Quietly polishing off floorcare
April 1st 2009 At the Truvox stand at this year's Cleaning Show were David Overell,MD, and Gordon
McVean, international sales and marketing director. Cleaning Matters stopped by for
a quick catch up
By the middle of day two at The
Cleaning Show,Overell (left) and
McVean (right) have done great
deal of demonstrating and talked to a
whole slew of visitors."It's been a very
exciting buoyant two days," says
McVean."There have been some good
new opportunities as Orbis is opening
up a different market for us – daytime
cleaning."The Orbis UHS cordless
burnisher is the 'whisper quiet' floorcare
machine, that Overell says is drawing
people to the stand."This is the first time
it's been seen in the UK, having been
launched in Amsterdam,"explains
Overell.
So what are the plus points of the
new burnisher? McVean explains;"It's
cordless, so there's no tripping over
wires, and the built-in charger just plugs
in. Operationally it's easy to use as the
wheels make it simple to manoeuvre,
and it also folds up making it convenient
to store."
McVean and Overell strongly believe
that Orbis will win a large market share.
They think that the lower price of the
machine – around £400 less than its
predecessor's –will be a big factor in its
take up."There's been a lot of retail
activity in contract cleaning, lots of
churn, lots of takeovers," says McVean.
"The economic situation in the high
street is having a knock-on effect with
retailers demanding extra savings in
contract cleaning.This includes
demanding savings from manufacturers
on products to reduce outlay.
"As we know, 80% of contract cost is
labour, so the only interesting savings
are through labour savings.And labour
costs can be further reduced through
daytime cleaning."
Daytime cleaning eliminates the
need for extra night security staff,who
are often hired to give cleaners access.A
higher rate is usually paid to night
cleaners, and there are possible
insurance costs.There will also be
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