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What do shoppers look for?

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

What do shoppers look for when buying a carpet washer or vacuum cleaner?

It may come as a suprise to some to learn that the number one floorcare appliance brand in Britain is Vax Ltd.

Vax outperformed the market and sold more floorcare cleaning appliances in the month of August 2008 and the quarter June-August 2008 than any other floorcare brand. In fact Vax has been the fastest growing British floorcare brand over the past five years.

So what makes Vax machines so popular with consumers? 
 
The answer has to be value for money. Vax provides cutting edge technology, such as ‘no loss of suction’ vacuum cleaners, along with great customer service… all at highly competitive prices. This is particularly important at a time when consumers are feeling the pinch from rising costs of living.
 
The days of disposable white goods are over – in these days of credit crunch many consumers look for a quality product that is guaranteed to last, much like their grandparents did. Many of us had grandmothers who owned the same vacuum cleaner for years and years – it was regularly serviced and well looked after… and did not contribute to landfill.

With a 6-year guarantee, Vax’s ‘no loss of suction’ Mach vacuum cleaners are built to last longer, meaning less landfill, less plastic and less packaging. And the bagless design with lifetime washable filters means no replacements to buy either. If you’ve got a problem you can phone the UK based Vax Helpline on 0870 606 1248 and get through to a customer care advisor based at Vax HQ.  As around 80% of calls are resolved over the phone, there’s less disruption for the customer and less transport costs, which all helps to reduce the carbon footprint of each machine. And caring for your carpets properly, with regular vacuuming and washing, helps prolong their life too.

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Washing Carpets is Easy and Affordable!

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Deep cleaning is an ideal way to freshen up a tired-looking carpet, brighten the colour and put a spring back into the pile. It also helps prolong the life of a carpet by removing the ground-in dirt that flattens and damages carpet fibres, which dry vacuuming alone can’t reach. All the family will feel the benefit too, as washing gets rid of unwelcome guests like pollen, bacteria and dust mites that thrive in warm, humid environments and can trigger allergies.  As hiring a professional cleaner to deep clean your home can be costly – around £70-£100 for two average sized rooms – it makes more economic sense to invest in a carpet washer. With models available from under £100, upright carpet washers are as easy to use as a regular dry vacuum and provide an affordable way to wash carpets and suck up spills. 

The V-024 Rapide Classic is a lightweight, upright carpet washer with a static brushbar that gently loosens and lifts dirt from carpet pile. Easy to fill, empty, use and store, the Rapide’s handle lays flat to the floor so you can clean under and around furniture really easily. Also in this range are the V-025 Rapide and V-026 Rapide Deluxe, which both have a rotating brushbar that agitates carpet pile to lift and remove ground-in dirt and stains. The Deluxe has all the features of the Rapide, plus a wash tool and flexible hose for refreshing stairs, upholstery and car interiors. In addition to a wash tool, the V-028 Rapide PowerJet Pro has an extra wide cleaning path so it’s good for washing larger areas of carpet. It has a static brushbar that agitates pile to dislodge dirt and PowerJet technology that pumps jets of water deep into carpet fibres, and also a wash tool for cleaning stairs and upholstery. Topping the range is the V-027 Rapide XL, which features two contra-rotating brushbars to deep clean carpet fibres and groom pile, as well as extra large capacity clean and dirty water tanks.  The V-033 Rapide Compact is the newest addition to the Rapide range. It’s a portable, lightweight spot cleaner with a hand tool and hose for washing stairs, upholstery and car interiors.  

All Rapide carpet washers come with Vax carpet washing solutions that are specially formulated to hygienically clean deep into carpet, lifting dirt and stains, and preventing odours. Vax solutions dry leaving a fresh fragrance without any sticky residue, helping to prevent resoiling.

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Great Results From New Generation ‘Heated Cleaning’ Carpet Washers

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Gone are the days when deep cleaning your carpets was a job you had to put aside a whole day for, thanks to a new generation of carpet washers featuring technology designed to reduce washing and drying times.  With some heated cleaning carpet washers, for exmple the premimum range from Vax, heat generated by the machine is directed onto the floor, assisting both the cleaning and drying process. This means that carpets are ready to use again in just a few hours. Regular washing helps prolong carpet life by removing the ground-in dirt that can damage and flatten carpet fibres. It is also recommended for homes with allergy sufferers, as it also removes pollen, bacteria and dust mites, which live and breed deep in carpets and are common triggers of allergies such as asthma and hayfever.  All three models in the Vax heated cleaning range have rotating SpinScrubTM brushes on the floor head that clean deep into the carpet on all sides of the fibres to loosen and lift embedded dirt, leaving carpet pile looking springy and renewed. They each have a handtool with the same SpinScrubTM technology that fits to a flexible hose, for removing spots and stains, cleaning stairs and upholstery. In addition to washing carpets and upholstery they are also great for sucking up any accidental spills. The Vax V-123 Agility is a compact and manoeuvrable upright carpet washer, with a foldaway handle to make storage easy. It has CleanSurgeTM technology to release extra cleaning solution at the push of a button, for spot treating high traffic areas. Revolutionary Dual VTM Air Path technology on the Vax V-124 Dual V delivers consistent suction across the width of the floor nozzle to reduce drying time. The Automix system mixes the cleaning solution and water for optimum cleaning results. The Dual V was awarded ‘Best Buy’ status in the September 2008 issue of Which? magazine. 

The Vax V-125 All Terrain offers the same great carpet cleaning performance as the Dual V but can also wash sealed hard floors. The hard floor mode offers a more hygienic method of washing hard floors than a traditional mop and bucket, leaving floors dry and your room ready to use again immediately. Its extra wide cleaning path makes it ideal for washing larger areas while the Auto-rinse button provides fast and easy rinsing.

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