MAG Laundry Equipment

Kieron Kendell, sales director at MAG Laundry Equipment knows that with winter coming, now is the perfect time for a laundry to start making noise about its duvet washing services. He says that “it’s recommended that duvets and pillows are washed twice a year.” He thinks that MAG has duvet washing machines in stock ready to help laundries tackle dirty duvets.

From Kendell’s standpoint, a few quick and easy marketing techniques such as a simple poster on the wall, a sticker in the window or leaflets could be all that’s needed to remind customers to wash their duvets: “With consumers being more aware of winter duvets and summer duvets this seasonal trend is a clever angle you can use to drum up extra orders.”

Of course, over time bedding can become grimy and greasy with a build-up of dirt, oil, dead skin cells and dust mites and Kendell says that businesses should use this information to their advantage “as nobody wants to be sleeping under a dirty duvet.

And with the correct equipment washing and drying duvets has never been easier.” MAG can supply washing machines and tumble dryers that are designed for bulky items – “a large drum and door opening,” says Kendell, “makes the loading and unloading of duvets easy. Plus, the latest design and technology helps ensure duvets are processed efficiently and gently, avoiding damage to duvets without compromising on a high-quality wash and dry service.” To this end Kendel l recommends the Primer LS19T 20kg high spin washing machine for processing duvets: “This fully programmable machine is user-friendly, energy-efficient and you can choose from a selection of useful pre-set cycles or design your own ‘duvet cycles’ for the best results.”

Electrolux Professional UK

With years of experience, it’ s understandable that Mick Christian, Electrolux Professional’s r egional training and demonstration manager, is well aware that the hospitality sector looks at ways to maximise operational efficiency.

While hotels and holiday parks stand to benefit from an on premise laundry (OPL) to keep their duvet cleaning in house, drycleaning outlets can benefit by providing hotels with limited space the opportunity to outsource their duvet cleaning. But when it comes to the homeowner, Christian says that “washing instructions on duvets can be tricky to navigate, and with the average capacity of a household washing machine generally not large enough to accommodate a full duvet it is important that local outlets are able to offer this service.”

For Christian, wetcleaning is “the safest and most sustainable way to professionally clean even the most complex of items.” Electrolux Professional’s wetcleaning system – lagoon® Advanced Care – “can take garments including duvets,” says Christian, “from dry to dry in 55 minutes, and avoids the use of any toxic cleaning chemicals, making it a much cleaner, greener and safer PTC solution.”

Here, water is the solvent which is partnered with smar t biodegradable detergents. Where Electrolux claims its system wins out is that it can clean almost anything, such as linen and towels as well as duvets. The company says it has tailored packages to give drycleaners and hospitality professionals alike complete flexibility:

An Essential Set available to complement existing drycleaning operations and an Absolute Set ideal for replacing a 15kg drycleaning system.

As for the practical cleaning of duvets, Christian says that those looking for an eco-green friendly washing solution “should consider adding ozone to their washing process… not only will customers duvets smell fresher and cleaner, they will have been zapped with a laundry’s most powerful disinfection system.”