A3 Floor Cleaning Machines

Following a response from one of our marketing programs we were asked to visit a private nursing home in North Wales who were interested in a floor cleaning machine. Assessing the Floor Cleaning Requirements of a Nursing Home The home caters for elderly people with dementia and is situated in a very large old manor house. The majority of the floors are carpeted with the exception of the dining hall, slouch room, bathrooms and resident’s private bathrooms.  The home consists of twenty bedrooms, all with en suite shower rooms, three residents’ lounges, one dining room, a large kitchen, staff room, two large bathrooms and a slouch room. All rooms are accessed via a long hallway with the carpets in all areas require cleaning and sanitising at least once weekly but realistically, this can be a daily occurrence.  As always, our sales staff had asked all the right questions to enable to us take with us the best floor cleaning machine capable of doing the job to the highest standa

This week one of our engineers were sent to a car showroom in to assess a broken Nilfisk BA 530 floor scrubber dryer machine . The car showroom was located in Bristol one of the UK’s leading industrial powerhouses. Interestingly in an attempt to encourage consumers to shop with its local and independent business and retailers, the local government introduced a complementary currency there called the “ Bristol Pound ” (£B) which is valued against the Pound Sterling (£). We were informed over the phone that the machine was suffering from a loose hose which kept “falling off”. With this in mind our engineer stocked his vehicle with Nilfisk BA 530 parts and set off to the showroom to assess the machine and make any necessary repairs. Investigating and repairing the cleaning machine The premises in question were a car showroom in Bristol, South West UK and as such had large areas of Porcelain tiles and some laminate flooring . As is generally the case, these showrooms see a decent a

We were contacted by a manufacturer of residential homes located in Wellingborough , Northamptonshire who needed help with the repair of a machine used in the routine floor cleaning within the building which was leaking water. We have a lot of customers based in Northamptonshire which is well known as a base for manufacturing and service businesses having been largely after the heavy bombing it experienced during World War II. In fact Northamptonshire is a county with a long history of manufacturing including shoe making and is now home to famous brands such as Weetabix, Avon cosmetics and Barclaycard as well as our customer who is one of the UK's leading manufacturers of bespoke residential park homes and holiday lodges. Previously known as mobile homes, park homes are modular houses, or bungalows, that are fully designed to suit the lifestyle and needs of semi-retired and retired people, with a portfolio range to suit all tastes and budgets. They also offer a full range of

Many thanks to Shrewsbury Tennis Club for recommending us to another club in Lincolnshire who needed help selecting a floor cleaning machine. We often find that because of the work we put into helping our customers they can become our best sales people. If you live in or near Shrewsbury you should definitely pay them a visit and have a tour of their extensive facilities which include a 20-metre swimming pool, large gymnasium, fitness classes, restaurant, bar and of course 14 tennis courts. Louth Tennis Club is a privately owned club which opened in 2011, it has three all weather out door courts, four indoor courts and a restaurant. They give coaching to people of all ages and abilities. Selecting the Right Tennis Court Cleaning Machine A3 Machines made a site visit earlier this month following on from the referral. Our sales staff, as always, had filled in an enquiry sheet based on questions asked at the time of contact from the potential customer e.g. what type of floor su

A large-scale retailer of food and fresh goods were expecting a high-profile visitor and as such, wanted to give their store a thorough clean. However, after not being used for some time, the floor cleaning machines were in need of servicing and repairs. Our engineer was called to the retail store to carry out the servicing and make any necessary fixes. The store was located in Market Drayton , Shropshire , not too far from our base of operations. By the way did you know that Market Drayton gets its name from the fact that King Henry III decreed that a charter be granted for a weekly Wednesday market in the town in 1245AD; that market continues to this day. Assessing the Machine Our engineer arrived at the large discount retail store in Market Drayton to carry out diagnostic tests and isolate any problems the customer may encounter with their machines, then the necessary repairs could be made. As a large store in the town, it had a vast amount of tiled floor space , which, becaus

Recently one of our engineers found themselves detained in Cumbria at one of Her Majesty's Category C Prisons . I know what you are thinking but he was actually there servicing cleaning machines that were intended to be used for cleaning carpets, altro and vinyl flooring . Cumbria is a large county in North West England and the prison that requested the servicing houses over 600 prisoners. It was built on the site of an old RAF training centre which was converted into a prison facility in 1967. Whilst some of the prison's workshops and offices are housed in buildings from that era, most have been extensively modernised over the years. Assessing the Machines and Environment The facility and its flooring is quite diverse and all prisoners take part in full time employment and/or training. Workshops on site include timber manufacturing eg, the inmates make garden furniture which is sold to the public, construction, plastering, horticulture (they grow their own vegetables) and

Our engineers have been very busy this week primarily visiting and servicing cleaning machines at retail stores all around the county. It was no surprise therefore to get another call from a retailer needing assistance, this time in based in Luton, Bedfordshire. The customer was calling from a large retail store in the town, informing us that their Taski Swingo 1255B floor cleaning machine was switching on fine, but was not functioning properly. An engineer was sent to the store to inspect the machine, locate the source of the fault and make on site repairs to get the machine in full working order again. Finding Faults on a Taski Swingo 1255 An engineer was sent to the retail store in Luton, Bedfordshire to inspect the machine and isolate the source of the problem. As a large store in the town, it had a vast amount of tiled floor space , which, as a result of regular customer foot fall and trolley traffic, needs consistent cleaning to meet store and hygiene standards. Thus, it

A3 Machines like to help customers choose the right equipment and are always happy to visit customers at their premises to provide a demonstration. Normally we find ourselves travelling to major towns and cities to do this so it made a nice change to be asked to pop over to Bowness on Windermere in the Lake District. An upmarket new Restaurant/Lounge Bar called Baha had recently opened and they needed help selecting a flooring cleaning machine to keep their brand new floor looking as good as it does now. The floor covering was a patterned vinyl tile and had literally just been laid. Baha covers two floors with a bar area on both floors and is beautifully decorated throughout. Their standards are very high and they are keen to make Baha a "must visit" venue for locals and holiday makers alike. Choosing a Floor Cleaning Machine for a Restaurant As the floors are going to be cleaned on a daily basis due to heavy traffic and with the imminent arrival of winter, whi

A large retail store had contacted us concerning their floor cleaning machine, which was malfunctioning and due a service. The store is located in the centre of Cambridge which is famous for its University and a very popular location for tourists resulting in the store being one of the busiest in the chain. An engineer was called out to inspect and service the machine making any repairs as necessary, carry out testing to ensure the machine was performing adequately again, and give advice to the cleaning staff at the store about regular maintenance. Assessing the Floor Cleaning Machine An engineer was sent to the retail store in Cambridge to inspect the machine and isolate the source of the problem. As a large store in the city, it had a vast area of tiled flooring , which, as a result of regular customer foot fall and trolley traffic, needs consistent cleaning to meet store and hygiene standards. Thus, it was very important for the engineer to assess the machine and remedy the is

A large discount retail store had contacted us to see if reparations could be made to their Viper Fang 24T floor cleaning machine. The store is located in Port Talbot , Neath Port Talbot in South Wales. The town is notable for its steelworks, one of the largest of its kind in the world and did you know it will also be home to the world’s largest biomass power stations. Assessing the Machine Our engineer arrived at the large discount retail store in Port Talbot to isolate the source of the problem the customer was experiencing with their machine. As a large store in the town, it had a vast area of tiled flooring , which, because of regular customer foot fall and trolley traffic, needs consistent cleaning to meet store and hygiene standards. Thus, it was very important for the engineer to assess the machine and remedy the issue. The customer had informed our engineer that the machine was not working at all. He was also informed that there had been a large leak in the store recently

We were contacted by a private nursing home in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. They had seen our website and wondered whether or not we could advise them of a company who could perform machine repairs to their Prochem Polaris 800. They had contacted us as Wolverhampton isn’t that far from our head office in Soudley and we were very pleased to inform them that we had a number of mobile engineers who could perform repairs across the UK and would be more than happy to send the next available. Assessing the Machine An engineer was sent to the nursing home in Wolverhampton the very same day to inspect the machine and isolate the source of the problem. As a large private nursing home, the carpets see a lot of use, from the residents and staff to visitors who are constantly coming and going. Naturally, when dealing with elderly people afflicted with various illnesses, spillage and staining is quite common. As such, not just for presentation purposes, but also to meet hygiene st

Recently we were asked to pop down to a Preparatory School in Southgate in North London to help a with the selection of the the right machine for School Floor Cleaning. Schools are always a pleasure to visit although normally quite hectic however this visit took place during the autumn half term holidays so we had the whole school to ourselves. Choosing the Right Floor Cleaning Machine Coming after a full term has ended was quite useful as we could clearly see the impact of two months of foot traffic which helped us get a better understanding of their requirements. The premises are in a two storey building consisting of a large dining hall/assembly hall, two offices and approximately fifteen classrooms. There are also a number of long corridors to take into consideration.   The floor in the hall is a concrete base with a vinyl floor covering. The corridors and classrooms are laminated. Because of high traffic areas around the school, the floor surfaces soon become very dirty

We were contacted by the head of the cleaning services department at a retail store in the market town of Wellingborough , Northamptonshire, an area with a long industrial heritage that dates back to the Iron Age. The town is located around 11 miles from Northampton itself and an A3 engineer was sent to the retail store to assess and repair a broken Viper Fang machine used in the routine floor cleaning within the store. Investigating and Repairing a Viper Fang Machine As a retail store, obviously the high turnout of customer footfall will over time scuff the floor. Not to mention the need to meet store and hygiene standards, regular use of the Viper Fang 24 pedestrian scrubber dryer is essential in keeping the hard floors clean. As a fully battery powered machine, the Viper Fang 24 eliminates the risks inherent when using wired machines, such as trip hazard instead making it easy to clean between aisles and stands used in retail stores. While it is a sturdy machine, on this occasi

We were contacted by a renowned German car manufacturer regarding one of their showrooms located in an enterprise park in Shrewsbury , Shropshire, the birthplace of biologist Charles Darwin and quite close to our base of operations, also in Shropshire. The company were expecting a high-profile visitor to this particular showroom and wished to hire a machine to clean the showroom floor in preparation. Choosing the right cleaning machine It’s a large showroom that is used to display some very prestigious vehicles and so gets a lot of foot fall from customers, not to mention the odd rubber tyre. They also have a garage area where they do servicing, vehicle health checks, MOT’s and repairs however this machine was specifically for the showroom so was unlikely to encounter the heavy soiling you might expect in the garage area. The floors in the showroom itself were mainly Porcelain tiles although the reception and sales desk area was laid with laminate flooring . We therefore

The head office of a hygiene services company contacted us to service of one of their industrial Taski Carpet Cleaning machines . The company operates throughout the UK and on this occasion we were called out to their site in Birmingham , West Midlands. We have a number of customers in Birmingham which makes sense for our line of work as it’s often referred to as the “Workshop of the World” for its history of cutting edge development in the sciences and industry and it’s the second largest city in the United Kingdom. Servicing and Maintenance of the Carpet Cleaner After receiving the call from the head office of the hygiene company, the engineer stocked his van with spares for the machine and arranged to carry out a full service the following day. The machine that the customer requested a service for was a Taski Aquamat 30 Deep Carpet Cleaner . It had been used routinely and, as expected from such heavy usage, had accumulated a decent amount of wear and tear. The engineer inspecte

We were recently contacted by an existing customer of ours in  Stoke-on-Trent  who are a well known manufacturer of high end pottery tableware in Stoke-on-Trent. They were looking for a floor cleaning machine for their three storey high Victorian building which was the base for their manufacturing business. Also known as the Potteries, Stoke-on-Trent has a long heritage in the pottery industry with many famous brands based there. Choosing the Right Floor Cleaning Machine In order to recommend the right machine we made an initial site visit to assess the condition and material of the floors. Stoke-on-Trent isn’t too far from our base in Shropshire but its worth noting we are happy to make the effort to travel anywhere in England and Wales to carry out a demonstration. We found all three floors to be concrete and painted with red floor paint and the overall square meterage of the floors was 1,115m2 (approx 12,000 sq feet). Due to the nature of the business, the floors soon become

A large retail store had reported that the Viper Fang 24T machine they had hired had ceased to suck up the dirty water which is accumulated during the cleaning process. The store is located in the small market town of Towcester , Northamptonshire, known for its Roman heritage and always a pleasure to visit if you get the chance. An engineer was sent out to inspect the machine and make the necessary repairs, carry out testing to ensure the machine was performing adequately again, and give advice to the cleaning staff at the store about regular maintenance. Assessing The Machine An engineer from our Machine Servicing Department was sent out to the retail store in Towcester to inspect the machine and isolate the source of the problem. As a large store in the town, it had a vast amount of tiled floor space , which, as a result of regular customer foot fall and trolley traffic, needs consistent cleaning to meet store and hygiene standards. Thus, it was very important for the engineer t