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What they all have in common The Laundry and Drycleaning Awards – The LADAs - are very much WASHCONNECT is talent, dedication and innovative desire to stand out from the crowd. a firm fixture on the industry’s annual calendar now. MD Mark Gleed Lockdown presented many with the opportunity and time to put of MEG Events, organisers of the LADAs said: “We started the LADAS in 2015 after establishing a gap in the market to identify TEMPERATURE and celebrate the best in the industry. “In the beginning it was VALIDATION a small event held in an Ultimate EPoS for dry afternoon in a conference room in Reading. It’s very different now – bigger, better, more prestigious. The annual cleaners & laundries black tie evening attracts well over 200 guests each year and it’s always a fun event with plenty of networking across All the hardware, software, installation, the industry. “This year COVID means training & lifetime telephone support that things will be a little different. Behind the scenes you’ll ever need. we’ve been planning for so many eventualities and, based on the latest government advice, we now believe that One single the right approach is to make the decision to hold a virtual payment or event this year – the vLADAs! “There’s far too much uncertainty around proposing fixed term lease. a date for a physical event with the constantly changing guidelines. It’s important that * the winners of LADAs 2020 are recognised and celebrated in 2020 and the only way to do it is virtually. The world’s “We’re already working best EPoS with experts in this type of event and we look forward INNOVATIVE LEADERS systems for to sharing all the details of IN LAUNDRY OFFERING dry cleaners how to get involved. Watch out for updates online, in NATIONAL SOLUTONS our newsletters and on social media, as well as in our next WITH INTEGRITY issue.” “Our thanks to everyone who entered and our congratulations to all those who have made the shortlist. The very best of luck to you! 08000 546 546 And our sincere thanks to our sponsors for their continued support and understanding washco.co.uk through all the uncertainty. We really are very grateful to you,” Gleed concludes. The 020 8441 0102 www.drystream.co.uk full list of finalists is revealed on page seven. MARKETSKIL UK LTD News Publishers of LAUNDRY & Regenex reports ‘green shoots’ upturn From CLEANING TODAY the Contact details: in post-lockdown laundry sector activity PUBLISHERS Commercial linen stain removal of 2020, and experiencing a slew editor Marketskil UK Ltd specialist, Regenex, is back in of new orders and enquiries. Tel: 0118 901 4471/ action following lockdown – Increasing numbers of 0777 575 1117 winning a prestigious award that laundries are sending discoloured It seems that the pandemic Email: puts the company among the but otherwise serviceable is giving cash a run for its [email protected] UK’s greenest businesses and bedding, towels and tableware to own money. The handling organisations. Regenex for processing – when in of physical cash for many EDITOR Regenex, based in Buttershaw, the past they would have simply is dwindling by the day. Fiona Henry Bradford, is the proud recipient binned stained items. Tel: 07816 822578 Everything I pay for these of an International Green A total of 25 tonnes of linen days seems to be done via a Email: Apple Environment Award for received since lockdown – the [email protected] simple swipe of my phone. Environmental Best Practice, equivalent of 25,000 bedsheets That means it’s free, right? after impressing judges with its – is currently moving through Regenex directors FEATURES So, the recent news innovative processes that prolong the company’s gentle, multi-bath David Midgley , left, Janice Raycroft and Paul Hamilton by the Royal Mint came [email protected] the life of commercial linen. cleaning system. In recent years household Directors expect to meet their as no surprise when they Jean Anderson announced that they were [email protected] names such Tesco, National target of 100 tonnes, to be cleaned Following a pausing of “Winning a Green Apple Trust, Canon, Guinness, Royal and returned to laundries by the operations, Regenex is delighted award, at this point, is the icing on not going to produce any Adam Bernstein new 2p or £2 coins for [email protected] Mail and Toshiba have all won end of 2020, with further growth to be taking orders again from the cake for us. We are absolutely Green Apple awards, and the forecast for 2021. established customers – and delighted!” the next decade. They ADVERTISING/ directors of Regenex have been In its first three years up to fielding new enquiries from Regenex is consistently say that there are enough EVENTS & to a reception at the House lockdown, Regenex processed laundries in England, Scotland, successful in treating 75 per cent in circulation and with SUBSCRIPTIONS of Commons to celebrate the more than 500 tonnes of linen, Wales as well as further afield. to 80 per cent of even the most the general use of cash Tina Gleed achievement. saving 1,500 tonnes of carbon Technical director, Paul heavily soiled items and does not declining there’s no need Tel: 0118 901 4471 The good news comes as and 38 million litres of water – Hamilton, said: “Lockdown charge for anything that team to make any more. Perhaps Email: Regenex is on track to rescue 100 equivalent to the drinking water halted our operations temporarily, members cannot rescue. Costs ever. [email protected] tonnes of condemned bedding, consumed by 3,750 people over but it did not derail our growth involved are typically a third of Figures from the towels and tableware by the end 10 years. ambitions, which are still on track. replacement top-up stock. National Audit office say CREDIT CONTROL/ that ten years ago, cash EVENTS was used for six in every 10 Mark Gleed transactions, but by 2019, Tel: 0118 901 4471 that statistic was smaller [email protected] TSA release pulse survey results than three in 10. Coronavirus may have PRODUCTION Peter Herring accelerated that decline Tel: 07841 134604 further, with figures Email: [email protected] revealing that the demand for notes and coins fell by 71 ADMIN & SOCIAL per cent from early March to MEDIA mid-April. Adam Young As it often does, reading Tel: 0118 901 4471 this news story led me on to [email protected] other articles about coins and the designs to watch LCT POSTAL out for. ADDRESS There are 55 different Laundry & Cleaning £2 coin designs currently Today in circulation, and some of 6 Willowside, Woodley, The TSA recently released the findings the rarest are worth more Reading, Berkshire from their latest Business Pulse Survey. It than 25 times their face RG5 4HJ highlighted that since lockdown 57 per cent value at £51. There’s a site of people’s revenue trend is well below their called ChangeChecker so LCT ONLINE expectations which almost goes hand in hand you can see if you’ve got a Website: with 61 per cent describing their current return to pre-COVID-19 revenue levels has www.laundryandcleaningtoday.co.uk trading as well below average. increased since their last survey with 52 good one. £2 coins featuring Facebook: Unfortunately, the survey revealed that per cent selecting the longest option of 24 tool to strengthen their lobbying and press the Commonwealth Games LaundryandCleaningToday the time people estimate their business to months. The TSA will use the results as a campaigns. currently top the table. Bet Twitter: @Laundry_Today you’re looking in your purse LinkedIn Tina Gleed right now. I did. www.pinterest.com/andcleaningtoda/ flickr: Another coin to look out www.flickr.com/photos/laundrytoday/ for is the special 10p coins YouTube: Government launch Kickstart Scheme in the A-Z of Great Britain YouTube.com search LCTCleanEx set first released in 2018 – Views expressed in Laundry & Cleaning Today are not necessarily those of the publishers. Also, while every In September, the government partner with other organisations 26 coins with each letter possible care is taken of manuscripts and photographs officially launched the Kickstart to reach the minimum number. submitted for inclusion, the publishers cannot accept of the alphabet featuring responsibility for any loss or damage, however caused. 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