With a whole host of benefits, from lowered costs to increased quality, here is why you should take control of your laundry operations.
There’s no getting around it: laundry can be an expensive process for any hospitality business. But when it comes to saving money, ensuring high standards, and taking control of energy usage, opting to internalize your laundry services can be a game-changer for hotels and restaurants.
The idea of an in-house commercial laundry may seem daunting, but implementing a successful program is straightforward and can bring an array of long-term benefits – as long as you follow a few simple steps. From using high-performing commercial laundry equipment to buying in bulk, here are some tips on how to bring your laundry in-house.
The benefits
By bringing your laundry in-house, you can take control of your spending. Although there are extra costs involved with running a laundry, such as labor, detergents, electricity and water, in the long run it is more cost-effective than outsourcing, if you have the right equipment.
You can also implement your own cost-saving practices and work to improve efficiency and reliability. This will give you a higher return on investment (ROI) than outsourcing, which can often lead to paying over and above for third-party overheads.
Implementing professional in-house laundry facilities allows for better control over operational efficiency. With advanced connectivity solutions, you can monitor and optimize machine performance in real-time, ensuring maximum productivity. This setup also enables you to handle unexpected situations promptly, minimizing delays without incurring additional costs for expedited services. Additionally, you can achieve significant savings by strategically scheduling usage during off-peak energy periods.
Quality control is a key advantage, too. This is an especially important consideration when it comes to hygiene in restaurants, for example, or when handling delicate garments on behalf of your customers if you offer a laundry service to hotel guests. By bringing the commercial laundry process in-house, you can implement quality control measures, including making sure delicate items are properly washed and dried.
A unique solution for you
Your business is unique, which means you need a laundry solution tailored to you. Electrolux Professional Group offers several laundry solutions that can work well for hotels and restaurants.
For those who have particularly large amounts of varying types of laundry to wash every day, like hotels, a full hospitality laundry solution is an excellent option to maintain complete control of quality and costs. This enables you to save time by optimizing human resources, save money with the lowest cost per wash and increase quality, with a fresher smell and softer feel for your fabrics. With this service, you can rest assured that your bed and table linen, terry toweling, guest clothing and uniforms will all be finished to perfection.
Finally, for those who offer their guests a valet laundry, the Lagoon wet cleaning solution is efficient, flexible and eco-friendly, with a quick and gentle service – the first wet-cleaning system to be approved by The Woolmark Company. Unlike regular dry cleaning, Lagoon cleans delicate items including suits, woolen blankets, cushion covers and curtains, as well as guest laundry, uniforms, linens, and towels. And not only can you offer your cleaning service to guests, but to businesses in the neighborhood, bringing even more value to the Lagoon wet cleaning solution.
The right machines
Purchasing your own professional laundry equipment or upgrading existing washers and dryers to newer models is key to making long-term cost savings and increasing profit margins.
Smart features available on Clarus Vibe models enable you to program the amount of chemicals used in each wash. Water saving is another big factor, with an intelligent interface that adjusts the amount of water required based on the dry load weight.
Modern commercial laundry equipment also comes with innovative water-saving features such as optimal de-watering systems. The Electrolux Professional Line 6000 comes with a hush-speed spin cycle that evacuates most of the water, so less energy is required for the drying cycle.
When it comes to drying, Line 6000 heat pump dryers use advances in domestic air-conditioning applications to reduce dying cycles to just 35 minutes, which is twice as fast as a traditional vented dryer. This amounts to energy savings of up to 65 percent compared to vented models.
Low costs, high quality
Considering the cost savings and the ability to control every aspect of your laundry operations, implementing an in-house commercial laundry process makes sense for hospitality companies, from large hotels and small boutiques to restaurants and B&Bs.
At Electrolux Professional Group, we’re experts in both hospitality and laundry. And we can partner with your business to help you ensure the highest quality for your customers, providing tailor-made solutions and ongoing support.