

In January 2014, a study was released in the United States that should put an end to any doubts cleaning professionals, carpet consumers in the residential environment, health care professionals, educational facilities, building owners, and facility managers have about carpeting...

Carpets, Health, and Science – A New Perspective for the Cleaning Professional
In January 2014, a study was released in the United States that should put an end to any doubts cleaning professionals, carpet consumers in the residential environment, health care professionals, educational facilities, building owners, and facility managers have about carpeting...

So how do you make green work for you?
The use of green cleaning solutions will matter to most professional carpet cleaners when they make it matter in their marketing and advertising. I know of carpet cleaning companies that have grown to several million dollars in annual revenue...

Carpets, Health, and Healthcare
A recently released study conducted by Airmid Healthgoup Limited, a leading biomedical research organization, finds that properly maintained carpets (using high performance vacuum cleaners and cleaned using hot water extractors) can trap foreign allergens helping improve overall air quality…and can...

What other incentives are there for cleaners to “go green?”
I would make the case that many professional cleaners employ the use of an extremely green concept every day in their cleaning. One of the most overlooked ‘green” contributions that carpet cleaners make is in the use of heated cleaning...

Are “green” chemicals more expensive? If so, why should cleaners invest in these?
When green ingredients were first being introduced, there is no doubt that they made some products more expensive. As their use has expanded greatly, most green ingredients are very competitive today with their “non-green” counterparts. In our relatively small industry,...

If you “go green” with your cleaning operations, do you risk sacrificing cleanliness? In other words, is there a difference between green and clean?
Dr. Michael Berry said it best. “Green” and “clean” should be synonymous terms. A clean environment is a green environment so long as the wastes produced from the cleaning process are properly disposed of. If, in order to get an...

What should professionals know about chemistry to decide whether or not to buy a “green” product?
You have to start by doing something that the so called “experts” have not been able to agree upon themselves; i.e., decide what the definition of green is. What is a green chemical and how is the green being measured?...

Some simple suggestions for operating your truckmount in extremely cold conditions
It is easy to say just wait until its warmer when faced with sub-zero temperatures outside, but for carpet cleaners in Alaska, Minnesota, Michigan, Maine, and more, you would be out of operation too long. Now, with extremely cold temperatures...

How Do I Know What Hard Surface Floor I Will Be Cleaning? – Floor Identification Series – Part 7 of 7 – Finish
Testing Procedures for Floor Identification: There are actually six different “tests” or evaluations you can perform to zero in on the type of floor you are being asked to clean. In this post, we will cover the sixth and...