Linen Care and Energy Efficiency

Laundry plays an important part in building and augmenting the service provided by a hotel. But it comes at a price. Laundry raises the biggest energy bill of a hotel. Vanita Nair Reports….

Issue Month : April      Issue Year : 2013      Issue Volume : VOL : 9      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 4      

Washing with Oxygen

Globally, newer technologies are being tried and tested for better results in spinning out whiter linen. What is ozone laundry all about?

Issue Month : March      Issue Year : 2013      Issue Volume : VOL : 9      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 3      

Laundry Pavilion at Clean India Show 2012 Visitors Speak

The last issue of Clean India Journal featured a comprehensive report on the Clean India Show and the exclusive Laundry pavilion. CIJ spoke to some of the visitors seeking laundry solutions. (L to R): Akash Dharamsey, MD, ADD Laundry Concepts; Kartik Iyengar, Head Marketing, Diversey; Ramana Rao, Manager, Fabricare, ITC Hotel Gardenia; Chinmoy Chatterjee, Corporate

Issue Month : February      Issue Year : 2013      Issue Volume : VOL : 9      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 2      

Clean India Show 2012-Exclusive Laundry Pavilion

Healthcare, hospitality, laundromat, commercial laundries, hostels, construction, railways and manufacturing industries including pharma, automobile, food processing and others sought laundry solutions at the Clean India Show. In a major initiative to provide an exclusive platform for the nascent laundry industry in India, the Clean India Show had a Special Laundry Pavilion. The growing demand for

Issue Month : January      Issue Year : 2013      Issue Volume : VOL : 9      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 1      

Q & A

How do you remove lotion stains on bath towels? An emulsifying laundry detergent in multiple baths should help in the removal of the lotion/oil stains. With cotton textiles, additional concentration of alkali will help pull oil out of the fabric. Your laundry detergent supplier may be able to help you with special products for stain

Issue Month : December      Issue Year : 2012      Issue Volume : VOL.: 8      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 12      

Girbau India – Comprehensive solutions for all segments

Girbau has a wide range of equipment to meet the requirements of any segment and establishment, small or big. “We are looking forward to the Clean India Show to make our presence felt in the Indian market,” says Enric Saavedra, International Area Manager, Girbau. Presence in India Girbau has its presence globally in over 90

Issue Month : November      Issue Year : 2012      Issue Volume : VOL.: 8      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 11      

Measuring Whiteness

In general, 100% cotton or cotton blends will be perceived as whiter by making them less yellow. And to make them less yellow we automatically make the colour of the product appear bluer. Visually blue and yellow are opposites and an increase in blue results in a decrease in yellow. This is the basic theory

Issue Month : October      Issue Year : 2012      Issue Volume : VOL.: 8      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 10      

White Linen Measurement & Replacement

In the world of hospitality, laundry plays a pivotal role in enhancing the image and reputation of the hotel. Laundry managers are always on their toes trying to find better ways and means to deliver sparkling white linen. In Western countries, among the various methods adopted stained towels and linen are also cleaned using white powder stain blaster before...

Issue Month : October      Issue Year : 2012      Issue Volume : VOL.: 8      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 10      

Ironing Technology

The Girbau group, with over 50 years of experience in the laundry segment, is expanding in the Indian market through Girbau India. Many of its industrial and commercial laundry products are being installed in various premises; the latest being the tunnel laundry in Western Railway. Among the products, Girbau also offers ironing solution. It has

Issue Month : September      Issue Year : 2012      Issue Volume : VOL.: 8      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 9      

Wet Cleaning

Wet cleaning is an effective professional cleaning method for all kinds of fabrics and textiles.

Issue Month : September      Issue Year : 2012      Issue Volume : VOL.: 8      Issue Number : ISSUE.: 9