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Tunneling in to higher profit Managers of large laundries processing flatwork are increasingly moving over from washer extractors to tunnel washers because these machines, as well as processing large quantities...
Stepping up in tough times The Coronavirus crisis has led feeder and folder manufacturer Fintec to re-evaluate its offering and to push forward on digitalisation
Can you offer assured disinfection? Richard Neale of LTC Wolrdwide examines the challenges now facing on-premises launderers in care-homes and hotels (with some new opportunities for commercial laundries and textile renters)
Today, tomorrow and the future?
Feedback from the industry shows that despite the lifting of the lockdown, the majority of High Street cleaners is struggling with falls in turnover down to 5-25% of...
Sharp finishing Automation, on a grand scale and across all sectors, is the key word in feeding and folding technology, as Kathy Bowry finds out.
Good old days Howard Bradley harks back to the good old days of the 1950s (and before) when everything was pretty much seen in black and white and where lockdown and Covid-19 had never been heard of
Go with the flow Achieving accurate and consistent temperature control for cost effective laundry disinfection for elimination of Covid-19 and other pathogens needn’t be a pipe dream, says Chris...
After lockdown: Operating profitably at 50% capacity As locked-down hotels reopen over the summer, hospitality laundries are likely to find business slower than back in the good old days pre-Covid-19. Richard Neale of LTC Worldwide has...
Post lockdown: Disinfection for both hospitality and healthcare Disinfection has become the greatest worry for all sectors as we come haltingly out of the darkness and into the light. Richard Neale of LTC Worldwide warns that dealing with Covid-19...
Soldiering on The owner of a Toronto laundry that experienced some pretty tough times in 2017 had the proverbial icing on the cake applied in 2020 with the advent of Covid-19 and the mothballing of...
Gas burns brightly Gas operated equipment is getting some good press lately. Kathy Bowry catches up on some current dryer developments
Creating confidence in a retail shop Roger Cawood has advice for retail outlets opening up as they come to terms with life after lockdown in the Covid-19 era
Signs of the Covid-19 times Things aren’t going too well for the retail drycleaning/wetcleaning sector in the UK as lockdown rules gradually relax. There may well be a gleam of light but it’s a long way away....
The kill shot Is antiseptic drycleaning, the weapon that can exterminate Covid-19 and other pathogens on textiles? Frank Zierman of Böwe believes it is
A tale of two countries The effects of Covid-19 on the drycleaning/wetcleaning sector in in Nigeria and China pretty much mirror experiences elsewhere across the globe as Brian Pierce reports.
Disruption rules on the streets of London A retail cleaner in London’s King’s Cross has turned the limitations imposed by Covid-19 to its advantage and actually grown its business during lockdown – and found a new role as...
Healthy, wealthy and very green Canada is a very green nation, not just in its natural splendour, but also in its environmental outlook. However, Covid-19 has taken its toll on businesses as it has elsewhere in...
Team player scores in the back of the net There’s a new player in the game supplying heavy duty laundry equipment to all sectors and Industrial Laundry Equipment is already turning heads and scoring goals with its performance
TSA: 'The worst may be behind us' The UK Textile Services Association (TSA) has done a remarkable job under CEO David Stevens, and his staff, as the association harries the Government, and anybody else in a position...
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