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Warewasher package now includes Connected Wash
Armstrong laundry equipment makes budgeting easier for Dudley home THE Camelot Rest Home is a residential home for people over 65, including those with dementia, in Dudley in the West Midlands – the oldest resident being 105. It has 31 single and two shared rooms, of which most are en suite. Many of the rooms overlook very nice gardens where the residents can go when the weather is good. The small laundry, equipped by Armstrong Commercial Laundry Systems, consists of an Amazon high spin free standing washer and a Heubsch dryer, both supplied on Armstrong’s increasingly popular fixed price hire scheme. The laundry handles everything from the home, including all the bedding, kitchen and dining room items and the residents’ personal laundry – so it is kept busy all day every day according to the care manager, Wendy Madderley.
She said: “The laundry is operated by the carers who are all trained to use all the special programmes and is often in use through the evenings and nights as well as day time. We are really happy with the equipment which is very reliable and easy to use.” The fixed price hire programme covers all maintenance and repair issues including parts and labour throughout the length of the agreement, and allows care homes to install a fully compliant laundry without the capital outlay and makes budgeting easier – there are no nasty surprises if a machine needs repairing. Enquiries: For further information contact Armstrong Commercial Laundry Systems, Ampere Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2AE. Call 01635 263410, email enquiries@armstronglaundry.com or visit www.armstronglaundry.com
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WINTERHALTER’S Pay-Per-Wash scheme is changing the way care homes fund their warewashing: it gives users a machine, chemicals, machine service and customer support for a fixed pay-per-wash fee of as little as 26.2p. Now Winterhalter has made it even more attractive by bundling in its Connected Wash package as part of the scheme, for free. Connected Wash warewashers are networked via LAN or W-LAN and send machine data to a server, virtually in real time. Using a computer, tablet or smartphone, customers can monitor machine functions via the Connected Wash app, around the clock and from anywhere in the world. The system not only shows how machines are operating, it also sends alerts if there is an issue, including if cleaning chemicals are running low or if there is a blockage. It even gives energy-saving saving tips – for example, if staff regularly turn the machine on too early, leaving it idle and wasting power, it will highlight the issue. Connected Wash can be used to monitor one machine or several, on one site or on multiple sites, all from one device. For care homes the main attraction of Connected Wash will be that it minimises downtime, ensuring that the warewasher is always functioning well and delivering hygienic, sparkling clean results. A thermal disinfection variable is also available. “Adding Connected Wash to the no-risk, low cost of Pay-Per-Wash delivers what we believe is the ideal warewashing package for care homes,” said Paul Crowley, marketing manager of Winterhalter UK. “They get a top quality machine, and top quality results, for minimal outlay.” With Pay-Per-Wash, operators select a desired number of wash cycles and prepay for them, using a credit card. The warewasher is internet-connected and the wash codes bought are automatically entered into the machine, so staff can start washing straight away. The cost per wash will depend on the machine chosen and usually customers will buy at least 100 washes in advance. Winterhalter provides a total solution for
warewashing, from pre-sales advice to after-sales service, training and maintenance. Alongside its market-leading dish and glasswashers, the company’s range includes utensil washers, advanced water treatment machines, cleaning chemicals and detergents. Enquiries: For further details, call Winterhalter on 01908 359000, see www.winterhalter.co.uk or www.winterhalter-scout.biz or email info@winterhalter.co.uk
Girbau UK offers free laundry review to Care and Dementia Show visitors
GIRBAU UK is offering a laundry review to visitors to its stand (I60) at the Care and Dementia Show at the NEC, Birmingham on October 10 and 11. The free service is undertaken by a specialist laundry consultant and includes a full audit to determine whether laundry running costs are too high, if the laundry could be run more efficiently and to check that the laundry is fully CQC compliant for infection control. Product highlights on the Girbau UK stand at the show will include the ED Ecodryer range of energy efficient dryers, believed to be the most energy efficient commercial dryers on the market, and the Girbau HS 6 Series range of washers, which are Water Technology List approved. ED Series dryers combine radial and axial airflow for maximum efficiency, reduced cycle times and lower energy costs. Cabinet insulation and a double-glazed door
further optimise energy efficiency. The highly reliable and accurate built-in humidity control system automatically senses when clothes are dry and activates the cool down process maximising energy efficiency and quality care of all fabrics. Enquiries: For more information visit www.girbau.co.uk
A wee problem! DUPLEX has been supplying cleaning machines into the care sector for many years and know that one of the problems faced by many care homes is urine on carpets. Duplex has the answer. By pre-spraying badly soiled carpets with our specially formulated Hydrofresh chemical it helps to neutralise the urine odour followed up with the steam and brush agitation of the Duplex machine which kills the bacteria leaving carpet fibres revitalised and smelling fresh and clean. As minimal amounts of water are required in this method of cleaning drying time is cut to a minimum at around 20 minutes on carpets and much less on hard floors so that areas which have been cleaned are very quickly able to be used again. We carry out free, no obligation demonstrations on a nationwide basis and offer comprehensive, certificated on-site training. Enquiries: Call 01227 771276 or email info@duplex-cleaning.com