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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