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LG supplies laundry aid to Turkey’s earthquake survivors
SOUTH KOREA/TURKEY/INTERNATIONAL
LG Electronics (LG) and its South Korean labour union have joined forces to help provide humanitarian relief to people in Tukey affected by the recent, devastating earthquakes. LG is operating free laundry facilities to help those displaced by the earthquakes and has installed approximately 120 washing machines and dyers in eight temporary housing locations around Turkey, including the southern and south eastern provinces of Mersin and Taurus. LG’s service engineers are on-site at the facilities to offer any necessary technical support.
Lynx acquires Westvale Linen Supplies
UK
Lynx Dry Cleaning Supplies has acquired Westvale Linen Supplies, effective form 1 March. Westvale is a family run business founded in 1989 by John and Marion Spinks. It remained in the same family and was run by their children John and Roberta. Westvale is a supplier of commercial grade kitchen linens, table linen, chef uniforms, aprons and laundry bags. Westvale gained its reputation for providing an outstanding level of customer service as well as for providing great quality products at highly competitive prices throughout the UK and Europe, says the company.
WCL new energy seminar sparks interest
UK
The Future of Energy seminar presented by the Worshipful Company of Launderers at the tail end of February in London saw expert speakers discuss the future provision of energy concentrating on alternative sources to fossil fuels that can save energy, and even generate additional income for businesses.
Christeyns supports apprenticeships in the laundry sector
UK
National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is a key event that highlights the importance and relevance of apprenticeships and Christeyns is committed to supporting the Bradford initiative in the company’s home town in the UK and its aim to celebrate apprentices and the positive impact they make on businesses, the community and the wider economy.
Laundry engineering for healthcare: Part 3
This is the third and final part of the series on what makes laundry engineering for healthcare special. Richard Neale of LTC Worldwide reviews ironing, tunnel finishing of garments and disinfection. Here, LCN’s Material Solutions moves to the finishing line in a healthcare laundry and follows up with advice for engineers and laundry managers on what tips the laundry engineer can give to really help the laundry manager. This is one of the keys to success with healthcare textiles and has been fundamental to the astonishing increases in healthcare laundering productivity and cost management which have taken place over the past few years.
Safe still operation
Roger Cawood describes how to negotiate still cleaning in a risk-free manner. While modern drycleaning machines incorporate many interlocks and safety mechanisms, the still cleaning operation remains the area where serious accidents involving solvent spillage or vapour escape are still likely to occur and can place both staff and customers at risk. It is also the case that many unit shops have residential accommodation above the business and any accident involving a major vapour escape could also place residents at risk from solvent fumes. In particular, operators of perchloroethylene machines should bear in mind that the solvent has anaesthetic properties and therefore anyone with health conditions such as heart failure or emphysema will be at great risk from a major vapour escape.
Licensed to pamper
BC Softwear has negotiated contracts with a slew of new luxury spas across the UK. It seems that despite, or maybe even because of, challenging economic times, there is still a need for pampering and feeling good. Spa textiles supplier, BC SoftWear, has expanded its reach with a string of new partnerships at highend UK spa developments adding Yorkshire Spa Retreat, Laceby Manor, Manor House Alsager, The Lowry and Breedon Priory to its list of spa partners.
Unusual care labels -2
Richard Neale and Roger Cawood conclude their review of the unusual and foreign care labels which keep cropping up in UK cleaners’ workload. The rst part was published in the October 2022 issue of LCN. To illustrate how you can minimise the risks when taking in a suspiciously labelled garment, we have added a case study. This shows how to recognise a garment which has not been labelled in accordance with the international standard1 used worldwide, and which should be treated with the utmost suspicion.
A military manoevre
It is no secret that the drycleaning industry has been shrinking over the years due to many changes in our social structure and way of life. Howard Bradley reckons breaking out of your comfort zone can pay dividends. During the worldwide recession of 2007/8 cleaners, including me, watched in despair as customers who had previously brought in their garments every week for cleaning, felt the pinch and changed routine and brought in their clothing once a month instead.
The feelgood factor
ILE’S Richard Brown believes nothing is as important as appreciating every individual you deal with in business and recognising their value. Industrial Laundry Equipment (ILE) would like to wish its friends and colleagues in China and all of its customers in the UK, a happy and successful new year in general and celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit.