Do you love staying in hotels, and falling asleep under their fresh, luxurious linen? Then why not have the same at home every day? Hotel beds have always been the epitome of comfort, and one [...]
We’ve all spent our fair share of 2020 surrounded by the same four walls, and with many of us working from home together with our family, it’s become more important than ever to create a calm, [...]
Now that we all have to wear a mask in public places to slow the spread of Covid-19, the market is flooded with masks. From fabric masks to disposable masks, there’s a huge variety out there – so [...]
When leaving the house, your face mask has become as essential as your wallet and keys. It is now illegal to be in a public space in South Africa without your mask, and the Centre for Disease [...]
We’re biased, but getting laundry done in winter – especially with the wet winter we’ve had in Cape Town – sucks. We’ve put together a top 5 list of reasons it’s the worst and something of a [...]
The thread count is one of the factors that go into choosing sheets, pillow cases and duvet covers, but what does it indicate and why does it make a difference? The thread count is the number of [...]
If you launder your own linen, do you know how much water you’re using per room per occupancy? Even with a commercial washing machine that prioritises low energy and water usage, you’re using a lot.
Water is the foundation of life. Not only are our bodies made up of over 60% of water but we require clean, safe drinking water to survive as well as to grow our food and move our waste stream.
Because of the importance of water in sustaining life, the increasing demand for it as a result of global population growth, as well as the rate at which pollution and consumption is making [...]
There are some very compelling reasons to make that change in your hotel laundry operation and to believe that change will impact the industry overall.
The right laundry machine service plan ensures that you're prepared for maintenance and repairs to your laundry equipment, saving you both time and money.
Some of the biggest operating costs for hotels are labor, utilities, customer acquisition, marketing, as well as overall property management and maintenance
When it comes to your hotel's operational costs, old equipment could be costing you thousands of dollars. Here's how one hotel saved on operating costs.
Laundry room fires are a very real threat that looms over any laundry company, despite the fact they are very rare. Here are tips to avoid laundry room fire
Luxury is a word that seems fundamentally at odds with the environmental movement, tet both luxury and sustainability are key selling points for hotels.
Commercial laundry service is changing & it's changing for the better. Commercial launderers are finding ways to advance their businesses and the industry.
Some of the most popular myths about implementing environmentally-friendly technology and processes in hotels are actually some of the easiest to disprove.
On average, U.S. hotels use 25 gallons of water per occupied room per day for laundry alone. When you see statistics like that, “sustainable” probably isn’t a word you would use to describe [...]
On-premise laundry is worth quite a lot if you consider cost savings and customer loyalty good indicators of the worth of an investment for your hotel.
No industry is immune to changing trends & consumer expectations, not even commercial laundry. The laundry trend can be summed up in a single word: more.
Many consumers are already very eco-conscious, choosing hotels with a low carbon footprint. They’ll research before booking, so make sure that your eco-credentials are easy to find on your website.
Imported by local company fanute, we can now get the innovative, award-winning Hydrofinity laundry system in South Africa – and that’s a big deal for the hospitality sector.
Not only is sustainability increasingly becoming a deciding factor for guests when choosing between accommodation options, but it also means long-term savings if implemented wisely.
Joburg-born Charl de Beer is making waves in drought-stricken Cape Town as the sole South African distributor of the near-waterless laundry system Hydrofinity.
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