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M18 18kg MultiSolvent® Mi-360 18kg MultiSolvent® www.sermacltd.co.uk [email protected] MI-70 70kg MultiSolvent® CleanEx reaches new audience 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. 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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. 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