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Hospital Linen Managers Forum scheduled for September
UK
Thursday 28 September in Stratford-Upon-Avon is the date for the annual Society of Hospital Linen Services and Laundry Managers (SHLSLM) forum. The SHLSLM annual professional development forum is a key event for NHS and commercial laundry and linen services professionals, hotel services and facilities managers involved in linen services as well as a wide range of allied traders.
Jensen pairs with Japanese heavy-duty laundry equipment manufacturer Inax
INTERNATIONAL
The Jensen Group and MIURA have agreed to a joint-venture that will make the JensenGroup a key partner for MIURA’s wholly owned subsidiary Inax, one of the main manufacturing and distribution companies for heavy-duty laundry equipment in Japan.
TSA Spring Conference 2023 aims to combine business with pleasure
UK
TSA Spring Conference takes place on 3-4 May at the Hilton St George’s Park, Burton Upon Trent. Billed as a celebration of members’ hard work, it starts with an industry dinner on the evening before the main event with some superb entertainment, pr the TSA team. It will provide the latest news and key topics facing the industry, promises the TSA team which said: “Hopefully, it will also enlighten and entertain you so you can go back to work feeling refreshed and ready for the challenges ahead with fantastic keynote speakers to inspire and enjoy.”
Shipboard fit out by Girbau sets sail
A complete laundry solution including two tunnel washers for cruise ship MSC World Europe has just been competed by Girbau.
Batches of improvement
Tunnel washers, or continuous batch washers as they are also known, continue to push the boundaries of efficiencies.
WCL opens its doors to prospective Liverymen
UK
Want to learn more about the laundry industry’s own City of London Livery Company, asks Master Sarah Lancaster? You are invited to come along with friends and/or colleagues to an informal evening at Glaziers Hall, London on Monday, 27 March from 5pm.
Bucking the trend
Learning how others run their businesses and taking lessons from their operations could be the key to survival in tough times.
Puffa problems
In response to a recent LCN enquiry from a drycleaner about a customer complaint relating to a puffa jacket, Richard Neale and Roger Cawood are happy to respond with some general advice on the cleaning of these garments, some of which continue to generate problems for both drycleaners and wetcleaners.
Agreement reached between TSA and UKH to limit use of single use plastic
UK
The Textile Services Association (TSA) and UKHospitality (UKH) are heralding the agreement reached by representatives of the hospitality and laundry industries at their latest roundtable event as an extremely important step as they seek to reduce the amount of single use plastic waste created during the servicing of hotel linens.
Pro-fashional garments for professional use
Jensen has systems in place to ensure the processing of professional workwear throughout a commercial laundry is totally seamless.