Electrolux Professional setting worldwide standards by helping reduce health risks for firefighters
Electrolux Barrier Concept provides maximum safety, quality and hygiene control
Electrolux Professional is setting a worldwide standard with exceptional laundry solutions developed to keep emergency services’ uniforms safer, healthier and cleaner. Together with the Swedish Healthy Firefighters program, Electrolux Professional has developed a new method to decontaminate clothing and other equipment exposed to hazardous substances during fires that cannot be eliminated with a standard concept.
Electrolux Professional and its branch in Sweden was approached by a group of national organisations including the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions and the Swedish Firefighters Union, following a recent study which revealed that the number of cancer cases among Swedish firefighters had risen over the last few years.
“We were asked to help find the right process to minimize the risk for health and safety of firefighters in their everyday’s work” says Eugenio Filoni, Global Segment Manager Special on Premises Laundries.
The Electrolux Barrier concept was selected as the ideal solution and best defence against contaminations of uniforms and garments. These washers prevent all contact between dirty and clean clothing, maximizing clinically hygienic textiles. Unique intelligent features such as Hygiene Watchdog, which ensures that the wash programme is fully completed before the washer can unload on the clean side, allows easy and safe management of the laundry process on the firefighters work premises.
The method is setting a benchmark for all fire brigades throughout Sweden and Electrolux Professional aims to share this model as best practice across the globe.
“We feel proud and privileged to provide a solution which contributes to the health and safety of emergency workers in Sweden and, in the future, throughout the world,” adds Filoni, “Excellence is at the heart of all that Electrolux Professional does and by working closely with real users, in this case the Swedish Firefighters Union and actual firefighters in a station in the North of Sweden, we have been able to design a solution that perfectly matches their needs and truly makes the difference in their jobs and lives..”
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Electrolux Professional offers food service and laundry solutions to a wide variety of customers around the world, from restaurants and hotels to healthcare and other service facilities. Our 2,000 service partners in 140 countries ensure that our resource-efficient equipment, leading in innovation and design, improve our customer's everyday business. In 2013, Electrolux Professional had sales of EUR 640 million, 2.600 employees, 7 factories and over 1.000 dealers.
For more information, visit www.electrolux.com/professional.
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