Food & Drink Process & Packaging Issue 22 2019 | Page 43

Maintenance and Washing Services Prihoda UK Ltd. is responsible for the Food factories send their air socks to be design and supply of fabric ducting laundered along with their overalls and systems throughout the UK and Ireland. production coats. we have over 1,000 systems installed and fully operational and have been designing and installing systems for over 20 years. fabric of the air socks at the correct temperature. and coats worn in food factories must of the customer is only one part of our temperature in order to sterilise them. wash facility ensures that systems will continue to perform to the required level. Why did we develop a washing service? As with many business development ideas our washing service was created as a response to customer demand. Food manufacturers use fabric ducts (referred to as Air Socks) in their production areas. With continued use in a busy environment, and with hygiene requirements the air socks soon need washing service that cleans the polyester it does not work in practice. Overalls be washed and dried at a very high of systems efficiently through our laundry At Prihoda, we developed an in-house Whilst this might seem a sensible idea, Installing a system that meets the needs service. Maintaining the fabric elements The Solution Unfortunately for the air socks the fabric is unable to tolerate this robust method of cleaning. Coupled with a slow spin and cool dry at less than 40° the air socks do not shrink or suffer other damage. Not only does this allow us to remain connected to our customers by way of maintenance of the fabric air socks Air socks were being returned to the but our customers are able to save the factory damaged. expense of replacing their air socks on a When the air socks are being refitted to regular basis. the rails it’s generally the case that the To speak to our team about the range fabric has shrunk and no longer fits as of fabric ducting materials we offer well as it once did. together with our additional services for The whole system does not work as efficiently as it should and the damaged air socks needed to be replaced. end users and for specifiers, please call us on 0121 320 2496 or email [email protected] if you’re in the UK. Our ROI customers should call 01 961 0031 or email [email protected] cleaning. FDPP - www.fdpp.co.uk 43