Job, job, job

our mission is to contribute to increased growth in the market through education and information, thereby promoting the laundry industry in Sweden.

If there is the will, there is the potential

The laundry and textile service industry has great potential for new hires and, not least, being able to offer so-called entry jobs.

As the industry expands, the economic value of society increases by increasing tax revenues and by the fact that more people come to work, receive wages and can increase their consumption. This positive development accelerates if the industry is given the right conditions:

The number of jobs can be doubled

The laundry and textile service industry is a broad and expansive industry with great future potential. It has a turnover of approximately SEK 5 billion in Sweden and has approximately 000 employees. We estimate that in addition there are 400 employees at subcontractors who work with orders from industry companies.

The industry has a great opportunity to offer employment to people who are otherwise far from the labor market, so-called entry jobs. Within the largest occupational group in the industry, about one third have a high school education and just over half the upper secondary education; about 46 percent are born abroad.

The market consists of two areas: rental / leased textiles and customer-owned textiles. The companies range from one-man companies to very large workplaces and are aimed at companies, municipalities and county councils as well as private consumers. With the right conditions, the market potential is an additional SEK 3,75 billion. This in turn can result in approximately 5 new employees in the industry and 300 new jobs in other industries.

Laundry Association in numbers

  • Companies with 1-10 employees 83% 83%
  • Foreign-born labor 50% 50%
  • Proportion of women in the industry 55% 55%
  • Employees with pre-secondary education 30% 30%
  • Employees with upper secondary education 54% 54%
  • Employees with post-secondary education 14% 14%

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The turnover of the member companies in relation to the entire industry

Extended RUT deduction for laundry at professional laundries

From 1 January 2021, the RUT deduction will be extended to also include water washing of clothes and home textiles at the laundry, including transport of the laundry. This means that private individuals can receive a price reduction of 25 percent after RUT deductions for services they buy from a laundry and textile service company. 

For you who are a consumer

From 1 January 2021, the RUT deduction applies if you leave your laundry to a professional laundry. If you meet the conditions for receiving a RUT deduction, you will receive a 25 percent deduction on the cost of the service - without having to do anything.

For you who are an entrepreneur

The extended RUT deduction will hopefully mean increased demand. At the same time, it also means that you must adapt the business to new routines and regulations in order to be able to offer RUT deductions to your customers.

Free work clothes - a matter of course

New rules from the National Board of Health and Welfare's own ambitions raise that municipalities are increasingly choosing to offer free work clothes to staff in areas such as elderly care, home care and pre-school. It is a matter of hygiene, identification and justice.

The Swedish laundry and textile service companies are ready to help. The services we offer contribute to the functioning of the business and public sector. By ensuring that textiles stay whole and clean for a long time, we protect both people. The T-mark for a sustainable society A green circular industry In order to create an ecologically sustainable society, new materials, chemicals are being developed in the laundry and textile service industry, and processes are also being optimized to reduce waste. This development is supported by the demands placed on the professionals by the T-mark, ie a quality mark that may be used by all members of the Swedish Textile Service Association. The labeling means that the laundries meet the federation's requirements for professional knowledge, good enterprise and efficient use of resources.

The authorization check ensures that a laundry carrying the T mark meets the requirements of the Laundry Association in the areas of hygiene, finances, process control, environment, work environment and quality. and environment. We like procurement, competition and diversity and believe in an inclusive society. The professional and authorized laundry and textile service companies are an industry with around 5000 employees and we employ many young people, many without completed education and many who are born abroad. We see our diversity as a strength and our employees as our greatest asset. This makes us an important entry-level industry.

The T-mark for a sustainable society

A green circular industry In order to create an ecologically sustainable society, new materials, chemicals and the process of optimizing processes to reduce waste are being developed in the laundry and textile service industry.

This development is supported by the demands placed on the professionals by the T-mark, ie a quality mark that may be used by all members of the Swedish Textile Service Association. The labeling means that the laundries meet the federation's requirements for professional knowledge, good enterprise and efficient use of resources.

The authorization check ensures that a laundry carrying the T mark meets the requirements of the Laundry Association in the areas of hygiene, finances, process control, environment, work environment and quality.

A green circular industry

About the report

This page is based on the folder "Jobs, jobs, jobs" which is about creating jobs, but also about getting important service performed with quality and environmental requirements. For further information, we refer to the report The societal value of the laundry and textile service industry - Today and tomorrow.

Report author: Stefan Öster Öster Research |oysterresearch.com | stefan@osterresearch.com

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