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The Benelux textile care sector fears tough times in 2022 as the...
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Integral to success Super intelligent automation is inevitable as Covid and current staff shortages push it further up the agenda for many laundries. Kathy Bowry finds out what can be achieved by...
The inimitable Jeeves – providing the best NewGen is working with Jeeves International to open a state-of-the-art central garment processing unit in Saudi Arabia during the pandemic. Kathy Bowry reports
Presentation and product appeal Maintaining and improving profitability and turnover is crucial to the success of a business. The key to success is the image we project to our customers and potential customers...
Quality of laundering in care home and hotel OPLs The pandemic has shown that on premises laundries (OPLs) have a significant role to play in avoiding cross infection that can put residents and guests at risk. Richard Neale of...
Smart movers and shakers are going places faster Kannegiesser is revolutionising textile care with automated logistics and remarkable robotics
Case studies: Curtains and household textiles Our experts on all things textile, Roger Cawood and Richard Neale, deal with common problems associated with household items
Turning up the heat Hydrogen is the front runner to replace gas in laundries as prices continue to rocket and the quest for carbon neutrality continues. At the same time, using waste energy to heat...
Case studies: Stain removal 2 In our second part of stain removal, Richard Neale and Roger Cawood, advise on advanced techniques
Coping with leaked ballpoint pen ink You won’t get this problem emailing but it is still common and a difficult problem to remedy, says Roger Cawood
Getting the perfect finish on garments and flatwork Richard Neale of LTC Worldwide reviews common problems – and the solutions – for producing perfect finishing of flatwork and garments
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.
Keep on rolling Maintaining top ironing performance is dependent on many factors, one of which is ensuring the highest attention to detail when replacing clothing on the rolls
Jingle bells, jingle bells – tunnels on the way! As we approach the Christmas period, Richard Brown of Industrial Laundry Equipment reflects on the year to date and has plenty of new products and projects to discuss
Hospital Linen Managers conference heralds the start of a new era The Society of Hospital Linen Services and Laundry Managers (SHLMSM) conference, in its 70th year since its inauguration in 1951, got off to a good star t in its first meeting since...
Tough talking from the top 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...
HOWARD’S WAY Christmas is coming and Howard Bradley is inspired to poetise… Howard Bradley ...apologies to Clement Clarke Moore to whom the original poem, A Visit from St Nicholas, first...
Designer garments and high value items As the recovery from the pandemic increases in pace, the future for High Street cleaners (and those with a good site in a shopping mall) is uncertain because the recovery of this...
Training laundry managers and supervisors Richard Neale of LTC Worldwide addresses the subject of training and has devised a few questions to test the aptitude of current and potential laundry managers and supervisors
Shipshape and seaworthy EDRO continues its voyage as a leader in marine laundry machinery and solutions
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