Berendsen UK, the leading provider of textile and laundry services to the healthcare and hospitality sectors in the UK, has won the Green Impact award at the first ever Laundry and Dry Cleaning Awards (The LADA’s). This award recognises Berendsen UK’s ongoing environmental and sustainability commitment and excellence.
The LADAs recognise companies, individuals, services and products in the laundry and dry-cleaning industry that make positive contributions to society and technology. Berendsen UK, the first recipient of the Green Impact award, has introduced a variety of environmentally friendly practices across its operations, which have enabled significant energy and water savings. Since 2008, Berendsen UK has reduced energy consumption (kWh) by 17 percent and water usage by 37 percent, equating to over one billion litres of water per year.
Berendsen UK’s pro-sustainability changes have included altering the washing process, requiring investment in accurate chemical dosing systems. This is achieved using an innovative rinsing process where the alkali detergent is chemically neutralised, significantly reducing water usage and increasing the disinfection properties of the process. Further undertakings have included the installation of LED energy-saving lighting, the conversion to gas in sites previously using fuel oil, reducing the use of detergents and reviewing the process of disposal for these detergents. In addition, Berendsen UK has invested in changes to the water flows and heating systems in its continuous tunnel washers.
“We are delighted that Berendsen UK’s ongoing commitment to the environment and sustainability has been acknowledged with this award. It recognises the excellent work done by our engineering and technical teams in making these pro-sustainability changes happen, led by Energy Manager Peter Woolstenholmes,” said Paul Swift, Business Development Manager at Berendsen UK. “By investing in energy and water saving equipment and processes, we are providing market leading services to customers and enabling them to reduce their own environmental impact, to the benefit of their business and to society.”
This award follows a number of award wins for Berendsen UK over recent years, including being named National Green Supplier of the Year 2011/2012 by the Considerate Hoteliers Association, winning the Sustainable Leaders Award for water management in 2013 and a Green Apple Award in 2014.
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