[mark shannon]

Fair enough Mike hows life with the TM?

mark

[AJB]

Over the years i've worked for 2 companies that went into voluntary liquidation, owing nobody any money, or being owed money. Trading conditions changed, and to continue would have led to eventual bankruptcy.
Voluntary liquidation was a means to buy back all assets at a reduced price, and restructure the company to make it financially viable.
This may or may not be the case with Solutions. The simple fact is we will probably never know.

[Mike Osbourne]

Mark

Using it is a shear pleasure. I sometime look at all the expensive oily bits and worry about them going wrong. but overall very happy indeed.

I saw your post about bigger TM made me laugh, I can't see how anyone would need anymore heat or suck, but after a month or two it becomes the norm and before you know it the Titan is the order of the day.

[Neil Williams]

I'll repeat what I have said earlier. I have been priviledged to information and details during conversations with the leading figures down in Redruth, and I have no problems with what's happened.

I made comments on the origional topic which resulted in Nick calling me yesterday morning.
Clearly I'm not going to go into detail about what was said, other than to say if I'd been dumped on in this fashion then I'd do the exactly the same thing.
'And' before anyone thinks I'm one of Nicks love children be assured that I'm at the front of the que when it comes to down grading all the hype on charlie pads and M Power. Some love them and I don't.

[Carpet Genie]

My 6 month old Scorpion developed a fault last week so i took the machine to a local firm of Prochem suppliers to have a look at it.
The problem was diagnosed and Solutions contacted who supplied a new part the following day and paid for the labour charge to the other company with no fuss whatsoever.

Excellent service and if they are having problems i certainly didn't notice it.

[Ed Valentine]

IMHO, Nick is focused on positioning himself and his very successful Company, SOLUTIONS, UK  in terms of strength within the Market. He appears to be growing and expanding operations.

Nothing has changed with his or our fine relationship, period. He has been a man of his word over all the years I have ever known him. A joy to work with.

It may seem that there was way too much speculation on this matter. 

The very best to all;
Ed Valentine
Cross-American Corp.

[gwrightson]

Just think for a minute about the rent/mortgage/business rates that existed with the company in Bodmin. Now think of the same overheads in Redruth.  This isn't betraying any of the confidences I've been party to, just common sense.

Safe and happy cleaning
The Ken

IMHO, Nick is focused on positioning himself and his very successful Company, SOLUTIONS, UK in terms of strength within the Market. He appears to be growing and expanding operations.

Nothing has changed with his or our fine relationship, period. He has been a man of his word over all the years I have ever known him. A joy to work with.

It may seem that there was way too much speculation on this matter.

The very best to all;
Ed Valentine
Cross-American Corp.

Are these 2 statments contridicing themselves ? 

if your expanding and growing, why the worry about the buildings they are in? when infact its stepping down 

well thats what i see!!!

Ed, you have been a very fortunate man, according to your statment unlike some others, I personaly have no gripe with Nick, although he appears to think so , infact he did get me out the sh*te on one occasion when I had equipment stolen.  "or did he ?"
"here endeth my story " 

Geoff

[robert meldrum]

More intriguing than EastEnders !

All existing or potential customers need to know is the status of the company they choose to deal with as they are prepared to invest considerable sums in not only products but in machinery and marketing which includes these products / machinery.

As I have no tie with any company and use a variety of products from around the U K and elsewhere it won't affect me who owns what or when their next " best thing since sliced bread comes along "

However I sympathise with any one who feels they've been persuaded into purchasing products or machinery which was marketed as bigger / better / healthier / greener or whatever.

My personal take is that a company started a couple of years ago marketing a range of products which were very similar to others, introduced a powerful imported machine which would outperform every other in the same category, but kept introducing " specialised " products and new " bigger / better....machines......

The market for cleaning machines and carpet cleaning products is far from finite and anyone attempting to grow too rapidly is almost certainly going to run out of development cash or buyers for their products.

What happens at that point is in this case not clear but, if a trading arrangement is set up with another company especially a company with their own established line of products there has to to be the inevitable " rationalisation "

What form this will take is anyones guess.

If you like the company you deal with and their products..............talk to them !

Speculation is what brings down banks and large corporations

[Dave Roelants]

"If you like the company you deal with and their products..............talk to them !

Speculation is what brings down banks and large corporations"

I couldn't agree more perhaps it could be also rephrased.

If you like the clients you have and enjoy the profit you make out of them - have the courtesy when you make major changes to tell them. Neither Solutions or Hydramaster have done this despite having postal and email addresses for all their clients, all we know has come from the forums, hence speculation is rife

[Joe H]

If I remember rightly....... John Gotts made an announcement on Truckmounters and Nick VW an announcement on Cleantalk.

[derek west]

i'm banned from both
awwwww bugg*r
derek

[Dave Roelants]

That's what I said Joe, they relied on the forums to communicate with their customers.

[Len Gribble]

What goes around comes around, survival of the fittest.

Ed

 


Joe

Think they were forced to make statements  , don’t you think

Mike

I’ve just got a Titan

Len

[Mike Osbourne]

Better beef up your suspension in the Vito then Len.

[Joe H]

Len
John Gotts announcement came after a bit of persuasion, I think Nicks was of his initiation.

Have you reall y got a Titan?

[robert meldrum]

Dave Roelands is absolutely correct in what he says and I would expect the same courtesy from anyone on whose mailing list my name appeared.

Just thought if people were concerned about continuity they might get peace of mind from a phone call although I agree with Daves comment.

If it was a company of mine every customer would have been sent a letter explaining the position to avoid this kind of speculation.

The subject has been totally ignored on C T apart from a brief comment around 5 or 6 weeks ago. Anyway I'm bored with this topic.

More interested in Len's Titan

[clinton]

What you cleaning len with your titan 

A beast

[Dave Roelants]

Titan make the best ladders i've ever seen. How's the view from up there Len