Washing clothes, linen and towels is an essential part of your operation. But with rates as high as they are, doing the laundry doesn’t have to be wasteful. As we all look to save a few pennies and do more ...
Read More »Hospitality industry counts £1.8m cost of fake tan on bedding and towels
Fake tanners and heavy make-up users are costing UK hotels and holiday lets up to £1.792m per year by leaving marks on bedding on towels, according to new figures from linen recovery specialists Regenex. Laundries all over the country are ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Miele Professional sets a fresh market standard with new Little Giants range
Miele Professional launched its new Little Giants range on 16 July. The new range will officially become available from 1 August and comprises the PERFORMANCE washing machine and dryer and the PERFORMANCE PLUS washing machine and dryer. The range offers one of ...
Read More »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, ...
Read More »Sustainable laundry practices to help reduce your carbon footprint
According to the Carbon Trust, the UK industrial laundries sector is responsible for 25% of the UK’s total CO2 emissions, processing approximately 743,651 tonnes of laundry each year. To help achieve the government’s target for net zero emissions by 2050, ...
Read More »Bacteria linked to diseases found in four-week-old bedsheets
People who don’t wash their bedsheets for as little as a month will sleep alongside bacteria linked to a host of diseases such as pneumonia, gonorrhoea, and Lemierre’s syndrome, as discovered in new research by Time4Sleep. The UK bed retailer asked a member of the public to ...
Read More »Christeyns checks in at Adare Manor
Bradford-based laundry chemicals manufacturer Christeyns, has recently won a contract to supply hotel Adare Manor with laundry detergents and supporting machinery. Adare Manor, located on the banks of the River Maigue in County Limerick, Ireland, is the former seat of ...
Read More »New commercial cleaning operation extends linen life
A new commercial cleaning operation – designed to help the laundry industry love its linen for longer – has been officially launched following a successful two-year pilot. Half a million pounds of investment has already been ploughed into Bradford-headquartered Regenex, ...
Read More »Make housekeeping part of your guest experience
Although hotel housekeepers work behind the scenes, a survey from the professional division of Miele has revealed that making them more customer-facing could be the secret to a top-notch guest experience. Getting feedback and having the chance to meet customers ...
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