With a capacity to clean 60 tonnes of linen every day, the plant usually processes more than 35 tonnes on average daily; that’s 130,000-140,000 individual pieces in just 24 hours! Beginning with the choice of Epoxy flooring for the plant ... Read More »

As Anshul Gupta, Director of Quick Clean, reiterated in his presentation at the National Conference on Dry-cleaning & Laundry at Delhi, “According to a report, the Indian laundry and drycleaning segment is estimated to be $76 billion.” This figure is, ... Read More »

Every woman has an inbuilt treasure of entrepreneurship in her. In October 2016, exactly two years back, the first dry cleaning facility, LaundrySpa was set up in Hyderabad. If I look back, the first day sale was just Rs.650 but ... Read More »

Dry cleaning is a dirty business and unlike any other business it requires a lot of personal attention. There is no substitute to presence, especially when the project is starting off. The experience gained is first-hand and there is no ... Read More »

City life today is confined to 9-6pm job, home and children; thus, leaving less time in hand for individuals to attend to other things. There is, thus, a rising demand for convenience services. Working couples are often too exhausted at ... Read More »

Laundry and housekeeping are two of the most important functions in hotels, but often they are services put to the bottom of the priority list. Ironically, it’s the unsung heroes in housekeeping that your guests will remember; the little touches ... Read More »

In hospitality industry laundry, linen management in terms of consistent whiteness and rewash values are very crucial. At BUZIL ROSSARI we work with an innovative approach to ensure linen whiteness is consistent over multiple washes, at the same time energy ... Read More »

Every touch-point of customer interface is a ‘Branding Opportunity.’ More and more corporates are realizing that for any business, employees are its biggest brands. The case is very evident for consumer companies that have employees interact with customers like retail ... Read More »

White linen is often preferred because of its association with freshness, cleanliness and purity. Keeping linen white is a major challenge for the laundries, chemical technicians and chemical companies. They are under more pressure than ever to hurry up and ... Read More »

Current Trends Laundry as a business has existed in India since ancient times. However, the hectic schedule of every member in today’s household plus the availability of more disposable income have given the opportunity for professional laundry lines to come ... Read More »

Ashutosh Khadria, Proprietor, SSK White Collar, says that he started the company in 2008 when there was hardly any modern laundry in Bangalore. He wanted to create a “Branded” laundry service offerings “Branded Care for Branded Wear”. Though the first ... Read More »

Inhouse laundry and Outsourced laundry: Global vs India John Hacker, having an experience of over 30 years in the industry shared his thoughts by saying, “I’ve been monitoring the Indian market since 1999 trying to see how it has progressed. ... Read More »

Laundry wash water can hold silver and scientists are looking for ways to recover this precious metal. Silver is toxic. So, researchers want to catch it before it threatens wildlife. Now, two environmental engineers report preliminary success doing just that. ... Read More »

Wet washing and cleaning refers to methods of professional cleaning that, in contrast to traditional dry cleaning, avoids use of chemical and solvents. It does not use hazardous chemicals and is widely accepted in developed countries and is not a ... Read More »

The report segments the global laundry care market on the basis of product type (fabric softeners, laundry detergents, others), on the basis of source type (synthetic, organic, others), on the basis of form type (powder, cake/block, liquid, others) and on ... Read More »

Successfully creating a platform for the retail, commercial and industrial laundries in India, LDAI introduced the newly formed LDAI Steering Committee during this Seminar. The session opened with the traditional lamp lighting by the Founder Members Akash Dharamsey, Director-ADD Laundry ... Read More »

With the changing trends in consumer behaviour, the industry has always had to adapt itself. People who entered this industry in the last three decades have seen the dry-cleaning industry transform from a luxury to a utility and hence have ... Read More »

Non-profit consumer group Washington Consumers’ Checkbook’s ratings of hundreds of area dry cleaners can help you identify shops that will do a great job cleaning your wardrobe without also cleaning out your wallet. In surveys of area consumers, many of ... Read More »

What are the problems you see facing the Laundry Industry, in the light of GST being recently introduced? Akash Dharamsey: I agree that introduction of GST is surrounded by anxiety since we have limited knowledge about how it will pan ... Read More »

This economic benefit will get even better in coming years. Water and electricity aren’t getting any cheaper. While scarcity creates economic pressure where not enough supply is available to meet high demand, even conservation can raise costs. Our TRSA members ... Read More »