Archive for November, 2009

Green Cleaning is No Compromise

Monday, November 16th, 2009

We have our preconditioner–this is something that we spray on the carpet at the beginning of the process and is left to dwell on the carpet for anywhere from 5-15 minutes.
This preconditioner is made of micelle enhanced nano-surfactant. These micelles are made from corn derivatives. The neat thing about these nano-surfactants is they have the [...]

Green Carpet Cleaning Solutions

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

There is a lot of talk about what a green carpet cleaning solution really is. In my opinion a green cleaning solution must not harm the environment nor any living species it comes in contact with.
As an industry instructor and business owner whose main theme is green I encounter people from all walks of life [...]

Why is CRI’s Seal of Approval (SOA) important?

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

I am asked this by my students, customers and clients that I inspect carpets for all the time. It really is quite simple and easy to relate to when you think about it.
There are a couple of  old wive’s tales that say “once you clean a carpet it will get dirty that much faster” and the [...]

Our Carpet Prespray Receives CRI Approval

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Great news! Our carpet preconditioner has received the Carpet and Rug Institute’s Seal of Approval. Now most people are going to say whats that? or so what?
Well believe it or not the major carpet mills insist that their carpets be cleaned by IICRC certified technicians using CRI approved products.
So now our company cleans with both [...]