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Extinction Rebellion bangs the washing machine drum on ‘greenwashing’
UK
Extinction Rebellion protesters blockaded the SSE power station at Peterhead in Scotland on Thursday 3 June with protestors chained to a green-painted domestic washing machine and gas canisters.
PCIAW webinar: A new standard for thermal hazard protection workwear
UK A webinar aimed at specialist PPE businesses supplying workwear to the electrical power generation and utilities industries where multi-risk…
Hospice laundry refurbishes with Girbau washers and dryers
UK Refurbishment of the laundry at Mary Stevens Hospice in Stourbridge, West Midlands with new washers and dryers from Girbau UK has a vital, if largely unseen role to play in supporting the well-being of residents with life-limiting illnesses.
Miele mobile air purifier contains the spread of infection
UK/IRELAND
In response to the pandemic, the professional division of Miele has announced the launch of its AirControl air purifier to minimise the spread of air-borne infections and improve hygiene efficiency within closed spaces. To help businesses prevent the spread of the viruses, the white goods provider has manufactured the AirControl in record time, making it the fastest ‘concept to production’ product to hit the market in Miele’s history.
Texcare 2021: The key role of professional textile care in textile hygiene
INTERNATIONAL Throughout the world, the coronavirus pandemic has generated a completely new awareness of the need for improved hygiene, a subject that has become a driving force for innovation in many sectors. In the run-up to Texcare International, Dr Timo Hammer, managing director of both the Hohenstein Laboratories and the German Certification Association for Professional Textile Services, which awards the RAL 992 seal of quality, discusses the significance of the subject for the professional textile-care sector.
Up To Date with Hygienically Clean certification
USA Up To Date Laundry, Baltimore, has again achieved Hygienically Clean (HC) Healthcare certification, reflecting their commitment to best management practices (BMPs) in laundering as verified by on-site inspection and their capability to produce hygienically clean textiles as quantified by ongoing microbial testing.
Global focus: May LCNi edition out now
INTERNATIONAL The May international edition of LCNi catches up on where things are globally and features an in-depth Spotlight by Penny Wilson on the current (and future) situation and market in North America.
GCL/WCL furnishings seminar link now available to catch up on
UK Last week the Guild of Cleaners and Launderers (GCL) and The Worshipful Company of Launderers (WCL) aired the latest in its monthly joint series of online joint textile care seminars with invited speaker Gareth Rees, senior lecturer on upholstery restoration at a training facility in Henley-on-Thames.
Care labelling – The Basics
Roger Cawood and Richard Neale join forces to spell out the basics on care labels and to help ‘translate’ accurately the often contradictory and careless instructions sewn into garments by manufacturers
Tumult, troubles, tribulations and triumphs
The USA, despite Covid-19 and other setbacks, still has an economy with bounce in it and there is still plenty of room for growth in the textile services market. Canada, too, can look forward to growth but maybe a little more slowly. Penny Wilson writes an encouraging tale of upbeat attitudes overcoming adversity