Christeyns’ Regional Account Managers are part of Celtic’s Quality Team, with technology rapidly moving forward Joanne relies on their wealth of expertise for best practise and in meeting the company’s sustainability goals.


Celtic has a history of trying to push forward. It was one of the first five companies to bring natural gas to Wexford in 2016. It holds an ISO 14001 environmental policy standard and has done lots of work in last two to three years on sustainability, from the sourcing of linen to trying to reduce carbon footprint. Thanks to its work with Christeyns, who installed dosing, monitoring and energy equipment, water consumption has reduced from 16L per 1kg of linen to 2.5L per kilo, kilowatts per hour have reduced and the laundry uses 100% renewable electricity.


Christeyns installed Laundry Expert (LXP), its advanced monitoring system. Laundry dosing management systems are hugely important for healthcare, monitoring loads through the tunnel, measuring thermal disinfection, and accuracy must be spot on. Christeyns’ LXP system can be accessed remotely from a mobile phone or a laptop and pinpoint every detail at any given time.


Joanne and her team are using the time during COVID to introduce a Lean Programme, which Christeyns are a consultant on, in order to look at energy management and improving efficiency.


Joanne said: “Besides being the right thing to do, sustainable solutions are also good for the company and brings many benefits. Our goal is to get to no plastic, but for now we are working on reducing plastic. Government policy will force green issues which have to be an integral part of the business, everyone should be aware of the environmental impact.


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“Lockdowns have created massive challenges in


supplying linen on a stop- start basis for hospitality clients.”


“COVID has not changed my goals or plans for growth. We have plans in place for Q2 and Q3: it’s necessary to be prepared. We intend to look at what we can add in terms of service and standards for our healthcare business and grow our hospitality work with new hotel groups.”


From a personal standpoint, Joanne’s goal is to keep the 300 or so families employed, to provide sustainable employment in a rural area for now and for future generations.


It’s been a tough year, but Joanne has taken it all in her stride, buoyed on by strong partnerships, a clear vision, and a workforce that has gone the extra mile. She concluded: “The business has seen the most rapid changes from one day to the next and we have had to meet these head on. I could not have done this without my outstanding workforce and the support of our suppliers.”


Whatever 2021 brings, there’s no doubt that Joanne and Celtic will meet the next challenge head on.


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