COVER STORY: How making changes to your laundry processes could save you money

With cost control on care homes’ agendas, Debbie Jones, WASHCO’s sales manager, explains why the careful examination of all aspects of your laundry processes can help your care home save a significant amount of money

At a time where cost-of-living struggles are hitting hard, care homes across the UK are naturally looking at which aspects of their operations present the best opportunities for implementing cost-saving measures. The onpremise laundry room is a vital component of every care home, but it also represents an area where you can find plenty of ways to reduce costs through keeping energy consumption and wastage down.

Optimising laundry processes

Within the laundry industry, we use the concept of the Sinner’s Circle to look at how laundry processes can be optimised. There are four key factors that interact to achieve a quality clean:

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