Mr Paul Brown is a bit of a legend here in Northern California. A very well spoken, handsome, elderly white guy, tinkerer, scholar and professional ultra high end bicycle mechanic who for some reason chooses to suck filth for a living. I have a few questions for him… I know enough bicycle frame (small) manufacturers, mechanics, employees of large manufacturers, racers and ... Read More »

A recent short interview with MR Tom King from Sani Bright out of Indianapolis. Here are some questions and answers for our readers to get more acquainted with one of our more interesting members.     -What other businesses and jobs have you had prior to becoming a Rug Sucker?  I started in the 80′s as a graphic designer in Chicago, I spent the 90′s as ... Read More »

One more in our series of “getting to know” more about our terrific advertisers.. -Besides the twin and single headed Rotovacs what other unique creations have you created over the years? Cliff took his very first invention to Bissell in 1977. It was a simple, low cost carpet cleaning extractor designed for the homeowner that hooked up to a faucet ... Read More »

    This interview with Leslie Judson Jones took place November of 2012 - I think about your dad quite a bit these days. I’m sure you do as well.Was he proud of all you have accomplished since returning to the Cleaning end of the vacuum industry a few years ago? Yes, Judd was always proud of Dick and I ... Read More »

Not sure we ever officially pulled down your pants here, but what the heck ,  if we did, lets do it again…     -Were you ever a full time carpet cleaner?    -How did Superior Supply come to be? -Just how bad ass were you in your Vegas glory days? -Who is your ideal customer? -How many rounds of Ammunition ... Read More »

This conversation took place back in 2006 shortly after Mikeys Board was born. To this day it stands as one of the best Hot Seat sessions in our collection of great interviews.     It was a interesting time, you’ll notice no talk of struggling cleaners or suppliers in a tough economy that never fails to dominate discussions in today’s ... Read More »

Continued from last week: Diversification… You have this cool page on your site to help cleaners figure out if offering other services are worth it and to track success. How has diversification worked out for you? Over the years we have watch you branch/reach out to other industries (jan san, home owners etc), what attempts have succeeded and what have ... Read More »

In this chapter of our “Getting to know our advertisers” series the Hanks brothers have stepped up to the plate to give us some insight about their history and business. First off, please define the relationships and business structures of “Bridgepoint”, “Interlink” and the “Hydroforce catalog” as I’m sure I’m not the only one who gets confused about how it ... Read More »

This interview took place in June 2012     -Please describe the average company your answer the phones for? We have a variety of customers but I would say the typical Full Circle customer has anywhere from 1-2 trucks. The businesses are mainly owner/operators and range from those who are just starting up their company to businesses who have been ... Read More »