Classroom courses

This 5-day training course is intended to deliver the most comprehensive and best value for money carpet and upholstery cleaning training available in the UK today. We believe that this investment will produce a very quick return on investment to those who learn, adopt and adapt to the best practice built into the modules in this program.

This course assumes that the student has reached a reasonably high level of competence and experience in cleaning carpets and rugs. It is also intended to be an essential reference and resource for those who are concerned with maintaining residential (domestic) or commercial (contract) wool carpets and rugs, whether they become a WoolSafe-Approved Carpet Care Specialist or not.

Complaint Investigation Training Course

This 2-day course is presented by Dr Eric M Brown of Cleaning Research International, who has been a carpet inspector for more than 30 years, during which time he has inspected hundreds of installations, both residential (domestic) and commercial (contract). A significant number of claims have gone to Court, where Dr Brown has acted as an expert witness.

One day seminar for carpet cleaners

A classroom based course with ‘hands on’ practical participation by trainees. The course covers such essentials as: refitting loose carpet and door bars, basic carpet repairs, re-stretching, seam repairs etc. It has proven very popular with carpet and rug cleaners wishing to add a premium service for their clients and make safe fittings prior to cleaning.

Programme
1. Introduction
2. Definitions
3. Carpet Installation Standards
4. Common Carpet Installations
5. Repair Safety
6. Repair Opportunities
Gripper
Underlay
Re-stretching
Seams
Delamination
Door bars and nap-locks
Re-tufting woven carpets
Re-tufting tufted carpets
Bonded inserts
7. Repair Tools
8. Pricing
9. Useful Contacts

This course is open to all carpet cleaners and concentrates on the successful removal of difficult spots and stains from wool and wool-rich carpet.

This is the industry’s most extensive hands-on rug cleaning course.

On completing this one-day colour repair course trainees will have the necessary knowledge and hands on practice to offer colour repair as an additional service, opening up a new income stream and helping to secure cleaning work where solutions to existing carpet issues can now be included in the quote.

This 1-day course is presented by Julie Roberts of Chemspec Europe. Julie is a WoolSafe Certified Trainer.

This one-day course teaches trainees the best methods, chemistry and techniques for cleaning, maintaining, protecting and carrying out spot removal treatments on a variety of natural fibre carpets, rugs and textiles including: sisal, viscose, silk, bamboo, sea grass and coir.

Julie Roberts will be sharing her vast knowledge of commercial carpet cleaning with lucky delegates.

Although Part 1 in a 3-part Marketing Masterclass programme KickStart Marketing works well as a stand alone course too.

Using Testimonials to Drive Sales and Boost Profits

Although Part 2 in a 3-part Marketing Masterclass programme Testimonials Drive Sales & Boost Profits works well as a stand alone course too.

Maximising your Database of Clients & Prospects

Part 3 in a 3-part Marketing Master Class programme, Maximising Your Data works well as a stand alone course too.

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3-Day Live Conference + 30 days of access to Textile Pro Online Modules

Lisa Wagner and Mark Kennedy present an in-depth rug program focusing on both technical and marketing topics central to building a successful rug cleaning operation. Participants will gain a higher level understanding of the rug cleaning process, including best practices that minimize mistakes and produce superior cleaning results. Participants will also discover the best performing strategies and systems for building highly profitable long-term relationships with clients.

The IICRC Carpet Cleaning Technicians Course (CCT) is a two-day certification course for new and experienced professional carpet cleaners alike.

The CCT class is not a “hands-on class” in the two-day or live-stream format but covers all the essentials a professional carpet cleaner needs to know. This includes:

• Industry Standards
• Carpet Fibre identification
• Carpet construction
• Carpet Dyeing
• The Chemistry of Cleaning
• Methods of Cleaning
• Stains and Stain Removal
• Carpet Protectors
• Cleaning Procedure
• Carpet problems
• Health and Safety

The IICRC Upholstery and Fabric Cleaning Technicians Course (UFT) is a two-day certification course for new and experienced professional carpet cleaners alike.

The UFT class is not a “hands-on class” in the live-stream format but covers all the essentials a professional carpet and upholstery cleaner needs to know. This includes:

• Fibre identification
• Fabric construction
• Fibre and Fabric Dyeing
• The Chemistry of Cleaning
• Methods of Cleaning
• Stains and Stain Removal
• Cleaning Procedure
• Upholstery problems
• Health and Safety
• Fabric Protectors
• Other fabric cleaning opportunities