Clean It Up

UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: *paul_moss on March 30, 2005, 07:06:28 pm

Title: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: *paul_moss on March 30, 2005, 07:06:28 pm: Looking forward to seeing you guy's tomorrow especially the nutty ones that keep me so amused on this board. ;D
and of course the Great John Bolton,worth going to M/K just to meet him.

Tomorrow
Paul
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: Len Gribble on March 30, 2005, 07:28:16 pm: Paul

Don’t forget the hat

How did you find out I have a house in the old Bexley mental hospital grounds?

Look out for Father Christmas!

Len
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: Michel Roberts on March 31, 2005, 12:00:37 am: Paul

As len says don t forget your hat, or we won' t know reconize you!

Michel
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: Gavin Reardon on March 31, 2005, 12:16:14 am: Guys

Have a great day gutted I can't be there :(

Happy shopping ;D

Regards Gavin
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: Martin S on March 31, 2005, 04:48:19 pm: Hi all,

Just got back from the Carpet Cleaners day out at the National Hockey stadium Milton Keynes, and after a long journey home, all the way to....................................................................Milton Keynes ;D would like to say that it was great to finally put some faces to names (Derek, Len, Nick etc etc). It was a really good day, thanks largely to the good turn out from both CC's and suppliers. I found Martin Riley's talk really interesting, (thanks Martin and Diane)

Good to finally meet John Bolton, and seeing him on the road to recovery (your looking good John, but still take it easy for a bit eh!!).

Last, but by no means least, thanks to Trevor (Woodman) for organizing such a good day. Thanks Guys. Hope to meet up again in the future.

Regards.

Martin
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: Ken Wainwright on March 31, 2005, 06:28:25 pm: A big thanks to Trevor for organising an excellent day. The same goes to all of the manufacturers who showed off their toys for us boys. And meeting up with fellow cleaners is always a joy.

Well done and thanks to everyone.

Safe and happy cleaning :)
Ken
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: Len Gribble on March 31, 2005, 07:46:26 pm: Hats off to Trevor great venue and also to the manufactures, would like to thank Martin Riley for the talk, food for thought!

It was nice meeting and putting names to new faces.

One bit of kit I did like was the Dart (no vac Len ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D)

Len
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: Phil Marlor on March 31, 2005, 07:57:54 pm: Thanks to Trevor for organising and all the suppliers for their demonstrations.

Nice to put names to faces and for anyone not there I can confirm that Mark Betts IS still alive.

Although I dislike the MK Dongs with a passion I thought it was an excellent venue and would be great to go back there again in the future.

Len/Trevor dont forget next time you are in my terrortory(spell) give me a call.

Right I off to the Gym, I think 6 months lifting weights and I might be able to lift Kens wand.

:o"What a great line that is"!!!! :o

Phil
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: *paul_moss on March 31, 2005, 08:07:35 pm: Same here
Great day ,thanks to Trevor for organising it.
Just one question though
WERE WAS STRAKER HIDING, looked every were for him.I reckon Len was hiding him in the van.

Paul
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: Michel Roberts on March 31, 2005, 08:16:29 pm: Yes a great day out well worth the effort

Many thanks to woodman

Michel
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: *paul_moss on March 31, 2005, 08:27:52 pm: Another guy I wanted to meet today and missed was Ken Wainright.
Is he and Chris Straker one and the same I wonder ;D

Paul
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: Doug Holloway on March 31, 2005, 08:38:23 pm: Hi Guys and Gals,

Nice to see lots of new faces and some older ones.

Thanks to Trevor for organising things.

It was good to see the various systems in action and to have a play.

Personally I would like to see more of these type of days and Martin Riley was excellent.There are lots of other topics which I'm sure people would be interested in.

Cheers,

Doug
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: mark_roberts on March 31, 2005, 08:52:15 pm: Yep, well done Trevor for a good day out.

Enjoyed Martins talk and the demos of the machines and systems. Yet again, for the second time, I missed the Charlie Pad demo >:(

I even bought a CFR machine :o but couldnt get it on the plane.

Mark

PS. feel a bit sorry for Trevor as he'll have to go back to 'blend in' the whole area due to it looking so patchy.
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: paul@ctcs on March 31, 2005, 08:53:21 pm: Emma and myself thoroughly enjoyed today so a big thanks to Trevor ;D It was great to catch up with the guys and to put even more names to faces, Including the ellusive John Bolton at long last :)

The demonstrations were great and listening to Martin has given me a few ideas, although I'm not sure fast track is right for CTCS it was impressive and his Bull S##t free talk has i'm sure tempted a few to give it a try.

Looking forward to the next time

Paul & Emma
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: ian richards on March 31, 2005, 08:55:23 pm: Len

I watched you playing with the Sebo Dart, you were almost ORGASMIC!!!

Good to see everyone again

Job well done Trevor ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: Len Gribble on March 31, 2005, 09:36:16 pm: Paul
Honest wasn’t hiding him think the queen needed him in Wandworth prison some thing about a crap job he did in House of Commons but that only hearsay!

Ken was there with his lightweight wand, thanks Phil and mark pulled a mussel, ken where was the risk assessment and training?

So you’re not taffy

Ian

Not used a vac before good ant they?

Len
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: strakercleaning on March 31, 2005, 10:21:24 pm: Could have made it today after all. ::)
Stooooooopid client calls me at 0800 ( with lame politician type excuse ) to postpone our 0830 appointment. :o
Many things i wanted to see today, in action so to speak.
At least i had nice drive in as far as Wimbledon Park and back.
Glad to hear that it was a success and sick that i missed it. ( I must have been one of the first to book a place originally, only to forego days later :'()
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: Dave Parry on March 31, 2005, 11:19:24 pm: Had a great day out, nice to put faces to names, and see everybody. Even traffic was ok going there and coming home. Cant be bad.
Well done Woodman.
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: clive on April 01, 2005, 12:05:52 am: Well done trevor for putting on a very good day. Very informative and good to see all the old faces again and to put new faces to names.
I bet the hockey stadium has never had ten systems cleaning their reception carpet before! Wonder what it will look like tomorrow!! :)

Clive
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: Mike_Boxall on April 01, 2005, 08:46:52 am: Thanks again to Trevor for organising it.

For me it was just the right number - there wasn't too many that you couldn't get to speak to the people you wanted to (although I'm sure there were probably 2 or 3 who I didn't realise who they were).

Would love to see the reception carpet this morning!

Will see you all at the next one

Regards

Mike
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: carpetmonsters on April 01, 2005, 04:20:04 pm: Thanks Woodman

steve
Title: Re: Carpet cleaners day out
Post by: Dynafoam on April 01, 2005, 05:36:45 pm: Once again Sir Trevor of the Woods has done great service to the industry in organising this event :D

I am sure that all who attended found the day most enjoyable and informative - I especially so after my two-month 'exile'.

With so many new and old friends present it is always difficult to get round to everyone and inevitably several conversations get cut short and others do not get started. A week-long event would surely suffer the same drawbacks.