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ETSA goes Politico with its circularity message
INTERNATIONALThe European Textile Services Association (ETSA) has seen its work to raise the profile of the industry as a model of the circular economy featured on the Politico...
TSA urges Government to consider ‘big picture’ as laundry and hospitality industry work hand-in-hand
UKBold action needs to be taken to safeguard future economic recovery, says the Textile Services Association (TSA), which is lobbying hard to convince the Government that laundries...
Swedish TSA meets for autumn event in Malmö
SWEDENThe Swedish Textile Services Association, Sveriges Tvätteriförbund, is on the cusp of its Autumn meeting which takes place in Malmö, Sweden on 17 November. According to...
Wolf lopes in to streamline care home laundry
UKWolf Laundry has stepped in to provide a West Yorkshire care home with Schulthess washer extractors to streamline the operation. Herncliffe Care Home, based in Keighley, West...
Girbau’s positive impact at EXPODetergo
INTERNATIONALGirbau, fresh from presenting its latest innovations at the EXPODetergo international trade show in Milan last month spoke about the ‘Positive Impact’ its solutions had...
Applications invited for Travelling Scholarships 2023
UKThe Worshipful Company of Launderers (WCL) is pleased to take applications for next year’s Travelling Scholarships. The visits to laundry operations will be in the United Kingdom...
Polish Laundry Foundation Forum to concentrate on energy savvy solutions
POLANDNovember 14-16 are the dates for the 2nd Forum of the Polish Laundry Foundation, in Krynica, Poland. In 2021, 350 participants and 140 laundry companies from all over Poland...
EXPODetergo marked ‘reset’ of textile care sector, say organisers
ITALY/INTERNATIONAL“Unanimous satisfaction with the event, which marked the restart of the sector and laid the foundations for meeting new challenges in the current economic...
Biela and Fernandes named for top jobs at Jensen USA
USATony Biela takes over as president of Jensen USA while Carlos Fernandes has been promoted to senior vice president of sales, effective from 1 January 2023.The changes come as...
TSA: Mapping the way for a sustainable laundry industry
UKThe Textile Services Association’s (TSA) autumn conference saw Christoph Geppert from Grain Sustainability give a presentation updating members on the progress of the TSA’s...
Texcare Forum Lyon brings together 170 textile care professionals
FRANCEThe 4th Texcare Forum France took place on Monday 17 October 2022 at the Espace Tête d’Or in Lyon. This day, which also hosted the general assembly of the French...
Wolf laundry boosts growth with second acquisition
UKBarnsley-based Wolf Laundry, which supplies commercial laundry equipment across the UK, has announced the acquisition of Pee Gee, a laundry technology specialist based in...
Maytag tests washer extractor drive system to 60,000 cycles
INTERNATIONAL/USAMaytag Commercial Laundry DuraCore drive system demonstrates its strength after seven machines complete 60,000 cycle lab test. Maytag machines are built to last.,...
TRSA Marketing Summit pulls the threads together
NORTH AMERICA“Social media is not an extension of your brand, it is your brand,” said social media guru Corey Perlman in a keynote address at TRSA’s Fifth Annual Marketing & Sales...
Mr Jeff expands franchise in Florida
USAMiami entrepreneur, Sergio Aguirre, the first US franchisee of Mr Jeff, a global laundry brand utilising AI technology to provide a seamless 24-48-hour home laundry pickup and...
Hospital linen managers share operational challenges and triumphs
UKA lively annual forum of NHS hospital linen managers and suppliers addressed a wide range of issues and found solutions to some of them. This year’s Society of Hospital Linen...
Report shows washing nurses’ uniforms in domestic machines is a danger to health
UKMore than 700,000 nurses in the UK wash their uniforms at home. The figure is even higher when taking into account other healthcare workers. The NHS encourages nurses to maintain...
Transparent recycled bottle count for Carrington sustainable workwear
UK/INTERNATIONALGlobal workwear textile manufacturer, Carrington Textiles, can now certify the number of plastic bottles recycled to produce every metre of the company’s...
CINET seminar focuses on robotisation at EXPODetergo
INTERNATIONALThe immense transformation of the industry was demonstrated by the CINET webinar; “Robotization & Automation for Sustainable Processing?” in which worldwide leading...
