November 26, 2024
Cleaning Protective Gear — Part 1 In 2001, the NFPA developed a set of guidelines for cleaning protective gear in…
November 20, 2024
Hospitality laundries require highly programmable and productive washers in order to save time and decrease labor costs; improve efficiency through…
November 18, 2024
What makes the Genius Washer control better than other vended washer controls on the market? 1. A Large Touchscreen Interface.…
November 11, 2024
Home to America’s largest indoor waterpark, the 997-room Kalahari Resort (Kalahari), in Round Rock, Texas, offers families an all-underone- roof…
November 5, 2024
When you’re thinking of financing a laundry project, contact your distributor first! They work closely with lending institutions to offer…
October 29, 2024
Delivering “a new way to live built on community,” WeLive, in New York City, allows guests to rent fully furnished…
October 29, 2024
Constructed to appeal to New York City commuters and young professionals, The Modern — in Fort Lee, N.J. — is…
October 29, 2024
Veterinary clinics and hospitals work hard to eliminate the spread of disease through cross-contamination. Laundry items with birthing fluids, blood,…
October 21, 2024
The Oshkosh Fire Dept., in Oshkosh Wis., takes the health of their firefighters seriously. That's why, in 2023, the department…
October 2, 2024
McPherson College, in McPherson, Kan., recently upgraded an athletic laundry dedicated to its baseball, volleyball, softball and men’s and women’s…
November 26, 2024
Cleaning Protective Gear — Part 1 In 2001, the NFPA developed a set of guidelines for cleaning protective gear in order to remove harmful biohazards, chemicals and other contaminants. Those inspection and cleaning guidelines are revised periodically, most recently in 2020. Read on for a simplified interpretation of these guidelines and how best to go about cleaning and sanitizing/disinfecting bunker…
November 20, 2024
Hospitality laundries require highly programmable and productive washers in order to save time and decrease labor costs; improve efficiency through saved water, natural gas and electricity; and to deliver unsurpassed cleaning no matter the item type. Whether a hotel or resort laundry is processing duvets, sheets, table linens, or bath and pool towels, every item should emerge from the wash…
October 29, 2024
Delivering “a new way to live built on community,” WeLive, in New York City, allows guests to rent fully furnished apartments, featuring top-tier technology, for as little as a few weeks up to several months. Operating from a unique business model, WeLive’s mission is to “transform the rigid and isolating housing model of yesterday into a flexible and community-driven experience…
October 29, 2024
Constructed to appeal to New York City commuters and young professionals, The Modern — in Fort Lee, N.J. — is a luxury rental property touting two, 47-story skyscrapers, 900 apartments, 150,000-square-feet of resort-style amenities, and striking views of the Hudson River and Manhattan. Designed from the ground up by SJP Properties, The Modern features a second-story central laundry in each…
October 29, 2024
Veterinary clinics and hospitals work hard to eliminate the spread of disease through cross-contamination. Laundry items with birthing fluids, blood, urine, feces, or any other body fluids can spread disease to other animals, areas of the operation or even to staff. Disease-causing bacteria, such as Salmonella, E. coli, and Campylobacter are a few examples. That’s why it’s critical to handle,…
October 21, 2024
The Oshkosh Fire Dept., in Oshkosh Wis., takes the health of their firefighters seriously. That's why, in 2023, the department completed the installation of Continental Girbau turnout gear washers in five of six stations.The Oshkosh Fire Dept. operates six fire stations, employs 107 firefighter/paramedics and provides a host of services, including firefighting, water/vehicle/trench/aircraft rescue, hazardous material response and emergency medical…
September 20, 2024
Cancer is a leading cause of death among firefighters and dirty gear is a known contributor — exposing wearers, and those they serve, to carcinogenic chemicals, particulates, toxins and biohazards. That’s why Carrollton Fire Department (Carrollton), in Carrollton, GA., takes dirty gear decontamination seriously. Over the past 3 years, the four-station department has installed Continental ExpressWash® Gear Washers and ExpressDry®…
September 11, 2024
As a college student, Craig Myatt spent the summers working as a bartender in a touristy North Carolina beach community. That’s when he noticed a need for clean linens within the vacation rental market. “I started in a garage in 2000. I’d rent sheets and towels, put them into a bedsheet package, and then I’d deliver them to rental properties,”…
August 19, 2024
“We want to be at the top end of outdoor hospitality,” said Jill Currier, director of accommodations for Kampgrounds of America’s (KOA) Company-Owned Properties (COPs). Of the 500 KOA campgrounds across North America, 28 are COPs and feature deluxe cabins where linen and towels are provided for guests. During 2013, KOA COPs provided clean linen for over 50,000 camper night…
August 14, 2024
After outsourcing laundry for years, Pratt Regional Medical Center (PRMC), in Pratt, Kan., developed its own off-site laundry capable of processing and sanitizing more than 1,000 laundry pounds per day. The $300,000 laundry investment — which proved considerably more efficient and cost-effective than outsourcing — paid for itself in 18 months, cut linen volume loss in half, and toppled cost…