New Master’s Blog
A new Master! Me! Goodness, I never thought this would be something I would write, but I have and indeed I am. My name is Sarah Lancaster and I am the Managing Director of a commercial laundry. I was elected as Master of the [...]
INSTALLATION and ANNUAL LIVERY SERVICE: 20 June 2022
On Monday, 20th June, the Company elected its new Master for the ensuing year of June 2022 through until end of June 2023. It is approximately twenty years since the Worshipful Company of Launderers had a lady Master, Mrs Margaret Sheppard, so with much [...]
ANNUAL BANQUET: Friday, 20th May 2022
This year's Annual Banquet was held at Launderers' Hall with the theme of Casino Royale. A couple of gaming tables with "play" money tokens were set up with a couple of croupiers teaching the guests how the games work. The guests played at the [...]
LIVERY W/E: 6 – 8 May, Manchester
This year's Livery W/E was held in Manchester, organised and hosted by Master, Ken Cupitt. Located in the heart of Manchester, the Midland Hotel is steeped in fascinating social and architectural history. It was opened in 1903 by the Midland Railway Company, initially constructed [...]
REPORT: MICRO FIBRE RELEASE and THE IMPACT OF FABRIC CARE PRODUCTS
Read full report here. MICRO_FIBRE_RELEASE_LAUNDRIES_2020
MASTER’S BLOG: February 2022
One of the benefits of being Master is that you have the privilege to choose a charity for your year of office which in my case is Dementia and Alzheimer’s, in particular Admiral Nurses, like Macmillan Nurses but who specialise in dementia care patients [...]
TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIPS: REPORT FROM ABBIE TAYLOR
Each day was a totally different experience and the people we met were so welcoming and really gave us a great insight into what they do and why they do it that way. Each of us on the Scholarship expressed how comfortable we were made [...]
TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIPS: Report from Aniko Rucz of Priory Dry Cleaners
Below is a report from one of the Travelling Scholars, Aniko Rucz, following their recent UK tour of several laundry facilities within the UK, sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Launderers: First of all, I would like to take the opportunity to say a huge [...]
TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP TOUR OF THE SWISS LAUNDRY: 15 February 2022
Guy Turvill hosted the Open Day sharing the Swiss journey from 1904, when then business was formed in Cambridge to support the University Colleges and the Domestic market. In 2004 Swiss acquired Camplings in Great Yarmouth and both businesses have grown steadily since then, [...]
PRESENTATION TO DEPUTY MASTER
On Monday, 7th February, following the meeting of the Court, Master presented Deputy Master, Major Jack Strachan, with a commemorative book by way of appreciation for continuing for two years as Master during the recent COVID crisis. On behalf of the Livery, many thanks, Jack.
