1. Café Football strikes
partnership with
Electrolux Professional
Why Electrolux?
“The introduction of reusable teat cloths at our
dairy has significantly reduced wastage, and
allowed us to make cost savings. Given the way
in which the wholesale price of dairy products
is declining, our ability to make cost savings
through such an innovative system has improved
our business performance.
“Seeing the way in which reusable teat cloths
were used so effectively on the other side of the
Atlantic, we were keen to implement that at our
dairy. We’re pleased with the performance of the
teat wipes and would encourage other farms
around the UK to invest in similar systems.”
Paul Robinson, Owner, Woodhey Dairy
WOODHEY DAIRY MOVES ON TO
INNOVATIVE NEW LAUNDRY SOLUTION
with Electrolux Professional
Electrolux Professional
Laundry Solutions

2. Woodhey Dairy
The Background
Woodhey Dairy supplies over 6 million litres
of fresh milk a year to one of the UK’s leading
supermarket chains. With a herd of over 600
cows to milk each day, the team at Woodhey
Dairy uses a 64 point rapid exit milking
system, which automates a significant
proportion of the milking process.
Prior to milking, the key requirement is to
ensure hygiene by efficiently cleaning each
cow’s teats, which requires a cleaning
process to minimise the risk of high bacterial
counts and Mastitis – a disease causing
inflammation of the mammary gland and
udder tissue. The farm’s ability to reduce the
incidence of Mastitis and high cell counts,
ensures it is able to maximise the price it
receives for its milk.
The dairy farm milks its herd three times
a day, which means the turnover of clean
cloths is extremely high. With the farm using
as many as 500 disposable cloths for each
milking session, this was not only costing
over £800 a month, but was also producing
significant quantities of unnecessary waste.
The Solution
During a visit to America, Woodhey Dairy’s
owner, Paul Robinson, saw how the
agricultural sector utilises re-usable cloths to
clean their herd’s teats prior to milking. This
led to staff at Woodhey Dairy Farm tasking
GEA Farm Technologies; a worldwide leading
manufacturer of technical innovations for
cost-efficient milk production, with the design
and implementation of an equally sustainable
systems those used across the Atlantic.
It was through GEA Farm Technologies
that Paul was made aware of the range of
commercial laundry equipment offered by
Electrolux Professional, which would enable
the dairy to make significant cost savings
through the use of reusable cloths, without
compromising on the condition or cleanliness
of its cows’ teats.
Through a partnership with GEA Farm
Technologies and Electrolux Professional,
staff at Woodhey Dairy invested in an
Electrolux Professional W5180S commercial
washing machine. With a 20kg capacity and
the ability to enhance its software using a
dedicated farm program, the machine proved
the perfect fit for the dairy’s implementation
of reusable teat cloths. The cloths are
simply loaded into the washer, which has
a specially developed farm programme for
thermal disinfection to healthcare standards.
Through this bespoke thermal disinfection
programme, a hot wash in excess of 90°C
ensures that micro-organisms that cause
Mastitis are inactivated. The machine is also
capable of leaving the cloths finished with
residual moisture, which is a requirement
when it comes to the point of use.
Using the W5180S, staff at the dairy have
also been able to enhance the economy of
their reusable teat cloth innovation further
by making use of the machine’s capability
to weigh linen and adjust water and energy
demand according to load. This leads to
considerable savings on occasions where the
machine is not fully loaded.
As an additional benefit, Electrolux
Professional’s status as the first and only
HACCP International certified laundry
manufacturer in the world means staff at the
dairy are assured of the washing machine’s
ability to comply with key food safety criteria
– a crucial consideration given the dairy’s
position as a major supplier to the FMCG
sector.
The Feedback
Paul Robinson commented:
“The introduction of reusable teat cloths at
our dairy has significantly reduced wastage,
and allowed us to make cost savings. Given
the way in which the wholesale price of dairy
products is declining, our ability to make cost
savings through such an innovative system
has improved our business performance.
“Seeing the way in which reusable teat cloths
were used so effectively on the other side
of the Atlantic, we were keen to implement
that at our dairy. We’re pleased with the
performance of the teat wipes and would
encourage other farms around the UK to
invest in similar systems.”
Nantwich farm enhances environmental and economic credentials with
support from Electrolux Professional
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