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ABC urges affiliates to certify with Green Business Benchmark
15 April, 2024
USAAmerica’s Best Cleaners (ABC) is encouraging its affiliates to make a positive long-term change and become certified by the newly branded Green Business Benchmark, formerly Green Business Bureau (GBB). GBB’s recent rebranding signifies an opportunity for the organisation to align with customer needs, establish clarity, and support the future development of products. Green Business Benchmark’s mission is to deliver easy-to-use software that empowers organisations to accelerate their sustainability impact with the ultimate vision of making sustainability accessible to every organisation on the planet.

Correction: Xeros and Candiani Denim
15 April, 2024
INTERNATIONALLaundry and Cleaning News on 11 April published online an article with the headline’ Xeros and Candiani Denim weave sustainable partnership’. Xeros and Candiani Denim have not partnered, and the article has been taken down. We apologise for any misunderstanding and confusion that has occurred.

Sergeant on parade at TSA Spring Conference
15 April, 2024
UKToday is the first day of the Textile Services Association (TSA) Spring Conference which takes place 15-16 April, Hilton St George’s Park, Burton Upon Trent. With speakers that include broadcasting legend and unexpected Strictly Come Dancing sensation John Sergeant, alook set to challenge the previous record-breaking turnout. Last year’s Autumn Conference attracted a record 160 delegates and, with what TSA describes as another formidable programme for the Spring edition: “We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone back, and perhaps setting another record,” said David Stevens, CEO of the TSA.

Record-breaking attendance at ALM’s IMPACT conference
12 April, 2024
USAThe Association for Linen Management (ALM’s) 2024 IMPACT conference took place in Salt Lake City recently with record breaking attendance and sponsor support. The conference experience included enhancements to the rapid business exchange IMPACTful Connections and more educational and business development opportunities than ever before. Featured presenters at the conference included Troy Nix, whose presentation, the Cadence of Leadership, brought the group to attention and Derek Parra, Olympic medallist, who shared his humbling and inspiring Reflections in the Ice.

ACI strengthens science team
12 April, 2024
USAThe American Cleaning Institute, (ACI) the trade association for the cleaning products supply chain, promoted Dr James Kim to senior vice president of science and regulatory affairs and welcomed Jessica Eason as manager of environmental and scientific affairs. ACI represents the $60 billion U.S. cleaning product supply chain. ACI members include the manufacturers and formulators of soaps, detergents, and general cleaning products used in household, commercial, industrial and institutional settings; companies that supply ingredients and finished packaging for these products; and chemical distributors.

Texcare 2024 to showcase developments in automated textile care
12 April, 2024
INTERNATIONALAutomation is advancing apace in the textile-care sector. RFID systems, robotics and artificial intelligence are introducing greater transparency into the flow of goods, carrying out high-risk, heavy or monotonous work and improving quality control processes. In this way, these clever mechanisms are alleviating one of the most acute problems in the industry: staff shortage.

MIP UK to make CleanEx debut
12 April, 2024
UKCleanEx 2024 – the only UK exhibition dedicated to the laundry, drycleaning and textile care industry – will open its doors at Ascot Racecourse, Berkshire, on Sunday, 28 April and Monday, 29 April. MIP UK will be exhibiting at CleanEx for the first time. MIP is a global supplier and engineering expert of textile solutions, serving the healthcare and hospitality industries for over 40 years.

Barker enters specialist hospitality commercial laundry market
03 April, 2024
UKDorset based Barker, the largest domestic laundry in the UK and a leading drycleaner, has entered the commercial laundry market, with a specialist offering to boutique hotels and airbnb across the Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole (BCP) region and the New Forest in Hampshire.

WASHCO allies with Danish market leader Nortec
03 April, 2024
UK/DENMARKNortec, Denmark’s market-leading laundry equipment company has taken a strategic equity stake in WASHCO. Making Nortec’s proprietary technology available will support Washco ambition to be the go-to support partner for commercial laundry equipment. The two companies have much in common, including a focus on customer service and innovation. The partnership will be focused on utilising the latest technology to deliver superior customer experience, says Washco.

Pincroft invests €3.5 million to produce nearly 70% of its own electricity
27 March, 2024
EUROPEEuropean textile dyer, printer, and finisher, Pincroft, released the company’s latest energy saving figures after investing €3.5m in a new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant for its site, where the manufacturer is now able to produce its own electricity and recycle heat for use across its textile operations. The textile manufacturer made the investment in 2022 and after a year is now able to quantify the fuel consumption saving benefits of the equipment.

Registrations for CINET World Congress and GBPA 24 start coming in
27 March, 2024
INTERNATIONALAlthough the closing date for the registrations in the CINET Global Best Practices Awards 2024 (GBPA 24) is still a few months away, the first registrations of retail textile cleaners and industrial laundries are coming in to the Cinet secretariat. This is a result of a first mailing of invitations earlier this year. Over the next months the secretariat will follow up with personal invitations and networking.Registrations so far include companies who have participated before, newcomers and registrations for the national events. Applications are announced in all categories and from all parts of the world. Country coordinators will be supporting this process by sending invitations and assuring follow-up in an increasing number of countries. They can provide more information and are receiving a good response.

TRSA Hygienically Clean and Green program appoints new auditors
26 March, 2024
NORTH AMERICAThe TRSA (the trade association for the linen industry across North America) Hygienically Clean and Clean Green Certification Programs have welcomed seven industry professionals to serve as new auditors as part of its Certification Program Enhancement Initiatives. On 22-23 January, the new auditors gathered for an initial in-depth training session held in Las Vegas, which included a comprehensive review of the Hygienically Clean and Clean Green standards followed by mock healthcare, HACCP programs and Clean Green audits.

BC SoftWear promotes spa inclusivity with plus-sized robes
26 March, 2024
UKPlus-sized hotel and spa guests may well feel body shamed when not offered large enough robes, indicated Spa textiles supplier, BC SoftWear, which is urging the industry to consider the range of bathrobes it is stocking, in a bid to highlight the vital role spas can play in supporting inclusivity. The company, which has been supplying luxury robes to spas for 21 years, is appealing to the sector to offer more appropriately sized robes for plus-sized guests as standard.

Big batches, high production, better efficiencies
26 March, 2024
Tunnel washers are a boon to large scale commercial and industrial laundries and there are plenty to choose from. We look at some first-class technology in smart-thinking units, from the big players in the market

Spring cleaning is in the air
26 March, 2024
Spring is in the air and and your customers’ thoughts will be turning to freshening up soft fiurnishings, write Roger Cawood and Richard Neale

Lands of potential opportunity
26 March, 2024
Southern Africa will provide opportunities for growth in years to come, but it is not the fastest growing African region at the moment, writes Eugene Gerden

Laundry engineering for flatwork – Part 3
26 March, 2024
Richard Neale of LTC Worldwide looks at drying and ironing, with special emphasis on fire prevention, which he says is the biggest risk to a laundry

The wetcleaning business – is it right for you?
26 March, 2024
This is the first of several articles which I hope will be of particular interest to those new to wetcleaning or those entrepreneurs who are contemplating opening a retail wetcleaning business. Here, we take a look at the problems faced by many new to the industry who have found that while it can deliver excellent cleaning results there can also be problems associated with cleaning and particularly finishing that only became apparent later on. This has been a very steep learnIng curve for some who have found out to their considerable cost that cleaning using water is not quite as straightforward as many believed it would be.

March of the machines
26 March, 2024
Jensen’s partnership with ‘laundry nerds’ Inwatec was the catalyst for revolutionary AI development for laundries – and successive developments are learning to be even more intelligent

ABC spells out the importance of top end textile care
26 March, 2024
America’s Best Cleaners’ (ABC) executive director Chris White was a keynote speaker at the recent Custom Tailors and Designers Association (CTDA) Designer Forum event held in New York City in late January. This gathering showcased a dynamic panel of industry experts which captivated a packed audience of clothiers, fabric makers, CMT specialists, fashion media, and related professionals.