Fast shirt finishing

28 September 2000




A recent upturn in the shirt business meant Kennington drycleaners and launderers, Fantasy Cleaners, needed new equipment to cope with the increased demand. It operates from four outlets in south and south west London and offers drycleaning and laundry services that includes shirts, sheets, and duvet covers. A free daily collection and delivery service is one of Fantasy’s selling points.

With customers bringing in 5 to 6 shirts at a time the company has a requirement to launder 2000 shirts a week.

Fantasy realised it needed to update its shirt finishing equipment Having purchased Hoffman equipment in the past from Unit Steam Engineering, the company placed an order for a complete three-piece cabinet shirt-finishing system.

It comprises a collar-and-cuff press, sleever and double-buck cabinet style bosom, body and yoke press, making it possible for Fantasy to process more than 100 shirts per hour if required.

When shirts first come in from the customers they are sorted into day-required priorities, washed with some dampness left in, to ensure a good finish from the three-piece shirt system which can be operated continuously for up to 36 hours.

Heavy duty

The collar and cuff press is built on a heavy duty frame with a cast-iron yoke and durable nickel-chrome plated self-aligning heads to eliminate impurity build up.

The Hoffman sleever comprises the same rugged build and easy to operate characteristics. It has auto-open cuff clamps, accurate seam alignment and total operator control.

Built to last, the double-buck press permits simultaneously finishing of the body and yoke, smooth positive buck transfers, and has a head that ensures even temperatures.

Hoffman is a US manufacturer but every machine shipped to the Brentwood distributors from the USA is fully CE compliant and certified. n



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