Debate: Hospitality linen life and sustainability

Tonrose has partnered with Laundry Cleaning News to co-host a round table discussion this June to discuss sustainability and how to prolong hospitality linen life. "Following the success of our previous event with the LCN, we are delighted to once again be partnering with the LCN " said Marketing Co-Ordinator Natalie Lamb. "The first of its kind in the industry, the round table event last summer opened up a collaborative discussion from all areas of the supply chain. "Together, we challenged how suppliers, hospitality and textile care businesses can work together to achieve an ethical linen life-cycle, to help bring about real.
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The road to sustainably sourced linen

You may have heard us previously mention that we are members of the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI).  But do you know what that actually means or how it's helping us move towards sustainable linen supply? In this article, we explain everything, as well as updating you on upcoming training on the ground at our partner mills in Pakistan. What is Better Cotton? The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) is the largest cotton sustainability programme in the world, providing training on more sustainable agricultural practices to millions of farmers around the globe. The BCI exists to make global cotton production better for.
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More than just great linen

Supplying to the trade for over 120 years, the name Tonrose has become synonymous with high quality bed, bath, table and kitchen linens. With a dedicated 64,000 sq ft warehouse and impressive stock holding, we can be just as responsive as the industry we serve. But there’s so much more to Tonrose than selling great linen. Never content to stand still, we are putting innovation at the forefront of our business strategy. Following the success of our unique One WashTM technology for new linen, which addresses the perennial problem of cracked-ice creasing, Tonrose is excited about its newest development. “Originally.
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Love Your Linens Part 2: Common Problems

In part two of our Love Your Linens Care Series, we're look at common problems in linen care, how to avoid them and the importance of sourcing quality linens from trusted suppliers. We approached LTC Worldwide to get advice from the experts, here's what they had to say: Linen manufacture is an art, which involves both science and skill. With experience, a fabric can be produce which delights the user with its visual and tangible quality, even after 200 washes. Common Problems Pilling or bobbling of the fabric is avoided by selection of fibre quality and yarn twist, to produce a.
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Learn to Love Your Linen Part 1

Whether you purchase your own commercial linens or rent from a laundry, one thing is certain – if you don't take care of them, they simply won't last. And that's bad news for everyone. If you own them, you'll obviously want to take care of your investment. If you rent, prices could be pushed up stock needs to be replenished prematurely, or the laundry may even be forced to close if the business is no longer sustainable. Cotton is wonderful long-lasting and durable natural fibre. But if it's not cared for in the right way, fibres can become damaged and.
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Building a sustainable hospitality supply chain

As part of the recent events season, the Tonrose Group attended the Independent Hotel Show. Widely regarded as a firm fixture in the calendar for independent hoteliers, industry professionals and suppliers, the show presents a curated collection of over 300 innovative product and service providers from across the hotel supply chain. It was a truly fantastic event, full of inspiring ideas, expertise and networking opportunities. A topic that kept coming up in conversations with customers and other industry contacts was that of sustainability and the disposal of linen when it reaches the end of its life. One of the highlights for.
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Ethics Spotlight 3: Environment

Reducing our Carbon Footprint As well as sourcing sustainable products and caring for the welfare of the communities in which its mills operate, the environment is a key concern for Tonrose. In this final instalment of our Spotlight on Ethics series, we look at how the company is helping to reduce its environmental impact, both in its own and supplier operations, as well as the linen solutions it offers. Helping the environment through direct action Certified since 2015 to the nationally recognised environmental standard ISO140001, which looks at waste management, energy use and contamination risks, Tonrose has been making real.
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Ethics Spotlight – Part 2: People

People: Welfare, Slavery and Equality In part two of our focus on ethics, we look at how Tonrose is putting people first. As a trusted family-owned business that’s served the hospitality and leisure sectors for more than a century, Tonrose understands its individual and collective responsibility to put staff welfare at the heart of the business. We’ve always welcomes international accreditations, such as ISO and are aligned to the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI). We are also working with our mills to achieve SA8000 and Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) accreditations, which promote good conditions, as well as human and workers’.
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Ethics Spotlight – Part 1: Product

Putting a spotlight on ethical trading and sourcing Working together to make life better Today’s hotel, B&B and spa guests are choosy. They expect to sleep in soft, smooth linen, dry off using fluffy, absorbent towels, and dine on crisp white table cloths. But a growing number are also showing interest in where their bed and bath linen has come from, and how ethically it was made. Companies can no-longer ignore their suppliers’ ethics. From the coffee they buy to the linen they use; many companies now believe how business is done is as important as the business they do..
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Insight into… the Pakistan cotton market

Laura Bolton, Head of Procurement discusses current predictions for the Pakistan cotton market, challenges ahead and the many factors that influence healthy cotton production. Global trade for Pakistan cotton is set to rise over the next two years as a series of factors puts production in high demand... New ginning factories in Uzbekistan, one of the largest raw cotton exporters, are predicted to reduce the amount of raw cotton available for export as more cotton is processed locally. China and India are also forecasted to import more raw cotton into their domestic markets. Turkey currently imports vast amounts of cotton.
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