East of England Development Agency chairman Richard Ellis opened the upgraded laundry at Camplings Linen Services on 25 September. The £600,000 scheme to reorganise Camplings’ Southtown site means that the laundry is capable of processing an additional 100,000 towels per week.
EEDA provided £75,000 towards the project under the its Selective Finance for Investment in England (SFIE) programme.
Camplings co-director Richard Turvill said: “This washing machine weighs 7.5 tonnes but uses a quarter less water per kilo of linen processed than a typical industrial machine.”
Richard Ellis said: “Tourism and the hospitality markets are an essential part of the economy of the East of England. A high level of service is an important element of successful tourism, which can then compete with overseas holiday destinations. Good service is something that Camplings lives by. I know from my own experience in running a family business in the tourism sector, how important it is to have high service standards.”
