MANCHESTER, NH–Xeros, the innovator of an ultra-low water laundry system, announced that it has expanded its market presence into the Caribbean and Latin American hospitality, dry cleaning and commercial laundry markets with Xeros' channel partner Worldwide Laundry, Inc Under the agreement Worldwide Laundry will sell and service Xeros' award-winning polymer bead cleaning laundry systems which are proven to dramatically reduce water, energy and detergent consumption.
Worldwide Laundry, Inc is a full service laundry equipment, parts and supplies company with 40 years of combined experience in the distribution of on-premise, coin laundry, dry-cleaning equipment at competitive prices worldwide. Worldwide Laundry will be facilitating delivery of the Xeros solution to the broader Caribbean and Latin American markets.
Although Latin America is reported to have the most annual rainfall in the world, geography, pollution and social inequality create water scarcity issues across the region.
The Caribbean islands are some of the most vulnerable countries in the world to water shortages. The impact of climate change is expected to significantly raise the sea level, increase salt-water intrusion, flooding and hurricanes, and decrease rainfall. Today, the islands are experiencing the worst drought conditions in 5 years.
Puerto Rico, St Lucia, and Cuba are all experiencing severe drought conditions and have implemented strict water conservation restrictions. In addition, according to Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Caribbean electricity costs are sky high with tariffs ranging between US $0.30 cents and US $0.40 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh).
These rates are approximately four times the average rate in North America. (Marketwired)