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Travelodge introduces RoboVac Buddies for housekeeping
In a UK first, an army of custom-made RoboVac Buddies have checked-in to 579 Travelodge hotels across the country.
The multi-million pound investment of 7,500 RoboVac Buddies is Travelodge’s latest initiative, specifically designed to support the company’s housekeeping teams – who have to clean up to nearly 44,000 rooms every day, 365 days of the year.
The hotel chain teamed up with KILLIS Ltd, a Sheffield-based company that specialises in manufacturing cleaning equipment, and together engineered the UK’s first industrial RoboVac designed for hotels.
This project took nine months to complete and included the production of five prototypes before the birth of the Travelodge RoboVac Buddy.
The Travelodge RoboVac Buddy has a larger and lighter dust collector, and is greener and quieter than a traditional corded vacuum cleaner.
It is also bagless, so reduces waste to landfill
A Travelodge RoboVac Buddy has been allocated to each housekeeping team member to support them during their shift.
Whilst the team member completes a room and bathroom cleaning task list, its RoboVac Buddy gets to work, thoroughly vacuuming the room. It also vacuums the hotel’s hallways, public spaces and the Bar Café in hotels that have one.
Each hotel has been supplied with 12 RoboVac Buddies on average, while larger sites have up to 40.
Craig Bonnar, Travelodge, Chief Executive, said: "We are very excited to kick start 2022 by revolutionising the hospitality sector and supporting our housekeeping teams. Housekeeping is the most important and physically demanding job at Travelodge and we are always looking for low cost and innovative ways to support our colleagues."
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