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Elis acquires PestGuard, Ireland business
IRELAND
Elis, the international multi-service provide, offering textile, hygiene, and facility services solutions in Europe and Latin America, announces the acquisition of 100% of PestGuard Limited in Ireland.
CleanCloud and Wash & Fold beat competition at Tokyo Olympics
INTERNATIONAL Wash & Fold, Tokyo’s premier laundry service, has partnered with CleanCloud to manage all of the cleaning for all the athletes and delegates at the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020. CleanCloud’s market-leading POS system is being utilised by Wash & Fold to manage the international customer relationships and the cleaning process for the games.
Guide to purchasing logo mats for mat rental
UK Mat rental companies are increasingly offering logo mats as part of their core portfolio — and for good reason. Logo mats are a nice way of tying in your client’s branding to their location, they provide an attractive and stylish entry way, and of course they keep the floors clean and dry, preventing or minimising slip and trip injuries. There are a few considerations to take into account when you’re sourcing logo mat, according to safety matting specialist First Mats. Here is the company’s guide to what mat rental businesses should be looking for when purchasing.
Standing tall on two legs: TRSA Reopening Tour continues
USA
TRSA’s first Reopening Tour legs – two 2,500-plus mile road trips with staff driving to meet members – have generated unprecedented information-sharing through personally reporting these meetings’ highlights to members at subsequent stops on each leg and generating social media posts for industry stakeholders to view everywhere as the trips proceeded.
TSA warns of health risk from poorly cared for PPE
UK
The Textile Service Association (TSA) is warning that thousands of UK workers are at risk from inadequately cared for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), because it’s being washed at home. It says that the care of textile-based PPE and workwear needs to be better understood, not only by employers but also by the workforce.
Hydrogen-ready Rinnai water heaters with comprehensive service plans
UK
Rinnai is offering offers end users complete service plans and ‘hydrogen ready’ products to ensure continuous flow of limitless hot water supplies. Now available from Rinnai, the UK leader of hydrogen ready energy efficient hot water heating systems and units, are comprehensive service plans for all appliances at new and existing sites. The Rinnai Service Plans start from as little as £25 per month.
Dibella – on the road to carbon neutrality
INTERNATIONAL Dibella’s initiative to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from road transport is gaining momentum as the company’s long-standing forwarding partner Hamacher has been taken over by the sustainability-committed logistics specialist Heppner at the end of 2018. The move takes Dibella another step further in terms of climate-neutral transport as the logistics company, which originates in France, focuses on the environmentally friendly transport of goods and is investing heavily in a carbon dioxide-neutral vehicle fleet.
Girbau University opens for all laundry professionals
INTERNATIONAL Girbau University has launched – an online laundry training platform with a specialised programme aimed at industry professionals and staffed by working trainers with extensive experience form total laundry solutions provider, Girbau. This training is open to any laundry professional and classes will be delivered both online and face-to-face.
Laundryheap takes up residence at luxury London serviced living business
UK
On-demand drycleaning and laundry platform Laundryheap has today announced a new partnership with The Residence Apartments, which provides luxury serviced living in London for guests seeking long-term rental stays for business and re-location purposes.
How to kill moths Stone dead, naturally
USA/UK The US edition of The Sun website this week features Julian Stone, MD of UK’s American Dry Cleaners, on “Waging ‘holey’ war on moths” advising readers on remedies ranging from lavender to vinegar to prevent the pesky varmints ruining clothes. It appears that moths have been feasting on formal attire left to languish in wardrobes during the pandemic.