Pride Park

What Pride Park does

Pressed4time is a privately held, single-site professional ironing and laundry service business established in 2006 and operated from dedicated premises at 41 Roosevelt Avenue, Chaddesden, Derby, United Kingdom. The company serves both residential customers and local businesses across Derby, Nottingham, and approximately 60 surrounding villages including Pride Park, Mickleover, Allestree, Alvaston, Mackworth, Beeston, Ilkeston, Heanor, Belper and Wollaton, with free collection-and-delivery available for orders of £20 or more and drop-off/pick-up at the shop as an alternative.

The core service line consists of iron-only, wash-and-dry, and combined wash/dry/iron offerings, executed on-site using state-of-the-art commercial finishing equipment — including large-capacity washing machines capable of handling items such as king-size quilts and curtains that do not fit household machines — plus vans equipped with scales so orders are weighed at pickup and customers know the exact cost before delivery. Specialty items (quilts, large curtains) are quoted on application. Pricing is transparent and per-unit (per-kilo or per-shirt), with a 50%-shirt threshold rule that switches a mixed bag to per-shirt pricing.

The business runs on a direct-to-consumer, high-touch, local-service model: bookings come via phone (01332 673463), an online contact form, and word-of-mouth referrals, with no mobile app, no API, no third-party marketplace presence, and no e-commerce checkout. Headcount is 9 employees, all work is carried out on-site, all items are fully insured during processing, and the target turnaround is 24 hours. There are no disclosed institutional investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no recorded M&A activity; ownership appears founder-held, and the entity is treated as a small, independent operating business.

Name

Pride Park

Legal name

Pressed4time

Website

https://pressed4timederbynottingham.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pressed4time is a Derby-based, founder-owned ironing and laundry service founded in 2006, serving residential customers and local businesses across Derby, Nottingham and ~60 surrounding villages with free collection-and-delivery from its Chaddesden premises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laundry & Dry Cleaning Services

NAICS

Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) (81232), Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated) (812320)

akta.pro primary industry

Drop-Off Pressing & Ironing Services (HSAJALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mobile Pressing (Pickup & Delivery) Services (HSAJALAJ), Steam Pressing & Garment Steaming Services (HSAJALAC), Shirt Pressing & Laundry Finishing Services (HSAJALAD), Same-Day / Express Wash-and-Fold (HSAJABAB)

Keywords

• Professional ironing services
• Laundry and washing services
• Collection and delivery laundry
• Commercial laundry services
• Garment pressing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Derby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Ironing Services: Charges for ironing services either by weight (per kilo) or per individual shirt item. Customers pay based on the weight of their mixed bag or individual items.
2. Washing and Drying Services: Full wash and dry service with pricing by weight or per item. Includes wash, dry and iron combined service at a premium rate.
3. Collection and Delivery: Free collection and delivery service provided with a minimum order value of £20. No additional charges for the delivery service itself.
4. Specialty Items: Quilts and other large specialty items priced on application, indicating bespoke quotation-based pricing for non-standard items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pressed4time is a local Derby-based professional ironing and laundry service established in 2006, providing ironing, washing and drying, and free collection/delivery for both residential and business customers across Pride Park and 45+ surrounding areas. Services are priced by weight or per garment, with a 24-hour turnaround target, all items fully insured, and work carried out on-site using state-of-the-art finishing equipment and large-capacity commercial washing machines.

Product overview

Pressed4time is a professional ironing and laundry service business established in 2006, based in Chaddesden, Derby. The company operates from business premises with all work carried out on-site using state-of-the-art finishing equipment. Services include Ironing Service, Washing & Drying Service, and Collection & Delivery Service, with pricing options for Iron Only, Wash, Dry & Iron, and Quilts/Large Items. The company serves both the general public and businesses in Derby and surrounding areas, offering free collection and delivery with a minimum order value of £20. All items are fully insured.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ironing Service Professional ironing service using state-of-the-art finishing equipment for residential and business customers in Derby, Pride Park, and surrounding areas. Items are placed on hangers with plastic sleeves or carefully folded, with hangers supplied free of charge.
• Washing & Drying Service Full wash and dry service using large-capacity commercial washing machines capable of handling items such as king-size quilts and curtains that typically do not fit in household washing machines. Available to residential and business customers across Derby and surrounding areas.
• Collection & Delivery Service Free collection and delivery service available across Derby and 45+ surrounding areas including Pride Park, with a minimum order value of £20. Orders are weighed on pickup using van-mounted scales so customers know the exact cost before delivery. No designated collection days — service adapts to customer schedules.
• Quilts & Large Items Service Specialized service for large items such as king-size quilts and curtains that do not fit in household washing machines, available to residential and business customers. Pricing is on application due to bespoke handling requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-hour turnaround time for most orders

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• CLEANLY: US-based on-demand laundry and dry cleaning service with app-based ordering and next-day delivery. Overlaps Pressed4time on laundry and ironing services, but is app-led and targets dense urban US markets rather than a regional UK catchment.

Direct peers

• Laundryheap: UK-based on-demand laundry and dry cleaning service with collection and delivery. Highly comparable to Pressed4time in core offering (wash, iron, dry clean) and distribution model, but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple UK cities rather than a single region.
• Mulberrys Garment Care: US garment care chain offering dry cleaning, wash-and-fold, and tailoring with pickup/delivery. Comparable in integrated cleaning-plus-care offering and turnaround targets, though operating at multi-location US scale with a more developed digital channel mix.
• Rinse: US-based dry cleaning and laundry service with app-based booking and next-day turnaround. Highly comparable in service offering (wash, dry, iron, dry cleaning) and 24-hour turnaround promise, but operates across multiple US metros rather than a single UK region.
• Love2Laundry: UK-based laundry and dry cleaning service offering collection and delivery across multiple UK cities. Comparable in core offering (wash, dry, iron) and door-to-door distribution model, though digitally led versus Pressed4time's phone/online-form model.
• Pressed (UK): UK shirt pressing and laundry service with collection/delivery. Closely comparable service mix and target customer (shirts-focused), though operating in different UK cities rather than the East Midlands.
• Zipjet: London-headquartered on-demand laundry and dry cleaning service with app-based booking and collection/delivery. Comparable in service mix (ironing, laundry, dry cleaning) and mobile-first GTM, but with a more technology-driven and urban-concentrated model.

Broad incumbents

• Tide Cleaners: Procter & Gamble's dry cleaning and laundry brand operating retail locations across the US. Highly comparable in core laundering and pressing services, but backed by a major CPG owner with significantly greater brand and capital resources.
• JEeves of Belgravia: Established London-based dry cleaning and laundry service with a longer heritage and broader service portfolio. Comparable in core cleaning/pressing services but caters to a premium, London-centric customer base rather than Pressed4time's regional East Midlands market.

Others

• Compare The Laundry: UK price comparison and aggregator for local laundry and dry cleaning services. Adjacent to Pressed4time's service category but an ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor — would be a useful channel/distribution partner for driving leads into Pressed4time's coverage area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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