Did you know the average hotel loses 20 percent of their linens every month to theft? Tiny tracking devices that can be sewn into sheets, robes, and towels are giving hotel owners the power to fight back against linen theft. Microchip trackers are popping up at hotel properties around the country, and the theft rates for linens at these properties are dropping dramatically. One hotel in Beverly Hills reported that their luxury linen theft dropped from 20 to 30 percent a month down to three percent after the tracking devices were installed. If you're searching for Electrolux dealers in Greensboro, NC for your hotel, call T & L! We offer an affordable alternative.
These microchips, which are about the size of an M&M, are designed to withstand about 300 wash cycles. The chips were originally designed to help track linens that were shipped to offsite cleaners and service companies. Now property owners are using them to help keep more accurate tabs on their linen counts. The chips won't give exact locations of the stolen linens, but they will alert staff when a towel, bathrobe, or sheet has left the property. When a microchipped linen passes through sensors at the hotel's entrance or exit, the device registers the item as missing.
Hotels near popular beaches and theme parks are losing their linens at an astonishing rate. Their biggest problem isn't theft, it's actually the result of guests taking the towels to the beach or the theme park and leaving them behind. Some properties reported pool towel losses in the range of $6,000 - $8,000 per month.
One solution these hotels are employing is the Towel Tracker system. Guests are asked to swipe their hotel room key to open the towel cabinet. After removing the towels they need, the machine scans the remaining towels and determines which towels were removed based on the RFID tag signals that register. These towels are now assigned to the guest's account.
When guests are finished using these towels, they simply drop the towels back into the machine, and the items are removed from their account. If a guests loses the towels or takes them home with them, hotel management can now handle the missing towels in any way they see fit. Some hotels charge the guests while others use the system as an accurate way to track the linens they need to replace.
Towel Tracker can also be used to help facilities track linens that have been sent out for cleaning. Scanning damaged linens out of use and recording the number of linens sent out can help you track losses in transit to and from the vendor. Some hotels report anywhere from 10 to 20 percent linen loss during this back and forth. For more tips on preventing linen loss, visit back with our last post.
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Eliminate linen loss by bringing your laundry service for your linens in-house. With T & L Laundry Equipment we can help you give your guests and staff the clean, crisp linens they need without the hassle of an offsite service. Our company does more than just provide commercial grade washers and dryers. We offer a full line of industrial laundry products from Speed Queen and Continental. Our product catalog includes flat finishers, towel folders, and ergonomic folding tables to help your staff work efficiently. Meeting your property's linen needs just got simpler with help from T & L.
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