Commercial Linen In Shackleford Collected To Schedule

Yes — Shackleford sits on the GU8 round, 7 days, 30.3 miles from our Wembley plant.

• Shared with Elstead, Milford and Puttenham — one van, one run, which is what keeps a single-site account sensible to price.
• Collections here run to scheduled days, agreed when the account opens, because of that distance.

No minimum, on any line. A one-site independent is the normal shape of a cafe account.

• Small sites go on the same GU8 round — the journey is already happening; you are a stop on it.
• A dozen aprons and a bundle of tea towels is a real account — small does not mean awkward.
• Volume changes are expected — a quiet January in Shackleford and a busy July are the same account.

Both, and mixed accounts are normal. Plenty of Shackleford accounts run half and half.

• Hire — the count is maintained for you, including the items that wear out first.
• Wash-only — the same garments that left Shackleford, tracked, never swapped into a pool.
• Plenty of cafes do both — hire what nobody sees, keep your own name on what the customer does.

Tell your account manager and collections here run to scheduled days, agreed when the account opens.

• If it happens twice, the par count is wrong — we reset it against what you actually used, not what was estimated at setup.
• Most Shackleford cafes are not short of linen overall — the shortage has a shape, and the shape is Saturday.
• Seasonal swings are planned in — rather than handled as emergencies.

No. Kitchen cloths and table linen go on the same GU8 collection and the same invoice.

• No second supplier and no second delivery day — because the menu grew.
• Chef whites, oven cloths and table linen — priced per item on the account you already have.
• If the kitchen is the bigger half — see restaurant laundry for how a kitchen-led account is priced.

Before you open, because that is how the GU8 round is ordered. Cafes open earlier than almost anything else we serve.

• The time is agreed when the account opens — it goes on the round sheet, not into a delivery window.
• A mid-morning drop missed the shift it was for. We schedule against your opening time, not ours.
• If a drop is missed, collections here run to scheduled days, agreed when the account opens.

Coffee oil, milk protein and syrup are not the same soil as food-service linen. On a general cycle they build up and whites dull within weeks.

• Cafe cloths and aprons run on their own classification — the programme is chosen for them, not inherited.
• Milk protein needs the right temperature, not just a hotter one — too hot sets it into the fibre.
• Grey whites are usually a wash problem, not an age problem — replacement rate is the clearest signal the classification is off.

No long-term tie-in and no exit fee.

• Terms flex with seasonal demand — Shackleford in February and Shackleford in July are different businesses, and the account should say so.
• Nothing needs you to be out of your current contract first — the count and the quote commit you to nothing.
• Stock arrives before the old supplier is stood down — you are never between suppliers.