Manufacturing Industry
Workwear rental and laundry: the perfect mix
As a manufacturer, you don’t need us to tell you about the importance of compliance with industry standards and regulations. By choosing a supplier that meets these requirements and is audited regularly, you can help to maximise safety and hygiene to safeguard your employees.
Incorrect washing and care of your garments can create risk in your workplace. Providing employees with the correct workwear and PPE will protect them from hazards in industrial environments and ensure optimum levels of hygiene.
Is your PPE being washed correctly?
Factors such as a build-up of oil on workwear could turn it into more of a hazard than a protection.
In addition, washing high-visibility items incorrectly could make them less visible, while inadequate laundry practices could result in sub-standard safety levels for chemical and flame-resistant workwear.
It is therefore important for businesses to ensure wash processes are delivering an appropriate standard of cleaning and hygiene. A professionally managed laundry service such as that provided by Elis uses industrial equipment with carefully monitored programmes and processes to ensure that any reprocessed items are fully compliant with the relevant standards and regulations for each sector.
Elis ICS UK offers a wide range of PPE and industrial garments suitable for multiple end-uses, offering protection against fire, molten metals, chemicals, and other hazardous substances. Chemical protection is reapplied as required as part of our laundry process, and this also includes the use of specialist treatments to maintain the performance of high visibility and reflective tapes calibrated by Ecolab.
When it comes to the type and level of protection PPE provides, one size does not fit all.
Different industries face different hazards and that’s why each sector has its own bespoke standards that must be fully complied with. For example, visibility is a major consideration for those working on the transport network, while employees working in environments such as metal foundries and smelters will need to be adequately protected from the risk of heat and flame.
Manufacturing Product Range
The benefits of a combined workwear rental and laundry solution
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Safety & comfort
With staff spending long shifts in their workwear, incorrectly fitting or uncomfortable items can have an impact on wellbeing & safety. Our garments are tough and durable, without compromising on comfort, leaving your staff free to focus on their priorities.
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Bespoke solutions
Ill-fitting garments can pose a safety risk, as well as causing discomfort to the wearer over long shifts. Our made-to-measure service ensures that all employees are provided with the right garments in the right size for maximum safety and comfort.
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Better stock control
Using a workwear rental and laundry service means there is no need to store extra stock on site. There is also no need to invest in additional uniform for new starters, as our flexible and responsive service is designed to adapt to your changing needs.
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Repair and maintenance
Each and every time a garment is washed we will check for signs of wear and tear. If an item can be repaired we will carry out the necessary maintenance to extend its lifecycle, otherwise we will replace with a new like-for-like garment as part of our service to you.
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RFID tracking
Our garments are equipped with RFID technology. This provides lifetime tracking, recording and reporting how many processes an item has received, and ensuring that uniform can be allocated to a specific wearer if required.
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Environmentally conscious solutions
At Elis, the circular economy is at core of our business model and mindset. That’s why we prioritise product quality to ensure durability, deploy bespoke and efficient wash processes to maintain performance and reuse or recycle 70% of all garments. Our focus on circular services delivers a better solution for the environment and your workwear needs.
Do you know your PPE standards?
PPE is often taken for granted and it’s often not until something goes wrong that its value is fully appreciated. As a business it is your responsibility to ensure compliance, and failure to do so could put your staff at risk of injury – as well as leading to potential liability issues.
If you are unsure which PPE products you need to keep your workforce fully protected and minimise risk for your business, Elis ICS UK can help.
Free of charge audit
We pride ourselves on delivering a comprehensive and reliable service. This includes a free initial no-obligation survey of your site to ensure our solutions are perfectly matched to your business requirements.
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