Cafe Laundry · Tongham GU10
Commercial Linen In Tongham Collected To Schedule
Tongham sits inside our GU10 coverage, 29.9 miles from the Wembley plant. Aprons, tea towels or glass cloths — if you are here, you are on the round.
- 7 days
- Collection days
- 29.9mi
- Plant to Tongham
- 3
- Cafes in GU10
Commercial Cafe Linen in Tongham
Cafe Linen Hire GU10Apron Laundry TonghamTea Towel Service GU10Glass Cloth HireBarista ClothsCoffee Shop Laundry TonghamWash-Only AccountsNo Minimum Order
- 3
- cafés on the same round
- 8
- food-service venues nearby
- 29.9mi
- to our plant
- 7 days
- collection days
Coverage GU10 and the surrounding area
Venue figures are indicative · data compiled Aug 2026
What goes wrong
Three things that cost Tongham cafes a supplier
Almost nobody around GU10 changes linen supplier to save money. They change because the same thing went wrong three weeks running.
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Deliveries that land after opening
A cafe opens earlier than almost anything else on the street. A drop timed for mid-morning is a drop that missed the shift it was for, and in Tongham that means serving the first hours on yesterday's cloths.
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Cloths that come back grey
Coffee oil, milk protein and syrup are not the same soil as food service. Washed on a general cycle they build up, whites go dull within weeks, and the counter is where it shows.
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Running short on the busy day
Par counts set on a quiet Tuesday leave you short on Saturday. Most Tongham cafes are not short of linen overall — they are short of it twice a week.
How it works
Getting a Tongham cafe onto the round
Most of the work happens before the first collection. Get the count and the timing right and the service stops being something you manage.
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The count
Half an hour on the counter in Tongham tells us more than a form: the apron change rate, the cloth turnover and the day the shelf empties.
Half an hour, on site
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The round
Tongham sits on the GU10 round at 29.9 miles out, so the drop time is set against your opening rather than against the traffic.
GU10 · 7 days
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The switch
The changeover in Tongham overlaps by design — new stock lands while the old contract is still running, so no shift is caught between the two.
No gap in service
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The account
The same person handles Tongham every week, which is why a change to your par count does not need explaining twice.
One name, not a queue
Running more than one site around Guildford? The same account manager covers all of them, on staggered days so no site is left short.
How it is processed
No third party touches Tongham cafe linen
There are two buildings between your linen and ours, and we own both. Tongham collections run 29.9 miles to our Wembley plant. Nothing is passed to a third party in between.
Cafe soil is its own problem. Coffee oil, milk protein and syrup need a different wash to food-service linen, so aprons and cloths run on their own classification rather than whatever the machine was doing before.
- 2
- Plants, both ours
- Every load
- Temperature logged
- 100%
- Insured in transit
Collections into Tongham run on the GU10 round, to plants we own and run.
Hire it, or we launder yours in Tongham
Every line below is available on hire or wash-only, and mixed accounts are normal in Tongham. One collection covers all of it.
- 2
- Apron styles
- No minimum
- Order size
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Aprons Bib and waist aprons in cotton and polycotton, pressed and folded View the range -
Tea towels Absorbent cotton tea towels on their own wash classification View the range -
Glass & barista cloths Lint-free glass cloths and steam-wand cloths View the range -
Table linen Cloths, slips and napkins where the cafe lays up View the range
Serving food as well as coffee? Kitchen cloths and table linen go on the same GU10 round — see restaurant laundry.
What it costs to put a Tongham counter on the round
Package pricing so you can size the cost before you call. Every plan in Tongham is hire or wash-only, and nothing carries a minimum order.
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The Espresso
£49 per month
- Single-site independent cafe
- Weekly collection on the GU10 round
- Aprons and tea towels
- Hire or wash-only
- No minimum order
- Most chosen
The Cappuccino
£89 per month
- Busier single site
- Twice-weekly collection
- Aprons, tea towels and glass cloths
- Named account manager
- Par counts set on a real week
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The Artisan
£149 per month
- Cafe with a kitchen
- Collection up to 7 days a week
- Full cloth and apron range
- Table linen included
- Seasonal par adjustment
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The Enterprise
Bespoke multi-site
- Two or more sites
- Staggered collection days
- One account manager for the group
- Consolidated billing
- Priced on volume, not a tariff
Prices are indicative. Your quote is priced on what a real week uses, not on a tariff.
Switching supplier in Tongham without missing an opening
Most Tongham cafes stay with a supplier they have stopped rating, because changing one feels like a risk on the one morning you cannot afford it. It is not.
- Before you commit
We count a real week, not an average one
Half an hour on site: what goes out on a Saturday, what is still in the wash on Monday, and where you run short.
- The handover
Stock lands before the old supplier stops
Nothing is stood down until the replacement is physically on your shelf.
- After
Par counts adjust once we have seen a month
Month one is a measurement. From month two the Tongham par count reflects your real weekend rather than our opening guess.
Nothing here needs you to be out of contract first — the count and the quote cost nothing.
The week you switch is the week nobody notices.
Near Tongham — what businesses say
- Serving GU10
Tongham sits on an established round — these are the numbers behind it.
- 2
- hotels served in Tongham
- 1
- plant, no subcontracting
- 7 days
- fixed collection days
- 1
- account manager, named
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We rely on clean bolster covers, fleece blankets and eye pillows. Delicate fabrics are treated with care while still getting a deep, hypoallergenic sanitisation, and everything comes back beautifully presented.
Hannah Sterling Studio Coordinator · Yoga & pilates studio -
From velvet seat throws to staff aprons and heavy bar towels, our eclectic mix of textiles is handled without fuss. The turnaround times and the account management are what stand out.
Kieran Davies Venue & Hospitality Manager · Boutique cinema & lounge -
As a family-run Victorian B&B we need a partner who understands traditional hospitality. Our heritage cotton sheets are treated with real care, the drivers are friendly and the weekly delivery is consistent.
Arthur Pendelton Proprietor & Manager · Traditional bed & breakfast -
Back-to-back conferences and galas mean huge quantities of table skirts, stage linens and catering napkins at short notice. They have never missed a deadline on any of it.
Danielle Moreau Events Logistics Manager · Corporate event venue -
Grooming generates heavy, fur-filled towels and specialist bedding that a standard machine cannot handle. Everything is collected and returned allergen-free, fluffy and sterilised. Top marks for taking on the difficult jobs.
Natasha Petrov Head Groomer & Manager · Pet grooming & daycare -
Table presentation is everything in Mayfair. They handle our heavy cotton damask tablecloths and chef whites with real precision — stains vanish and the starch finish is always spot on. The daily collection has never let us down.
Mateo Rossi Restaurant General Manager · Fine dining restaurant -
Running a busy dining room alongside eight letting rooms needs a versatile laundry partner. Kitchen aprons, table runners and bed sheets all go in one collection, and the seven-day pickup schedule flexes around us.
Liam Gallagher Operations & Pub Manager · Gastro pub with rooms -
Whether we are catering a wedding or a corporate launch, linen presentation has to be immaculate. We get crisp, vacuum-sealed table linens and pristine chef jackets every time — a genuine operational ally.
Julian Bennett Executive Director of Operations · Catering & event production
What we collect across Tongham and GU10
- Cafés
- Pubs & bars
- Hotel cafés
- Gym & spa cafés
- School cafés
- Care home cafés
Local knowledge
Why Tongham is collected the way it is
A historic hop-growing village home to one of the county's most famous breweries. Unique to Tongham.
What makes Tongham its own job is how early it starts. The round is planned so the aprons are on the shelf before the first coffee, not halfway through the morning.
Area detail compiled from the location file and the round that serves it.
Local detail
- On the same round
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- Seale
- Badshot Lea
- Ash
- Ash Green
Tongham cafe laundry — the questions we get most
Do you collect in Tongham?
Yes — Tongham sits on the GU10 round, 7 days, 29.9 miles from our Wembley plant.
- Shared with Seale, Badshot Lea and Ash — adding you changes the schedule, not the route.
- Collections here run to scheduled days, agreed when the account opens, because of that distance.
What if we run short at the weekend?
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 — a second shortage is a counting error, and we correct it.
- Most Tongham cafes are not short of linen overall — the weekly total is fine; the weekend distribution is not.
- Seasonal swings are planned in — Tongham in December is not Tongham in February, and the par count should know that.
Can you do our kitchen cloths too?
No. Kitchen cloths and table linen go on the same GU10 collection and the same invoice.
- No second supplier and no second delivery day — one account covers both sides of the counter.
- Chef whites, oven cloths and table linen — added as lines, not as a new agreement.
- If the kitchen is the bigger half — see restaurant laundry for how a kitchen-led account is priced.
What time does the van reach Tongham?
Before you open, because that is how the GU10 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.
Why does cafe linen fade faster than kitchen linen?
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 — not as the tail end of a kitchen load.
- Milk protein needs the right temperature, not just a hotter one — past a point, heat bonds the protein to the cloth.
- Grey whites are usually a wash problem, not an age problem — a Tongham cafe buying aprons three times a year is paying for a bad cycle, not for wear.
What is the commitment for an Tongham account?
No long-term tie-in and no exit fee.
- Terms flex with seasonal demand — you are not held to a peak figure through a quiet quarter.
- Nothing needs you to be out of your current contract first — there is no cost to finding out what it would look like.
- Stock arrives before the old supplier is stood down — you are never between suppliers.
What is the smallest GU10 account you take?
No minimum, on any line. A one-site independent is the normal shape of a cafe account.
- Small sites go on the same GU10 round — the journey is already happening; you are a stop on it.
- 3 cafes around GU10 are already on it — which is why the timings suit opening rather than check-out.
- Volume changes are expected — we adjust rather than hold you to a winter figure.
Do Tongham accounts have to own their own cloths?
Both, and mixed accounts are normal. The two sit on one invoice and one round.
- Hire — we own the stock, replace it as it wears and keep the par count topped up.
- Wash-only — your own branded aprons come back to you, the same items, not pooled.
- Plenty of cafes do both — hired glass cloths and tea towels, own-branded aprons on wash-only.
Something specific to your Tongham cafe?
Ask us directlyGetting it right first time in Tongham
Most of the environmental cost of cafe linen is rewashing and replacing it. Getting the classification right the first time does more than any claim on a van.
- Tongham is a stop on a round that was already running, not a van dispatched for one site.
- Cloths that keep their colour get replaced on wear, not on appearance.
- A marked apron is repaired and put back into rotation, not written off.
- Over 80% of our central London fleet is fully electric.
- 2
- Plants, shared rounds
- 68%
- Water recovered
- 80%
- Fleet electric
- 0
- Linen to landfill
Plant figures are measured over a rolling twelve months. Routing figures are measured on the London rounds.
Cafe laundry in Tongham — request a quote
Tell us what you run and we will come back with a price — not a tariff, and not a callback to qualify you first.
- Priced on your week, not a tariff
- No minimum order, no tie-in
- On the GU10 round, before opening
Or call 01224 024759
Thank you — your enquiry is on its way.
We reply to every enquiry within one working day, usually sooner. If it is urgent, call us on 01224 024759.
Tongham and the GU10 round
Tongham sits on the GU10 round. These are the areas collected on the same run — and the other services we run at this address.