FEATURE TECHNOLOGY TRAIN TO GAIN However, while investing in the most appropriate equipment is key to achieving both hygienic and efficient best practice, an OPL is not a ‘fit and forget’ solution. Ensuring both the equipment and its operators are in regular contact with the manufacturer will go a long way to ensuring the system continues to work effectively. Comprehensive training is therefore vital for all users, and all aspects of the process should be explained to staff: from the basics of washing, drying and finishing, through to the intricacies of each piece of equipment they will be expected to use. More importantly, training needs to be tailored not just to the equipment in question but to the individual industry, as marrying the intricacies of the equipment to those of the respective industry is the key to achieving the best return on investment. Such training can take place in a number of ways, however the most common being at a centralised facility. Electrolux Professional’s Center of Excellence in Luton, for example, is a fully-equipped training and demonstration centre which has been designed specifically to welcome laundry operators, providing immediate, hands-on experience of different types of equipment and is available to all customers. Through this type of training, operators can get practical, reliable advice which will enable them to improve their productivity and efficiency levels. Of course, if training can be delivered on-site, then this will mean that operators are able to receive the same level of training while minimising the amount of time taken off work. As such, our advisors are only too keen to visit customers on the road and roll their sleeves up and work through every stage of the laundry process with end-users in the comfort of their own workplace. FINAL THOUGHTS Ultimately, the laundry industry has responded to market demands, and end-users now have greater access to laundry equipment which will invariably help operators and small business owners alike reap the energy savings rewards on offer. Given the utility-heavy nature of the professional laundry operations, in the past many end-users with smaller sites were either forced to choose between the unreliable and ultimately expensive nature of domestic machines or large-footprint commercial equipment. The former is not really fit-for-purpose in a commercial environment, and the latter – while offering the reliability and robustness of professional laundry equipment – may either take up a large amount of available 18 FEBRUARY 2017 CLEANING HYGIENE TODAY While investing in the most appropriate equipment is key to achieving both hygienic and efficient best practice, an OPL is not a ‘fit and forget’ solution.” space or not necessarily be used enough to really unlock its full efficiency potential. Now, however, through the introduction of hybrid machines such as Electrolux Professional’s myPRO range, a wide variety of end-users can undertake efficient and effective laundry operations on-site, without compromising on quality or footprint. For more information on Electrolux Professional and its industry-leading range of laundry solutions, visit www.electrolux. co.uk/professional
CHT February 2017
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