Uniform Management

We don't usually show our working. But this one's too good not to share.A full Metalprogetti automated uniform system is currently being installed in the basement of one of London's newest five-star hotels - and the scale of what's taking shape is impressive even mid-build. Conveyor tracks, dispatch units, control panels - all coming together piece by piece beneath one of the city's most anticipated hotel openings.We'll share the full case study once the install is complete.

Walk into the back of house of almost any large hotel and you'll find a version of the same scene. Trolleys stacked with clean linen, a rail of uniforms waiting to be sorted, and a small team working through a mountain of garments that never seems to get any smaller. It's been this way for decades. And for a long time, nobody questioned it much. The pressure has been building quietly Labour costs have risen sharply across hospitality, and the back-of-house operation absorbs a

RFID stands for Radio-Frequency Identification. Think of it as a super-smart barcode that doesn't need to be scanned with a light. An...