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GIRBAU UK INTRODUCES AGUA SMART WET
CLEANING SYSTEM Girbau UK has launched Agua Smart, its complete professional wet cleaning system for dry cleaners, laundry businesses and hoteliers. Agua Smart comprises all the equipment needed to start a wet cleaning service including expertly formulated spotters, high-tech washers and dryers, biodegradable detergents and specialist finishing equipment.
“There is a growing desire to offer customers more environmentally- sensitive cleaning options and wet cleaning is the green alternative to the traditional dry cleaning process,” said Peter Marsh, Managing Director of Girbau UK.
“Agua Smart wet cleaning offers better quality cleaning of water-soluble stains and odours and is ideal for 90% of articles that are normally dry cleaned,” he continued. “It is particularly good for wedding dresses, sequined and other delicate fabrics, leather coats, suede items and footwear such as trainers and UGG boots.”
The new Agua Smart system comprises a full range of wet cleaning finishing and pre-treatment detergents from Ideal Manufacturing and equipment including washers and dryers, spotting tables, steam generators, finishing tables, presses, garment formers, trouser toppers and shirt machinery. The finishing equipment ensures garments have the correct amount of tension to provide customers with excellent finished results.
Girbau’s Six Series INTELI washers are ideal for wet cleaning and its ED Series energy efficient dryers are designed to dry delicate items safely, efficiently and cost-effectively. Both include a full range of wet cleaning and laundry programmes, giving them the flexibility to use for general laundry and wet cleaning, helping to ensure maximum productivity from all types of work.
A full range of Agua Smart wet cleaning chemicals is offered with the
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process, which has been formulated and manufactured for Girbau by Ideal Manufacturing.
“We are delighted to be working in partnership with our friends at Girbau to produce a simple, eco-friendly, transparent and fairly priced wet cleaning solution,” said Philip Kalli, Managing Director of Ideal Manufacturing.
“Like us, Girbau is a proud, family- owned manufacturer with a strong history of innovation, expertise and experience in the professional laundry industry. Together, through extensive development and a lengthy period of field testing in the UK, we have perfected complementary products for the Agua Smart Wet Cleaning Machine.”
Agua Smart was formally introduced to the trade at The Washeteria, a new wet cleaning demonstration and training centre at Ideal Manufacturing in Finedon, Northamptonshire. Washeteria visitors can see the complete Agua Smart system in use including garment pre-treatment, washing, drying and specialist finishing. As well as receiving guidance and instruction from laundry experts, there is also the opportunity to use all the equipment and process sample garments, providing invaluable hands- on experience.
“It was encouraging to see that Girbau and Ideal have teamed up to bring two great products together and to actively promote Wet Cleaning within the industry and more so to the high street customer,” said Kevin
Farrell of Farrell’s Dry Cleaners, who was one of the specially selected guests at the event.
“Wet Cleaning is an easy-to-use system. We find it works well for everything from standard suits to intricate stage costumes,” added Malcolm Jenvey, Director of Pressing Needs in Southampton, who also attended. “The gentle action protects the fabric, colours appear brighter and customers comment on the feel and fresh smell.”
"Wet Cleaning does not require you to apply for a licence from the local authority and there are no solvent residues requiring safe disposal,” pointed out Lee Groves, Operations Manager at Drycleaning & Laundry Services. “Wet cleaning is very popular with new entrants to the professional cleaning sector, but we are also seeing dry cleaning companies adopting wet cleaning more and more now. It is much better for modern fabrics with technical treatments such as sports clothing, or fire resistant garments as the treatments are unaffected by the cleaning process.”
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