It is a place where the washing & finishing of clothes & other washable articles are carried out. There are two types of laundry.
Off premises /Contracted laundries
1. Caters to hotels on contract basis
2. No heavy investment
3.Quality may not be maintained as per the brand standard of the hotel
4.Timings are fixed for delivering the laundered linen
5.A good amount of par stock has to be kept for emergency purpose.
On Premises/ In house laundry
1. it is present in the hotel premises.
2. heavy investment is required in the set up of the laundry.
3. Quality is maintained as per the brand specification given by the hotel.
4. Service provided is faster than the contracted laundry.
5. Par stock is reduced.
Advantages
1. No Capital Outlay
2. Little technical expertise required
3. Labour costs are saved
1. No losses or shortfalls of missing article is required
2. Less stock required as the cycle is quicker 3. Can cover emergency requirements
4.Is a Capital asset
Disadvantage
1. Less control over the standards
2. Delivery & collection delays
3. Higher stocks required
4. Loss of articles may increase
1. The initial capital investment is high
2. Higher labour cost
3. Technical expertise is required
4. Higher cost of maintenance, repairs & overheads. 5. Extra costs for special treatments
Laundromats/ Self serviced Laundry:- A Laundromat is a self serviced laundry where clothes are washed & dried. Some laundries staff to provide service to their customer. Some popular brands that serve the market are Electrolux, primus & Maytag. It is generally operated by monthly membership or by coin system depending on the type of load. Ozone Laundry :- It is a term generally used to describe a philosophy of textile care that uses electricity and oxygen in a unique way to replace many of the chemicals normally
used in a traditional washing process. Oxygen and electricity are used to create ozone.
Ozone is