Upland, Calif.�(Oct. 29, 2001) STOP letting your hotel laundry operations take you to the cleaners! With Green Suites International�s unique O-Tech Direct Injection Ozone Laundry System, hotels can:

• Reduce chemicals usage an average of 40 percent with Ozonated water;
• Extend the life of linen at least 25 percent by eliminating many chemicals harmful to textiles;
• Cut water and sewer bills 40 percent through the elimination of rinse cycles;
• Expand hotel laundry operations� capacity by eliminating rinse cycles � Shaving 7 minutes off the typical laundering process for every load, enhancing machine production and life significantly while bolstering employee productivity; and
• Reduce the energy required to heat water 60 percent to 80 percent;

�Any one of these proven performance benefits itself in a few years would pay for our O-Tech Direct Injection Ozone Laundry System, which has few movable parts and typically lasts decades,� said Dan Bornholdt, President and Founder of Upland, Calif.-based Green Suites International, the lodging industry�s leading environmental solutions marketing and distribution company.

�Combined, the unique efficiencies of our environmentally friendly O-Tech system typically pay for the product in a year or less, with decades of annual savings thereafter sometimes averaging tens of thousands of dollars,� Bornholdt said. �Furthermore, utility rebates typically offset 70 to 80 percent of hotels� upfront investment costs, and Green Suites offers lease packages that practically guarantee that a property�s monthly savings will far exceed its equipment payments.

�With lodging industry economic indicators pointing toward a sustained recession well into 2002, hotels can ill afford to just accept so-called �fixed� laundry costs,� he said. �With substantial utilities rebates and our flexible financing packages, hotels can install O-Tech today with almost zero out-of-pocket expense and thousands of dollars in savings going directly to their bottom line every year.�

Ray Burger, Green Suites International, VP of Sales & Marketing, said the ROI for O-Tech typically is between a year and two years � but this does NOT include rebates from local utilities companies. A hotel�s ROI will depend largely on the volume and type of linen processed and the water, sewage and energy rates of the particular market.

�Suffice it to say that the time, energy and money savings are substantial no matter what type of property or market,� Burger said. �For example, a conventional wash formula that today requires one wash, one bleach, three rinse, one sour and one extract cycle, consumes 28 minutes and 206 gallons of water. However, when outfitted with Green Suites� O-Tech Direct Injection Ozone Laundry System, that very same washer now just has one wash/bleach, two rinse and 1 extract cycle, consuming 5 minutes less time and 117 fewer gallons of water.�

How It Works

Green Suites� O-Tech system continuously charges/directly injects laundry wash-water with dissolved Ozone to the appropriate levels for whitening, soil removal and disinfecting purposes. The O-Tech system consists of an Ozone generator for optimum Ozone production, an air-preparation cabinet and an Ozone injection device. The system can charge either fresh or recycled water.

The charged water is introduced into the wash-water and the Ozone immediately begins to work on the proteins, fats, oils, tannins and serum constituents comprised in soil on textiles. This soil, however, rapidly depletes the available dissolved Ozone in the wash-water. To combat this depletion, the continuous flow of Ozone is employed on each washer to keep Ozone volumes at optimal levels.

Green Suites� Burger said that what elevates O-Tech above the competition most is the system�s:

• Size � Both small and lightweight, O-Tech is easy to ship as well as install in tight spaces;
• Dedicated Generators � Each washing machine can be equipped with its own Ozone generator and air-preparation cabinet, allowing for the phase-in of one washing machine at a time during installation and eliminating the need to shut down all laundry operations during systems maintenance or repair, a common pitfall of other Ozone systems on the market.  
• Energy Consumption � O-Tech requires just 200 watts of energy - compared to competitive systems that consume at least four times this amount of power;
• Low Heat Output � Proprietary technology removes the excess heat created by the Ozone generator, making O-Tech more energy efficient, easier to cool and more reliable than other products on the market;
• Adjustable Output � O-Tech allows Ozone output to be adjusted up to 22 gr/hr, depending on each individual washer�s/load�s requirement. This is up to five times greater than the amount of Ozone of competing non-adjustable laundry systems;
• Systems Quality � Only the highest performance ceramics and high-frequency electronic components are used in the construction of each O-Tech system. Competitive units often use lower-quality class dielectric materials;

Barb Worcester, Principal
PRPRO
[email protected]
Tel: (440) 930-5770

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