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TSA: Tough talking from the top
UK UPDATED REPORT: The Textile Services Association (TSA) National Congress at the Marriott Forest of Arden Hotel and Country Club in the West Midlands (10 November), saw the TSA bring together the senior decision makers from within the industry. The event was targeted at the owners, CEOs and senior directors of the association’s membership. TSA National Congress, a smaller, more condensed event than September’s TSA Autumn Conference with high quality papers on industry themes, brought in onetime Conservative MP and now celebrity train traveller, Michael Portillo as keynote speaker.
Clean Supply teams up with Miele Professional
UK
Clean Supply has secured a national agreement with Miele as a distribution partner, specialising in its WetCare package. John Carmody, commercial director for Clean Supply said: “This is a very exciting development for us, and for the sector, we now have the ability to enhance our offer, with a complete package from start to finish, for any existing or new wetcleaner and laundry.”
Global investment is piling into hydrogen
INTERNATIONAL
Rinnai’s Chris Goggin looks at the huge sums being invested by the superpowers, sovereign funds and major multinational companies into the production and storage of hydrogen as one of the coming fuels in the road to decarbonisation.
Coronavirus: The death of our industry? Or the kick up the backside drycleaners needed?
Guy Deakin, owner of Smart Guys drycleaners in Pinner, Middlesex, on the outskirts of London, give LCN his personal take on the impact of Covid-19 on the trade. Deakin’s family has been in the trade for four generations and during this time, he says: “We have seen good times, very good times, and many huge threats to our industry caused by recessions, the availability of cheap clothing in a ‘throw-away’ society, the modern washing machine in every home and the harsh reality of our own industry delivering poor service and low quality work.”
Designed for flexibility
Ironers come in all shapes and sizes. We review just a handful that have arrived over the past 18 months
Memories are made of this
Wedding dresses are beginning to flood in to drycleaners shops as lockdown restrictions ease. Roger Cawood and Richard Neale say beware of a deluge of problems
LTC Worldwide’s annual research report
LTC Worldwide shares its annual research report in the second half of the second year of Covid-19. Richard Neale takes us through it
Wrapped up nicely
hawo has been developing sustainable packaging solutions for five decades. LCNi finds out more about the company
Detroit extends long-term supplier partnership
The opportunity for specifying and installing a brand new facility for a hospital laundry is a major event and Michigan’s largest medical laundry facility has done just that with a trusted supplier