CHEMICALS & DOSING EQUIPMENT A GRAND MAKEOVER
When the old laundry equipment at Lytham St Annes’ Grand Hotel started to wear out, they turned to Electrolux to install a new on premises laundry. We hear about the transition and how it has benefited both the Hotel and Electrolux.
Built in 1897, The Grand Hotel at Lytham St Annes sits overlooking the seafront on the North West coast of England. The hotel’s old laundry equipment began to show the effects of providing over ten years of high-volume service, for the two buildings and a busy spa. With the gas- powered machines struggling to meet the high standards expected, breaking down with increasing frequency, and causing regular issues in the air-makeup of the laundry room, it became clear that an upgrade was required.
The Grand turned to Electrolux Professional for an electric on premises laundry (OPL), including washing, drying and ironing equipment, after working with the hotel’s owner and managers to ensure that the specification matched the hotel’s exact needs and occupancy.
The hotel opted for two W5240 and two W5105 High Spin washers of 240l and 105l volume to strike a balance between low water and energy consumption, whilst maximising wash results with shorter processing time.
The Efficient Dosing System (EDS) on the washers has been particularly useful for The Grand. Working in combination with the Automatic Saving System, which determines for the real load inside the drum at the beginning of a cycle and supplies the water accordingly, the EDS adjusts the quantity of detergents to the load, providing best results at minimum cost.
Two T550 tumble dryers were also specified which enable the hotel to complete two full loads per hour. Additionally, one IC44832 cylinder-type ironer was chosen to give items an outstanding finish.
THE FEEDBACK Richard Webb, owner of The Grand, said: “We’ve always believed it’s very important to have an on-site laundry. You don’t have the problems of having to count up your bedding, bag it up and send it off.
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Mick Christian, Regional Training and Demonstration Manager for laundry, at Electrolux Professional said:
“We clean everything from all our bedding and towels, to tablecloths, napkins and chef’s whites. We even use microfibre to mop our floors, which has been such a success that we’re going to start using these cloths to wipe surfaces.
“One of the major reasons we had revamped our OPL was to save energy, and by gaining control over our energy usage we’ve seen big savings in our utilities. In cost terms, our energy usage has come down at least 30% now that it’s so much more controllable.
“Not only is the hotel always busy, but we have a very popular spa, ensuring that there is a constant pressure on our laundry processes, and the machines cope with that admirably.
“We recommend Electrolux wholeheartedly. The success has been felt all round, not only for the quality result that we can show off on our beds and tables, but for our staff who also enjoy using it. They particularly love the Efficient Dosing System. Before this equipment was introduced, problems arose regularly as staff found it difficult to judge dosage levels for the amount of laundry in the machine. Now it’s as easy as pushing a button for laundry operators to produce the sought-after standard of cleanliness and finish every time.”
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“Detergent plays an important role for every laundry process in every sector. Not only is the right amount of detergent important for cleaning, but it is also crucial for maintaining consistency across every load. Take the hospitality environment for example, quality and consistency is crucial to streamline a hotel such as the Grand as the feel and smell of linen can be very important to some guests.
“The ability to define the correct quantities of chemicals represents a real step forward for laundry technology, and requires the features of an integrated system. The Efficient Dosing System from the Electrolux Professional Line 5000 ensures the best wash results at the lowest cycle cost by allowing the washer and the detergent dispensers to communicate with each other and calculate the precise amount of detergent based on the linen weight and the selected wash program.”
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