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Greater Manchester and beyond. Patients and service users are enabled to access a range of integrated health and social care services at home or in their community or be treated and cared for in one of our four hospitals – Salford Royal Hospital, The Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Infirmary or Fairfield General Hospital in Bury. Roberts is also a member of the TSA, the Guild of Cleaners and Launderers and the Worshipful Company of Launderers. Roberts was proposed and seconded to be
the new committee member for SHLSLM when James Walker steps down from his position.
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Sector specifics: Hotel occupancy up, laundry volumes down – yet outlook is good, says TSA
Hotel occupancy is up while laundry volumes are down, but the future looks good. That was the hot take at The Textile Services Association’s (TSA) second Hospitality Roundtable. The meeting, which took place 16 September at the Hampton By Hilton on Waterloo Road, London, was chaired by TSA’s CEO David Stevens and attended by representatives from multiple hotel chains and commercial laundry operations. Held annually, the meeting continues to bring together laundries and hotel groups, opening the door to further collaboration and fostering the partnership between two co-dependent sectors.
There was one notable takeaway regarding the hospitality growth forecast: hotels are currently more buoyant than
laundries. This is partially due to rises in occupancy across the various chains in attendance, while laundry volumes remain notably down.
Managing linen loss was another key topic. This forms the backbone of the TSA’s Infinite Textiles Scheme, for which resources such as the association’s Pasha The Pillowcase animation have been produced. Recognising the value of the film’s messaging, it was agreed that evolving Pasha into a series of TikTok style shorts could help further its reach. “While it is unfortunate laundry volumes are currently down, the fact the hotel industry is experiencing growth is good for the laundry sector, too. We need them and they need us,” said Stevens. “These meetings are a very positive process.”
BUOYANT MOOD: Regarding the hospitality growth forecast, hotels are currently more buoyant than laundries. This is partially due to rises in occupancy across the various chains in attendance, while laundry volumes remain notably down.But the future looks good, said TSA. Photo credit: TSA
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