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Responsible Business

Sustainability driven by state of the art laundering technology

Meeting the Challenge of Aligning Efficiency & Environment

Following devastation by fire of our laundry facility in 2021, we took it as a sign to move forward with a renewed focus on becoming a truly responsible business, adopting sustainability wherever possible.

We engaged Kannegiesser UK to support the multi-million pound refurbishment resulting in some of the most innovative technology being installed.

“In this regard Kannegiesser is increasingly seen as the Technical Partner, who responsibly designs complete laundry solutions and further develops a unique structure, which eventually elevates machinery systems to their highest efficiency and availability. At Kannegiesser we intend to challenge ourselves increasingly in this regard.” Kannegiesser UK

And this is an ethos shared by Royal Jersey Laundry...

Industry Leading Capabilities

We’ve come a long way since Walter Westcott hand washed laundry in his bathtub, and that includes the UK’s first Quantex Linen Scanner - capable of scanning both sides of the laundry item for dirt and stains, and the top-range 3-roll ironing line with advanced EMQ feeder, folder and camera scanner, both supplied by Kannegiesser.

Item Scanning

Essential for application to individual items of uniform, ensuring the wearer is reunited with their own clothing after laundering

 The barcodes can be scanned at any point of the laundering process and contain customisable data to aid personalisation and traceability.

RFID Technology

Discreet, fully washable tags ensure every item of your laundry remains secure

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) allows wireless tracking of larger laundry items throughout the process, from point of entry to successful delivery.

All this technology is wonderful for making our service more efficient and secure, but we are aware that a commercial laundry service is undoubtedly a high user of energy, which is why we trust our suppliers with the provision of technology to support our sustainable development goals.

For example, our three continuous batch washers process 50kg of linen per minute and uses 85% less water than conventional commercial washer extractors.

Speaking of water usage...

Water Conservation

Royal Jersey Laundry have its own water recovery unit capable of providing c20,000 litres of water per day which makes a remarkable difference to the impact on the local water supply

The on-site water recovery plant also means we can recycle 80% of our water, and since the temperature drop is minimal we use significantly less energy to heat it up, reducing our carbon footprint by 600 tons per year.

The Climate Change Agreement Scheme

We are voluntary members of the UK Government’s Climate Change Agreement scheme

A commitment from energy-intensive sectors such as us to set and reach for pre-determined energy efficient targets.

General Manager, Barry attends regular meetings at Westminster discussing priorities for those targets.

Sustainability

We are also proud to report on our sustainability achievements using established platforms such as Ecovardis and CDP as well as the new GLARE platform specifically designed for laundries.

As an SME, sustainability is at the forefront of what we do when approaching our decision making. That’s why we’ve made substantial investments in our operations, including over £8 million in our plant.

Included in this investment and installed December 2024, our new solar power project capable of reducing our electrical demand by at least 8%, which will reduce our carbon footprint even further.

Water Use Reduced – 85%

Recycled water – 80%

Reduced CO₂ - 1310 tons

Reduced Electrical Demand - 8%

£8m Plant Investment

"As a laundry professional the expectation from other laundry professionals is high and can be challenging, but not if you work with RJL. They have been always helpful and ready to “jump” if our business needs more support; quick turnaround, supplying extra linen, or special requests. Using RFID tracking system of the linen is sustainable to our environment and both sides to monitor quality of linen washes and easy control of the service. Thank you to James, Pooja and Barry who are always there when I need"

Barbora Fruhvirtova
Jumeriah Carlton Tower

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