The JLA blog

Help and advice from JLA's experts

At JLA, we supply trusted advice and expert business support as well as best-in-class commercial equipment. Take a look at our latest articles below for our insights into the things that matter most to your organisation – from guidance on compliance and regulations to product features, top tips and answers to frequently asked questions that will make your life easier.

EXPERT VIDEO

Designing a care home kitchen

Discover how to build an energy efficient, space-saving, economical, safe and compliant kitchen by watching our video guide. We will guide you through the challenges and best practices in different parts of the kitchen, including storage, cooking, cleaning and serving.

Meet our experts

Meet JLA's expert authors who provide expert insights and tips across laundry, catering, infection control, fire safety, HVAC and digital assets. Discover how you can improve compliance, save energy and enhance efficiencies in your organisation.

JLA's experts

Laundry guidelines for care homes and how to meet them

Compliance and regulatory advice

What is a combi oven and how do they work?

Easy-to-read guide

Recent blog posts

HVAC

Anley Hall Nursing Home

Malcolm Haigh of Anley Hall Nursing Home shares his experience with JLA’s new commercial boiler system installation.

6 May 2016

Limetree Residential Home

The Limetree Residential Home, in Dundonald near Belfast, provides nursing care and support for up to 44 people. In addition to JLA’s washing machines, tumble

1 May 2016

The Talbot Hotel

Watch a video testimonial about JLAs catering equipment services and solutions from David MacDonald of the Talbot Hotel in Malton.

8 March 2016

Stobo Castle Spa

OTEX has transformed how Stobo Castle Spa does their laundry. Read their testimonial to discover how they now get soft, fluffy, comfortable towels.

7 March 2016

The White Horse Hotel

David and Joses Bate own and run the White Horse Hotel in Ripon, and were so impressed with JLA’s laundry services that he chose them

8 February 2016

Hygiene

York Hospital

Wendy Dale, Domestic Services Manager at York Hospital, explains how the revolutionary OTEX ozone disinfection system is helping to cut HAIs such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile, by eradicating bacteria on microfibre mops and cloths.

19 August 2015

Laundry

Paul Nicholls Racing Stables

Read a testimonial from the Paul Nicholls Racing Stables, whose laundry room has benefited from our detergents and our auto-dosing equipment.

22 July 2015

Catering

Mini Meals Catering

Serving private day nurseries, Mini Meals Catering relies heavily on its commercial equipment to not only meet demand on a large scale, but deliver quality and nutrition in every plateful prepared. Chris explains how an increase in business led to the installation of a JLA combi oven in his busy kitchen.

1 June 2015

Ty Mawr Nursing Home

Ty Mawr Nursing Home upgraded their laundry and catering equipment with JLA.

19 May 2015

Laundry

Abbeyfield Perth Society

When Abbeyfield Perth were looking for new laundry equipment and heard what the OTEX system could do, they immediately wanted to know more

14 May 2015

HVAC

St.George’s School, Harpenden

Steve Halmer, operations and facilities manager at St. George’s tells us why JLA is so important in keeping his laundry and heating systems running smoothly.

6 March 2015

Laundry

The Lost Sock Launderette

Find how JLA helped Peter Marks successfully start a launderette, called The Lost Sock, by providing him with first-class equipment as well as business advice.

21 January 2015