COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY PRIOR ENGAGEMENT
Miele Professional tell us how they are helping Prior’s Court, an independent special school for young people with autism, with their infection control, following the installation of a new in-house laundry facility.
On-premise laundries allow organisations to manage their own laundry, giving them more flexibility and control. Taking the laundry process in-house allows managers to oversee it from start to finish and ensure it is completed to the highest standard. Where your customers are potentially at risk or vulnerable, it is even more important to have end-to- end oversight of the laundry process in order to have full confidence that your laundry is being processed within the CfPP 01-04 guidelines.
An in-house laundry can also make a huge difference in controlling costs over the long term. Miele machines are easy to operate, meaning that a minimum of staff time is required to run them. Taking your process in-house also saves valuable time at every stage.
Prior’s Court is an independent special school for young people with autism. They accommodate students aged between five and 19 and also provide support for the children’s families. Their primary focus is to build independence and social skills in their students.
Before the recent laundry installation, Prior’s Court already had a good relationship with the German brand, having used Miele Professional machines on site for more than 15 years. Colin Seatter from Prior’s Court explained that they ‘invest in Miele because they really are the best that money can buy.’
Having previously had two small laundries installed with Miele Professional Little Giants, the team at Prior’s Court decided that they wanted to upgrade the laundry facilities. After considering the various options that Miele Professional offer when it comes to an on-premise laundry solution, they decided to invest in barrier washer-extractors.
Barrier laundry was the best option for the school, being particularly concerned with infection control. Introducing enforced control measures
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within the laundry made complete sense, to ensure the highest standard of linen hygiene throughout the entire process, with the additional benefit of increased productivity, always an issue of paramount importance when dealing with children who have special needs.
An old, unused changing room on site was repurposed to become a brand
new laundry room and was fitted with three barrier washer-extractor machines (2 x 16kg and 1 x 20 kg) and three commercial tumble dryers.
Having decided to invest in a whole new on-premise laundry, Prior’s Court turned to Gillman’s to conduct the installation of the Miele Professional barrier washer- extractor machines. Gillman’s spent a year planning and executing the project and were able to carry out the whole process from design to installation and service. They also gave the cleaning team at Prior’s Court advice on all aspects of a best laundry practice.
Speaking about how the recent installation has benefited the school, Colin Seatter explained: “The new machines have been fully operational for four months now and the whole laundry process runs 100% better than it did before – there is no doubt about it.
“The cleaning staff absolutely love the new laundry. Now we have so much more space, which makes such a difference. The barrier washer- extractor machines provide us with peace of mind and we now have optimal infection control.
“The new installation has also meant that we have been able to improve efficiency. The laundry is staffed between 7am and 3pm. Laundry is collected in the evenings and is returned back to the children the next day. We now have plans to use the old laundry as a training site for the children; the machines will remain operational so they will be able to learn how to use them which helps teach essential life skills.”
When asked if he would recommend the German brand, Colin commented: “Of course we would recommend Miele Professional. Our site has always used Miele machines and we would never change that.”
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