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HOW NEAR-WATERLESS
LAUNDRY MAXIMISES
PROFIT AND PRESERVES
THE ENVIRONMENT
W
hen it comes to booking
holidays or short breaks, most
people understand the benefits
of ‘being green’ and caring
about the environment. However, they
expect hotels and guesthouses to lead the
way to help them fulfil this endeavour.
Most UK hotels have already embraced
towel reuse schemes, which certainly helps
them save water and energy. Results from
a recent survey by Xeros showed 85% of
people reuse towels because they care
about the environment. However, there
are much bigger strides hotels can take
in terms of their approach to towels and
linen to help them cut water, energy and
detergent use whilst boosting customer
satisfaction. Furthermore, if hotels invest
in effective operational technologies,
they will experience the two-fold benefits
of maximising profits and maintaining
competitive advantage.
By bringing your laundry operation
in-house using a Xeros machine, you
can take steps to reduce the day-to-day
operational costs associated with energy
and chemical usage at your hotel by up
to 30%, optimising the establishment’s
profitability. Whilst traditional machines
use between 40% and 70% hot water, Xeros
only uses 5%, on average. With less water
to heat, more energy is saved and your bills
are reduced. The Xeros system only uses
half the chemicals per kilogram compared
to a traditional aqueous machine.
The Xeros 25kg washing machine is able
to use less water and deliver a gentler
wash thanks to the millions of revolutionary
polymer beads used in each wash. These
gently remove soil and stains from fabrics,
helping hotels save on average over two
million litres of water each year.
In April 2016 the Stanford Park Hotel
in Menlo Park, California, installed two
Xeros machines, developing its first
in-house laundry operating system. This
decision was made after severe drought
in the state meant that there were severe
water restrictions in place which drove up
the cost of this precious resource. Since
installing the Xeros system, the hotel is
saving £1,281 a month on its water bills and
£352 per month on energy because there is
less water being used that needs heating
up. This means that over the year, the hotel
is now making average annual savings of
£19,599 on water and energy bills alone.
So, by investing in waterless and low-
energy technologies such as Xeros, the
revolutionary polymer bead system,
commercial launderers and hotels can
simultaneously take advantage of lower
energy bills whilst also cutting their water
use dramatically, thereby enhancing their
brand image and drawing in more customers.
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