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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: davep on May 23, 2006, 08:51:14 pm

Title: Prochem advice
Post by: davep on May 23, 2006, 08:51:14 pm

Hi everyone, another newbie here.  I am looking at starting a carpet/upholstery cleaning business in Liverpool.  I can get a good deal on the Prochem Powerplus, but need to know what to get to go with it (or if another machine may be better)  i am looking at a stair and upholstery tool, what else may i need?

Also is it worth doing upholstery or is that a bit fiddly?!

Title: Re: Prochem advice
Post by: BRSL on May 23, 2006, 09:23:28 pm

Carpet
Upholstery
Curtains
Rugs
Matresses
Leather
Hard Floor

Do it all other wise your missing out big time, and of course a little training to point you in the right direction

James

Title: Re: Prochem advice
Post by: John Kelly on May 23, 2006, 09:29:33 pm

As James says training is a must. It might seem like an expense at the start and you'll hear lots of people saying, training I never had any training.
But what it will do is put you on a steady footing from day one and hopefully help you avoid some of the many pitfalls which can befall you.

Title: Re: Prochem advice
Post by: davep on May 23, 2006, 10:05:28 pm

Thanks, i am going to get the Prochem training with the machine, i will also do the nacc one as well.  So do you rate Prochem?

Title: Re: Prochem advice
Post by: gwrightson on May 23, 2006, 10:08:50 pm

  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D ;D never heard it called that before
 sorry Dave, i know it was just a mistype but just in case NCCA
 Geoff
 

Title: Re: Prochem advice
Post by: davep on May 24, 2006, 07:06:34 pm

Thanks lads, maybe i will look at doing the lot, ie Carpet, upholstery, matresses, leather and hard floor..  What kind of gear would i need for that?

Title: Re: Prochem advice
Post by: BRSL on May 24, 2006, 07:23:03 pm

A Truck Mount  ;D

Title: Re: Prochem advice
Post by: davep on May 24, 2006, 07:44:31 pm

Hmmm.. truck mount bit expensive for now, think ill go for a Prochem Powermax with stair and upholstery tool.  Should be ok with that?

Title: Re: Prochem advice
Post by: mark_roberts on May 24, 2006, 10:44:17 pm

Dont mean to sound blunt here but have you researched this business??

Theres a bit more to it than the fiddly cleaning of suites.

Mark

Title: Re: Prochem advice
Post by: davep on May 25, 2006, 12:46:05 pm

Your right, was thinking of starting with just carpets (after training) then move on to upholstery (after more training!)

Title: Re: Prochem advice
Post by: Kinver_Clean on May 25, 2006, 06:56:17 pm

You dont say even the region you are from let alone the town..... you may get some help from a local cleaner if we know roughly where you are from.

Trevor

Title: Re: Prochem advice
Post by: davep on May 25, 2006, 09:02:50 pm

Im in Liverpool (it says in first post!)   ;)