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TRSA European Laundry Tour (London)
June 15-17, 2015
TRSA European Laundry
Tour (London)
Historic Settings, Contemporary Technologies
View advanced and high-productivity plant operations techniques meeting the diverse
needs for linen and uniforms in Europe’s largest metropolitan area, still blossoming from
the core community established almost 2,000 years ago
June 15-17, 2015
Five plants in three days. Daily excursions to urban and suburban locations returning you
downtown by early or late afternoon; meals provided
TRSA European Laundry Tour (London)
Hotel at Hyde Park. Radisson Blu Edwardian Sussex is minutes from London’s iconic
destinations, world-class shopping of Oxford Street, café culture of Marylebone
June 15-17, 2015
ETSA conference on your own. Come to London by way of Vienna, site of Europe’s Textile
Historic Settings, Contemporary Technologies
Dinner Sponsors
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Services Conference, June 11-12
All-inclusive tour price covers three (3) nights’ lodging (June 15-17), hotel breakfast, lunch on excursions,
dinners and coach transportation.
Host Hotel:
Monday, June 15
Tuesday, June 16
Wednesday, June 17
Depart hotel 8:45 a.m.
Afonwen Laundry and Linen Hire,
Reading
Lunch on bus
Berendsen UK Ltd., Merton
Dinner hosted by Kannegiesser
Depart hotel 9 a.m.
Synergy Health, Dunstable
Light lunch in plant
Walking tour of London
Dinner hosted by Lapauw
Depart hotel 9 a.m.
London Linen, Southall
Lunch on bus
Clean Linen Services, Camberley
Dinner by Elis
19-25 Granville Place, London W1H 6PA
+44 (0)20 7408 0130 • [email protected]
radissonblu-edwardian.com/Sussex
Hospitality
50,000 square feet
165 employees
800,000+ linen items per week
Opened in July 2013; adjacent plant
opening in April 2015
3 batch washers, 6 ironers, 6 towel folders
Automatic scanning, quality control
The TRSA tour registration fee includes your stay at the Radisson Blu Edwardian
Sussex from check-in Monday, June 15 to check-out Thursday, June 18. If you arrive
Sunday, June 14, reserve that night separately through TRSA (£160 single, £180
double; contact Salita Jones, 703.519.0029, ext. 108, [email protected]). No substitution
of nights. Contact the hotel for availability on other dates. TRSA’s hotel room rate
includes full English breakfast buffet. Within a 15-minute walk of the hotel:
Hyde Park. Created in 1536 by Henry VIII for hunting, it covers 350 acres and is home to a variety of buildings
(including Kensington Palace), memorials and statues as well as natural resources such as Serpentine Lake. Memorials
include those to the Holocaust, wars in Australia and New Zealand and World Wars I and II. A memorial fountain to
Diana, Princess of Wales, dates to 2004. A variety of unusual sculptures and botanical curiosities adorn the park as well.
Plant Tours
Afonwen Laundry and Linen Hire,
Reading
Radisson Blu Edwardian, Sussex
Synergy Health, Dunstable
Clean Linen Services, Camberley
Hospitals; 15 stops, typically 750 beds
Mostly rental
64,000 square feet
15 shifts per week, 70 employees per shift
1 million to 1.1 million pieces per week
Opened in 2005
3 tunnel washers, 2 large washerextractors
F&B, Hospitality
24,000 square feet of production space
216 employees, 57 production staff per
shift
145,000 pounds per day
1 million pieces per week
Energy efficiency (0.8 kWh/kg)
Two 75kg (165lb) module capacity
tunnel washers
Berendsen UK Ltd., Merton
London Linen, Southall
Hospitality
3 separate plants on-site, each handling
different linen grade
2014 Green Apple Award, Green
Organisation, Ltd.
2013 Water Standard, Carbon Trust
2011/12 National Green Supplier of the
Year, Considerate Hoteliers Assn.
Company-wide (UK) 31% water
reduction per pound since 2007
Divisions for table linen, direct sale items
F&B
3 on-site: linen (60,000 square feet),
workwear (35,000), catering (18,000)
500+ employees
600,000 pounds per week (combined)
2014 Sustainable Supplier Award,
Footprint Media Group
Polymer beads in washing process
EkoChef garment line (made from
recycled plastic, waste fiber)
Shopping. The Radisson is a block from Oxford Street, renowned for world-class retail and endless entertainment
selections.You’ll find legendary street brands and iconic department stores. One of the latter was founded by an
American, Harry Gordon Selfridge, in 1909. He saw his store as a theater, exhibition space and playground. Selfridges
continues to amaze, amuse and surprise. Another department store, Marks and Spencer (M&S), leads the UK market in
womens’ and mens’ wear.
Entertainment Districts. To the east, Mayfair is London’s most exclusive district and features the most important retail
activity in the U.K. To the north, Marylebone offers classic architecture and the open spaces of Regent’s Park, while
High Street charms with traditional pubs and beautiful boutiques and shops and excellent local restaurants. The West End
Theater District is rated on par with New York’s Broadway for its variety of award-winning shows and musicals.
On Your Own: ETSA 2015 Textile Services Conference, Vienna
“Taking on the Competitors of Textile Services” is the theme for this European
Textile Services Association event, normally open only to ETSA member companies
and associations. The June 11-12 program in Vienna, Austria includes professional
development programs (general-interest and industry-specific), plant tour (Salesianer
Miettex, which serves all markets) and social events (in luxurious venues).
The conference opens with lunch Thursday, June 11 at the Café Museum,
continues with the plant tour and a museum visit (Secular Treasury, where
exceedingly valuable gems abound) before settling into Palais Ferstel, which will
host remaining conference sessions starting with dinner that night.
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Conference sessions begin at 9 a.m. Friday, June 12 and conclude at 4 p.m. These will explore how competitors to textile
services differentiate their businesses from our industry. Among the presenters will be TRSA Chairman Doug Waldman
(Superior Linen Service, Tulsa) and TRSA President & CEO Joseph Ricci, offering the U.S. perspective. For conference
registration and hotel information, go to http://www.textile-services-conference.eu/.
Register Online: www.trsa.org/europeantour
Fax: 703.519.0026 • Call: 877.770.9274 • Email: [email protected]