phs Besafe is working with The Northern Powergrid group (NPg),
one of the UK’s leading electricity distribution companies, to ensure its teams
have access to life-saving protective workwear at all times.
It provides a fully managed workwear laundry service to all 25
NPg depots across the country using a personalised locker system.
Many of the teams at Northern Powergrid group wear arc flash
wear, which requires specialist washing and drying to retain its vital protective
qualities.
phs Besafe collect soiled garments directly from the depots and carefully
inspect each garment during the laundry service to look for any signs of wear
and tear and any necessary repairs, which will be made before returning it to
its owner. A replacement garment will be sourced if it is beyond repair to
ensure safety at all times.
phs Besafe offers a unique, low energy industrial washing
process that hygienically and safely cleans garments using eco-friendly
products, helping to prolong garments’ lives whilst retaining their crucial
safety properties.
To dry the garments, Besafe uses its own innovative drying
system known as Drysafe. Drysafe uses infrared sensors to constantly monitor
the moisture levels in the garments and the core temperature of the drum. It
ensures a constant drying temperature and an automatic stop once the garment is
dry; halving the time the machine needs to run, which saves energy and prolongs
the life of the garment.
Clean garments are delivered straight into personalised
lockers at NPg ready to wear.
Richard Barbour, Business
Interface Manager at NPg, said: “Besafe have done everything they can to ensure they
meet our requirements. Their account management and customer service teams
always provide excellent service – none more so than when we have large intakes
of staff as part of our annual workforce renewal programme. This always
involves a quick turnaround to identify sufficient spare lockers at various
depots, allocate and then produce all the necessary locker and garment labels.
“Besafe
never fail to deliver, ensuring that new staff have all of their garments
available when they start, and existing staff always get their garments cleaned
and returned to them in a timely manner.”
The Northern Powergrid group (NPg) includes
Northern Powergrid (Northeast) plc, Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc and
Integrated Utility Services Limited (IUS).