A3 Floor Cleaning Machines

A3 Machines were recently contacted by Home Savers in Limerick , Southern Ireland.  This is a new Irish Supermarket company who are looking to expand their business in Ireland over the next few years. It is hoped that they will open a further 49 stores within the next three years. The stores will sell an array of goods at a discounted rate, from chocolate bars, to cleaning products, electrical goods, furniture, luggage, the list is endless. Demonstrating Floor Cleaning Machines in Ireland In preparation of the opening of their flagship store, they were keen to ensure that they had the right floor cleaning equipment to maintain the floors in the store and to ensure the floor was clean before opening its doors to the public. Having ascertained the size of the store etc were able to recommend two machines and we sent our MD, Charles Lowe across the water to meet the store manager and to demonstrate the machines. The machines demonstrated were a Viper AS5160 Battery Operated Scrub...

Earlier this year we published an article regarding a service visit to British Telecom in London to service some of their floor cleaning machines and we touched on the topic of PAT Testing. If you missed the article you can read it here: http://service.a3machines.info/fulfilling-corporate-service-contracts/ . Since then we have been back to BT’s headquarters in Central London, to complete the servicing of their machine including Portable Appliance Testing (PAT Testing). UK Health and Safety Law Whilst PAT Testing is not a legal requirement, UK Health and Safety legislation does stipulate that employers (which includes the self-employed) ensure that all electrical equipment that they provide in their business is safe and properly maintained.  The Health and Safety executive have published a brief guide on this topic which you can download for free via the following link: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg291.pdf The relevant section is copied below: What do the Regulations ...

A3 Machines fulfil floor cleaning machine service contracts for some very large organisations including British Telecom who have various locations throughout the UK. Our service contract which is fulfilled by our team of factory trained engineers includes on-site breakdown cover and preventative maintenance on all types and brands of cleaning and industrial equipment. It is designed to ensure the availability of your floor cleaning machinery so your cleaning schedules are un-interrupted. With a history that dates back to 1846 British Telecom has a huge infrastructure with a large number of facilities that need to be maintained. Planned maintenance visits reduce the number of breakdowns and we have a regular schedule worked out for the BT FM team to do this. Last week one of our engineers attended a BT’s site in Central London to carry out a service on a Viper Fang 24T battery powered scrubber dryer Viper Fang 24T Service Contracts Our engineer made the journey to the BT site i...

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...