The World of Cleaning Issue 20 2020 | Page 14

14 THE WORLD OF CLEANING Kitting Out The Work Force Uniformal Dublin based uniform and workwear manufacturer Uniformal have announced the opening of their new showrooms in Fashion City – Dublin. The recently expanded 15,000 square foot facility also includes an in-house design studio and in-house manufacturing facility. dresses and hand-tailored frockcoats to their trade-mark hand-crafted leather and canvas bar aprons. According to Managing Director Barry Mc Cabe - “the new showroom, which is only 15 minutes from the city center will act as a one stop shop for any bar or restaurant owner or hotel manager looking to source premium quality, on-trend uniforms and workwear for their staff”. In addition to designing and manufacturing their own collection of staff clothing and custom aprons, Uniformal also stock a wide range of workwear collections from around Europe that you won’t find anywhere else. individual uniform and workwear collections from scratch. The company proudly includes luxury five star hotels such The Shelbourne, The Merrion and The Westin as clients along with international drinks companies such as Irish Distillers / Pernod Ricard, Diageo and Brown Forman and they say that to-date they have gained most of their business through word of mouth. The company specialize in creating contemporary and hardwearing bespoke uniforms for top hotels, bars and restaurants throughout Ireland, The UK and beyond. Their stylish and functional uniform clothing and workwear range spans from couture Uniformal collaborates with brands and companies of all sizes and backgrounds both here in Ireland and internationally to create As a design-focused company Uniformal are constantly working on new and innovative ways to expand their range. According to Sinead Keegan, head of design and production at Uniformal - “we have recently partnered with a leading Italian tannery to introduce a new collection of stain resistant leather products to our offering. We now carry leather aprons and WEBsiTE: www.uniformal.ie matching leather accessories across eight colorways in this amazing new leather. We have also added many luxuries premium suiting and dress fabrics to our tailored range”. Sinead is also keen to introduce the latest addition to the design-room staff at Uniformal - Sheila Salvador from Spain. “Sheila is very well regarded in the sector and brings with her a perfect blend of Continental design influence and industry know-how”. When asked what the year ahead had in-store for the company, Managing Director Barry Mc Cabe explained - “there are a number of exiting international hotel contracts in the pipeline for Uniformal and that with this increased ongoing interest from overseas, we have now appointed two new distributors in the UK and are in the process of appointing a number of additional European distributors. Uniformal will be exhibitiong at PUB- 19 in the Olympia London on the 5th and 6th of Ferbruary 2019 however if you cant wait until then, they can be reached on +353 1 4295730 or [email protected]