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View Article  Weightwash goes even GREENER

Weightwash just completed a project to ensure that ALL of our industrial washing machines were recycling water.

What this means is that ALL the water used by the machines is used twice.  Final rinses are always done using clean water but other parts of the process use water which may have already been used once before.

In this way we are reducing the amount of water we use to clean your materials and we are therfore trying hard to reduce our demand for water.

Weightwash is also actively investigating and investing in technologies to achieve further energy and natural resource consumption as part of its 'Green Policy'

Basically its straightforward to make savings - simply by cutting down on waste and making processes more efficient - huge benefits can be gained cheaply and easily.  Many alternative methods cost huge sums of money and pretend to be green whereas they are generally not due to the amount of energy used to implement thm in the first place.  We do not do this - we look for simple solutions to straightforward problems.

View Article  CHRISTMAS 2009
London Christmas Lights: Selfridges - Santa doing laundryWEIGHTWASH WISHES ALL ITS CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR (At least better than the last one - for most...)
View Article  WEIGHTWASH GOES SLIGHTLY GREENER

WEIGHTWASH went just slightly greener this week - Our waste disposal company gave us 2 new bins, one for recyclable ...   more »

View Article  Nappy Laundry

  Weightwash now provides a high quality nappy laundry service for nappy businesses

Weightwash provides this service to commercial nappy ...   more »

View Article  Day Nursery Laundry

   Weightwash now provides a service for day nurseries

Weightwash day nursery laundry saves you time - why not spend more ...   more »

View Article  HOLIDAY HOME LAUNDRY & HOLIDAY LINENS

Weightwash now offers holiday home laundry services and holiday linens for hire

We also provide linen rental and towelling rental for B&B and small hotels

This takes the effort of organising, delivering, laundering away from yourself, allowing uou to get on with the business of running your accomodation

Please call us on 02380 87015 to investigate further

View Article  Weightwash makes the move

Between July and September 2009 Weightwash relocated to new premises.

Same business estate near Southampton but different unit - now in Unit 4.

This move took Weightwash from about 3000 sq ft to almost 6000 sq ft

This has enabled expansion to take place and we took the opportunity to introduce new equipment and new processes

In turn this will result in more reliability of service for customers

View Article  Weightwash Expansion

Weightwash is pleased to announce that it is to start providing its services in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Ringwood, Salisbury, Andover and surrounding areas.

This is part of an on-going programme of steady expansion, ensuring the continued delivery of its high standards of customer service, care and attention.

If you are in these areas and looking for workwear, roller towels, floor mats and all forms of laundry services then please call us on 02380 870815.

 

View Article  Allergy fear on 'green' laundry
Allergy fear on 'green' laundry
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Dust mites eat human skin flakes
Low-temperature cycles in washing machines don't get rid of ...   more »
View Article  Beware the 'Small Print' of Laundry Contracts

Does Your Provider Have This?

Looking for some interesting reading while you're doing the wash? You might want to take a look at your laundry service contract; specifically, the controversial clause known as the right of first refusal. If your contract contains this clause, your present laundry services provider has an advantage over the competition and you may have a hard time switching to a different vendor, should you decide to do so.

Under the standard right of first refusal clause, when the current contract expires, your current vendor has the right to meet any authentic bid from any competitor. And if he does meet the best bid you get, then you are bound to allow his company to continue operating in your building, even if you'd prefer to switch.

Not long ago, the right of first refusal clause was standard operating procedure within the laundry industry. But things are changing. Today some service providers are vehemently opposed to it and others include it in their contracts with reluctance. However, there are a handful of companies that not only have the right of first refusal in their contracts, but they will take you to court over it.

Doing Business Without the Clause

Weightwash Limited, an industrial laundry company and workwear rental services provider based near Southampton with clients throughout Hampshire and Wiltshire, no longer has the clause in their contract. Weightwash provides laundry service contracts.  We dropped it about ten years ago because we believe we're here to provide a service, says company director David Killeen. Our competitors may match our bid, but can they match the fact that I'm in my office at 6:30 p.m. talking to a customer? We've even created a program that offers shorter term options than usual to fight the right of first refusal. And when it comes to bidding against companies that still have it, we don't waste our time because they're not matching our bid, they're just copying it.

Enforcing the Clause

Negotiable, yes. But only when a company is willing to consider continuing with their current laundry services provider. Companies can and do find themselves in court to fight the right of first refusal when they want to go elsewhere and aren't able to show a default of service. They often find that the jury is out regarding the enforceability of the clause.

Can The Clause Be Stricken?

Many management company principals demand that the clause be stricken as a stipulation for laundry contractors to work with their companies.

We absolutely advise boards against signing contracts that include a right of first refusal clause.

Sometimes a company gets lucky and the laundry company does walk away. Others are not so fortunate, and find themselves embroiled in costly litigation.

Keeping Your Eyes Open

Boards may be well advised to take advantage of this flexibility and willingness to negotiate. If you have the right of first refusal in your existing contract, document your dissatisfaction throughout the course of the contract and make certain to terminate in accordance with the termination provisions. If it's a new contract, think twice before you sign. The right of first refusal is negotiable, and it should come out.

Your solicitor should be involved, and you should also know the history of the company you're getting involved with not only the type of machinery they're going to install, but also the attitude and the nature of the people you're dealing with. It's not just about the pounds. It's also about service, reputation and the inclination to litigate.

View Article  WORKWEAR LAUNDRY SERVICES

Weightwash has become a specialist in the correct cleaning of the more specialised workwear garments such as PROBAN, Pyrovatex, anti-static in overalls, boileruits and lab coats.

Many laundries do not have the capabilities that we have.  We don't just wash but we can also dry-clean and this is important particularly if you have garments made in the far east.

Specialised garments often require very low temperature washing and drying to avoid shrinkage.

We minimise shrinkage with our care program.

We can also pre-shrink a sizing set so that yor workers end up in garments that fit them.

We are also extremely cost effective.  We can clean an overall for significantly less than you can, and we can prove this.

Call us on 02380 870815 to discuss your WORKWEAR LAUNDRY and LAUNDRY SERVICES needs.

View Article  Batch Electronic Invoicing using Sage Accounts

We have recently introduced this facility and are getting a huge take up from all our customers

Normally Sage can only handle single customer invoicing by mail bu we have a way of batching these for sending.  We also keep a copy of everything sent.  If you, like us, are a small company with lots of regular invoices to send out, then we can help you get this set up and working.  Its actually very straightforward once you know how.  Let us know if we can help you.

...and thankyou to all our customers for helping us to use this facility...

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