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The Year of the Rat promises rays of hope amidst Corona virus blues. China...
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Services that go beyond laundry Girbau’s commitment to its clients is paramount and part of its DNA as it strives to provide the most excellent tailor made service to its clients
Linen life - beating the elusive 200-cycle target Long life and (client) happiness is what all textile rental businesses crave. Here, Richard Neale of LTC Worldwide, passes on the recipe for his own elixir aimed at improving linen longevity
Flat out on innovation Quality finish combined with lower running costs is everything when it comes to specifying ironers for large commercial laundries, as Kathy Bowry finds out
A fatal blow Covid-19 has hit the drycleaning industry hard globally. Frank Ziermann of Bowe recently had a ‘no holds barred’ interview with the German textile care association’s WRP magazine on...
Finding diamonds in the dark When it comes to the UK and Ireland it is a mixed bag for the textile care market caught up as it is in the grip of Covid-19 – major disruption across the board – and uncertainty...
Tunneling in to higher profit Managers of large laundries processing flatwork are increasingly moving over from washer extractors to tunnel washers because these machines, as well as processing large quantities...
Stepping up in tough times The Coronavirus crisis has led feeder and folder manufacturer Fintec to re-evaluate its offering and to push forward on digitalisation
Can you offer assured disinfection? Richard Neale of LTC Wolrdwide examines the challenges now facing on-premises launderers in care-homes and hotels (with some new opportunities for commercial laundries and textile renters)
Today, tomorrow and the future?
Feedback from the industry shows that despite the lifting of the lockdown, the majority of High Street cleaners is struggling with falls in turnover down to 5-25% of...
Sharp finishing Automation, on a grand scale and across all sectors, is the key word in feeding and folding technology, as Kathy Bowry finds out.
Good old days Howard Bradley harks back to the good old days of the 1950s (and before) when everything was pretty much seen in black and white and where lockdown and Covid-19 had never been heard of
Go with the flow Achieving accurate and consistent temperature control for cost effective laundry disinfection for elimination of Covid-19 and other pathogens needn’t be a pipe dream, says Chris...
After lockdown: Operating profitably at 50% capacity As locked-down hotels reopen over the summer, hospitality laundries are likely to find business slower than back in the good old days pre-Covid-19. Richard Neale of LTC Worldwide has...
Post lockdown: Disinfection for both hospitality and healthcare Disinfection has become the greatest worry for all sectors as we come haltingly out of the darkness and into the light. Richard Neale of LTC Worldwide warns that dealing with Covid-19...
Soldiering on The owner of a Toronto laundry that experienced some pretty tough times in 2017 had the proverbial icing on the cake applied in 2020 with the advent of Covid-19 and the mothballing of...
Gas burns brightly Gas operated equipment is getting some good press lately. Kathy Bowry catches up on some current dryer developments
Creating confidence in a retail shop Roger Cawood has advice for retail outlets opening up as they come to terms with life after lockdown in the Covid-19 era
Signs of the Covid-19 times Things aren’t going too well for the retail drycleaning/wetcleaning sector in the UK as lockdown rules gradually relax. There may well be a gleam of light but it’s a long way away....
The kill shot Is antiseptic drycleaning, the weapon that can exterminate Covid-19 and other pathogens on textiles? Frank Zierman of Böwe believes it is
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