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Curry: Understanding the problem Last month, in the first of four articles, we looked at the removal of heat set blood. Now we move on to curry and also to discuss the removal of oil which can be a real problem...
Cleaning healthcare workwear The High Street cleaner is in an ideal position pick up on smaller healthcare/ veterinary contracts and/or steady repeat customer footfall. Richard Neale and Roger Cawood look at...
There’s still room for drycleaners Hemant Zavery, business development manager at Cole & Wilson, gives his views on the current state of the drycleaning market
Fresh choice, best choice As we enter spring, Richard Brown from Industrial Laundry Equipment looks at the current marketplace and how ILE is finding the changing climate
Free wheeling designs It is easy to overlook the amount of work and technical expertise that goes into designing and manufacturing those essential workhorses in any laundry, cages and trollies. LCN finds...
Decontamination of hospitality textiles It is not just healthcare workwear that needs to adhere to strict decontamination standards, writes Richard Neale of LTC Worldwide, as he looks at strategies for hospitality laundries...
WCL looks at future provision of energy The Future of Energy seminar presented by the Worshipful Company of Launderers in London at the tail end of February saw expert speakers discuss the future provision of...
Out and about with WCL Becoming a Freeman of a Livery Company is generally the first step in a Livery career, writes Sarah Lancaster, Master of The Worshipful Company of Launderers.
Artefacts and inspiration Howard Bradley has been trawling the worldwide web for weird and wonderful textile care-inspired goodies
Batches of improvement Tunnel washers, or continuous batch washers as they are also known, continue to push the boundaries of efficiencies.
Shipboard fit out by Girbau sets sail A complete laundry solution including two tunnel washers for cruise ship MSC World Europe has just been competed by Girbau.
Bucking the trend Learning how others run their businesses and taking lessons from their operations could be the key to survival in tough times.
Puffa problems In response to a recent LCN enquiry from a drycleaner about a customer complaint relating to a puffa jacket, Richard Neale and Roger Cawood are happy to respond with some general...
Effective stain removal at affordable cost Sending a hotel or restaurant items which are still stained is guaranteed to send housekeepers or restaurant managers into a frenzy. Richard Neale of LTC Worldwide has the remedies...
Chemical formula for value-added service Formulating the right wash chemistry offers added value to Rental Uniform Services’ customers.
Removing difficult stains Following on from last year’s series of articles (Let’s Talk Stains), covering spotting equipment, basics of spotting, techniques and methodologies, I will now be taking a look at how...
Pro-fashional garments for professional use Jensen has systems in place to ensure the processing of professional workwear throughout a commercial laundry is totally seamless.
Skin deep: suede and leather Our expert team, Roger Cawood and Richard Neale, look at cleaning suede and leather, a process which is not without its ups and downs.
Much better than middling The Middle East laundry and drycleaning market looks set to provide major opportunities for growth this year, writes Eugene Gerden.
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