The Textile Services Association (TSA) is lobbying government to continue to provide support after March 2023, and it is calling on commercial laundry owners and executives to write to their local MPs to really push the message home.
If the energy support ends in March 2023, the TSA says that commercial laundries are in for a very rough ride.
David Stevens, CEO of the TSA, said: “We are writing to the PM, Chancellor, and BEIS, but we can be much more effective if individual MPs are raising questions about our predicament, too. That’s where individual laundries can help – by persuading their MPs to take up the cause.
“It’s not just who you write to, it's what you write. The letters need to include information about how your laundry impacts on the MP’s constituency – we need to make them understand just how important our industry is. Do you supply a hospital in the constituency? Mention it – and point out that without the support of commercial laundries, 90% of hospitals would have to shut down.”
The TSA has put together a letter template to help laundries willing to add their name to the cause. The template gives suggestions as to what other things to include to maximise impact. For example, if the MP is interested in the environment, then include a mention of the industry’s Infinite Textiles project.
Stevens added: “We’re all in this together. If enough laundries write to their MPs, we can really stir things up. We have a strong argument for support – let’s make sure government gets the message.”
You can access the TSA’s letter template HERE.
