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Textile waste management starts at source, says PCIAW
UK
An in-depth report from PCIAW and Business in the Community (BITC) could radically alter the way we make, use and dispose of our textiles and bring about transformational change to benefit the environment, says the association as the report publishes. For linen rental businesses procuring and processing workwear and PPE the report makes essential reading.
Giant donation to hospice from big hearted Miele
UK The Professional Division of Miele has helped Springhill Hospice in Rochdale by gifting it two Little Giants after their existing machines started to fail during lockdown. Like many charities during 2020, Springhill Hospice had seen its fundraising abilities reduced and its charity stores forced to close meaning that the budget that they would normally have available to them for replacing old equipment had vanished. When CEO of the charity, Samantha Wells, reached out to Miele the company did everything they could to come to their assistance.
TRSA Management Institutes regain the personal touch
NORTH AMREICAWith COVID-19 subsiding and in-person education returning as the US norm, TRSA’s three annual Management Institute (MI) programs —EMI (Executive), Professional (PMI) and Maintenance (MMI)—are following suit. These programs are back to meet the linen, uniform and facility services industry’s high demand for face-to-face peer interaction and personalized expert instruction. All three institutes are scheduled between 8-12 August (all at roughly the same time in the same location) at the University of Maryland.
Cinet/WCL is looking for young professional executives for exchange programme
UK Cinet’s YEP (Young Executive Professionals) Exchange Programme will continue in 2021-2022 with new sessions and there is an added bonus that the Worshipful Company of Launderers will fund eight places for participating UK YEPs to Texcare International in Frankfurt in November.
Limitless hot water units ‘hydrogen-blend-ready’ now available from Rinnai
UK Every textile care operation will need to say goodbye to fossil fuels at some stage in the near future and Rinnai is ahead of the game in provision of hydrogen-ready continuous flow water heaters to achieve this goal successfully and with minimum fuss.
Alliance virtual showroom opens 24/7
INTERNATIONAL
The result of the pandemic has meant very limited person-to-person contact and cancellation of the large textile care exhibitions, where the industry would normally be catching up on the latest developments and innovations. So, Alliance Laundry Systems LLC decided, if customers cannot physically travel to see its products, it will take its range and solutions to them – virtually.
Texcare Forum France scheduled for September
FRANCE
The first Texcare Forum France will take place on Monday 27 September at the CCI of Nantes St-Nazaire.The organiser Messe Frankfurt France, guided by its advisory board representing the profession, is pursuing its strategy of dynamising and regionalising the offer for textile care.
Lay the bed, not the table
UK
We get all sorts of weird and wonderful communications coming in to the LCN news desk and this is one example we thought was worth sharing from Bakkavor, a leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, with customers including some of the UK’s leading grocery retailers, including Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose.
TSA guides hoteliers dealing with temporary laundry supply issues
UK
The Textile Services Association (TSA) has wholeheartedly celebrated the bounce back of the hospitality industry, saying that commercial laundries have seen a dramatic increase in demand. However, it has warned that while the recovery is welcomed, it is bringing supply issues.
Gremlins fool with April’s Trade Secrets
UK/INTERNATIONAL
Gremlins got in to the works and wreaked havoc on a story in April’s edition of Trade Secrets, ‘Looking after polyester’. The heat was on when we noticed too late that a temperature had a zero added to it so we are taking the opportunity to cool things down with the following amendment.