A3 Floor Cleaning Machines

Specifying exactly the right machine for any given situation is a specialty of ours and this is especially important when it comes to school floor cleaning where you must take child safety into account. We do a lot of work supplying and maintaining floor cleaning machines at schools and colleges and have become quite familiar with their unique requirements. A couple of weeks ago we were contacted by a head teacher who having received a copy of our latest floor cleaning brochure felt the time had come to upgrade from their mop and bucket method of school floor cleaning to a more effective machine. I say effective as mopping simply moves dirt and germs from one area across to another where as a machine will scrub, rinse and dry a floor in a single pass. Normally schools leave the job of intensive cleaning to the end of term holidays but with a scrubber dryer you can ensure the floor is scrubbed clean daily. The head teacher also wanted to be prepared for the onset of winter which will...

A3 Machines were contacted recently about a new machine for cleaning concrete floors at their manufacturing facility in Donnington . The company specialise in the production of top end patisseries including gluten free pastry aimed at the higher end of the pastry market and supply several fine dining caterers and independent bakeries. They have been trading from their premises in Donnington for ten years and were looking for a machine that was capable of scrubbing and drying and generally cleaning concrete floors in several areas of their premises. This was to improve hygiene and to cut down on the time cleaning concrete which was being done with a jet hose. The three key areas to be cleaned were the refrigerated store room which was kept at a constant minus 2 degrees, consequently nobody wanted to be in there for too long, the pastry prep area (also very chilly) and the indoor loading bay. To avoid any cross contamination, we recommended different coloured pads for each area and...

A3 Machines were recently contacted by a nationwide cleaning company who were looking for a new machine to fulfill a university floor cleaning contract. The cleaning company have an extensive portfolio of customers around the country and the machine in this case was for use at Newcastle University. The machine would see regular use at the University floor cleaning, so they needed a new scrubber dryer that would be kept on site and would replace their existing machine. In order to spec the right machine, we discussed the cleaning companies’ requirements over the phone and collected as much information about the working environment and floors as possible. It turns out the scrubber dryer was needed to clean the hard floors at the student’s union building which comprised of three floors and included a lounge/bar, coffee bar, theater and sports hall. The three floors meant that the machine would need to fit into a lift and narrow enough to clean the corridors. All factors considered we...

It was with great pleasure that we recently attended the John Beddoes Campus of Newtown High School in Wales to demonstrate a Taski Ergodisc 17” floor polisher. We were there at the request of the school who were looking for a new machine to replace their Taski Ranger 15” floor polisher which had given them 20-years of service. In fact, the old machine had been used on a daily basis during term times to polish the non-slip assembly hall vinyl floor; I don’t think anyone could complain at that and what a testament to reliability of Taski machinery. Newtown High School, Presteigne Newtown High School has a history going back to 1565 when it was founded by John Beddoes, a wealthy wool manufacturer. He provided for the establishment of a “free grammar school to bring up the youth .... in virtue, discipline and learning“, and this remains as the ethos of the school today. The school was to be maintained from the rents of local properties and this legacy continued until April ...

A customer recently contacted A3 Machines with an urgent hire request for multiple cleaning machines and wanted to visit our premises in Market Drayton for a demonstration. It turns out that they had recently been awarded a large cleaning contract for a factory which needed to be cleaned five days a week. Many of the areas required sweeping prior to cleaning due to a large amount of debris left daily on the floors so several different types of machines would be required. Floor debris can cause blockages in floor cleaning machinery, so we highly recommend removing it with a sweeper prior to the cleaning. The contract was due to start shortly and given the lead time required when acquiring new machines, we recommended the following second-hand machines which were immediately available and could be supplied under a hire agreement. Hiring makes a lot of sense for contract cleaning firms as the term of the agreement can mirror that of the cleaning contract reducing the financial risk if ...

The head of housekeeping at a large Victorian mansion in Kent called us to report that their Taski Aquamat 45 Carpet Cleaner had developed a fault and needed repairing. The mansion forms part of Solomon’s Estate which is a highly rated venue used for weddings, conferences and corporate events. About Solomon’s Estate Situated just two miles outside the spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells , Salomon’s Estate is a stunning Victorian mansion, designed by the acclaimed architect Decimus Burton at the request of Sir David Salomon’s who was a political rights campaigner and Lord Mayor of London. As well as 36 acres of beautiful rolling gardens the mansion features twelve meeting and event spaces including an impressive Victorian theatre all of which have been sympathetically restored. Many rooms feature carpeted flooring that are regularly cleaned following functions and with their Taski Aquamat 45 carpet cleaner out of action the housekeeper was keen to have it repaired as soon as po...

A3 Machines are a preferred supplier to British Telecom with whom we have previously provided a range of scrubber dryers in various locations around the UK; we also carry out their servicing and repairs . Recently they contacted us about some additional machines, namely floor polishers and multi wash floor cleaners and we were asked if we could make some recommendations and carry out a demonstration of mobile cleaning equipment . These machines were for their team of mobile janitors who service several sites and so they were specifically looking for machines which were small and light enough to be lifted in and out of their company vans. Having reviewed the brief we selected several machines from various suppliers that we felt would best suit their needs and arranged to meet several members of their cleaning team along with their manager at one of their Birmingham depots to carry out the demonstration. Taski 11" Ergodisc Mini Floor Polisher Made by Diversey who are a l...