Efficient, easy and no breakdowns

Nicholas House is a purposebuilt care home for 30 residents in Burnham, near Slough.

Opened in December 2011, the laundry was equipped by Armstrong Commercial Laundry Equipment with two Primus 13kg capacity washer extractors, a Huebsch 15.9kg tumble dryer and a 1400mm ironer. The laundry handles bed and table linen, towels, kitchen cloths and residents' personal clothing.

Jill Wheeler, one of four housekeepers, says, 'The home generates so much laundry that it is operating at least seven hours a day, seven days a week - sometimes longer.' Wheeler says that the equipment is also easy to use.

'Armstrong are very helpful,' adds Shirley Fairley, home manager, 'but I don't think we've had to call them out as none of the machines have broken down.

since they were put in.'