CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CARE THAT’S THE ESPIRIT!


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.


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 Host 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. 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.


In offices or public amenities such as cinemas and theatres, 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 once per cleaning shift.


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Apart from home and office furniture, the low moisture foam system can be 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 are 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, run by husband and wife team Stephen and Sacha Medley.


Using the HOST® system, Home ‘N’


Dry has been servicing customers’ carpet and upholstery dry cleaning needs for 18 years and has recently expanded its business into Cheshire. While its many residential customers like their sofas to be cleaned and be ready for use on the same day, for its commercial customers, it’s imperative that the upholstery and all soft furnishings are ready for use within a few hours of being cleaned.


Stephen Medley explained: “One of our regular customers owns a well-established restaurant and guesthouse. For the owner, it’s essential that the upholstery and carpets are cleaned to a high standard and are ready for use when the restaurant opens its doors to greet those first customers. It’s also important that there’s minimum delay and disruption to the guesthouse and that clean rooms are ready for the arrival of guests.


“Using the ESPRIT saves us both time and money; fabrics dry extremely fast, giving a fresh new


appearance to all types of upholstery fabrics including velvet, raw cotton, Jacquard weaves, tapestries, brocades, and even leather. Our customers’ expensive reupholstering of chairs and seating can now be postponed for years with a thorough, safe ESPRIT cleaning programme.


“The ESPRIT’s unique cleaning agent is only 10% moisture when applied and is also ideal for fabric-covered office partitions, carpet and upholstery spot removal, stairs and risers, as well as vehicle interior detailing. The possibilities are endless. Car, van, mobile home, RV, boat, aircraft seating and interior space can be effectively cleaned, with only minutes of drying time.


“Home ‘N’ Dry also uses the HOST® Freestyle carpet dry cleaning machine to remove soiling from carpets, leaving them dry and ready for use immediately. Essentially, using the HOST®


machines means that Home


‘N’ Dry can offer a unique service to commercial customers, leaving upholstery and carpets clean and dry within hours of being cleaned, thus reducing downtime to businesses.”


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