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Focus

For the future, an on-site What skills,
laundry has been proposed. A knowledge and
laundromat model would be
too minimalistic; we want to prowess should
have more than just a washing a housekeeping
machine and drier. vendor bring to an
For our students, we want educational facility?
to create a mini-laundry setup
similar to what they might find They should have in-depth
in a hotel. This will include knowledge of the different
washing machines, tumble kinds of surfaces, flooring, wall
dryers, calendering machines and coverings etc. They should know
steam presses. what cleaning chemicals to use
We are located in the heart of to maintain hygiene, especially
the city, near many hotels and in the washrooms. We also look
at what new solutions they have
guesthouses. Once our laundry is introduced when it comes to
functional, we might also accept chemicals and machines.
laundry contracts from hotels that
don’t have in-house laundries. What’s the latest

As educational when it comes to
institute buildings green chemicals
become more and digitisation of
sophisticated FM in educational
and premium, institutions?
how will their FM Facilities that are conscious
expectations change? of their carbon footprint, and
can afford it, are investing in
For newer schools and green cleaning chemicals, and
colleges, nothing less than five- giving an upper hand to vendors
star service is expected. The kind who use them. Harsh chemicals
of maintenance required is very which release noxious fumes and
specialised. damage surfaces are obsolete.
Ours is a relatively old Even with budgetary constraints,
building, commissioned in 1989. we keep green chemicals in mind
We are in the midst of a massive when talking to vendors.
renovation exercise; the level Automation in cleaning is
of maintenance needed will knocking on the door. Many
undergo a major change once it is large universities have already
finished. accepted it.

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