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Creating safer laundries: TSA launch
Creating safer laundries: TSA launches AI risk handling assessment tool Webinar on 24th September will show how tool enhances health and safety and saves time Health and safety in commercial laundries is high and it’s improving. Even so, manual handling is a cause of [...]
MiRiCal Emblems welcomes MP
MiRiCal Emblems welcomes MP visit to showcase UK manufacturing expertise Nottinghamshire-based print specialist MiRiCal Emblems has welcomed local MP Michelle Welsh to its Blidworth headquarters ...and production facility, highlighting the importance of British manufacturing and the role of skilled SMEs in supporting industry. The visit saw [...]
Star Linen turns 10
Star Linen turns 10: a decade of better sleep by Stephen Broadhurst, managing director This summer, Star Linen UK turns 10! What started as a small team bringing the Star Linen USA brand to the UK hotel market has grown into a busy, slightly sleep-obsessed business [...]
Guarantee Laundries marks 125 Years
Guarantee Laundries marks 125 Years of service, innovation and family values This year, Guarantee Laundries reaches an extraordinary milestone as it celebrates 125 years of continuous operation, marking more than a century of service, innovation and commitment to customers. Established in 1901, the family-owned business has [...]
Charity seeking London Marathon competitor
Charity seeking London Marathon competitor for 2027 The Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust (FTCT) is seeking a passionate runner... ...from across the British fashion and textiles industry to take on the 2027 TCS London Marathon—one of the world’s most iconic sporting events. With only one place [...]
GA Commercial appoints industry veteran Andy Bowe
GA Commercial appoints industry veteran Andy Bowe to lead spares growth GA Commercial has strengthened its commercial team... ...with the appointment of industry specialist Andy Bowe, as the business looks to expand its spares operation and support wider growth plans across the laundry, catering [...]
SoCom Appoints Stefan Hoffmann
SoCom Appoints Stefan Hoffmann as new CEO German textile services software specialist SoCom Informationssysteme GmbH has appointed Stefan Hoffmann as its new Chief Executive Officer. The leadership transition marks a new chapter for the company, which has built a strong reputation within the textile [...]
Conveyor Systems: Our very flexible friends
Conveyor Systems: Our very flexible friends Conveyor systems have become some of the hardest-working pieces of equipment in the textile care sector. Once seen simply as a way of moving garments and linen from A to B, today’s sophisticated conveyor technologies [...]
GreenEarth powering Nuuly
GreenEarth powering rental specialist GreenEarth Cleaning has partnered with Nuuly, one of the largest US clothing rental platforms, in a move which will see all ‘dryclean only’ garments processed using GreenEarth’s silicone-based solvent system. Nuuly has nearly 500,000 subscribers who for $98 (just over £70) a [...]
Richard Haworth awarded Royal Warrant
Richard Haworth awarded Royal Warrant by King Charles III in landmark 150th year Manchester-based linen manufacturer and supplier Richard Haworth has been awarded a Royal Warrant of Appointment to His Majesty King Charles IIIas Supplier and Manufacturer of Linens, marking a major milestone in the company’s [...]
Three decades in laundry
Three decades in laundry: David Benson celebrates 30 years in the industry After three decades of dedication to the laundry and textile care sector, David Benson is celebrating a remarkable 30-year career with Christeyns UK and its predecessor businesses. Having joined Oils & Soaps in June [...]
In Focus: Martin Richards
About Martin Richards With more than a decade of experience in commercial laundry operations, Martin Richards has built a reputation for strong leadership and a down-toearth understanding of the dayto-day realities of running a busy laundry business Martin is no stranger to juggling responsibilities, and, undoubtedly, [...]
Luxury Textiles partners with former Fishers commercial director
Luxury Textiles partners with former Fishers commercial director to expand hospitality growth Luxury Textiles, the Scotland-based designer and supplier of bespoke hospitality garments, has announced a new strategic partnership with experienced industry executive Scott Inglis, formerly commercial director at Fishers, one of Scotland’s largest [...]
MAG Laundry Equipment Celebrates 20 Years
MAG Laundry Equipment Celebrates 20 Years of Success Champagne flowed, laughter echoed around the room and old friends reunited as MAG Laundry Equipment celebrated its 20th anniversary in spectacular style. Bringing together colleagues, family, friends, customers and industry partners from across the UK and around [...]
Autonomous delivery robots move into laundry services
Autonomous delivery robots move into laundry services Is this a sign of things to come in the UK The convergence of automation, logistics and customer convenience has taken another step forward in the United States with autonomous robots collecting and delivering laundry. Autonomous delivery [...]
RFID and the latest technology
RFID and the latest technology The remarkable technology that is RFID – Radio Frequency Identification – has now become an essential feature of operations of all sizes, which are making the most of its ability to keep close track of laundry volumes [...]
Community laundries launched
Community laundries launched to tackle fuel poverty, damp and mould Free laundry facilities have been launched to help tackle fuel poverty, damp and mould while connecting families with wider support services.Cadent is continuing to expand its Warm Wash Centre initiative, with new community laundry facilities [...]
Business as usual for CLMTexfinity
Business as usual for CLMTexfinity following Chinese manufacturer’s rebrand CLMTexfinity is reassuring European customers that nothing will change for them, as their Chinese manufacturing partner CLM announces a change to its brand name. Effective from 1 May 2026, the company’s industrial equipment portfolio is being marketed [...]
Future ready chefswear for the laundry and hospitality sectors
Future ready chefswear for the laundry and hospitality sectors Ian Mitchell, managing director of Tibard and Oliver Harvey looks at what’s required from chefswear and textile supply to support laundry providers, from product lifespan to flexibility and sustainability. I n the laundry and linen supply sector, [...]
Vision Linens Advances Carbon Literacy Programme
Vision Linens Advances Carbon Literacy Programme To mark World Environment Day 2026, Vision Linens has highlighted the progress of its carbon literacy programme, developed in partnership with the Carbon Literacy Project, a UN-recognised Transformative Action Project (TAP). The initiative forms part of the company's wider commitment [...]
A new chapter down under
A new chapter down under for Christeyns technical specialist A UK technical service account manager has relocated to Australia after a successful overseas placement developed into a long-term career opportunity within the expanding textile care sector. Christeyns UK technical service account manager Joe Pearson has [...]
About Tom Sempers
In Focus: About Tom Sempers Tom Sempers is brand director for Abbey Glen – a business that has always been part of his life. The 120 year old company was founded by Tom’s great-great-great grandfather in the 1890s and is one of the first [...]
It’s all happening organically
Textiles: It’s all happening organically If customers think our drycleaners and wetcleaners are often ‘magicians’ when collecting immaculate garments that arrived at the shops in terrible condition, they don’t know the half of it. That’s all right though, as it’s the behind-the-scenes professionalism and expertise [...]
Immersive dining meets the launderette
Immersive dining meets the launderette The commercial laundry industry isn’t often associated with immersive dining experiences, silent discos or Instagram-worthy cocktails — but a new themed event in Marlow, Buckinghamshire is proving that launderette culture holds a surprising fascination for the public imagination. The [...]
CanDo strengthens Welsh presence with Solo Laundry deal
CanDo strengthens Welsh presence with Solo Laundry deal CanDo Laundry Services has continued its expansion strategy with the acquisition of Solo Laundry & Linen Services, a well-established commercial laundry operator with a long-standing presence in South and West Wales. The deal strengthens CanDo’s operational capacity and [...]
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