Category: Industrial Cleaning

A little look at Comac’s battery scrubber dryers, designed for numerous kinds of spaces

Vispa 35B

The Vispa 35B is our smallest battery scrubber dryer.  It is the best one for these hard to get to spaces and alcoves.  It only has a 12V battery which is about as powerful as some household appliances.

Omnia 26B/32B

Next up in the size scale are the Omnia 26B and 32B scrubber dryers. They take a 36V battery with the two models powerful enough for intensive cleaning operations. These are the most powerful walk-behind Comac battery scrubber dryers we have for hire.

Innova 60B, 65B/M, 75B/M

The Innova 60B, 65B/M, and 74B/M battery scrubber dryers have a choice of manual and automatic options.  Comac’s entry level ride-on scrubber dryers are a good all-rounder for cleaning floor spaces up to 6,000 square metres.  They come with a 24V battery.

Flexy 75B/85B

The Flexy 75B and 85B scrubber dryers are suitable for intensive cleans on spaces up to 3,000 square metres, inside and outside.  They have a built-in headlight, taillights, and a reverse beeper to warn pedestrians of its presence.

Ultra 85B/85BS/100B

Finally in our little look at Comac’s battery scrubber dryers, we look at the Ultra 85B, 85BS, and 100B scrubber dryers.  They are the highest end machines we offer from the Comac brand.  They are best suited to medium and large areas up to 5,000 square metres, including warehouses and forecourts.

Clean Hire, 21 March 2017.

Scrubber sweeper company Tennant purchases Italian rival with help from private equity fund, Ambienta

Over the last month, our friends at Tennant Co., the multinational scrubber sweeper giant, have purchased its Italian rival, the IPC Group.  Its acquisition, valued at £287 million, will be funded by private equity partners, Ambienta.

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What not to flush down the toilet

You may have come across Water UK’s Poo, Pee and Paper campaign in the last two years.  If you thought the Poo, Pee and Paper campaign was a call to make the most of your public conveniences, think again.  It highlights the three things you should flush down the lavatory.  Which, in other words, concerns one’s bodily functions and toilet tissue. Continue reading “Thou Shalt Not Flush Down Thy Lavatory…”

Has a Truro doctor designed the world’s smallest bagless vacuum cleaner?

Could a Truro doctor be the first person in the Guinness Book of Records to hold the record for having the world’s smallest vacuum cleaner?  For many people, a vacuum cleaner is small enough to manoeuvre around the house.  Our industrial vacuum cleaners can be used in warehouses and on airport terminals.  According to the Plymouth Herald, Doctor Toby Bateson may have set a precedent.

A Dyson clone for a dolls house?

Toby’s cleaner is 2.8 cm tall, about the same size as an eraser.  Owing to its small size, you handle what is probably the world’s smallest vacuum cleaner in the same way as a rubber.  You hold onto the cylindrical cleaner with your fingertips and place it on the area you wish to clean.  This video clip shows you how it picks up dust.

For the time being, it has limited uses.  Mr. Bateson is seen using the vacuum cleaner to pick up sawdust.  It could be a good tool for picking up bits of pencil erasers.  There is potential for his design for add-ons.  A dainty little brush attachment and a slim extension hose could be good.  The accessory pack, if one was to be considered, would take up more room than its cylindrical section.

Instead of being a quirky desktop toy, there is potential for serious uses.  The world’s smallest vacuum cleaner could be used for blowing dust off electronic components.  As to whether Mr. Bateson has developed a Dyson clone for a dolls house, he is almost there.  Except, dolls houses tend to be the preserve of hobbyists with cash to burn rather than as a young child’s plaything.

Would we buy one?

Should Dr. Bateson’s miniature marvel hit the shelves, we think it could be a good stocking filler.  We hope he succeeds.

Clean Hire, 05 December 2016.

Some straightforward tips on getting the better of leaf fall season

To many of us, this is autumn.  In rail speak, autumn is known as The Leaf Fall Season.  We have all heard about the ‘leaves on the line’ comment for the best part of three decades.  From St. Helens Junction to Georgemas Junction, or Liverpool Lime Street to Birchwood and Selly Oak, it’s the bane of railways.  As a consequence, the leaf fall season has an effect on timetables. Continue reading “The Leaf Fall Season: Infographic”

Leicester City Council head supports ban on chewing gum in city centre

From St. Helens to St. Austell, there is one scourge of the streets that is more annoying than dog poop.  Worse than half eaten takeaways plonked on the floor. They are an absolute pain in the rear end, because the best of industrial vacuum cleaners can struggle with this material.  We are referring to chewing gum and bubble gum.

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Sheffield car parks cleaning contract won by Parking Services, the council’s in-house providers

Thirty-five of Sheffield’s car parks will be cleaned by the city council’s in-house providers.  Parking Services, part of Sheffield City Council’s Transport, Traffic and Parking Services division, regained the contract after a two-year absence.  In August 2014, services were contracted out to a private contractor due to staffing issues.  The public sector body lacked enough staff to provide a first rate service.

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A compendium of window cleaner centred mishaps

We have only just passed the halfway point of 2016, and this year is probably the most tumultuous in living memory.  Iconic singers have passed away.  There has been a lot of bad feeling on these shores and overseas. As for laughter, somewhat lacking.  Hence our latest post, which is entitled “It Shouldn’t Happen to a Window Cleaner.” Continue reading “It Shouldn’t Happen to a Window Cleaner”

A look at the Bristol-based company who uses vegan-friendly cleaning products

Households and businesses alike have expressed concerns about the environmental impact of their cleaning products.  They wonder if the bleach or multi-purpose cleaner they have used will pollute the seas or give off noxious fumes.  In a previous post of ours, we mentioned how S.C. Johnson have decided to disclose all the ‘ingredients’ in their products.  Recently, we have learned about a cleaning company who have opted for vegan-friendly products.  If you live in Bristol, Bath or Cardiff, a company known as Gleem does just that.

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A selection of cleaning quotes and advertising slogans in relation to cleaning

Cleanliness they say is next to godliness.  If cleaning quotes featured on Pointless, you’d be looking at 80 to 90 points for our first sentence.  For our latest post, here’s a few more quotes and slogans you may, or may not have heard of.

1. Trigger’s Broom

The late great Roger Lloyd-Pack is best known for his role as the dim-witted Trigger in Only Fools and Horses. In the first part of three episodes in the sitcom’s 1996 Christmas special (entitled Heroes and Villains), we see the road sweeper talk to Sid about his award.  What was to follow was one of Trigger’s greatest quotes – possibly one of the greatest cleaning quotes ever to grace our television screens.

2. Unblocking writer’s block

You wouldn’t have thought the author of murder mystery books would have come up with some cleaning quotes.  Well, think again.  Agatha Christie claimed that washing up formed a part of her creative process as seen in this image.  The setting in the image is Stoke Gabriel village, where Agatha Christie’s house was.  Her former home, Greenway, is in the care of the National Trust.

3. 1001: a carpet cleaning odyssey

“1001 means a big, big carpet for less than half a crown”

For our first advert clip, Cussons’ 1001 cleaner enabled households to clean their carpets affordably.  It was launched in the 1940s as a product which (it claimed) has 1,001 uses.  By the 1960s, it carpet cleaning abilities were extolled in the clip seen above.  Since 2004, the 1001 brand has owned by the makers of WD-40.

4. How self discovery applies to vacuuming

Though not a cleaning quote, Mahatma Gandhi’s quote is applicable to the fact we provide a service.  In our case, this means hiring industrial vacuum cleaners.  It also means impartial advice and professional services.

Any more cleaning quotes?

You can either add a few more to the list, or you could let us do a quote.  For one of our quotes, why not discuss your requirements over the ‘phone on 01744 633738, or by email us on info@cleanhire.co.uk.  We shall be happy to get back to you as soon as possible.

Clean Hire, 06 June 2016