WASHCO expand national coverage by acquiring Goodman Sparks Commercial Laundry
Three years on from the launch of WASHCO, the commercial laundry specialist has expanded its presence in the UK by acquiring Goodman Sparks Commercial Laundry, based in Sheffield. WASHCO aim to deliver national coverage with a local service, and their investment in trusted and reputable Goodman Sparks will see this come to fruition. WASHCO will […]
Who won ‘Beat the Buzzer’ at Cleanex 2022?
If you attended Cleanex 2022 on the 24th and 25th of April, you might have heard the ‘buzz’ coming from the WASHCO stand. In addition to showcasing the new Benchmark range from Miele, Speed Queen‘s state-of-the-art launderette machines and WASHCONNECT, our smart range of machines, we ran a competition. The challenge was to see how […]
Listen to Debbie Jones take part in Care Home Management’s Infection Control Podcast
Debbie Jones, WASHCO’s Sales Manager, has taken part in an infection control roundtable with Care Home Management. With 26 years of expertise in the laundry industry, Debbie recently took part in an infection control podcast. Alongside experts from Meiko Ltd, Rensair and Ultrafilter Great Britain Ltd, they discussed the following areas: The importance of face […]
Love Laundry 2021 Award Winners
At The Care Show this week, we announced the worthy winners of our Love Laundry Awards, designed to celebrate those often hidden laundry room heroes. Below are the winners’ inspiring nominations. Individual Award Winner – Annmarie Bradshaw – Etheldred House, Excelcare Annmarie has been working at Etheldred House for 13 years. She works full-time in […]
Introducing new WASHCHEMICALS branding
We’ve been working on making our WASHCHEMICALS range even easier to work with. We’ve introduced new colour coding by product category. This allows you to see what type of product you’re working with by the colour of the label. We’ve also simplified the names of the products, making them even easier to remember. The information […]
WASHCO to maintain strict COVID-19 safety measures
WASHCO can confirm that it will be keeping all pre-existing COVID-19 safety measures in place after the 19th July. To protect WASHCO’s customers and employees, WASHCO has deemed it essential that all existing COVID-19 safety measures continue to remain in place until further notice. This includes: Wearing face masks/coverings at customer sites and within WASHCO […]
Top Safety Accreditation Renewed for WASHCO
WASHCO has renewed its accreditation from Alcumus SafeContractor for achieving excellence in health and safety in the workplace. Alcumus SafeContractor is a leading third-party accreditation scheme that recognises extremely rigorous standards in health and safety management amongst contractors. It is used by thousands of organisations in the UK, including SMEs and FTSE 100 companies. WASHCO’s […]
Launching the Love Laundry Awards
WASHCO has launched the Love Laundry Awards, designed to celebrate those working in care and nursing home laundries who have made a difference. Since the pandemic started WASHCO has been supporting care and nursing home laundries up and down the country. It quickly became apparent how hard the individuals and teams in those laundries have […]
WASHCO delights Ronald McDonald House with laundry supplies
WASHCO has come to the rescue of a local charity by donating three months’ worth of laundry chemical supplies to Ronald McDonald House Oxford. The arrival of COVID-19 in 2020 has had a massive impact on the charity sector, with many causes struggling to raise the necessary funds to survive at a time when many […]
Supporting you during lockdown
As we enter Lockdown 3.0 and operate in a post-Brexit era we wanted to reassure you that, as an essential service, we are open, fully operational with supply and service continuing as normal. We are adhering to the strictest guidelines to ensure that you, your staff, residents and our technical and install teams are safe. […]
Fantastic Customer Feedback
Attending service or installation visits during these strange times can be hard on our engineers, both physically and mentally. They have to worry about themselves, their family and our customers. However, despite the situation and without exception, our Service and Installation Engineers carry out their work with professionalism and skill. Here are just a few […]
Happy 107th Birthday Mrs Margaret Ellmore
One of the sectors that WASHCO supports is care homes and sheltered housing facilities with their laundry equipment needs. Every once in a while, we get asked to participate in something different. One of the lovely residents at Agnes House has just celebrated her 107th birthday. A birthday celebration had been planned by the staff, […]
WASHCO supporting frontline efforts to combat COVID-19
During this period of uncertainty, WASHCO aims to ensure that we are doing everything possible to support the invaluable frontline efforts of our NHS. Towards the end of last week, our Business Development Manager, Rob Turnbull, was approached by the NHS Trust that manages the Goodmayes Hospital site in Essex, which is currently being repurposed […]
A Fond Farewell to Rob Dixon
WASHCO wish Rob Dixon a fond farewell on his retirement. We have to wish a special member of our Sales Team a fond farewell this week. Mr Rob Dixon has been a stalwart of the laundry equipment industry for many years. Known to most of us as ‘Dicko’ he’s become a master at social media […]
WASHCO CELEBRATE LAUNCH EVENT
On Thursday, the 6th of June, leading players in the commercial laundry market, Armstrong, Solent Laundry Solutions (SLS) and Hughes Pro, celebrated the launch of WASHCO. It was a chance for the outside world to have a glimpse of how things have developed since merging. Employees and special guests, such as the local press, manufacturers […]