A3 Floor Cleaning Machines

A call came through to the service desk from a warehouse cleaning supervisor requesting a charger replacement for their Viper floor cleaning machine. The charger was making a loud noise when plugged in and the cleaning team were wary of using it. The warehouse was located in Letchworth , Hertfordshire . Letchworth Garden City, to give the place its full title, is notable for being one of the UK’s first cities to whose planning principles favoured the best elements of suburban and countryside architecture making it a very nice place to live and always a pleasure to visit. Replacement Viper Fang Charger The warehouse cleaning team were responsible for maintaining the floors and ensuring they were clean and free of trip or slip hazards, and they used a Viper Fang 24 battery-operated pedestrian scrubber drier to make the task manageable. According to the supervisor, the charger had been dropped by a member of staff resulting in damage to the unit and hence the loud noise it was now m

The Prochem SX2100 Steempro is a professional carpet & upholstery cleaning machine that’s available in three models with different pressure levels, namely the Powerflo (120psi), Powermax (150psi) and Powerplus (220psi). With a “whisper quiet” silencer and powerful steam delivery they durable and reliable machines that have proven very popular with contract cleaning companies and carpet cleaners alike. Commercial Carpet Cleaning with the Prochem SX2100 One such company are Indepth Cleaning of Warrington in Cheshire who have two Prochem SX2100 carpet cleaners on hire from A3 Machines. Hiring is a flexible solution that’s ideal for contract cleaning companies as it ensures your costs are fixed, its tax efficient and A3 agreements include servicing and maintenance so you will never be faced with any unexpected costs or lengthy downtime. Additionally its flexibility allows you to return or change the machine should your needs change, which in the case of commercial cleaning contrac

A3 Machines is committed to providing its customers with the best equipment to carry out the most thorough clean and with many of our machines being mobile a key component of that promise is a power source that ensures a maintenance free and continuous operation. Scrubber Dryer Batteries To meet the needs of our customers and their machines we source the best and latest battery technology from independent UK battery specialist, DBS Leoch. Based in Market Harborough they stock a huge range of batteries for all types of applications from agricultural to utility vehicles.  Predominantly we find the PowerBloc AGM 100 and AGM 150 batteries most suitable, they utilise AGM (absorbent glass mat) technology to provide a deep cycling battery that’s ideal for replacing scrubber dryer batteries and other cleaning and maintenance equipment. The AGM batteries offer up to 600 cycles, are sealed and maintenance-free, non-spillable with no need to fill, and deliver four times the cycles of tradit

Our office received a call from the manager of a large retail store to report that the water pump on their scrubber dryer kept cutting out. The retail store was in a Stockton-on-Tees retail park and with a healthy retail demand from the nearby towns needed their floor cleaning machine fully operational. Diagnosing the Water Pump Failure We sent one of our engineers to the retail store in Stockton-on-Tees to take a look at the problem and get the machine working at full capacity. As a popular store in the area it received high customer footfall resulting in the floors becoming soiled from shoe and trolley traffic. To maintain the store's standards and to ensure the floors remained clean and inviting to customers, the store used a Viper Fang 24T battery operated pedestrian scrubber drier . Without the water pump working reliably the soiled cleaning solution from the floor would be left on the floor and not deposited into the recovery tank as it should. Upon arrival, our enginee

Helping customers to select the right factory floor cleaning machine is a speciality of A3 Machines and we are more than happy to make a site visit to ensure we understand your needs completely before making a recommendation. We are also able to provide a number of flexible payment options to match your financial requirements as well. A good example of this is Poseidon Pharmaceuticals who as you will read below found that our recommended hire of a medium sized scrubber dryer met their needs well. Factory Floor Cleaning Hire Poseidon Pharmaceuticals have a large 1,160 m2 factory in Telford where they build and service machinery that is used in the production of pharmaceutical products such as those blister packed tablets you buy in the chemist. They also provide spare parts, lubricants and consumables for their customers. Naturally being in the machine industry ourselves we found these large machines which have been carefully designed and engineered extremely fascinating. I

Details below of a scrubber dryer problem we resolved recently that was caused by a recovery tank blockage. The customer at a designer retail store had reported that their floor cleaning machine was not extracting any water during the cleaning operation resulting in dirty water being left of the floor. The store was located in Wellingborough , Northamptonshire , around 11 miles from Northampton itself. The local retail industry in Wellingborough is concentrated in the Swansgate shopping centre, though there are numerous retail parks and supermarkets outside the city. Tracing the Root Cause Our engineer hit the road and made his way to the designer store in Wellingborough, to assess the nature of the problem that the customer was experiencing with their floor cleaning machine. As a designer store, the floor space needed to be kept in impeccable condition, to match the high-end nature of the clothing being sold there. To keep the vibe feeling exclusive and sophisticated, the company

This was our second visit to The Factory Young People's Centre in Birmingham where we did a cleaning demonstration of the Nilfisk SC450 Scrubber Dryer. Although we try to spec the right machine before arriving at a customer’s premises you never know for sure until you try it on-site and, in this case, it was clear a larger machine was needed to do the job. Our aim is to ensure we specify exactly the right machine for the customer and this is why an on-site demonstration is so important. Youth Centre Floor Cleaning Provided by Birmingham City Council Youth Service, The Factory is a modern, state of the art youth centre located in Longbridge, South Birmingham. The Centre provides a multitude of activities and opportunities for young people (aged 10-25), from weekly youth club programmes and events to a range of services and support that young people may require. The building is also used as a conference centre and its facilities which include a large Conference Room, Meeting Ro

The head caretaker at a high school in East London contacted us to report that their Viper Fang 20HD scrubber dryer has a water leak. The school was situated in the town of Barking , in the East London borough of Barking and Dagenham which is roughly a three hour trip from our base in Shropshire. We actually provide services to a larger number schools and colleges throughout the country so travelling down to East London is not an unusual request for our service engineers. Finding the Water Leak Source When our engineer arrived on the scene he began his inspection of the floor cleaning machine in order to trace the source of the water leak. The school had opted for a Viper Fang 20HD battery-operated walk behind scrubber drier to keep their larger areas of floor space clean in the face of the soiling from all the students, especially at this time of year when the weather is particularly wet and muddy.  When inspecting the scrubber dryer, our engineer found that the skirting which

We often get asked about hiring floor cleaning machines for factory floors and retail outlets such as supermarkets so it made a refreshing change to receive a request from a client with a contract at Heathrow Airport who needed a machine to clean their aircraft hangers. Heathrow Airport is in fact the sixth busiest airport in the world by total passenger traffic and of course the busiest airport in the United Kingdom. Aircraft Hanger Floor Cleaning There are three main aircraft hangars at Heathrow Airport and a huge maintenance hangar which is so large it’s nicknamed the Cathedral. The hangars are vast with large areas of concrete flooring that has to be kept clean for obvious safety reasons. They can also be quite cluttered with large items of movable equipment in place during aircraft inspections and maintenance.  All things considered the floor cleaning machine had to be highly productive and manoeuvrable so the Nilfisk BR 1100 ride-on scrubber dryer with a wide scrubbing pa

The service team recently responded to a customer who reported that their floor cleaning machine had a damaged waste pipe. The machine was a Viper Fang 24T scrubber dryer which is a solid machine that’s difficult to damage in this way however the issue does render the machine unusable as waste water will be left on the floor. The superstore was located in Cambridge , Cambridgeshire famous for its university, which was founded in 1209 and ranks amongst the top five in the world. This also means Cambridge is a great place for retailers, as the City has a large local population enhanced by students and tourists. Assessing the Damaged Waste Pipe Armed with replacement parts our engineers made his way down to Cambridge to repair the damaged waste pipe and get the machine operational again. Being a superstore it had a very large floor area that needed regular cleaning and to keep on top of this the cleaning team used a Viper Fang 24 battery powered pedestrian scrubber dryer . The visit

For this callout, a customer contacted us from a large discount store in Blackburn to report their Viper Fang 20HD cleaning machine had a charging failure. With the machine failing to charge it was effectively inoperative and it was important we rectify the issue as they use the machine daily. The store was based in Blackburn , Lancashire , a large town in the county and a location often visited by our engineers due to the large number of retail customers we have there. Charging Failure Fault Finding Our engineer travelled north from our headquarters in Shropshire, to the discount retail store in Blackburn , Lancashire. Due to its size, the store had a lot of tiled floor space which needed to be maintained in the face of high customer footfall – which brings with it the usual signs of shoe treads and scuffing. In order to keep in line with store standards and merchandising, and to keep the store looking welcoming to customers, the management made the decision to purchase a Viper F

We recently received a call from a customer at a department store in Essex who reports that their Viper Fang floor cleaning machine had “died”. A3 Machines have a reputation for being the emergency service for UK’s cleaning machines as we can usually resolve any problem regardless of make or model. The department store was situated in Braintree which is a busy London commuter town and an important retail centre for the local community. Braintree in fact has two major retail areas which include George Yard in the town centre and “ Braintree Freeport ” which is modern shopping village on the outskirts of town. Assessing the Dead Cleaning Machine We sent an engineer down to the department store in Braintree to evaluate the dead cleaning machine and if possible bring it back to life. Like any business department store it needs to maintain appearances in the face of heavy customer footfall and to keep the store in line with company standards, the cleaning staff used a Viper Fang 24 batt

The Hako Scrubmaster B30 pedestrian scrubber drier is very easy to operate and manoeuvrable machine with the ability to cover up to 2,900 m2 per hour. It’s ideally suited for the thorough scrubbing and vacuuming of small and medium-sized floor areas including tight corridors and packed spaces. Hako themselves recommend the machine for the cleaning of retail spaces, administrative buildings, hotels and catering or service centres. It’s not unusual to outsource the cleaning of medium sized areas such as these and the Scrubmaster B30 makes a good choice for commercial cleaning companies keen to offer an efficient service. Commercial Cleaning with the Hako Scrubmaster B30 One such company are Commercial Cleaning specialist DOC Cleaning Ltd who currently have a Hako Scrubmaster B30 on hire from A3 Machines. Hiring is a flexible solution that’s ideal for contract cleaning companies as it ensures your costs are fixed, its tax efficient and A3 agreements include servicing and maintenance s

Having a good reputation for hygiene is paramount for any businesses operating in the food industry and ensuring you have the right factory floor cleaning machinery in place to manage that is an important part of maintaining a high standard. Factory Floor Cleaning Swancote Foods of Telford are one such company who understand the need to maintain high standards very well and contracted the hire of a Tennant T7 Ride on Scrubber Dryer from A3 Machines to ensure their factory floors are kept clean. The firm was established in 1995 after an opportunity was identified in the production of cooked potato ingredients. Their impressive factory is highly automated and produces fresh ingredients for use by other food manufacturers in the creation of pies, fish cakes, soups and salads etc.  Maintaining a high factory floor cleaning standard in a factory of this size is a demanding task for any cleaning team and that is why they chose to hire the Tennant T7 . With long lasting battery packs

The Fimap MR65B is a highly productive ride-on floor scrubber dryer designed for the routine maintenance and hard cleaning of any large commercial or industrial surface such as Hospitals , Supermarkets , Retailers and Factories . It has very large cleaning solution and recovery tanks which combined with the large 36 V battery pack allow it to maintain a continuous operation time of up to four hours. Factory Cleaning with the Fimap MR65B Palethorpes who are local to A3 Machines are a bakery that was founded in 1852 and now employ approximately 700 people at their Market Drayton factory where they produce chilled savoury rolls, hot pies, pasties and slices. Due to the nature of the food business, hygiene is paramount and for this reason they chose to hire from ourselves, a Fimap MR65B Ride on Scrubber Dryer which makes light of the work of cleaning the large area of the factory floor. The Fimap MG Range of Ride-on Scrubber Dryers There are currently four models to choose f

Our A3 engineers are always on the go so when we received a call for replacement Viper Charger we were able to supply one very quickly. The call came in from one of our customers in Manchester who maintains a car showroom with a Viper Fang 24T scrubber dryer. It seems a member of their cleaning team had accidentally dropped the charger when they were stretching over the machine. The Viper chargers are small brick like devices and are usually quite robust however on this occasion the drop damaged the charger and it would no longer supply any power to charge the machine. The car showroom is a reasonable size and needs to be kept looking immaculate in order to present the vehicles. This is of course complicated by the customer footfall and, it goes without saying, the odd tire mark or two from deliveries of cars. To maintain the cleanliness of the floors, the staff needed something powerful yet manoeuvrable, so they opted for the Viper Fang 24T battery powered pedestrian scrubber drier

A call came in from a customer at a retail store who was concerned about the performance of their floor cleaning machine, in particular the apparent loss of suction. According to the customer, the machine was failing to pick up dirty water from the floor. The retail store was in a highly populated area of North London and was in constant use cleaning the floors of the store so a remedy was needed as soon as possible. Finding the Loss of Suction One of the advantages of the scrubber dryers we sell is the cleaning solution is deployed, scrubbed into the floor and then extracted from the floor using suction in one smooth action which makes light work of cleaning any floor. Suction is generally provided by a separate vacuum motor however air leaking into the pipe work or through worn seals can reduce pressure leading to a loss of suction.  With these factors in mind our engineers packed his service vehicle with the relevant spares and made the trip to North London to get to the botto

Our service team recently responded to a call regarding a leaking Viper Fang 20HD scrubber dryer. The customer was from a Berkshire branch of “ Office Outlet ”, a supplier of office and stationery products with over 90 stores in the UK from Aberdeen to York (alphabetically speaking). The main fault they described was that the machine was leaking dirty water back on to the floor instead of extracting it back into the recovery tank. It sounded as though their machine needed some care and attention so one of our engineers was sent down to Berkshire to take a look. Fault Finding on a Leaking Viper Fang 20HD Our engineer made the trip to the Office Outlet in Berkshire to get their floor cleaning machine operational again. From the details given by the customer to our staff in the office, the engineer suspected that the leaking viper machine was simply in need of some maintenance, these machines get a lot of use and without regular attention problems can escalate. If you have ever been t

We recently took a Nilfisk SC450 Scrubber Dryer's down to Stoke-on-Trent for a demonstration of its capabilities to an existing customer.  The customer was the renowned pottery company Emma Bridgewater  for who we provided a Viper AS5160 battery operated scrubber dryer the year before. That machine is now in daily use cleaning two of the three floors of their Victorian building in Stoke.  We demonstrated a couple of machines on that occasion so if you would like to read more about it click the following link:    http://sales.a3machines.info/cleaning-machine-factory-demonstration/ It's a great testimonial when a previous customer gets back in touch about another machine, so we were  delighted to be asked back to give a demonstration of a scrubber dryer for their ground floor which is subject to a large quantity of clay residue and a lot of foot and trolley traffic as the raw material enters, and the finished goods, leave the building.  Interestingly Emma Bridgewater have jus

The manager of a large multi-retail discount store contacted us to report an issue they were having with their Viper Fang 24 Battery which wasn't charging. The store was located in Leek , Staffordshire which is a relatively small town but thrives from tourism due to its access to the Peak District National Park. As such, its local retail industry is quite well established. The store has to keep up appearances, not only for the sake of their own internal standards but to keep the store looking good for customers as well. Being a multi-retail store, the footfall attracts a high level or regular customers who drag in dirt and more recently snow across the floor. To keep on top of this, the company owned a Viper Fang 24 Battery Operated Scrubber Drier , which we had been regularly serviced by ourselves since it was purchased five years ago. Assessing the Viper Fang 24 Battery Our engineer was dispatched to make the trip to the customer at a multi-retail store in Leek to repair th