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Benefits of Outsourcing Your Hotel Laundry

• March 02, 2020
• Recent News
• Century Linen Services

Linens are some of the most valuable resources for your daily hotel operations, and it’s completely understandable to have doubts about entrusting a third-party company for their care and maintenance.

“But doesn’t it cost more to outsource?” you may ask. The benefits of outsourcing your hotel laundry needs, listed below, will show you why it does not.

From lower costs to fewer hassles, here are some of the gains you can expect from hotel laundry outsourcing: 

Space

One of the biggest and most obvious benefits of outsourcing your hotel laundry is the space that you get to free up when you give up your on-site laundry. In an industry where space is the most valuable commodity, every extra square inch is a potential moneymaker – and surely, there are better uses for your space than to house massive, not to mention expensive, laundry equipment.

Cost

Laundry facilities are expensive. It costs as much, maybe even more, to maintain them as it is to acquire them. Most of these costs are concentrated on overhead – water usage, electric consumption, manpower costs – that remain largely the same with little influence from the volume of guests that are coming in. 

In other words, you are strapped with the same expenses, even during your non-peak months. With an outsourced hotel laundry service, you pay according to usage, thus helping you keep your costs low when your inbound cash flow is also low.

Manpower 

Outsourcing your hotel laundry eases up on your human resource management burdens. It cuts the cost and effort of running an entire team solely dedicated for your laundry needs and instead shifts your focus onto bigger, more important matters in your business. 

Results 

One of the more obvious benefits of outsourcing your hotel laundry is better, cleaner results for your linens. With more advanced equipment, not to mention a highly skilled and experienced laundry workforce, it’s no surprise that hotel laundry service providers have an advantage over your on-site facility. There is, however, no guarantee of this. You still need to do your due diligence in checking and verifying the integrity and reliability of your hotel laundry service provider.

Linen Management

Linen loss is one of the most common misgivings hotel managers have about outsourcing their laundry. It is a valid concern! Linen loss can cost your company tens of thousands of dollars, and maybe even more if you’re not careful. 

With the right laundry service partner, however, linen loss will be a thing of the past. At Century Linen and Uniform, we have an app for that! Century Linen uses RFID technology to keep track of every item in your inventory. Your items get enrolled into your account and our auto-sensors record their whereabouts as soon as they enter our facility. 

You’ll know when each linen article is washed, dried, ironed, folded, stored, repaired or replaced. You’ll also know when your items leave the facility and are on their way to yours. RFID tracking also helps you track your usage and manage your linen costs for a fraction of the time and effort you need when doing it manually.

Contact Century Linen Today!

Do you have questions about hotel laundry services or are interested in signing up for one? Contact Century Linen and Uniform today! We offer free price quotes and will answer your queries about our services. Call 800-721-7648 to speak with one of our representatives today.