Like most industries, the professional textile care sector is facing increasing costs from almost every angle. Whether that be higher utility or consumables prices, the sector is experiencing challenges when it comes to balancing the books. However, cutting corners when it comes to quality can end up costing more in the long run. Find out how investing in high-quality laundry equipment can help your business save money overall.
The whole package
When looking at upgrading equipment, it can be tempting for laundry managers to get caught up in looking too closely at one product rather than stepping back and looking at how their entire system is (or isn’t) working in harmony.
While substantial savings can still be made on upgrading sole pieces of laundry equipment, investing in a complete system is guaranteed to notably cut consumption of energy, water and chemicals over time.
Our Line 6000 commercial washers, for instance, make use of power balance technology to ensure the lowest possible water retention, and consume as little as six litres of water per kilogram of laundry. Combined with an extraction speed of 450G, this makes them the perfect partner for a commercial dryer, facilitating shorter dryer times through better dewatering, and in turn, lower energy consumption.
Speaking of which, our Line 6000 heat pump dryers are inspired by the heat pump technology used in air conditioning applications, and also feature a new inverter-driven compressor. These combine to drastically reduce temperature fluctuations and provide improved control, while providing comparable drying times to that of traditional vented machines.
When used in combination, a Line 6000 commercial washing machine and heat pump dryer can offer up to 70% in energy savings, demonstrating the long-term value in opting for premium products.
The nitty-gritty
When it comes to choosing the right laundry equipment for your business, it’s all about the big picture. However, it can often be the small details that hold the key to an effective operation. For example, detergents, chemicals and utilities make up 90% of a commercial washing machine’s lifetime cost, and it’s these marginal gains that can have a drastic impact on the bottom line.
Premium features like these are at the forefront of laundry equipment capabilities and are therefore only found in products manufactured by market-leaders in laundry, such as our Line 6000 series.
For companies wanting to try and cut costs from the outset by opting for cheaper laundry equipment, this means they miss out on more significant savings in the long term.
Long-term thinking
While it is understandable that OPLs may be tempted to minimise larger upfront costs in the current economic landscape, investments in high-quality washers and driers will continue to repay in terms of efficiency and sustainability long after the initial purchase.