delivered to their economies of scale and improved own graphics and publishing, for customer facing invoices, significantly help grow a pickup drycleaning services with free customers and the environment. how can years. the relationship with Apple and home at hours outside of the usual efficiencies to keep our prices already have a small collection of customers can download the app, pricing etc. and maintaining a and delivery service. same day collection and delivery 2. Customer service: The SPOT system reports He said the arrival of the app Google we can get that cost down working day. competitive with those found services in the background then arrange collections/deliveries, tight rein on promised dates. Buni adds: “Keeping a current within 24 hours in the UK, we better support and repay the individual routes, gave operators the chance to to a few thousand.” “This home delivery option on the high street,” continued now is the time to invest in their view their orders and receive Reporting of contract pricing customer is more valuable than Ireland, the Netherlands and the trust our customers have put in special instructions, geo cover larger areas, offer a flexible Once the app is up and gives customer’s valuable time O’Rourke. own app with one of the Epos notifications, at the touch of their with the app provider is available getting a new customer, especially UAE. us for laundering their precious positioning and the van’s service and adjust prices locally running, the operator uses it to back into their lives to focus on The operations and technology Somesh Chopra, business suppliers. smartphone’s screen.” to streamline billing. if you can get them to increase and clothes. performance metrics so you would pay less in Leicester run their collection and delivery “To give you an idea, it’s less But this is just the start of the “While all this is going on, grow the amount of business they what’s important and means they teams at Laundrapp work consultant at Laundryheap said: 3. International expansion: than you would in London for service. than £2,000 to have your own app process in SPOT. Using the latest business intelligence data received do with you.” don’t have the awkward journey tirelessly to improve the customer “Our service offers a convenient how can we improve and instance. On trialling SPOT’s app, launched. It’s not a lot of money. connected enterprise technology, directly from SPOT reports can home carrying their drycleaning.” experience by continuously solution for time-strapped implement our proven business “You also got a choice for the Kenan Djemal of Bellevue “There are monthly hosting customer orders go directly into Customers also benefit from monitoring service and product customers, offering multiple model in more cities and [email protected] first time – previously it was fixed Cleaners Ltd, based in London’s fees of £180 a month but you are SPOT’s cloud based back end, real-time tracking functionality quality as well as developing new collection and delivery slots from countries and establish ourselves, “To give you an idea, it’s less list but with the apps customers Battersea said: “In 40 years we renting the tech, upgrades and the recording preferences, scheduling that allows mapping of driver features. 9am-midnight, that easily fits into eventually, as a major industry could say ‘collect my stuff and let had not done any collection and expertise.” and creating collection/delivery than £2,000 to have your own app locations, just like Uber. This includes hiring and their schedule and lifestyle. leader.” me know what I sent you’. delivery but we set up our central He continues: “Consumer manifests, seamlessly keeping the To further enhance the training its own fleet of drivers, “Several spas, salons and Chopra continues: “In terms Aiman said the way cleaners processing unit three years ago preferences, thanks to ever customer informed of progress, as launched. It’s not a lot of money. service, Laundrapp have created eateries comprise the B2B of international expansion, our operate is now evolving with the then started an online service.” evolving technology, are changing well as managing the production CleanCloud identify that customer segment. These clients presence is currently in four high street presence reducing, He could see how customer at a blistering pace. process. identify areas of improvement or that a simple booking service, typically use our laundry services countries and we are actively with smaller drop-off shops and demands were changing and “Where customers were “Once orders are assembled marketing. good organisation and tracking on a weekly basis for their seeking investment to expand lockers and the growth of central wanted to get into this new side quite happy to visit a local high using SPOT’s assisted assembly “Do we need to have more facilities and the ability for a business linen such as tablecloths, into other international markets, processing units in cheaper but of the business. They are covering street, do their weekly round and module or an automated assembly drivers on evening shifts as the customer to schedule recurring towels, sheets and uniforms. specifically France and Singapore strategically located areas. an area around their SW postcode return home, the convenience of rail from Metalprogetti, the app routes are filling up over the last pickups and deliveries are some of “The quick turnaround since the market conditions there “What people like Dry Stream location and will see how it ordering, on the go, from their updates automatically, advising few months? the key areas to focus on in order and flexibility coupled with are ripe for our business model to and my company, SPOT, now develops. smartphone, picking a collection the customer that their order is “Would a slower area benefit to grow your pickup and delivery the convenience of collections pan out. AND SOCIAL MEDIA TOO!) have developed in the last couple “You’ve got to embrace all and delivery time which suits ready. from a refer a friend discount to service. and deliveries straight to their “In conclusion, we are in the years is an app that drycleaners the technology that’s coming up “Using the new RouteTrac make the route more fruitful? A name already mentioned here doorstep makes Laundryheap a business of dealing with items can use. The app is not branded for driver app, garment care These are just some of the insights is Laundrapp, the on-demand preferred option for maintenance that are extremely dear, valuable specialists no longer have to rely on this new sales and production laundry and drycleaning service needs of such businesses. and vital for our customers and written delivery manifests taking environment offered by SPOT is which understands that customers “In our quest to be the best to be present and support them Orders CleanCloud: CleanCloud hours to get right. RouteTrac providing leading garment care are looking for time-saving provider of on-demand laundry throughout the process is one make it easy for customers with a simple booking service works in zones and time frames specialists throughout the world.”, the solutions in all areas of their lives and drycleaning services and to of the reasons why time and so that collections and deliveries The view at CleanCloud and are increasingly turning to maintain a competitive edge in the excellent customer service are and tracking facility on their are automatically grouped in an drycleaner point of sale and pick technology to achieve this goal. market, the business has had its the cornerstones of our business, app optimised fashion. RouteTrac up and delivery app software This has led to the development focus on three key areas: as reflected in the services we how soon can we pick even takes into account local provider, is that the drycleaning of Laundrapp’s award-winning 1. Time: provide.” traffic conditions so that delivery industry is going through a product which has won ‘App of CleanCloud’s view is that the on demand laundry market is up and deliver the laundry back or collection commitments can be rapid change. The traditional the Year’ at the Start-up Awards predicted to grow as the industry goes through rapid change drycleaning market is expected to and ‘Gold Winner’ at The Lovies grow at just two per cent annually (an accolade that reflects the over the next five years. However, tremendous growth of the internet they say that the on demand as a tool for business and everyday laundry market is predicted to life). grow at 34 per cent each year over The process is simple – the same period. customers download the app for John Buni, CEO and iPhone, iPad or Android or place co-founder of CleanCloud says: an order online, then Laundrapp LCT 31 “Just offering a delivery service collects the clothing at a time and September 2019 is not enough to meet customer place chosen by the customer. demands. If a person has to use an After a professional clean in outdated booking system or fill in Laundrapp’s trusted local partner long forms on a site, they will be facilities the order is returned, put off ever ordering. with a 48-hour delivery timescale “Given the time and high costs offered as standard. The company LaundryHeap offers quick involved to develop websites and understands that their customers turnaround and flexibility coupled apps, independent drycleaners – who are often working in busy with the convenience of doorstep have traditionally not been able city jobs or juggling household July / August 2019 LCT 11 collections and deliveries LaundryHeap offers multiple to run an effective pickup and collection and delivery slots from 9am to midnight

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Christeyns wins Employer of the Year at Bradford Means Business Awards Specialist chemical manufacturer director at Christeyns, treating Belgium. Its principal focus chemicals for the commercial Christeyns has cause for celebration Nick employees like family is what is the manufacture and supply laundry sector across the UK in as it was announced Employer of the Garthwaite makes the business a success. “I of detergents and supporting which it is the market leader. Year at the ninth annual Bradford and Cherie think that being recognised as Means Business Awards. Sheard, the employer of the year stands The awards ceremony, held Customer out as THE award to win in many at City Park in Bradford in July, Service respects. As a business we care celebrates all that is great about Manager, about our employees. Whether a business in Bradford and the with the manager or an apprentice, all are companies putting the city on the Employer treated with the same respect and map. of the Year given the same opportunities and TROLLEYS The Employer of the Year award award. benefits.” is presented to an outstanding The firm was also a finalist company that has demonstrated in the Manufacturer of the Year strong investment in their range of key employee benefits. security of their employees is of the category. Design & develop trolleys to employees, in their health and Companies also needed to be able utmost importance. Christeyns UK is part of the wellbeing, as well as offering a to demonstrate that the safety and For Nick Garthwaite, managing Christeyns group, based in Ghent, suit customers requirements Mould-in logos & crests

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