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Energy crisis: TSA calls on businesses to be part of the laundry lobby

If the energy support ends in March, commercial laundries are in for a very rough ride. The Textile Services Association (TSA) is lobbying government to continue to provide support after March, and it is calling on commercial laundry owners and executives ...

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Infinite Textiles: greener linen for hospitality and healthcare

The Textile Services Association (TSA) has teamed up with UKHospitality, Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and Professional Clothing Industry Association Worldwide (PCIAW) to launch the Infinite Textiles scheme. The scheme will see commercial laundries partnering with their customers to ...

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Textile Services Association joins BCC

The Textile Services Association (TSA) has joined the British Cleaning Council (BCC) as an associate member. The TSA is the trade association for the textile care services industry, which contributes over £1.3 billion in GVA and supports some 28,000 jobs ...

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Hospitality laundries charge to the rescue of the NHS and care homes

Over thirty hospitality laundries have already signed up to a new certification scheme that will allow them to help the UK’s health and social care system  manage the increasing amount of dirty linens and textiles that is being created by ...

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Textile recycling is struggling – but there are fewer reasons than ever to throw away good linen

By David Midgley, Managing Director, Regenex Before Covid-19 struck, many commercial laundries were coming to the realisation that they throw way too much good linen in the bin, and have been doing so for years. Historically, anything stained or discoloured, ...

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Domestic washing of healthcare uniforms may pose a coronavirus risk say experts

Experts are warning that healthcare workers who wash their uniforms at home may be compromising the safety of not only their family but also their colleagues and patients. Public Health England (PHE) recommends uniforms are washed in commercial laundries, but ...

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