[Paul Moss]

Jim was it with a pink duo

[Jim_77]

No I get that from the other side of the family

[Richard Meads]

Like Wayne I was in the print trade, running a press.  Relocated to be near family, no print work to be found, so set up my business and haven't looked back!

My parents had a Vax which ended up in the shed, but I learned that if I soaked up a spill on my Mums wool carpet quick enough it all came out, and she'd never know!!

[Tony Gill Carpet Smart]

Left school at 15 served my time as a Painter and Decorator City & Guilds Yorkshire Counsils Till I was 21 Moved over to Bridlington went into engineering for 18 years building milling machines and cnc machines for Bridgeport Machines Then started working for myself full time after doing it for 7years part time now been working for myself 21years Decorating and also added carpet cleaning. Wish I had started carpet cleaning 21 years ago easiest money I have ever earned and I love it.
Yep had my carpets cleaned before I started doing them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers Tony

[Stephen SWC Cleaning]

I was born into the industry, always loved it as a kid getting out to at weekends with my old man.

[Warren Aldridge]

Be careful what you say to your customers. Its what my carpet cleaner said to me what started me in this industry.

He was banging on about how busy he was.

[Chris Straker]

Seeing that some are mentioning all former trades, I should add that there was a spell between plumbing and carpet cleaning ..... this was taken up by driving jobs, security work on tv/ film and a short stint as an undertaker  

[Hilton]

Left school at 15 served my time as a Painter and Decorator City & Guilds Yorkshire Counsils Till I was 21 Moved over to Bridlington went into engineering for 18 years building milling machines and cnc machines for Bridgeport Machines Then started working for myself full time after doing it for 7years part time now been working for myself 21years Decorating and also added carpet cleaning. Wish I had started carpet cleaning 21 years ago easiest money I have ever earned and I love it.
Yep had my carpets cleaned before I started doing them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers Tony

Hi Tony

I did my City Guilds as well (big big mistake dropping C&G as a proper recognised certificate) rag rolling, marbeling,staining, god I hated it.

I worked for Islington Council and others then went into the film industry working on stages for shooting, easy paint outs but the scenic painters were different class altogether, unfortunately a dying breed as computer graphics have practically made them redundant but some of the work they did was amazing, to me it was proper art work.

I hated painting and had to get out, took up carpet tile laying on a large scale with guys I met in the films then sort of fell into carpet cleaning by mistake when asked to clean a large area of carpet tiles that were new but soiled, went on from there as they asked me to do more.

As I said earlier I still do some paper hanging.