Sustainability, Efficiency and the Long View: What Miele’s Gold Rating Means for Commercial Laundry in 2026
The acclaimed Austrian author Marie von Ebner Eschenbach once wrote: “What we do today determines what the world will look like tomorrow.” Ahead of her time, it’s a language of sustainability that Miele - a company born in the same...
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HeatPump Tumble Dryers: how they work and why the can save UK laundry rooms thousands
Across Europe, the tumble dryer market is undergoing its biggest shift in a decade. Energy efficiency regulations are tightening, running costs remain a pressure point for commercial operators, and manufacturers are accelerating innovation to stay ahead. Market leaders such as...
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Small but Mighty Miele machines
Everyone loves a good underdog story, whether that’s in sport, in film, in business or in the tiny everyday victories that can make our lives more interesting. We all know the biblical tale of David and Goliath, after all. And...
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EnergyHero meets rising UK energy costs: Why efficiency matters more than ever in 2026
At Liver Laundry, our commitment has always been to helping customers run efficient, reliable laundry operations. Whether supporting care homes, hotels, housing associations, or independent laundries, we know rising energy costs are one of the biggest pressures facing the sector....
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Miele’s MasterLine: The Real MVP of the Christmas Do
Not many people would put a dishwasher on their Christmas list, but maybe some should. As the season ‘to be jolly’ throttles up into full swing, commercial kitchens, hotels, restaurants and even care homes will be welcoming more guests. More...
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Miele MOVE Connect: A new chapter in commercial laundry management
In the commercial laundry sector, operational efficiency has always been a balancing act between speed, safety, and sustainability. With the launch of Miele MOVE Connect, Miele Professional has introduced a digital platform that redefines how laundry operations are managed, monitored,...
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IFA 2025: What Miele’s Latest Innovations Mean for Liver Laundry (and Why You Should Care)
IFA Berlin just wrapped up, and as always, it was a whirlwind of smart tech, sleek appliances and bold ideas. For those not in the know, Berlin Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) is one of the biggest global trade shows for consumer...
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The Quiet Resurgence of a Community Staple
There was a time when almost every town in the UK had at least one laundrette, and at their peak laundrettes numbered between 12,500 and 14,000. Once dismissed as relics of a bygone era, launderettes are, in 2025, quietly reasserting...
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Beyond the Spin Cycle: Understanding Domestic, Commercial and Industrial Washing Machines
Laundry may not steal headlines, but it’s an important cog in sectors where hygiene, compliance, and operational efficiency are non-negotiable. In the world of facilities management, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing, laundry takes on far greater significance and one that requires...
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Miele’s InfinityCare Revolution: Redefining professional laundry for a sustainable future
At IFA Berlin 2024, last September, Miele marked its 125th anniversary with a showcase of more than 270 products, blending legacy craftsmanship with cutting-edge innovation. While domestic appliances drew attention for their sleek design and smart features, it was Miele’s...
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Why Miele’s Little Giants Are the Perfect Business Choice
In the professional laundry world, efficiency, durability and sustainability are the key considerations for businesses. Whether in a hotel, restaurant, care home or salon, having a reliable laundry system can significantly impact operations. This is where Miele’s Little Giants range...
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Let’s talk about Miele hygiene
Miele's range of laundry machines has long been a trusted choice for businesses that require high-performance laundry operations in compact spaces. Those designed for commercial use, like the outstanding Little Giants, combine efficiency, durability, and sustainability, making them ideal for...
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The importance of the laundry industry to the UK
Liver Laundry’s managing director is also the chair of the National Association of the Launderette Industry (NALI) which is the UK’s Trade Association representing owners and operators of high-street launderettes, as well as individuals, companies or organisations offering self-service laundry...
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The Miele App: Your Smarthome Secret Weapon for Effortless Laundry and Dishwashing
Probably the most memorable washing powder advert ever is Persil Automatic’s “Out on the Street” – better known as “Oh mum!”, from 1988. The son in question wants to wear his favourite green shirt but it’s dirty and mum suggests...
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AI and the laundry industry
Everyone is talking AI these days and so it’s no surprise that it’s in the same in the laundry industry too. In general, in recent years, technological advancements have impacted almost every industry, transforming forever the way businesses operate and...
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Looking after your appliances
They can cost a pretty penny, but if you look after them those big white goods should be cleaning and drying your clothes and crockery for years to come. While the best and smartest models are good at taking care...
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In celebration of Miele
This year, 2024, Miele is celebrating its 125 th anniversary. Liver Laundry has partnered with this great German success story for many years, because, like us, they want to guarantee quality, driven by their motto: Immer Besser – Always Better....
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Laundry hacks and misconceptions. Just use Miele.
Laundry. It’s an easy word to understand. And it’s easy to do. Right? Or should that be it’s easy to do right? Well, you’d be wrong! There are many misconceptions out there about doing the laundry right and there are...
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Dishwasher differences
Very few people would claim to like the task of washing up – especially after a party. And that’s why the dishwasher is regarded as one of the best inventions of the last 175 years. Did you know that the...
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Smart Miele and Lily’s laundry
These days celebrity tittle tattle can pass for news and it seems we can’t get enough of showbiz ‘stories’. We have recently learned that Tess Daly went on holiday as the Strictly scandal rages; there’s apparent trouble for Ed Sheeran...
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Sustain the chain responsibly
These days nearly every company selling a product claims to be working towards a sustainable future, that they are green, that they are planet friendly. Often times, it’s merely giving lip service to helping the environment, when what they are...
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Buying Miele means buying into the sustainable spirit
Sustainability is the defining spirit of our age. As the world comes under increasing pressure, sustaining it is a global goal. Indeed, the United Nations has directly addressed this with 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) covering everything from climate change...
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What dishwasher is right for your business?
Many years ago this author had a holiday job working as a pot washer at a busy London hotel. One particular night it was far busier than usual. It was New Year’s Eve and a huge party was taking place...
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Your own beautiful laundrette
These days there are few domestic set ups without a washing machine. They may even have a few other appliances to boot – a tumble dryer or dishwasher. Having a washing machine and a tumble dryer in your kitchen, or...
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Professional Fabric Care for Today and Tomorrow
Two and a half years ago on these pages, we wrote that many experts were commenting on the accelerating shift towards eco-friendliness in the laundry care sector. The view was that 2021 was the year when advanced equipment would collide...
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Ironing made easy with Miele
We’ve written about ironers on these pages before but focused more on the bigger appliances. These beasts are amazing, but not for every commercial operation. If you are the purchasing person in a hotel, hospital, care home or large catering...
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Reduce those bills with a heat pump dryer
There’s been a dearth of good news about energy prices of late, especially on the impact it has on the rising cost of living, but an Ofgem announcement in July means that the bills of a typical household will now...
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Miele’s small but perfectly formed laundry machines
Years ago, this author’s mother went to a big store in the heart of Liverpool to buy a new washing machine. There was a rep from Miele extolling the virtues of their appliances including just how robust it was, never...
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Miele helps you saves money and still give a bang for your buck
There’s always been a fair amount of debate about what is the ideal temperature for washing clothes. The hotter the better to kill nasty bugs or play it cool to save energy and money? It’s a question that has come...
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Covid-19 is still here in 2023
At the time of writing, it’s exactly three years since the UK was locked down in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In so doing many business sectors shut down and people were ordered to stay at home. The announcement ushered...
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Liver Laundry predictably the best
At the start of every year there are many predictions for the 12 months ahead (and beyond) on the state of the world, for any industry or sector, from business to sport, from politics to climate change. Such forecasts cover...
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From the river to the cloud
Doing laundry has come a long way over the centuries from scrubbing dirty clobber in a river, to ancient Roman public laundry services; from medieval communal washhouses to the discovery of the effects of hot water on dirt; from the...
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Running out of steam? Bring in a rotary ironer
This writer recently stayed in a lovely hotel and enjoyed all its benefits from the sumptuous buffet breakfast to the thermal spa, from room service to the onsite golf course (and the equally important 19th hole.) But the biggest luxury...
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You can bet on the big beasts for bills to tumble
In these days of rising energy costs many are looking at the appliances that they use and wondering just how efficient and economical they are. A simple online search throws up loads of advice on how to keep your bills...
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Dishwasher efficiency
Miele - using science to make things more efficient The watchword for 2022 is undoubtedly efficiency. Efficiency suggests potential cost savings, given that the efficiency of a machine indicates how well its input energy is converted to useful output energy...
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Tumbling bills – with the right dryer
We’ve discussed the energy efficiency of tumble dryers on these pages before now, but in this time of constricting budgets and rising energy costs we thought it’s the right time to compare the performance of the three main tumble dryer...
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Economy only where there is efficiency
Efficient (adjective): capable of producing desired results with little or no waste (as of time or materials). Probably everyone knows the definition of ‘efficient’ these days. We have to, because day-to-day our lives are becoming more expensive – we can’t...
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Industrial Washing Machines
Industrial washing machines are the answer if your laundry needs are on a huge scale. They have a much larger load capacity than their domestic cousins. If you think laundrettes or hospitals, hotels or universities and everything in between, you...
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How Much Water does a Dishwasher Use?
Do you feel lazy every time you load up your dishwasher and press the ‘on’ button? Worse still, do you experience pangs of eco-guilt as you hear the water sloshing around the machine for ages? That's why we decided to...
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How To Clean Your Dishwasher
There is such a thing as ‘clean’ foods – vegetables, berries, lentils, nuts and the like. This doesn’t mean of course that the plates and bowls from which they are consumed remain clean after use! Or even come out of...
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How To Clean Your Washing Machine
The question of how to clean your washing machine seems like an oxymoron. It’s a washing machine, so it should clean itself, unless you are talking about the exterior. And if that’s the case, a spray bottle of an anti-bacterial...
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How to Clean a Tumble Dryer
Cleaning most things is a bit of a chore if we’re honest. However, cleaning is a key part of maintenance. That's why we are going to tell you how to clean a tumble dryer. Clean your teeth at least twice...
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Miele Machines are Beyond Ordinary
For 120 years the phrase Immer besser has underpinned Miele’s innovation, efficiency, excellence and professionalism. Miele offers perfect solutions for your commercial laundry business and, this partnership, this collaboration means that you can do what you do best, serve your...
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What Temperature Should a Commercial Dishwasher be?
It’s more than 170 years since the first mechanical dishwashing device was registered for a patent by American Joel Houghton. His 1850 invention was made of wood and was cranked by hand to spray water onto dirty dishes. Fifteen years...
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Do I Need a Grease Trap?
If you’ve stumbled on this page by accident because you’ve searched the word ‘grease’, then it has nothing to do with Olivia Newton John and John Travolta. However you will still find that Grease is the word, and that it...
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A Greener Kind of Cleaning
The world has changed in the last year and the pandemic has affected every sector, every person. Among many issues, COVID-19 has brought serious worldwide attention to the climate crisis. The opportunities in the green/low carbon economy are huge and...
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It’s all in the Chemistry
The products we sell and recommend are beautiful on the outside. But their style is reflected in their substance, invariably expertly constructed with wonderful follow up care. It all adds up to the perfect chemistry. And it’s chemistry that keeps...
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A Room to Sluice? Here’s the Juice!
The words ‘sluice room’ will not conjure up many pretty pictures, if any, but arguably a sluice room is pretty important, among the most in any facility where they are found. Also known in some places as the ‘dirty utility...
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Miele Marvellous Commercial Tumble Dryers
A tumble dryer is without doubt one of the greatest household inventions. Good Housekeeping magazine, one of the most popular women’s magazines in the UK with each issue regularly reaching an audience in excess more than three million people, describes...
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Vented and Condenser Tumble Dryers and Other Alternatives
You don’t need to be an expert in language - etymology – to know that both the words ‘venting’ and ‘condensing’ relate to water (as does the word dryer, for that matter), but while we are here..! Briefly, ‘vent’ is...
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What is a Commercial Washing Machine?
When this writer was growing up he lived next door to a laundry company. Apart from the fact that it could often be difficult to park in the road and there was always a pleasant smell of clean linen in...
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Choosing the Right Dishwasher for Your Needs
“There was an old lady who lived in a shoe, she had so many children she bought herself a commercial dishwasher”, as the old nursery rhyme doesn’t go. Presumably, as well, to sit alongside her commercial washing machine! Yet if...
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Miele Stands for Miles and Miles
If you’re using a Miele commercial washing machine, the chances are you won’t need to read this - Miele machines mean miles and miles of dirty laundry washed. Having said that, you might be looking to upgrade, expand your capability,...
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Iron in My Soul – Miele Makes it All so Smooth
The national Covid-19 health situation that put us all on lockdown meant the need for an ironer, decreased! At home and elsewhere, we are up and running again and having starched collars and flat sheets and the like is again...
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How Dishwashers and Washing Machines can be Part of the Plan to Reopen Hospitality Venues
Commercial laundries have become busy again now that restrictions on restaurants, cafes and even hotels have been lifted following the worst of the Coronavirus pandemic. Obviously, each outlet is opening at its own pace mindful of customer and staff safety...
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Liver Laundry’s Goal is Perfect for Liverpool FC
Unsurprisingly, the Coronavirus pandemic has put paid to so many forthcoming events across the world. It’s my Covid-19 birthday and I’ll cry if I want to; no holidays in the sun; cancelled conferences; gigs and concerts canned; music festivals gone...
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Immer besser, Miele’s catchphrase, means becoming better and better – a perfect moniker for a company that is in a constant quest for improvement, even for the high bar they have already set. Miele is, of course, found in countless...
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What is a Flatwork Ironer?
Liver Laundry Equipment have a range of Miele commercial ironers available for rental, lease and purchase. However, many people are unaware exactly what is a flatwork ironer, and whether their business would benefit from one. What Does a Flatwork Ironer...
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Are Commercial Washing Machines Better Than Domestic Ones?
Both types of washing machine have their uses. It all depends on the what you need your machine to accomplish. Commercial washing machines have much more cleaning power than their domestic counterparts. They can clean a higher volume of glassware...
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What’s the Difference Between a Low Temperature and a High Temperature Commercial Dishwasher
When you are choosing a new dishwasher. One of the first decisions you have to make, and one of the most important, is whether you choose a low temperature or high temperature dishwasher. That's why we have put together a...
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Do you Need a Commercial Dishwasher?
Changing from a standard dishwasher to a commercial dishwasher can be a difficult decision to make. One of the main reasons for this is that most people are unaware of the differences between a standard dishwasher and the professional equivalent....
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Why you Should Choose a Miele Commercial Dishwasher
For over 90 years Miele have been delivering products of the highest standards for commercial use. This began with washing machines, which obviously were larger than standard to cope with the increased demands. Following success in this area, it quickly...
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When to Replace a Commercial Dishwasher
There are a number of factors to suggest it is time to replace your commercial dishwasher. Once you’ve done so, there are also many maintenance must-dos that will help to make sure you extend the life of your new machine...
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Pass-through Dishwashers vs. Undercounter Dishwashers: Which is Right for my Business?
Commercial dishwashers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. And are designed to drastically reduce the amount of time it takes manually washing crockery, cutlery, pots and pans. Of course, the size and type of business you operate will...
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Getting the Best Performance From Your Commercial Dishwasher
Commercial dishwashers need to provide efficient, speedy and economic performance, no matter where they happen to be sited. Hotel kitchens, busy restaurant kitchens, hospital and care home kitchens and ward facilities all feature commercial dishwashers because they offer the reliability...
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Key Tips for Prolonging your Washing Machine and Dishwasher Lifespan
Commercial cleaning equipment is the lifeblood of any business that uses them. Whether you use a commercial washing machine, a commercial dishwasher, or both, you need to make sure that you take the appropriate steps to keep the equipment working...
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Why are Commercial Dishwashers Important for Your Restaurant?
Many hotels and restaurants make use of commercial dishwashers instead of hiring an employee to wash dishes. There are plenty of reasons why choosing a commercial dishwasher for your restaurant is a good idea. Of course, one of the huge...
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What to Consider When Purchasing a Washing Machine for your Hotel
When researching the type of commercial washing machine that you will need for your hotel, there are a few criteria that you may want to meet. You need to ensure that you get the best from your washing machine and...
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How to Care for Your Hotel Towels
Hotel towels are a key element in providing guests with a comfortable experience and will also help keep bathrooms looking beautiful and clean. Towels are one of the most important aspects in hospitality laundry and they do experience a tough...
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Factors to Consider When Buying a New Commercial Dishwasher
Is your commercial dishwasher letting you down? However robust commercial dishwashers are, they don't last forever. And nothing spoils a customer's experience like a dirty plate. Whether you're in the market to replace an old machine, you're opening your first...
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The Benefits of Commercial Laundry Maintenance for your Business
When you run a business that depends upon the smooth and reliable running of commercial washing machines, then it is vital that they are serviced on a regular basis. If your washing machine breaks down, this can have catastrophic effects...
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The Benefits of Auto Dosing
If you run commercial laundry equipment or commercial dishwashers, you will know the importance of using the right chemicals in the right quantities. With the highest standards of infection control your priority, you need to ensure every item is cleaned...
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Do I Choose a Tank or Freshwater Dishwasher?
If your hard working commercial kitchen is considering a new dishwasher. You’ve probably come across two main types of machine, tank and freshwater. What’s the difference between the two types of commercial dishwashers. And which is best for your business?...
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Sourcing Washing Machines and Dryers for the Care Home Sector
Sourcing the right commercial washing machines for care homes will require knowledge of infection control and how to plan an on-site laundry area, alongside information about the WRAS approval procedure. Liver Laundry Equipment provides the solutions to care home laundry...
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The Importance Of Commercial Dishwashers In The Hospitality Industry
If you work in the restaurant, bar or catering industry you will know just how important it is to have a reliable commercial dishwasher. With the large amount of soiled cutlery, crockery and glassware that a busy establishment can generate...
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The new SlimLine with heat-pump module
Powerful, Space saving, Energy efficient Increasing energy costs has created a demand for improved levels of energy efficiency, in particular when drying. The new SlimLine PT 8203 SL WP dryer with efficient heat-pump technology enhances Miele’s portfolio of Professional dryers...
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PG 8164 The PG 8164 BRILLIANT compact is the glass specialist amongst the tank dishwashers. The appliance guarantees brilliant results and thanks to is compact construction it is perfect for use in the bar area. The appliance has the shortest...
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Miele PROHygiene
Evaluate your existing quality management system. The guidelines of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and the Association for Applied Hygiene (VAH) require an annual inspection of the disinfection performance of the wash process for potentially infected laundry. The responsibility of...
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