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BC SoftWear bolsters business development team A leading hotel and spa textiles supplier, BC SoftWear, has strengthened its business development team with two new staff members. The new team members with help continue BC SoftWear’s focus on developing customer relationships as well as pursuing growth across the UK. Rupert Sellers joins the company as business development manager from a successful career in the luxury hotel market, both in London and internationally. After beginning his career in operations at The Berkeley, Claridge’s and The Savoy, Sellers moved into sales and marketing for ..read more

5,000 hotels supported by MAG Laundry Equipment A new milestone has been achieved by MAG Laundry Equipment as they have now supplied and assisted more than 5,000 hotels and 10,000 care homes with their products and services. As well as independent organisations MAG has also accomplished successful working relationships with world-famous groups such as Hilton Hotels, Holiday Inn, English Lakes Hotels, Shaw Healthcare, Bupa and many more. The journey for MAG started with just one man, their managing director, Mark Dennis. The family run business in Yorkshire has rapidly expanded over the past ..read more

Industry chemist named in manufacturing top 100 Industry chemist named in manufacturing top 100 Michael Manktelow, chief chemist at Ideal Manufacturing has been selected in The Manufacturer Top 100 2023 as a Young Pioneer. The Manufacturer’s annual awards for the 100 most inspirational individuals working in UK industry were announced in June at a gala reception at the NEC in Birmingham. Phillip Kalli, managing director at Ideal said: “I am really proud to see Michael’s hard work and brilliant attitude to everything he does in the lab recognised in this way!” Michael Manktelow said: “There i ..read more

Laundryheap acquires France’s Wast as it expands continental presence Laundryheap, the on-demand laundry and drycleaning platform, has announced that it has acquired French competitor Wast, which operates across Paris. The deal, the details of which remain undisclosed, follows a steady expansion of Laundryheap’s market footprint since it was founded in 2014 and is the latest in a string of global acquisitions. In 2022, Laundryheap saw growth of 130 per cent. With the acquisition of Wast, which offers on-demand services across Paris, Laundryheap expands its operations to a total of 11 intern ..read more

Linen supply chains: Supply and demand Jan Raycroft reports on the latest in the supply chain challenges faced by linen suppliers There was a temptation to describe this magazine’s third foray into supply chains – and cotton and textiles in particular – as The NeverEnding Story, but that title has already been taken by a very successful fantasy book and subsequent film series for a mainly young audience. In any case, our ‘magical journey’ has been one for the industry’s grown-ups to grit their teeth through, with plot lines which would seem ridiculous if we didn’t know they’d actually happene ..read more