Other stakeholders

In October, we pay extra attention to ErasmusDays and the project The new Scandinavian Quality Control model. The project, which is co-financed by the EU via Erasmus+, started on 1 January 2023 and will run until 31 December 2024.

Sveriges Tvätteriförbund and BVT – Brancheforeningen for Vask og Tekstiludlejning, have started a collaboration and exchange of practices aimed at creating a forum for knowledge sharing and comparison of current Scandinavian authorization/quality control models for the laundry and textile service industry. This is a basis for further progress and the development of new quality control models that comply with sustainability aspects as well as European standards.

Both associations carry out annual quality checks of their members. The checks ensure that members maintain high professional, corporate and environmental standards. Throughout this collaboration, both parties strive to exchange experiences and ideas, to create new, innovative and joint curricula or courses for business, industry, small and medium-sized enterprises (incl. entrepreneurship), and quality assurance.

The project, which is co-financed by the European Union via Erasmus+, started on January 1, 2023 and will last until December 31, 2024. Read more here.

Read more about EramusDays here.

On August 9, we celebrate International Laundry and Textile Service Day!

Infinite Laundry has teamed up with TRSA to promote International Linen & Uniform Service Day (ILUD) on August 9th. This day is celebrated by professionals in the textile service industry all over the world.

On August 9, the very first electrically powered washing machine was patented
On August 9, 1910, “Thor”, the very first electric washing machine, was patented by Alva J. Fisher. This marked a turning point for use worldwide. Since then, laundry and textile services have become invaluable pieces of the puzzle in logistics chains worldwide.

Make the industry visible
The idea of ​​ILUD is to draw attention to the profession, the people and the place that textile service has in our global society, and in this way make customers appreciate and demand our services. As well as expanding their use with additional hygienically clean and reusable textile solutions for the future. Coral Undzis, social media director at Infinite Laundry, conceptualized ILUD.

“It’s time we celebrate our industry’s work with and recognize the ‘heroes-behind-the-heroes’ for their important work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond,” said Undzis.

Many thanks to our friends at Infinite Laundry – Steve, Jeff and Mitchell. Read more at infinitelaundry.com

Anna, general secretary, and Petra, chairperson, Diversity Charter. We recently joined. Meeting with Petra Karmteg chair person of Diversity Charter in Almedalen.

Swedish Agency for Accessible Media, MTM, produces and distributes literature, newspapers and periodicals in accessible format to persons with reading impairments and also actively participate in the development of accessible media.

Interesting discussion how to reach those with fewer opportunities.