Capital Linen Service has extensive experience and knowledge of the linen hire and laundry services industry and has delivered linen services across the Canberra region since 1978. The state-of-the-art laundry services more than 120 clients in Canberra and surrounds.
Certified to AS/NZS ISO 9001:2015, and compliant with AS/NZS 4146:2000, Capital Linen Service processes 6,500+ tonnes of linen each year, with over 100 staff. The laundry facility is mostly automated with the capacity to process up to 200 tonnes per week, while ensuring stringent quality and safety standards are met.
Capital Linen Service operates as a commercial business unit within the ACT Government's Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.
We are committed to providing the highest standards of quality and reliability, as well as valuing all aspects of sustainability including a demonstrated commitment to environmental and community issues.
Our systems have been designed around the need for transparency and accountability regarding safety, timeliness and quality in every aspect of our service delivery, providing our customers with the assurance that they are receiving the best possible quality service, at the best possible price.
Capital Linen Service is trusted as the most reliable and responsive local provider of high quality, good value and innovative linen and laundry services looking after health, hospitality and community customers in the ACT region.
Some examples of feedback from 2017 customer survey include:
Capital Linen Service cares about the environment. We promote ecologically sustainable development primarily through its business interactions with suppliers and also in the manner in which we conduct our business.
In the past 12 months, Capital Linen Service has replaced and upgraded air compressors, water extraction press equipment and LED lighting to reduce water and electricity usage. More equipment upgrades are planned over the next 12 months; a key aspect of which is the reduction of our ecological footprint in line with the Carbon Neutral Government Framework.
Upholding the Transport Canberra and City Services values are evident in our day to day operations at Capital Linen Service.
These values include:
Capital Linen Service proudly supports Ronald McDonald House Canberra. We provide all the linen used by the families supporting their loved ones.
Capital Linen Service is also a sponsor of the Australian Hotel Association (AHA) ACT. We support the causes and interests of hoteliers and the tourism industry through the AHA.
Capital Linen Service’s vision is to be an organisation that acknowledges our shared histories and embraces the living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In doing so, we walk together, fostering equality in the workplace and uniting with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander partners as we deliver our service.
To read more about our Reconciliation Action Plan please follow the link. https://www.cityservices.act.gov.au/about-us/reconciliation-action-plan
It is with great excitement and pride that we display ‘Mura Yerrabi Nguru’ (2016), on our vehicles, in this visible way we want to connect people with Ngunnawal culture.
THE ARTIST
Lynnice Letty Church is named after her grandmother Letty Little nee Bell, a beautiful Ngunnawal woman who inspires Lynnice to paint. Lynnice is a very proud Ngunnawal, Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi woman and has grown up in Canberra for much of her life. She has two children and a partner who is a Barkindji man from Wilcannia.
Lynnice has family connections that extend across Ngunnawal country (Canberra, Yass, Pudmans and Blakeney Creek), Wiradjuri Country (Tumut, Brungle Mission, Wagga, Cowra, and Narrandera to Gilgandra) and Kamilaroi Country (Walgett). Lynnice is passionate about her culture, people and land, and has always felt a strong spiritual connection and belonging to her home.
STORY
The painting tells a story of connection for individuals, families and communities.
Connection can mean many things including connection with country, place, people and community.
The tracks leading to the campsite depicted in the art are symbolic of the ways in which people travel over country, each with their own purpose for the journey.
The individual circles are symbolic of individual camps (homes and communities) that make up our suburbs. Our broader Canberra community is made up of many individuals that make up their own unique family, social and community group. The travel of people to different places may be for business, work, social and recreational activities. It’s the journey that creates opportunities to come together and connect with places and people. It’s an ancient practice that extends beyond time.
The title of the painting is Mura Yerrabi Nguru meaning walk the pathway to the camp.
We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the ACT and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
