Our Plant
In the last eight years Linencare has invested $1.2 million dollars in technology that will improve quality and service levels to our customer base. This investment in new technology/ machinery will also ensure that Linencare can improve efficiencies, reduce costs and remain highly competitive in today’s market place.
The Linencare plant, located on the McKellar Centre, has all the machinery, equipment and materials necessary to provide an efficient and reliable linen service
Linencare’s Central Voss Batch washing system with water recirculation significantly reduces water consumption to around 10 litres of water per kilo of linen processed. This is achieved by recirculating rinse water in the pre wash process.
Plants without this technology would generally use 35/40 litres per kilo of laundry processed.
Our drying systems are fitted with heat recirculation to reduce energy requirements and improve efficiencies through the drying process. Eighty per cent of hot air normally discharged to atmosphere is recirculated back through the dryers. Dryers with heat recirculation use far less energy than conventional dryers, which discharge all their hot air to atmosphere.
Linencare employs two dedicated maintenance employees. Maintenance staff are qualified and experienced maintenance fitters and turners. The maintenance staff performs all routine maintenance and repairs along with completing our comprehensive scheduled preventive maintenance program
Linencare have in the event of power failure, the ability through its co-generation plant to generate its own electricity. Linencare also has the facility to run the Plant on LPG Gas should there be any interruption to this service. Linencare has a back up Boiler system so to provide back up steam should one boiler fail or require maintenance.
Linencare has the sufficient water storage capacity that will allow it to run for approximately 10 hours in the event of a water shutdown. Further water would be obtained during this time to continue production without disruption.