Christeyns makes investments to upgrade its liquid production operation, UK

Christeyns, a hygiene chemicals’ manufacturer in the UK, has recently invested GBP 400,000 to upgrade its liquid production operation, which increased their capacity by about 40% and improved consistency and quality levels.

Christeyns is a specialty chemicals manufacturer in the UK, producing mainly hygiene chemicals to laundry companies. They have recently invested GBP 400,000 to upgrade their liquid production operation. This increased their capacity and the company is now able to produce 500 tonnes of liquid products a week. Managing Director of the company, Nick Garthwaite, has stated that this is part of their expansion plans throughout the UK. “We are particularly keen to expand in the professional hygiene sector, subject to finding the right partner. The family which owns Christeyns is very entrepreneurial and encourages their managers to be the same,” he said in his statement. Christeyns also invested GBP 300,000 into their first road tanker which is able to carry 30,000 liters of products along with related storage facilities.

Envirostar acquires Western State Design, US

Envirostar, a North-American distributor of equipment to the commercial laundry and dry cleaning industry, has announced the acquisition of Western State Design, one of America’s largest distributors of commercial laundry products and services.

Envirostar has recently announced that they have executed a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire all assets of Western State Design. The purchase price is $28 million. Western State Design is founded in 1974 and based in California. It has recently been recognized as one of the leading distributors and service providers in the commercial laundry industry. Western State Design will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Envirostar and keep its current name, locations, management team and employees. Dennis Mack, President of Western State Design, and Tom Marks, Executive Vice President of Western State Design, jointly said: “On behalf of the entire team at Western State Design, we are very pleased to be joining the EVI family of commercial laundry businesses. EVI’s goal of becoming the industry’s largest and most versatile commercial laundry products distributor and service provider is promising, and we are aligned with EVI’s business plans and long-term growth strategy. We are also excited about the new opportunities our employees will have to continue their mission of providing superior products, exceptional service, and competitive pricing to our valued customers for many years into the future.”

Applied Silver partners with Dignity Health to enhance hospital textile hygiene, California

Applied Silver has started a partnership with Dignity Health, a non-profit organization in California. Applied Silver’s water-based ionic silver treatment should create a new standard of care for textile cleanliness in health-care facilities.

Applied Silver is a US biotechnology company that invented and produced SilvaClean, a water-based ionic silver treatment that works on a wide range of fabrics and assures lasting antimicrobial properties. Dignity Health, a non-profit organization focusing on health-care facilities in California, has recently started a partnership with Applied Silver to apply this new standard of cleanliness in health-care facilities around the Central Coast. “We have made and continue to make a significant commitment to education and training, and we continue to invest in state-of-the-art technologies that enable our staff and physicians to provide the highest quality of care available,” senior Vice President of Operations of Dignity Health stated. SilvaClean’s technology reduces about 99.9% of odors and stains. This technology will help reduce microbial contamination, such as the risk of MRSA infection in hospitals.

Speed Queen is expanding their presence in China with opening of 20th store

Speed Queen is expanding their presence in China and has recently opened their 20th store in the Carrefour at Xu Jing in Shanghai. The company’s aim is to bring self-service laundry to China on a large scale.

Due to stricter environmental protection regulations, traditional laundries in Europe and America are disappearing gradually. Speed Queen is making use of this development to start expanding their presence in China. The company aims to do this by bringing self-service laundries to the country on a large scale. This was recently done by the opening of their 20th store in the Carrefour at Xu Jing in Shanghai. About 70% of laundry in China is still done at home, but there is a growing demand of laundering bigger items that are difficult to wash at home. The rainy season in China is an example where the growing demand for self-service laundries can be seen, while it is difficult for the laundry to dry and due to the conditions in the county, the laundry is also more likely to be contaminated by birds, pollution, mold and odors.

Invengo opens new office in South of France

Invengo, provider of RFID technologies, recently announced the opening of its new office in the South of France in La Ciotat, near Marseille. The new office space will focus on Textile Services and Custom Applications.

Invengo recently announced the opening of their new office building in the South of France, near Marseille. Invengo is a global RFID technology provider, based in Singapore with subsidiaries in Europe and the US. It develops and manufacturers RFID tags that are used for linen inventory and management in laundry companies. Their new building will host the business units that were recently acquired from Tagsys and they will focus on Textile Services and Custom Applications Business. The new office also provides capacity for manufacturing, customer support, engineering, sales and service and leadership functions. There will be a showroom where Invengo can showcase their latest state-of-the-art solutions and products.

Japan sees a growing development of new clothes lines that are washable in cold water

More companies in Japan are developing new lines of clothes and products that are washable in cold water. Tokyo Soir, a producer of black formal female wear for example, saw a rise in sales of clothes that are washable in cold water.

Recently, more clothes makers in Japan have developed items made of certain materials that are washable in cold water and at home. Tokyo Soir is a Japanese clothes maker of black formal female wear. They have begun their sales of clothes that can be washed in cold water a few years ago and saw a rise in sales each year. Another Japanese company, Aurora, is developing hats made out of natural materials that can be washed at home due to many inquiries from customers wanting to know how to clean the hats. The Aurora company found a solution in the material ‘washi’, a Japanese style of paper made from the bark of the gampi tree. These natural fibers are long, strong and resistant to water. Product and clothes that can be washed at home and in cold water will save a customer costs. This will result in a growing demand in these kind of products and that’s why many companies in Japan are looking for ways to develop more of these items.

Electrolux; Industry Leader according to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Electrolux has been named Industry Leader in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the tenth consecutive year. This year’s assessment showed notable growth for Electrolux in the areas of corporate citizenship and philanthropy.

The Electrolux approach to sustainability is geared at developing smarter, more accessible, resource-efficient solutions that meet people’s needs and improve their lives. Electrolux is constantly working on reducing the environmental impact of products and factories according to the strictest standards – while providing customers with best-in-class commercial laundry solutions and innovations.

“Sustainability is an integrated part of the Electrolux business model. It’s also becoming increasingly important for us to consider the wider impact we have on society,” said Henrik Sundström, Head of Sustainability Affairs at Electrolux. “In addition to working on issues such as improving the energy efficiency of our products and operations, we want to leverage our global organization and expertise to make a positive difference for consumers and communities around the world.”

The Dow Jones Sustainability World Index includes the 10% best-in-class economic, environmental and social performers among the world’s 2,500 largest companies. Electrolux has been included every year since the index was launched in 1999.

Fujitsu UHF Tags are hospital and MRI safe

Research has proven: Textilligence UHF tags, supplied by Fujitsu, are hospital and MRI safe. Tested in The Netherlands, USA and Austria, these are the only tags known in the industry, containing antennas made of non-ferrous material.

Hospitals are sceptical about the use of any kind of RFID tag in linen items. Reason for this is that all HF and most of the UHF tags are containing ferrous or even copper components in the antenna that shows like a metal threat around and attached to the micro-chip itself.

Images made, with the Textilligence tag even attached to a men’s skin, do not show any artefact (change to the image). The same test with any other known UHF and HF brands in the industry, gave so much blur / artefact on the image that they became useless for a radiologist.

The Textilligence-Fujitsu UHF RFID laundry tags are compliant with EPC Gen2 (EPC global UHF Class 1 Generation 2). The tags do not contain any type of battery or power source, are passive in nature and cannot emit Radio Frequency signals independently. The tags cannot be magnetized, nor retain a permanent magnetic field.

Due to their construction and selection of materials, the Textilligence-Fujitsu UHF RFID laundry tags are not having any effect on magnetic fields associated with typical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems and are safe and reliable when installed in sheets and garments used near or even in typical MRI equipment. There is no Ferromagnetic risk, due to heating of metallic items from MRI RF and the potential for burns created by current induction or RF heating.

Johnson Service Group; a strong first half of 2016

Johnson Service Group saw a increase in adjusted operating profit of 42.5%, with a total revenue in the six months to June 2016 of�£137.6 million. The numbers also reflected the impact of the reduced number of Drycleaning branches.

Textile Rental
As it has over many years, the Textile Rental business continues to focus on customer service, in order to maintain its high customer retention levels, and on targeted investment across the division to improve production efficiency and capacity.

With five brands servicing three market sectors within Textile Rental in the UK, Johnson Service Group is doing very well. The five brands: Apparelmaster, Stalbridge, London Linen, Bourne and Afonwen, realised an increase of 35.0% to £115.7 million in Textile Rental revenue. Businesses acquired during both 2015 and 2016 helped reach an adjusted operating profit that increased by 39.5% to £17.3 million.

Total revenue in the six months to June 2016 was £137.6 million (June 2015: £109.2 million). The first half benefitted from the acquisitions completed in recent months but also reflected the impact of the reduced number of Drycleaning branches following the closures in March 2015. Adjusted operating profit increased by 42.5% to £16.1 million (June 2015: £11.3 million).

Dry Cleaning
Johnson Cleaners and Jeeves of Belgravia represent Johnson Service Group in the dry cleaning sector. Following the restructure of the business last year, the performance in the first half of 2016 has been solid. The partnership with Waitrose continues to expand as well.

Revenue was down to £21.9 million a decrease compared to June 2015 (£23.5 million) reflecting the change in the portfolio mix following the reorganisation programme completed in early 2015.

Hoover will launch a new washing machine with a device that detects fabric types, UK

A new hand-held device called TED (Textile Expert Detector) has been invented by the UK company Hoover. The device detects fabric types and comes with an accompanying app that will give advice to the consumer on how to wash their fabrics.

Hoover is a home appliances company based in the UK. They are founded in Ohio in 1908 and became a registered company in the UK from 1919. They are mainly a leader in the floor cleaning market, but they also produce washing machines and invent new solutions for the home appliances market. Hoover has recently announced that they will launch a new washing machine next year that comes with a hand-held device called TED, which stands for Textile Expert Detector. The device is separated from the washing machine and can be attached to it through magnets inside of it. The device detects what kind of fabric it is dealing with and will give the consumer a recommendation on what wash cycle will be the best for the clothes.

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