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May Energy Market Update

Market news Energy markets continue to be dominated by escalating and unresolved geopolitical risk in the Middle East, with the Strait of Hormuz...

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Is your dry cleaning business ready for changing demand? Your 13-point checklist

It’s the start of a new week and the loads are piling up.

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How demand for dry cleaning is changing – and what you can do about it

Most commercial dry cleaners could forecast what items would land in their machines during any given week.

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Why your business energy bill may still be under pressure in 2026

Energy budgets are hard to plan when the market keeps moving. One month, there is talk of a ceasefire. The next, network charges change and wholesale...

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April Energy Market Update

Market news March 2026 was one of the most volatile months in recent energy market history. Following a relatively stable period in February...

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Baseline & sub-metering blueprint for industrial laundries & dry cleaning

When margin per kilo feels tight and tenders demand proof, guesswork hurts. Energy can sit near one-tenth of overheads in a typical plant, while...

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Dryer myths that drain your margin

If you run a laundry or dry cleaners, you feel the squeeze: labour, textiles, effluent and energy all pulling at margin per kilo. Dryers sit right in...

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Trade effluent: the overlooked P&L line for commercial laundries

You’ve got machines to keep running, deadlines to hit and customers who need spotless results. Then a water bill lands that’s higher than expected,...

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Turning Net Zero into tender wins for commercial laundries

Margins feel tight. Energy bites into every kilo. And tenders now probe deeper than a promise on page one. The shift that wins work? Stop selling...

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