Case Studies
Express Linen Services, Blackpool, England
33 years after the construction of the famous Blackpool...
CWS Boco, Cork
The Irish business of CWS-Boco was not always as...
Vejle Sygehus, Danmark
In common with most European and Scandinavian countries, many...
First Garment Rental, Johannesburg
The biggest laundry group in South Africa comprises 3...
NorTekstil Drammen, Norway
The leading group in Norway, NorTekstil Services has laundries...
PUMC, China
A well known landmark in Beijing, the Peking Union...
Jacksons Laundry Lincoln, England
Established in Lincoln in 1841 and with a history...
Central Laundry, Budapest
Located just outside historic Budapest, Lindström’s specialist workwear and...
Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy, Scotland
In 2008 the Victoria NHS Laundry was struggling to...
Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry
Altnagelvin Hospital is part of the NHS Western Health...Express Linen Services, Blackpool, England
33 years after the construction of the famous Blackpool Tower in 1894, Express Laundry opened its doors for business. Starting as a domestic laundry in 1927 the business has grown into one of the best recognised names in the UK laundry Industry. Today, both Tower and Laundry are thriving - one still attracting tourists from all over the UK, the other providing a top quality linen rental service to the hundreds of hotels and guest houses that service the town's many visitors. Over a partnership of 25 years, current owner, Eddie Bruce, and...
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The Irish business of CWS-Boco was not always as successful as it is today. In recent years and under different ownership the business was under threat from high costs on one side, and low priced contracts on the other. With the takeover by CWS Boco the opportunity was seized to restructure the entire business, closing several smaller plants in the process and focussing the main linen production on a new plant located on the outskirts of Cork. CWS-Boco itself is a division of The Haniel Group, a family owned €27.3 billion turnover group of...
read moreVejle Sygehus, Danmark
In common with most European and Scandinavian countries, many hospitals and public institutions in Danmark have turned to the private sector for the provision of linen services. One of the few remaining that have decided to retain their own processing facility is Vejle Sygehus (Sudenske Vaskeriet) located in the historic town of 55,000 inhabitants in Jylland (Jutland). The laundry was established in 1980 and re-equipped with modern equipment in the early 2000's. Processing 6-7 tonnes per day, the main washing plant comprises 2 x Senking, 12...
read moreFirst Garment Rental, Johannesburg
The biggest laundry group in South Africa comprises 3 businesses— FGR itself, which provides facilities management, including garments, dustmats and mops. Boston Laundry – The leading supplier of hotel linen throughout the country Montana – which owns and operates numerous on premise laundries serving nursing homes, smaller hospital and similar institutions. Originally owned by the Fainman family, FGR recently became part of the successful Bidvest group and under the continued direction of Alan Fainman and a dedicated team of...
read moreNorTekstil Drammen, Norway
The leading group in Norway, NorTekstil Services has laundries operating all over the country, from several hundred miles inside the Arctic Circle to the southern capital of Oslo. Just outside Oslo in the city of Drammen is their flagship laundry, which was originally built in the early 2000’s to a standard of design and equipment that set a new Benchmark in the Norwegian Textile Industry. The plant combines a 2 tunnel linen processing plant for commercial and hospital linen with facilties for industrial uniforms and dustmats, making it a...
read morePUMC, China
A well known landmark in Beijing, the Peking Union Medical College Hospital is a Class A tertiary comprehensive hospital committed to delivering state-of-the-art clinical care, innovative scientific research and rigorous medical education. It is designated by the National Health and Family Planning Commission as one of the national referral centers offering diagnostic and therapeutic care of complex and rare disorders, as well as one of the earliest Chinese hospitals offering medical care to senior leaders and foreign patients. PUMCH enjoys...
read moreJacksons Laundry Lincoln, England
Established in Lincoln in 1841 and with a history that has been traced back to Newark in 1791, Jacksons is one of the oldest family run dry cleaning companies in the UK. Over the years Jacksons has seen many nationally recognised firms come and go, but at the same time has managed to firmly establish itself as a household name in the Lincolnshire area. Today Jacksons specialise in laundry and dry cleaning services from two outlets in Lincoln, North Hykeham and Newport, as well as providing a collection and delivery service to many...
read moreCentral Laundry, Budapest
Located just outside historic Budapest, Central Laundry’s specialist workwear and mat laundry has in less than decade earned an enviable reputation for quality and service, and the loyalty of its predominantly industrial customer base. As a result of this success, volume has grown and in early 2014 the decision was made to increase capacity. The laundry comprises two main areas separating the production of dust mats and garments. Total output is approximately 95 tonnes per week, with mats being processed over 3 shifts and garments over 2. The...
read moreVictoria Hospital Kirkcaldy, Scotland
In 2008 the Victoria NHS Laundry was struggling to deal with the workload being processed through the 2 Senking tunnels they had installed some years earlier. George Ronald, the Estates Officer responsible for the engineering and building aspects of the plant had picked up on a reference to ‘side effects’ mentioned in the Aquatherm brochure that he had received – in particular the claim that waste water heat recovery reduced drying time of tumbler driers. With the increased load that the laundry was being asked to process, drying had...
read moreAltnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry
Altnagelvin Hospital is part of the NHS Western Health & Social Care trust of Northern Ireland and one of five designated cancer units with 481 beds. Currently undergoing a major redevelopment programme, an Aquatherm V10 was installed and commissioned in March 2012. Since the Aquatherm was dedicated to one machine—a Lavatec 12/50 there was no requirement for extra fresh water buffering and for the waste water a drain trench, used many years before when the laundry employed washer extractors, was re-furbished and re-commissioned as a waste...
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