Bringing Daily Kit Washing Into the Club
Falkirk FC had outsourced its kit laundry for 12 years. With four training days leading up to a Saturday match, keeping kits, socks, bibs and waterproof jackets ready involved frequent trips to a laundrette.
The club decided to bring washing and drying on site. Contractors converted a storage room into a laundry, and Thain Commercial supplied and installed the equipment for the new space.
Choosing Machines for the Kit Workload
The club wanted programmes suited to muddy sports clothing. The installation used two Miele PWT6089 washing machines and two Miele PTT7189 tumble dryers.
Thain Commercial installed the machines within days for this project. The new room gave the kitman somewhere to wash garments after use and organise laundry around training, gym sessions and match days.
More Control Over the Laundry Routine
Bringing laundry on site meant the club could choose wash programmes and detergents and avoid taking kit to an external laundrette. Sports settings were used for clothing such as shirts and shorts.
The new facility removed the club’s weekly outsourced laundry bills and the need to take kit to an external provider. Willie O’Neil’s quotation explains the practical effect on the daily workload.
Customer Feedback
Whilst fans only see our players on match days, our players spend the week training to stay on top of their game. As a result, laundry is a daily task. Now that we have an OPL facility, I can wash garments there and then, making the process much less burdensome than when we were outsourcing the service. Introducing OPL meant turning a room from a storage facility into something that could accommodate washing machines and tumble dryers, so it was a big upheaval. But Thain Commercial made our transition to OPL seamless, and the team are on hand if any issues occur.
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