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Each month, we ask a flooring industry professional 10 Questions. This month, we chatted to Kris Robertson, National Business Development for TASKI, Tools & Robotics, Diversey Care.
If you could invent any product what would it be and why?
It would most definitely have to be some type of teleportation device. With the travelling that is involved in a national role, I clock up about 4,000 miles a month. This would cut my working week in half and allow me to spend more time with my family.
If you could have a dinner party with any three people, dead or alive, who would
they be and why? I will have to use one of my previous answers as every dinner party needs someone who is funny so Sean Lock would need to be in there. As a massive football fan I would also need someone who could tell fantastic stories about their heyday and having read a few of his biographies, George Best would be a great addition. My last choice would be Stephen Fry as he could hold his own from a comedy point of view but I also fancy myself as a bit of a general knowledge geek so could talk to him for hours.
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What was your first job? A professional footballer with Queens Park Rangers.
How did you get into the industry? When I stopped playing full-time football and went
part-time, my football manager, who was the Sales Director for Diversey in Scotland, gave me my first role in the cleaning industry as a Territory Account Manager.
What do you think are the positives and negatives of the flooring trade?
I think there are many positives. Probably the biggest is that no day is ever really the same as the next so there is plenty of variety. Another big plus for the floorcare industry is the people, both in terms of the customers and colleagues.
If you could hire any one person to be part of your team, who would it be?
Probably Sean Lock who is my favourite comedian. As much as I enjoy the industry, sometimes the subject matter can be a little dry. I like to have a laugh at work so I’m sure he would keep me entertained all day long.
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What’s the best advice you could give to someone new coming into the industry?
In terms of floorcare, don’t think that you know it all. With the variety of floor types, methodology and user capability, you come across all sorts of problems and issues. Every day is a school day!
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What do you think the future holds for flooring design?
I hope that sometime in the future we can have floor types that will inhibit the transport of pathogens in areas such as hospitals and care homes. This would cut the transfer of the hospital super bugs and allow us to move away from cleaning floors with chlorine which destroys both the floor’s integrity and the machines that clean them.
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What would you like to see in a future issue of Tomorrow’s Contract Floors?
A biased view, but probably more focus on cleaning of floors. Whether installing a new floor in a building or looking after an old floor from the original build, proper maintenance of floors is both complex and time consuming. I think that with more awareness on correct application and technology available we can improve productivity and increase the lifespan of floors throughout the country.
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Peter Bentley, Chairman of Solus Ceramics asked: What aspect of your
job is the most enjoyable? Solving problems for my customers is the most enjoyable and satisfying part of the role. If I can sort an issue, reduce labour investment and increase the quality of the floor finish, then I’ve done my job.
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Check out next month’s issue to see what Kris asked our next industry professional…
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