Supporting Infrastructure Recovery Through "Sanitation": Strengthening Disaster Response via Laundry Services
Sugai Laundry Co., Ltd. and Asahikawa Gas Co., Ltd. have signed an agreement to provide laundry services for recovery workers during large-scale disasters. This partnership aims to ensure the hygiene and health of response teams by establishing a rapid system for collecting, washing, and delivering work clothes in Asahikawa and Ebetsu.
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Sugai Laundry Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Asahikawa City; CEO: Kenkyu Sugai) and Asahikawa Gas Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Asahikawa City; President: Katsuhiro Takanuma) signed the "Agreement on Cooperation for Cleaning in Times of Disaster" on March 30, 2026. The objective of this agreement is to support recovery activities in the event of a large-scale disaster in the Asahikawa and Ebetsu areas.
This agreement aims to quickly establish a system for collecting, washing, and delivering work uniforms and daily clothing to ensure the hygiene of Asahikawa Gas's recovery workers and support teams from across Japan. During large-scale disasters, hundreds to over 1,000 support personnel gather from around the country to work day and night on infrastructure recovery. In such environments, while organizing living conditions for workers is crucial, maintaining the hygiene of work uniforms has also been a pressing issue for work efficiency and health management.
This partnership addresses these challenges from the perspective of "laundry and sanitation" as essential living infrastructure, strengthening the support system for recovery activities.
Key contents of the agreement:
When cleaning services for work uniforms are needed during a disaster, both companies will promptly coordinate to provide the following sanitation support:
- Collection of work uniforms and clothing from support teams
- Washing, drying, and bagging
- Delivery to lodging facilities, etc.
- Efficient management using specialized laundry bags
This agreement aims to quickly establish a system for collecting, washing, and delivering work uniforms and daily clothing to ensure the hygiene of Asahikawa Gas's recovery workers and support teams from across Japan. During large-scale disasters, hundreds to over 1,000 support personnel gather from around the country to work day and night on infrastructure recovery. In such environments, while organizing living conditions for workers is crucial, maintaining the hygiene of work uniforms has also been a pressing issue for work efficiency and health management.
This partnership addresses these challenges from the perspective of "laundry and sanitation" as essential living infrastructure, strengthening the support system for recovery activities.
Key contents of the agreement:
When cleaning services for work uniforms are needed during a disaster, both companies will promptly coordinate to provide the following sanitation support:
- Collection of work uniforms and clothing from support teams
- Washing, drying, and bagging
- Delivery to lodging facilities, etc.
- Efficient management using specialized laundry bags