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25 Wash Test Piece Results

A 25 Wash test piece, during which the quality of the linen we supply to our customers is tested for whiteness and brightness after multiple washes, was carried out in November 2017 by independent laundry auditors LTC Worldwide (www.ltcworldwide.com) and their findings were as follows.

We scored 94.5% (excellent) for the “whiteness reflectance” of our Cottons and 90.4% (excellent) for our Polycottons and we scored 118 (excellent) for the “brightness” of our Cottons and 81.5 (average) for our Polycottons. They also tested the same items for “Cycles to Failure”, which is to say the number of times we can expect each of them to be laundered before they fatigue and become unusable, and for this we scored >200 Cycles.

In technical terms what this means is that “the ‘excellent’ results for Cotton and Polycotton reflectance […] show that soil is being suspended within the wash liquors”, whilst “the improvements to both Cotton and Polycotton brightness […] highlight that the OBAs (Optical Brightener Agents) present within the detergent formulations are being effective.”

The report concludes: “These results combined and continued will translate into ensuring ALS’s linen stocks are of a consistent appearance in the market place. These results have again been coupled with a Cycles to Failure result of >200 indicating the achievement of effective stain removal without compromising linen life, leading to the maximisation of any investments in linen stocks.”

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Aberdeen Laundry Services joined hands with CRDN

ABERDEEN LAUNDRY SERVICES are pleased to announce that in January 2017 we were awarded the CRDN (Certified Restoration Dry Cleaning Network) franchise for the whole of the North of Scotland.

The franchise serves 160 thousand households by providing disaster recovery services (fire, flood, etc.) to the insurance industry.

In preparation for this ALS have created what is believed to be the first commercial ozone room in the region to facilitate the de-oderising of smoke-damaged garments.

You can find more details about CRDN here: https://www.crdn.co.uk/

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Aberdeen Laundry Services – News Paper Article

ONE firm that has already benefited from the link between Scottish Power and Resources Efficient Scotland is Aberdeen Laundry services (ALS), the largest independent commercial laundry in the north of Scotland.

The company which has been operating since 1898, has four main laundries in Aberdeen, Aboyne, Keith and Inverness serving its commercial clients and a network of ten shops in Aberdeenshire and Inverness serving its domestic customers.

Many of the firm’s clients are in hospitality industry – such as hotels and restaurants – while a large part of the company’s work also comes from the oil & gas sector.