Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: andrew chrysler on February 27, 2006, 12:54:25 pm
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Anyone going on the IICRC course at Nottingham and wanting to stay overnight should look at www.travelodge.co.uk
Currently you can get a room for £10
Bargain!
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Tnx, Andrew :) I have booked one :)
The room at £10 are yet still avalble
https://www.travelodge.co.uk/saver_search/results.php?action=textSearch&search=ng7&x=67&y=13
Kind regards,
Arthur
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who's running the course?
Mike
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who's running the course?
Mike
This two day course is run by Cleansmart (http://www.cleansmartsupplies.co.uk/acatalog/IICRC_carpet_cleaning_course.html), distributor of Chemspec (http://www.chemspec-europe.com/Article.asp?id=5775).
Kind regards,
Arthur
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Just booked on this course and booked a room at the 'travellodge central' for the £10 price (this was the only hotel left) but Matt says its close by.
Mike
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Now don't forget. Pay attention to the teacher in preparation for the exam at the end. Good luck. ;D ;D
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Now don't forget. Pay attention to the teacher in preparation for the exam at the end. Good luck. ;D ;D
Thanks Martin ::) will do ;D ;D
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Hi,
I will be attending course along with my son who works with me part time when he's not loafing about at college.
I have attended up to 35 technical courses regarding telephony in my previous employment but have never attended a carpet cleaning course.
Anyone know the format etc ?
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now booked on the course
just need to book hotel now
geoff
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Tony are you the plus clean from Hull? I saw you in Tescos last week ;) ;)
if you remember school its a bit like that but i think there's some machine demos on the night.
3 of us from hull are going Newclean, Ferriby carpet care and me. we'll be finding a good curry house on the night if you fancy it.
if you ever fancy a chat or need to borrow anything ( I've got alsorts in my Garage ;D ) give me a call.
Mike
Henry Halliday & Son Ltd
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to list a few, 3 working truckmounts, 5 non working truckmounts, 2 portys 8 rotarys , 3 contra brushes
8 vacuums, around 8 water tanks, endless sprayers, solution line, hoses, spare pumps, motors ,
wands, hand tools . things he buys, from america on a whim, things he buys just for the hell of it.and god knows what else hidden away.
And he wonders why the better half goes on about it ;D ;D ;D
Geoff
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Hi Mike,
Yes I am the Plusclean from Hull and I would love to meet up for a chat and pick your brains.
You supply the brains and I will supply the lager.
Many thanks for the offer
Tony
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I've booked to go on this course,who else is going.
Regards Rob.
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I'll be there.
Arthur
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Ill be there but Isuggest the drinks are on the Guys who got the £10 rooms. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ??? ???
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Gents
Just a question to the long established cleaners. Whats the reason going on the course after being in business so long.
Has something changed in the market?
Cheers
Neil
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Neil,
I want to join NCCA and they will not let me in unless I go on an aproved course, and pass exam Also although I have been on various courses , none our NCCA aproved. although companies support NCCA
have loads of information manuals etc you never know it all.
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Neil,
I want to join NCCA and they will not let me in unless I go on an aproved course, and pass exam Also although I have been on various courses , none our NCCA aproved. although companies support NCCA
have loads of information manuals etc you never know it all.
Ian,
You'll still have to do an upholstery course ontop of the 2 day c/c one.
Arthur
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Arthur,
Possibly as opinions differ on this one.
Paul Pearce told me two years ago that if you passed your Carpet Cleaning IICRC you could take an exam for the Upholstery section of NCCA ENTRY EXAM.
But it may have changed.
Just going to wait and see.
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HI Ian
It was not intened as a dig at anyone, I was just interested as yourself and Mike are both on it and was wondering why the time is right now.
Why do you want to join the NCCA now as you have been around a few years. What will it add for your business?
I am interested because will it improve the number of jobs you get and does the customer care because 99% of them have never heard of the NCCA or IICRC to even ask.
If they had more advertising in the directories it might be worth it. To small and not allways in the right place in the directory to make people notice.
I would not mind paying more to Join if they advertisied to the people in the right way. Its alright CC's knowing about them but surely we want the Customers to know about them above all else. For me they should at the very least do a deal with Thosmson and Yell to get a bigger slot at the front of the books. In my yellowpages they have a credit card sizes add about four pages in.
I maybe totaly wrong but it just my thoughts about them and thats why I am always wondering about joining.
Cheers
Neil
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Arthur,
Possibly as opinions differ on this one.
Paul Pearce told me two years ago that if you passed your Carpet Cleaning IICRC you could take an exam for the Upholstery section of NCCA ENTRY EXAM.
But it may have changed.
Just going to wait and see.
Ian
It's a defo. i checked it out with Ken Wainright.
Arthur
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I'm a member of the NCCA and it's worth joining just for the monthly journal - so much information to take in, cleaning awareness to marketing, etc. They offer legal info and help with accounting. They also run numerous courses.
I went on the NCCA carpet cleaning course in 1984 with lecturer Ian Day, then repeated the course 2 yrs ago with Paul Pearce so that I could become a member. So much info has changed over the years, this is why I want to do the IICRC course for more indepth info as you can never stop learning
regards
rob
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Cheers Rob
Just wanted some views from people who have been in the business a long time as I am just unsure about them.
Thanks for that.
Cheers
Neil
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I'm going on it because it makes a nice trip out :) I'll meet lots of forward thinking carpet cleaners, learn a little bit more about my chosen profession, and have a bit of a drink.
I'm travelling down tomorrow teatime so if anyone is also going tomorrow and fancy a drink let me know.
Mike
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Good excuse to get away from the wife for a couple of days ;D ;D
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I am planning to arrive around 6pm, Do not Know Nottingham so cant suggest meet at with pink carnation.
Neil, I do not think I will get any more jobs by joining NCCA, as where I live has a lot of NCCA members...already.
Running Late no idea whay yime I will arrive.
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Many thanks to Matt of Cleansmart for the welcome and hospitality at this recent IICRC course
and thanks to Richard of Chemspec for the instuction, he showed enthusiam,and inspired confidence in those taking the exam. he explained the technical and the finer points of c.c in a way ,even the complete novices on the course could take on board, and yes , there were a number attending who had never even sucked a rug yet, I admire there visions and wish them all the best for the future.
good to meet others from around the uk, "yes even the scots ;D "
A demo of various tools and equipment from matt and richard for anybody interested after the days slog, a few pints and a good curry a good time had by all.
good luck Matt with your venture , you should do well, good range of stock, willing and helpful, and i would reccomend any c.c to give you a try.
Geoff
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Yes thanks Matt and Richard.
Now we have got to wait for the results.
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Totally agree it was a first class course
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Matt did an excellent job organising the course, venue and refreshments, and I'm not saying that just because I was sat right next to him :)
At first I thought "just theory, I will forget it all in a day" but in the exam at the end it all came rushing back.
I still don't know one end of a wand from another, but I can set fire to a fibre and know wool from acrylic.
Nice to meet everybody.
Fingers crossed for the results for all.