Athabasca Laundry
Fort McMurray, Alberta
Civeo’s Athabasca Laundry serves hospitality and lodging clients caring for thousands of skilled labourers living and working away from home in the remote reaches of Alberta’s oil sands.
Supporting 33 different client sites within a service radius of 175 kms, the facility has the capacity to process 15 million pounds of linens a year at a rate of 3,000 pounds an hour.
A unique aspect of this operation is the relatively remote location of its operating footprint. Unlike facilities operating in an urban location that can draw from municipal water sources, Athabasca Laundry draws from its own water processing facility while exceeding strict environmental regulations.
To reduce energy consumption, Civeo uses Bluox™ Laundry technology. The Bluox™ cleaning processes use elevated concentrations of oxidized water to significantly decrease the amount of chemicals, detergents, and hot water used when compared to traditional laundry cycles. This process also eliminates all microorganisms, while increasing the life of your linens.
Civeo’s Athabasca Laundry is situated in close proximity to the remote locations of its customers’ project sites. This eliminates the negative environmental impact of having long-haul trucking to transport linens to and from major urban centres for processing.