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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: John Geurkink on November 20, 2012, 05:12:43 pm

Title: What are the various VLM methods in the UK?
Post by: John Geurkink on November 20, 2012, 05:12:43 pm

So  just what are the various VLM methods used in the UK today?

Title: Re: What are the various VLM methods in the UK?
Post by: mark_roberts on November 20, 2012, 05:20:58 pm

Everything available in the US apart from your machines ;)

Mark

PS.  the majority Id say use a normal 175rpm rotary.  Very few use the host method.  OP machines are fairly new with the HOS orbot just arriving with a new supplier.

Title: Re: What are the various VLM methods in the UK?
Post by: Len Gribble on November 20, 2012, 06:45:38 pm

Mark

Wouldn’t say OP is fairly new here. Some bloke called Steve was selling them here what some 10yrs ago ;)


John

Think you will find most CC’ers here in the UK use HWE would love to have an orbot but just placed an order for 30 17” MF pads  :)

Title: Re: What are the various VLM methods in the UK?
Post by: AshWhite on November 20, 2012, 08:10:19 pm

John, I am a fan of encapsulation cleaning - spent a lot of time looking at your machines, but of course they're not available here.

In the end I bought a challenger as that was the only one I could find in the UK (purchased used).

Title: Re: What are the various VLM methods in the UK?
Post by: Paul Moss on November 20, 2012, 08:14:00 pm

John dont send us another machine over here to use cos its costing me too much money ;) ;D

Title: Re: What are the various VLM methods in the UK?
Post by: John Geurkink on November 20, 2012, 08:59:41 pm

Good to see Orbot is selling there, OP has its place and think the method will grow there as it has here.
We are still settling in our market here with the Trinity, takes time to get everything set up to operate
fluidly. We do hope to move the Trinity Series into the UK in the future, but probably not for another year
or so.

Title: Re: What are the various VLM methods in the UK?
Post by: John Geurkink on November 21, 2012, 04:28:49 pm

AshWhite, the challenge is a good machine, it should make you money and satisfied customers.

Title: Re: What are the various VLM methods in the UK?
Post by: robert meldrum on November 21, 2012, 07:13:07 pm

What's taken you so long in finding us John I've been beating a drum in support of your set up for years and it's only just becoming respected and appreciated over here.

I'd often considered buying one of your machines but what Americans / Canadians pay in dollars we have to pay in Pounds which means we pay virtually double the original RETAIL cost.

The biggest negative over here is the FAKE WOOD flooring which we thought it would have lost popularity after 7 or so years but it's evolved into better products and shows little sign of going away, unfortunately !

Title: Re: What are the various VLM methods in the UK?
Post by: John Geurkink on November 21, 2012, 09:04:18 pm

Didn't you hear Robert that I am a bit slow?  LOL

yes price is indeed a factor, but the hard surface is not, we do laminate floors and a ton of wood floors here with the OP machines.
We just keep adapting to the changes in the industry like you all do.