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In late 2019, the Family Business Films team from Orbis Terra & Vitas Media travelled to the UK to create a mini-documentary all...
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Author Archives: Phillip Kalli In late 2019, the Family Business Films team from Orbis Terra & Vitas Media travelled to the UK to create a mini-documentary all...
| Tagged Family Business, mini-documentary, orbis terra mediaMore important than any order book, new product launch or bottom line figure, all our best thoughts right now go out to everyone...
| Tagged hand sanitiser, hand washThis is David Goodger’s last day at Ideal, after 38 years with us. That kind of loyal, long-term service is so incredibly rare...
From today we will be temporarily suspending production until it’s safer to reopen. These are unprecedentedly difficult times. We feel for our team,...
These are anxious times. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread we are taking additional safety measures in line with WHO and government...
| Tagged Coronavirus, Covid-19, Supply Lines, UpdateWe’re proud to be one of the founder members of The STCC (Sustainability in Textile Care Committee). Formed over a year ago, the...
| Tagged Eco, Laundry, LCN, Professional Textile Care, Reduce Plastic Waste, STCC, sustainability, Textile CareIt’s the most wonderful time of the year… That time when everyone at Ideal HQ unfolds their finest festive knitwear (no need to...
| Tagged Charity, Fundraising, Ideal Manufacturing, Save the Children, TeamIdealMan, Xmas Jumper DayIt was brilliant to meet everyone who came to visit The IDEALAB stand at White Label Expo, ExCel, 27-28th November. Here’s Annie, Own...
| Tagged contract manufacturing, idealab, own label, private label, white label, white label expoWe’re thrilled to see Chris Anniwell, our Production Manager named in The Manufacturer Top 100 2019 report, recognising the UK’s most inspiring &...
| Tagged Manufacturing, The Manufacturer, Top 100, Unsung HeroWe’re SO proud to have received The Green Impact Award at The Laundry & Dry Cleaning Awards (The LADAs) on Thursday 7th November...
| Tagged Awards, Eco, Green Award, LADAs, Laundry & Cleaning Today, sustainabilityIdeal was the first to introduce auto dosing equipment into British commercial laundry. Today, the Ideal engineering team continues to research, test and...
| Tagged auto dosing, Brighter Laundry, chemistry, Commercial Laundry, cooler chemistry, dosing systems, dositec, dositec sistemas, engineering, industrial laundry, intelligent chemistry, laundry dosing, laundry engineering, professional laundry, proof of dosing, remote access, reportingA BETTER WAY TO CLEAN WITH VERSATILE EQUIPMENT, COOLER CHEMISTRY AND SIMPLE PROCESSES CLEAN SURF wet cleaning combines the best cleaning power and...
| Tagged Ahoy, Clean Surf, Girbau, Professional Textile Care, wet cleaningMassive congratulations to Jonny, one of our brilliant Field Chemists, who triumphed in the Richmond Marathon on Saturday! He came in second overall,...
The newly opened and genuinely inspiring Girbau Experience Centre (GEX) at their headquarters in Vic, in the Barcelona Province, Catalonia is a unique...
| Tagged Clean Surf, Eco, GEX, Girbau, Innovation, Professional Textile Care, wet cleaningIntroducing, the brand new Ideal laboratory. We loved the time worn solid wood benches & heaving cupboards from our old laboratory… lots of...
| Tagged chemistry, Eco, idealab, laboratory, Laundry, Manufacturing, responsible formulation chemistry, sustainability, test laboratory, Trespa Toplab, WasheteriaThis winter we built a new mezzanine at the Ideal factory. Following on from the installation of new sky lights, new racking, LED...
| Tagged contract manufacturing, Factory, improvements, ISO 14001, mezzanine, own label, production, white labelThis Spring, the story of Ideal will be featured in Tharawat Magazine. You can read a short excerpt here. During the interview, we were...
| Tagged Family Business, Interview, Manufacturing, Press, TharawatA few years ago, we realised that even though we cared about environmental sustainability, we weren’t doing enough to demonstrate it. Since then...
| Tagged PCR, recycled plastic, single use plastic, sustainabilityWe need you! Eco Laundry Powder Trial We are looking for 5 small independent UK laundry sites who are willing to take part...
| Tagged Commercial Laundry, Ecolabel, Laundry, Laundry Powder, Low Temperature Washing, sustainability, TrialIt’s that time again. We’re here to make you aware of our Seasonal Opening Times for Christmas and New Year, to ensure you’ve...
| Tagged 2019, Christmas, Delivery, Ordering, Seasonal Opening TimesThis year, we’re delighted to announce that Ideal Development Chemist, Dr Alexander Papiez and Operations Director, Darren Booker have both been named in...
| Tagged Awards, Cultural Change, Manufacturing, The Manufacturer, Top 100, Young PioneerIn late September, as part of the Future of Surfactants Summit North America, our development chemist Dr Alex Papiez and I were given...
| Tagged Chicago, Eco, Factory, Future of Surfactants, Household Cleaning, Manufacturing, Method, sustainability, Travel, Wind TurbineCongratulations to Michael Manktelow, our deserving (and humble) winner of Trainee of the Year at the fourth annual Laundry & Cleaning Today LADA...
| Tagged Apprentice, Awards, LADAs, Laundry & Cleaning Today, TraineeHere’s a technical spotting demonstration by the award-winning Chris Francis, using the Ideal Professional Spotters on a Ghidini GB-S88C spotting table at ExpoDetergo,...
| Tagged ExpoDetergo, Ghidini, spotting, Stain Removal, wet cleaningFour years on and the #LinenPreservationSociety – this time made up of Michael, Hannah and Phillip – headed for Milan by road… all...
| Tagged exhibition, ExpoDetergo, export, Laundry, Made In Britain, MilanSock Story by Eleonora Marton & CK Smouha is out today! This beautiful hardcover children’s book is illustrated by our good friend, the...
| Tagged Cicada Books, Eleonora Marton, Sock Story, Socks, Washing MachineYou’ve got to hold and rinse But do it at the right time It can be slow or fast Get to the...
| Tagged Eleonora Marton, En-ger-land, Gif, John Barnes, Laun-der-land, New Order, Russia 2018, Whirled In Motion, World Cup 2018, World In MotionQue Será, Será, whatever will be, will be… We’re going to Wem-ber-ley! The National Family Business Awards, organised and hosted by Family Business Place (FBP) have...
| Tagged Best Small Business, Family Business Awards, Family Business of The Year, Lifetime Achievement, NFBAs, WembleyOn Saturday 9th June the 2018 Ideal Wash Cyclists took on the local Cobbler Classic Sportive. Taking its name from the shoe-making history...
| Tagged Cobbler Classic, Cycling, Northamptonshire, Sigma Sports, The Wash CyclistsIdeal and Laundry Efficiency Announce Collaboration British commercial laundry detergent formulation experts, Ideal announce R & D collaboration with ozone technology specialists, Laundry Efficiency to reduce...
| Tagged Collaboration, Commercial Laundry, Eco, Laundry Chemistry, Laundry Efficiency, Low Temperature Washing, Ozone, Ozone Technology, R & D, Water savingsHere’s a film by the charming Nicola Tignonsini (in association with Ghidini Benvenuto and Girbau UK) to give you an idea of what to...
| Tagged Aguasmart, Ahoy, Ghidini, Girbau, Ideal HQ, Ideal Open Day, Shared Knowledge Day, Washeteria, wet cleaningWe’re very proud to announce our partnership with OXWASH – who’ll be delivering FILL eco cleaning products & refills to folks all over Oxfordshire by...
| Tagged Eco, Fill, Oxford, Oxwash, Refill, sustainabilityEarlier this month we took a road trip to Amsterdam to visit Interclean, the largest professional cleaning exhibition in the world and a major...
| Tagged Amsterdam, Cleaning, exhibition, Interclean, Laundry, Linen Preservation Society, Professional Cleaning, Trade ShowClean up in aisle two! Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Ideal Shop ‘n’ Wash. Laundry, wet cleaning & textile care products –...
| Tagged CleanEx 2018, exhibition, Laundry & Cleaning Today, Shop'n'WashI was very fortunate to be selected as part of the 2018 WCL Travelling Scholarship, hosted by Girbau (9-12 April). Other than the great...
| Tagged Barcelona, Girbau, Laundry, Travelling Scholarship, Worshipful Company of LaunderersLaundry getting you down? Nevermind… “We’re reputed, advantageous Here we are now, with destainers Undisputed innovators Here we are now, bulk containers Hello....
| Tagged LaundryWe’re delighted to see a few of our specially commissioned limited edition laundry risograph prints, illustrated by Eleonora Marton and printed by Marc...
| Tagged Laundry, RisographStep right up… Everyone’s a winner. Bargains galore. That’s right, you need laundry detergent? We’ve got laundry detergent. No muss, no fuss. Skip...
| Tagged CleanEx, Laundry & Cleaning Today, Shop 'N' Wash, Trade ExhibitionLAUNDRY & CLEANING NEWS, APRIL 2018 Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough!… Look who’s back on the cover of the Laundry & Cleaning...
| Tagged Brighter Laundry, Laundry & Cleaning NewsWe’ve launched a new stand alone website for our FILL range of eco cleaning and laundry products, now available for home and professional...
| Tagged Biodegradable, bulk, cruelty free, dye free, Eco friendly, Fill, glass bottles, Refill, screen-printed, sustainable, unscentedWe’re delighted to have been featured as part of the PWC Five Days of Trade & Export campaign this week, having been interviewed about our...
| Tagged export, Made In BritainWe are proud members of CINET (Comité International De L’Entretien du Textile) – the international umbrella association for professional textile care (PTC). As part...
| Tagged CINET, PTC, spotting, Textile Cleaning Management, Textile Knowledge, Training, wet cleaningWe’re delighted to announce that Ideal has now achieved ISO 14001, as part of our ongoing commitment to drive environmental improvements. This follows...
| Tagged Environment, Environmental Management, Green, ISO 14001, ISO 9001:2015, sustainabilityIt was totally inspiring to be a part of StartUp 2018 this year, the UK’s biggest start-up event. Taking place on Saturday 13th...
| Tagged Enterprise Nation, Made In Britain, Manufacturing, Start UpHang on folks, we’re nearly there! Meanwhile, we’d like to make you aware of our Seasonal Opening Times for Christmas and New Year,...
| Tagged 2018, Christmas, Eat Drink & Be Messy, Opening Times, Season's GreetingsLaundry: I got spills, they’re multiplying. And I’m losing control. ‘Cause the powder, they’re supplying. It’s un-edifying! Ideal: You better shape up, ‘cause you need...
| Tagged Emulsifier, GreaseWe’re delighted to announce that our founder, Dr Mike Kalli and Managing Director, Phillip Kalli have both been named in The Manufacturer Top...
| Tagged Award, Dr Mike Kalli, Inspiring Leader, Manufacturing, Phillip Kalli, The Manufacturer, Top 100Made In Britain Workshop Helping Britain’s Manufacturers Sell More With One Marque We hosted our first Made in Britain workshop at our factory in...
| Tagged Made In Britain, WorkshopWe are absolutely delighted to have been announced as Winners of the ‘Best Use of Digital’ category at the Family Business Awards 2017 at...
| Tagged Awards, Digital, Family Business AwardsWe are absolutely delighted to also have been announced as Winners of the prestigious Manufacturing Excellence Award category at the Family Business Awards at a...
| Tagged Award, Excellence, Family Business, Manufacturing, WinnerThe Laundry & Dry Cleaning Awards 2017 (The LADAs) took place at Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands in Surrey, on Thursday 2nd November and we were so...
| Tagged Apprentice, Chris Francis, LADAs, Laundry & Dry Cleaning AwardsWe are all over the moon to have been presented with the prestigious “Green Award” at The SME Northamptonshire Business Awards 2017 on...
| Tagged Awards, Business Awards, Eco, Eco friendly, Green, Northamptonshire, sustainabilityHourra! Here’s Rapolas (Export Manager) and Darren (Operations Director), picking up the Trophée JET Expo 2017 du Développement Durable (CINET Best Practice Sustainability...
| Tagged Award, CINET, Eco, export, Green, Jet Expo, Laundry, Paris, sustainability, wet cleaningJet Expo, Paris Expo, Porte De Versailles Hall 5, Booth E18 14-16 Octobre, 9am – 6pm À LA RECHERCHE DE DISTRIBUTEURS INTERNATIONAUX Jet Expo is the only exhibition in France devoted to textile care. For the 6th edition, Jet Expo is...
| Tagged exhibition, export, Jet Expo, Professional Textile Care, spotting, wet cleaningWe’ve also been shortlisted as finalists at the SME Northamptonshire Business Awards 2017, to be hosted at the Mercure Daventry Court Hotel on...
| Tagged Awards, Business Awards, Green, Northamptonshire, SMEFamily Business Awards 2017 The Midlands Family Business Awards 2017 are the UK’s only independent not-for-profit awards for family businesses, and probably amongst...
| Tagged Awards, Digital, Family Business, ManufacturingWe’re absolutely delighted to have been selected as shortlisted candidates at The Laundry & Dry Cleaning Awards (The LADAs) 2017 in the following...
| Tagged Awards, LADAs, Laundry & Cleaning TodayThe cleaning and care of our clothes is a universal experience, yet how much thought do we give it? The Laundry Pile: Materials,...
| Tagged Laundry PileAs proud members of the ‘Made In Britain‘ campaign, we’re delighted to announce our partnership with Made in Britain as part of their...
| Tagged British Made, exportingisGREAT, Made In Britain, Made in UK, Manufacturing, Marketing, Meet The Maker, MiBWorkshopsPay attention at the back! We’ve spent many years developing an impressive range of British-made professional laundry and textile care products. Formulated, tested...
| Tagged Blood, Fake Tan, Grass, Greying, Grimy Collars, Grimy Cuffs, Guides, Harshness, Iron, Laundry Problems, Mildew, Mud, Set Stains, Spa Oils, Stray Dyes, Sweat, YellowingCaptain’s log, stardate 8817.11… A bespoke water treatment plant has been installed at Ideal HQ. The purpose: to reduce environmental impact. We are...
| Tagged COD, DAF, environmental impact, Ideal HQ, pH, sustainability, Water treatmentStatus: installed…. Print heads, label lovers – the news you’ve all been waiting for. Here’s a sneak peak of our brand new modern...
| Tagged contract manufacture, design, labels, laminate, own label, printGOT A LOT O’ LAUNDRY TO DO? “You’re the greasiest thing I’ve seen, But we’ll get you so doggone clean. Ain’t you got...
| Tagged Animation, Eleonora Marton, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Experts, Grease, Laundry, TCB, Textile Care, Wash n RollLAUNDRY & CLEANING NEWS, AUGUST 2017 Everyone should know, so go and tell your mother… Laundry & Cleaning News with Ideal on the cover (again)...
| Tagged Laundry, LCN, Made In Britain, PressHere’s our latest animation ‘Straight From The Factory’ inspired by Andy Warhol and illustrated by the London based illustrator Eleonora Marton. You can...
| Tagged Andy Warhol, Brilliant, Direct, Factory, Laundry Powder, Made In Britain, ManufacturerWe made a new animation! STARCH ME UP As the British experts in professional laundry & textile care, we can help you with...
| Tagged Animation, Eleonora Marton, Experts, Laundry, Mick Jagger, Rolling Stains, Starch, Starch Me Up, Textile CareOn Saturday 15th July, over 350 family businesses gathered at Wembley Stadium for the annual National Family Business Awards. The awards were set up...
| Tagged Award, Employer of the Year, Family Business Awards, IdealNEEDLES AND PAINS Friday 7th July. After co-ordinating plans with military precision, the Ideal Wash Cyclists finally rendezvoused at our secluded hideaway on the...
| Tagged Action Medical Research, Charity, Cycling, Fundraising, Isle of Wight, Staff, Wash CyclistsOn The Marque We are delighted to see Ideal Ahoy Wash featured in the brand new 2017 Made in Britain Brand & Marque...
| Tagged Brand handbook, Made In Britain, Made in UK, MarqueLAUNDRY & CLEANING NEWS, APRIL 2017 Everyone should know, so go and tell your mother… Laundry & Cleaning News with Ideal on the cover! Yes,...
Here’s a report from the Guild of Cleaners and Launderers Conference, 5th March 2017: The conference had no less than ten speakers covering...
| Tagged GCL, Guild of Cleaners & Launderers, LaundryLaunching in April 2017. FILL Eco cleaning products. No dyes. Refillable glass. Screenprinted not labelled. Supplied in bulk. Direct from the maker. Made...
| Tagged Eco friendly, Fill, Household Cleaning, RefillIn March, Ideal was selected as ‘Maker of the Month’ by the Made in Britain campaign. Here’s what John Pearce CEO Made in...
| Tagged Made In Britain, Made in UK, Maker of the month, ManufacturingWelcome We’ve been busy developing a brand new site to make washing on-line smarter, cooler, easier, faster and more enjoyable, whether viewing on...
Ahoy Laundromateys! Set sail with Ahoy – the Ideal range of gentle detergents and finishing agents for clean, fresh and easy professional wet...
| Tagged Ahoy, Girbau, Textile Care, Washeteria, wet cleaningOur incredible in-house artist, Eleonora Marton created this brilliant series of new business cards for the Ideal team. Each team member selected their...
Hello. We’d like to make you aware of our Christmas and New Year opening times, to ensure you have everything you need over...
Team GB cleaned up at the Rio Olympics with an incredible load of medals… When it comes to Mojitos, exciting Brazilian rhythms, beach...
We’re delighted to be on the cover of the August issue of Laundry & Cleaning News. As the first company to introduce fully...