10 QUESTIONS WITH... COLIN MCCARTNEY
Each month we ask a cleaning industry professional the Tomorrow’s Cleaning 10 Questions. This month, we chatted to Colin McCartney, National Accounts Manager at Ecobat Technologies.
maintenance issues and health and safety procedures. However, more importantly, was the introduction of high frequency smart gel chargers specifically designed to recharge the gel batteries to be as efficient as the wet batteries.
This will bring many advantageous to the cleaning sector in terms of flexibility and utilization of machines and operators.
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WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB?
For my first job, I worked in sales within a Ford main dealership.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE CLEANING INDUSTRY?
I was supplying batteries and chargers for cleaning machines.
WHICH THREE WORDS DESCRIBE YOUR
PERSONALITY? Honest, reliable and conscientious.
IF YOU COULD VISIT ONE PLACE IN THE WORLD,
WHERE WOULD YOU GO AND WHY? Egypt to see the pyramids.
HOW WOULD YOU IMPROVE THE CLEANING
INDUSTRY? Within my 22 years in the battery and charger industry I have seen a lot of changes. Initially all batteries supplied to the cleaning sector were wet lead acid, now the majority of the batteries being supplied are sealed gel batteries.
This change has been driven by a number of factors, for instance
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IF AN INTERN WERE TO START TOMORROW,
WHAT’S THE ONE PIECE OF ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE THEM? The most vital and important thing I could tell them is to listen.
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IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY TOMORROW, HOW WOULD
YOU SPEND YOUR FORTUNE? I’d spend it on my family and give to charities.
IF YOU COULD HOST A DINNER PARTY AND INVITE
ANY THREE PEOPLE, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD THEY BE AND WHY? Winston Churchill, Muhammad Ali and Marilyn Monroe – to find out what they were like away from the media.
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WHAT, DO YOU THINK, IS THE FUTURE OF THE
CLEANING INDUSTRY? Energy and Time Saving Products.
The first chargers supplied to the cleaning sector were 50hz with large transformers which consumed a large amount of electricity to operate and over time could prematurely damage the batteries. The battery chargers now being supplied by Ecobat are extremely efficient.
The high frequency smart chargers we supply not only consume significantly less electricity, but they also have the capability to be set to the correct charging profile of the battery. This increases the battery’s working life and the performance.
Gareth David, Sales and Marketing Director at SYR, asks:
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WHAT COMMERCIAL CLEANING PRODUCT
WOULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE? One chemical for all jobs.
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Check out next month’s issue to see what Colin asked our next industry professional...
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