ARMSTRONG SUPPLY NEW LAUNDRY AT THE LLANERCH VINEYARD HOTEL IN THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN
As the upmarket Llanerch Vineyard has expanded its accommodation, restaurant and cookery school operations in recent years, it became necessary to totally upgrade the laundry from the semi-domestic arrangement that it had previously. So owner Ryan Davies called in Armstrong Commercial Laundry Systems last year to discuss his requirements. According to Ryan, right from the first meeting with Tom Lowes, Armstrong’s director, he has been impressed with the service. “He went right through all our requirements in detail and advised us on the type & size of equipment to meet our needs – and as it turned out that proved to be exactly right,” he said.
The laundry consists of an Amazon W6 6kg capacity washer and an Amazon HSF11 11kg capacity washer with two Huebsch 14kg (271 litre) capacity tumble dryers. Ryan said that there were a couple of minor teething problems initially which Armstrong sorted out immediately, and since then the machines have been running perfectly – “the equipment is fantastic!” he told us.
As well as being a working vineyard, the site consists of 11 rooms and two cottages plus an 80 seat restaurant and bistro, offering brunch, bistro and afternoon tea menus as well as an a la carte menu in the evenings Monday- Saturday, and lunch on Sundays. In addition, the site hosts the Angela Gray Cookery School which runs a variety of popular courses and ‘demonstration and dine events’ suitable for corporate events or parties.
The laundry handles all the bedding, towels, table linen and kitchen items for the whole site. It is operated by five dedicated staff over seven days a week and is in constant use.
Armstrong’s Amazon HSF washers are available in a range of sizes from 7kg – 24kg, offering 15% savings on water consumption and using 20% less energy than the models they replaced. In addition, the very high spin speed giving a spin factor of 400G cuts residual moisture by up to 20%, thereby reducing the drying time and so the energy consumption of the dryers too. The US built Huebsch dryers are the world’s best selling commercial tumble dryers and range from 8kg (200 litre) to 77kg (1400 litre) capacities.
For further information contact Armstrong Commercial Laundry Systems, Ampere Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2AE Tel: 01635 263410 E: enquiries@armstrong-laundry.co.uk Website: www.armstrong-laundry.co.uk