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Dye, and experience a longer life, urges Regenex
UK Regenex is challenging hospitality and healthcare industries to dye tired linen in order to ‘resurrect’ it and help reach low carbon ideals at the same time. After all, it has to be better than ‘burying’ it in landfill.
Virtual AI uniform fitter suits up
USA/INTERNATIONAL
3DLOOK, a pioneer in AI-first mobile body measuring and fit solutions, has launched Uniform Pro, a digital measuring, fit and size recommendation system for the uniform industry. As such the product has significant importance for the uniform rental market.
Kreussler launches bug busting anti-microbial drycleaning solvent
INTERNATIONAL/UK
Kreussler Textile Care launches the disinfecting solvent additive Cinta Sept to fight bacteria, yeasts and enveloped viruses like coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and its mutants in the drycleaning process.
Live online workwear event from Klopman on now
INTERNATIONAL Klopman is unveiling more than 12 new products in its range of protective clothing fabrics, stretch and Greenwear at a special online event, live now. Klopman produces fabrics for workwear at a rate of about 40 million metres a year from its headquarters in Frosinone.
JSG reports improvement in trading as Covid-19 restrictions ease
UK Johnson Service Group (JSG), a leading UK textile services provider with CEO Peter Egan, pictured, at the helm is holding its Annual General Meeting today (5 May). The Group made the following statement: “As expected, trading in the first four months of the year has continued to be impacted by the various lockdown restrictions although we are now beginning to see an increase in demand as restrictions are starting to ease.
Barker sows rays of sunshine for local hospice
UK
Barker Dry Cleaning and Laundry is supporting Lewis-Manning Hospice Care’s ‘Grow Some Sunshine’ campaign by sowing the seeds of philanthropy among its customer base.
Government continues to leave hospitality laundries flapping in the wind
UK
“Everyone agrees that we should get support, but we still get nothing,” said Textile Services Association (TSA) CEO David Stevens as he deplored the way the Government seems to be intent on “leaving hospitality laundries out to dry – again”.
Rinnai water heating systems ‘hydrogen ready’
UK
Rinnai has announced that, after intense verification and testing on existing products, all its commercial units are ready now for hydrogen blends – and N Series units installed since 2019 are also included in futureproofing for the advent of decarbonisation. This means that Rinnai is ‘Hydrogen-ready’ for the proposed initial supply of natural gas and hydrogen blends fed through the gas pipeline infrastructure.
Garside named head of sales and business development at Aramark
INTERNATIONAL/UK
Chris Garside, former CEO of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has been named head of sales and business development for Aramark International, starting 17 May. He will be reporting to Carl Mittleman, COO of Aramark International and will take on responsibility for leading growth in 18 countries around the world.
TSA ‘wastes’ no time with scheme to recycle hospitality textiles
UK With 30 million textile pieces wasted each yea, The Textile Services Association (TSA) has stepped in to remedy the situation for hospitality stock. “The time is right for innovative solutions,” said TSA CEO David Stevens.