Before CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CARE
ESPIRIT IN THE SKY
An upholstery service that offers added value plus huge savings on fixtures and fittings cannot be ignored and when the cleaning turn- around time is literally a matter of minutes, businesses can ensure that no loss of earnings are incurred during the cleaning process. Mike Egerton, Managing Director of Host von Schrader UK Ltd explains.
The residential and commercial market for upholstery cleaning is expanding rapidly and professional cleaners now offering this service are experiencing significant increases in demand from customers who recognise the added value of a quick and thorough upholstery cleaning service that leaves furniture and fittings ready for use within minutes of the cleaning process.
Offices have an abundance of chairs, either fabric or vinyl covered, that will need cleaning. Also, fabric covered office screens or dividers in open plan offices are often overlooked and dumped when a good clean would extend their life. These dividers are often thought hard to clean as over wetting can destroy their filling or the adhesive within the screen or divider.
Systems like the von Schrader ESPRIT have a “built in” vacuum that removes the dry surface dirt and soil. A unique low foam detergent is generated within the machine and applied to the fabric. Counter rotating brushes provide agitation so that the detergent works effectively, loosening embedded soil and spills. Finally, the powerful vacuum removes the dirty detergent together with the embedded soil and other residues.
Because the cleaning detergent is applied as very low moisture foam, drying times are ultra fast and there is no requirement for other drying aids such as heaters or blowers. Fabric is left in an almost “ready to use” condition. There is no danger of over-wetting with the consequent damage to fabrics and fillings. The brushes that agitate the foam counter rotate thus ensuring no distortion to the fabric weave.
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In offices or public amenities such as cinemas and theatres, single or multiple seating can be cleaned in situ and at remarkable speed and here fast drying is often the key. Importantly, the ESPRIT has a detergent tank that ensures a five to six hour operating cycle and this limits trips to refill the tank to one cleaning shift.
In offices or public amenities such as
cinemas and theatres,
single or multiple seating can be cleaned in situ and at remarkable speed.
Especially designed detergents and cleaners cope with a wide variety of fabrics and even leather can be cleaned with confidence.
Apart from home and office furniture, low moisture foam systems are used in other areas such as the automotive resale and aviation industries, with their demanding performance specifications. These challenging specifications include fast drying times and the effective cleaning of difficult areas such as automotive headlining.
The Esprit has revolutionised the service offered by many UK based cleaning companies, perfectly demonstrated by Home ‘N’ Dry, a well established carpet and upholstery dry cleaning business based in Shropshire, and run by husband and wife team Stephen and Sacha Medley.
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