The word “Green” is often misused in our industry and I wanted to take a few minutes to explain why I think it is so. If you look up the term “Green”, it really means “do what you need to do to do your job correctly, but make sure that you do the least amount of damage while doing so.” ... Read More »

Sapphire Scientific The “Hard Facts” Hard Surface Cleaning Tips  Installment #2 By Bryan Thompson   In the first installment I outlined the importance of being able to properly identify the type of hard surface material you will be cleaning.  If your read that installment, you know that I stated that it’s absolutely essential to positively identify the flooring material, and ... Read More »

 Co authored by John Otero and Scott Warrington You don’t need the sales statistics to tell you that wood floors are in many homes today. You are see woods floors in most of the nicer homes you enter to clean carpet. Many cleaners have taken an interest in cleaning the wood floors and/or the rugs that are lying on those ... Read More »

  When you look back on your business and reflect on the decisions you made along the way, have you ever noticed that sometimes the decisions you thought would have a major impact had much less than the ones that you thought were minor. Of course major decisions can have a major impact, but minor decisions can sometimes have just ... Read More »

Sapphire Scientific’s The “Hard Facts” Hard Surface Cleaning Tips Installment #1 By Bryan Thomson Hard surfaces are becoming the flooring material of choice in most new homes, and certainly have been for years in commercial buildings due to its longevity and beauty. Hard surface cleaning covers a multitude of surfaces and material types. With that in mind it is absolutely ... Read More »

HydraStone Heavy Duty Stone, Tile and Grout Cleaning solution is specially formulated for the heavy duty cleaning of natural stone floors and surfaces, as well as tile and grout floors and walls. Unlike most hard surface cleaners that contain water conditioning agents and harsh solvents that can actually etch and damage a fine stone surface, HydraStone was specifically made to ... Read More »

Press Release March 25th, 2013   2 Wands; 31HP; 400+CFM; 1,200 PSI; 245◦F <$20,000. The Boxxer XL produces performance levels that most truckmounts only dream about – True dual wand capabilities; 400+CFM (static measurement), attains 245◦F temperature (185◦F continuous flow at 1.25GPM); and proven and tested coupler direct driven blower. Time tested and proven frame and drive system reduces vibration ... Read More »

To paraphrase Mark Twain “the reports of the death of the carpet industry have been greatly exaggerated.” Carpet still covers over 60% of all flooring. Carpet tile (modules) is actually increasing in market share. Shaw Industries reports that 70% of commercial carpet revenue is from carpet tile. A feature of carpet tile that is beneficial to cleaners is 86% of ... Read More »

Are you missing out on potential business right under your feet? By Doyle Bloss, HydraMaster I was perusing some industry flooring statistics the other day published in a weekly floor covering magazine published mainly for floor covering retailers. Through a research company, they were doing a report on the growth (or shrinkage) in sales and shipments of different types of ... Read More »

Accessories That Make You Money! Dorrel Allsop Sapphire Scientific Sales Manager   We are very excited about 2013. Sapphire’s focus on engineering the most innovative and user-friendly products, is paying off in a big way for cleaners andour distribution partners. You, as distributors, have helped make 2012 a record breaking year for Sapphire Truck mount sales, and we thank you ... Read More »