UK
CLEAN, the independent laundry provider, supported Levy UK, official caterers of The Championships, Wimbledon 2018 by supplying sparkling table linens to its on-site restaurants through its expert table linen service Special Occasion Linen.
Clean has supplied table linen to the official caterers of The Championships, Wimbledon – Levy UK – since 2012.
The Wimbledon fortnight is a major highlight in Britain's sporting and social calendar. Food and drink is an integral part of the experience, which is why the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) make a range of dining options available for its 450,000 annual visitors, all of which require beautiful table settings.
Staff at Clean's laundry in Ross-on-Wye were working around the clock to ensure the steady supply of 124,000 pieces of linen for use by Levy UK, the Compass Group UK & Ireland owned on-site caterers, during the tennis tournament running from 2 to 15 July.
Delivery drivers visited the site every evening to drop off clean linens and remove dirty ones. The first week alone, CLEAN drivers delivered 2,000kg of linen to Wimbledon each day.
To ensure the smooth delivery of linens to 80 different areas across the site, including its reservation-only Wingfield Restaurant and debenture and hospitality restaurants, Clean's customer service operations and events manager Liz Guilding remained on-site where she also checked returns were recorded correctly and ready to be collected by drivers every evening.
This year Clean
has supplied an estimated:
- 67,512 napkins
- 31,214 service cloths,
- 23,506 square and rectangular table cloths
- 1,561 round table cloths
The cloths and napkins were supplied in 14 different colours: Snowball (White), Liquorish (Black), Vanilla Slice (Ivory), Cappuccino Biscuit, Olive Oil, Summer Lavender, Minty, Purple Italian, Spinach Dark Green, By Appointment Dark Blue, Golden Delicious, Blackcurrant Smoothie, Blueberry Pie and Tango.
Clean CEO Jason Miller said: "We are delighted to be working with Levy UK for the seventh year running at The Championships, Wimbledon. As well as being a world-class sporting event, Wimbledon offers world-class food, beverage and hospitality to its visitors and CLEAN is proud to be able to support those providing it with our world-class linens and service."
