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Welcome

Hi, my name is Jane Mitchell and I own Sutton Carpet Cleaners. The business was started by me after my husbands business went into liquidation earlier this year, through no fault of his own, and I relised that the customers he had been loyally serving over the last nine years still wanted the same level of service they had been getting.

Phil is now working for Sutton Carpet Cleaners as our Chief Technician and with his education and experience of the carpet cleaning industry we will guarantee all our clients the best possible levels of service.

We will be updating this blog on a regular basis so keep a look out for any special offers and helful tips that we feel will benefit you.

We look forward to doing all your carpet and upholstery cleaning in the future and remember if you are not totally satisfied after our technicians have finished then call us within 24 hours and we will arrange for them to return and re clean until you are absolutely delighted.

Eco Carpet Cleaning

Responsible Carpet Cleaning Throughout The UK


About Eco Carpet Care Birmingham

Eco Carpet Care Birmingham is run and managed by Jane Mitchell from The Birmingham Carpet Cleaning Company who are based in Sutton Coldfield and have been working in the Birmingham and surrounding areas since 2001.



After spending many years of researching and testing eco cleaning products, we partnered with Eco Carpet Care to deliver to you the most Eco Friendly Commercial and domestic carpet cleaning system ever!



Your carpets are cleaned with the safest eco friendly products without any compromise on result. Your homes or business premises will be cleaner, fresher, safer and healthier. What could be better for you, your family, your staff and your visitors?



You can contact us now on 0121 311 1893 or 0800 840 7429 to arrange your FREE carpet cleaning quotation or you can visit our website and get your own tailor made quote in the comfort of your own home. Just click on our prices section and it will calculate the price for you.

You are never under any obligation to buy anything and you will be able to get all the information you need to make an informed intelligent decision.

The Eco Carpet Care network is setting a new standard in the UK for what is acceptable when having your commercial and domestic carpets and upholstery cleaned.



It is important for companies to lead the way in promoting the health of staff, visitors and the environment by making better choices, like reducing waste, reusing materials, and recycling, and Eco Carpet Care Birmingham are now leading the way by encouraging companies to get on board. Now we need to grasp further and significant new opportunities to shift course again relating to how we clean and what we use to clean and this shift is particularly valuable to small business owners and larger business facilities managers.



The bar has been raised for carpet cleaners to meet this challenge. The result is cleaner indoor air, lower health risks for building occupants and staff, fewer liabilities, and far less environmental impact.

Our national service is particularly important with businesses and premises that are expected to offer safe indoor environments, such as;

• Nurseries

• Schools

• Offices

• Care Homes

• Restaurants

• Shops

• Health Centres

• Alternative Centres

• Doctors/Dentists Surgeries

• and more...

Let your staff and visitors and potential clients know that you care about them and the environment, visit our website today and find out the answers.

www.birminghamcarpetcleaner.co.uk

Tel: 01231 311 1893

Find out more about us

Visit our websites to find out more about our business. We offer the following services to the people of the West Midlands, Staffordshire and Warwickshire

• Carpet Cleaning
• Upholstery Cleaning
• Tile & Grout Cleaning
• Leather Upholstery Cleaning
• Curtain Cleaning
• Rug Cleaning

If you would like to find out a little more about our services or if you would like an instant online quotation visit the website closest to you.
Birmingham - http://www.birminghamcarpetcleaner.co.uk/
Sutton Coldfield - http://www.suttoncarpetcleaning.co.uk/
Walsall - http://www.walsall-commercial-cleaners.co.uk/

Our Birmingham office covers all Central, West and South Birmingham
Our Sutton Coldfield office covers all of North and East Birmingham
Our walsall office covers all Walsall and Staffordshire
Please give us a try, we are sure you will be pleased you did.
Thank you
Jane Mitchell
Proprietor
The Birmingham Carpet Cleaning Company

Carpet Cleaning and allergies

Over the past 20 years or so allergies, such as asthma, have been causing more and more of us to experience those uncomfortable – and in the case of our children in particular – distressing symptoms of allergen sensitivity. It is now estimated that over 50% of children have some form of allergy, and unfortunately for the majority of them these symptoms will not be diagnosed until they are fully 'sensitised' - by which time the allergy could be with them for life. - Do You Recognise These Symptoms?
Most symptoms associated with allergies are so common we don’t even realise they are allergies Symptoms such as sneezing, wheezing, sinus pain, runny nose, coughing, rashes, swelling, itchy red eyes and sore throats can all indicate an underlying sensitivity to the allergens. This increase has been blamed on many things including the pollution in our environment. In particular pollution indoors, in our homes.
Until recently in this country, professional carpet and upholstery cleaning has been traditionally regarded as simply a cosmetic job to remove stains from years of wear and tear, and it has been carried out by untrained people with low-tech equipment.
Now, with improved knowledge and techniques gained from countries such as America, Canada and Australia the importance of cleaning for the benefit of the family's health has been recognised as being of vital importance.
Birmingham Carpet Cleaning Co. are acutely aware of these problems and are right at the forefront in addressing the situation.
Facts About Allergies
1. The British Allergy Foundation has described Asthma as “the most common chronic childhood medical condition.” However, no one has ever found a ‘cure’ for Asthma.
2. The number of Allergy Sufferers is growing dramatically in the UK. This has been blamed on hundreds of different reasons like pollution. If this was true why are there as many sufferers in the Highlands of Scotland as in the inner cities?
3. It is our children that suffer the most. Exposure of children in early years of life to allergens increases their risk of developing allergies. Establishing an allergy-friendly environment is the first step in avoiding common allergens and controlling allergies.
4. Millions of pounds are lost in production each year when people in offices become ‘ill’ with headaches tickly throat, runny nose and sore eyes etc…
5. We have scientific proof that is not just Asthma, rhinitis and eczema that are caused by the faeces of the Dust Mite – allergies can start as simply as a tickly cough, runny nose and sore eyes etc…
6. Some people will tell you to remove your carpets and vacuum with a conventional (bag or cyclone) cleaning machine. This is not correct advice. To transform your life you first need professional advice, professional ‘deep’ cleaning and carpet and upholstery protection.
7. Stainshield Professional™ is a unique new product that is clinically tested and proven to create an allergy-free home environment by safely removing the House Dust Mite from your mattress, carpets and upholstery. Stainshield Professional™ a Patented product, unlike most methods – it actually removes the mite, not just the food source and protects your furnishings from soil and stains.

The House Dust Mites (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus) are microscopic (up to 0.3 mm) arthropod creatures related to ticks and spiders. Too small to be seen with the naked eye the mites are turtle shaped creatures with eight legs. They live on the decaying dead skin flakes in house dust – skin that we shed every day. There is hardly a house in the UK without them, although the number can vary between houses containing huge numbers, and others almost none.
The Mites survival does not only depend on the amount of dust, but very much on the amount of humidity in the house. Without continuous high humidity (50+rh) their skin will cause them to rapidly dehydrate. In these perfect conditions Dust Mites live for 3-4 months with females laying 25 to 50 eggs, with a new generation produced every three weeks!
It is not the Mite that we become allergic to, but ironically it’s the waste product from our skin that they digest. In fact it is the powerful protein enzymes the mites digest our skin with, in a similar way to most creatures.
Each mite will produce around 20 droppings per day everywhere they go. Each of these droppings holds around 10-12 sub pellets that are about 2-10 micron in size and contain their leftover enzymes.
THE SOLUTION
Prevention is better than cure. Cleaning of your carpets and upholstery by a fully trained and certificated professional on a regular scheduled basis will significantly reduce the risks that your family are subjected to. And, not only will Stainshield Professional protect against the effects of mites, but it also gives protection against most household soils and spills by creating a barrier and not allowing them to get a hold on your valuable carpets and furnishings.
To protect your floorcoverings and upholstery and provide a much healthier indoor environment Call Now on 0121 311 1893

Why Truckmounted Carpet Cleaning

Ultimate Truckmount Challenge

A truck mounted, carpet cleaning machine is the standard installation for Birmingham Cleaners. These machines supply dependable, industrial-strength vacuum and hot water delivery and recovery for effective steam or 'extraction' carpet cleaning. The ability to mount the equipment inside a carpet cleaning van makes for a highly mobile setup that is especially suited to bringing our carpet cleaning business to our clients place of residence or to a commercial business.




These truck mounted, cleaning machines are bolted to the floor of a Ford Transit van. They are powered by their own lpg driven engines and thus do not require any electrical energy from the customers residence. They are self-contained and can be moved into a different van if required. They are very expensive, but they provide a much higher standard of cleaning.



The most important advantage to truck mounted machines is cleaning power. Truck mounted systems use on board water and can heat it to over 220 F. The hotter water helps breakdown the dirt, soils and stains in the carpet and also improves the chemical action of the cleaning solution. Secondly, truck mounts are able to supply more powerful water pressure which will ensure your carpets are fully rinsed out and altogether free of any solution. Extra solution left on a carpet will cause it to get dirty faster. Lastly, the vacuum power of truck mounts is significantly greater than using portable machines. Better vacuum means improved extraction of dirt and soils and also, less residual water left behind so drying times are faster e.g. 2-4 hours vs. overnight for most portable cleaners.

Identifying carpet fibres

Identification of Carpet Fibre

Carpet is constructed out of different fibres. It can be either natural or artificial. When you purchase carpet you would like to know the material or the fibre of which it is manufactured. Knowing fibre is essential not only to judge its durability but also for its cleaning and spotting. Different cleaning methods are adopted for different types of fibres. For instance, for olefin fibres, chlorine bleach can be used. However, hot iron or carpet protector cannot be used for olefin. Fibre testing is simple and you can do it yourself.

Polypropylene If the fibre floats in water, it means it is olefin fibre. No testing kit is required. It’s simple. Are you ready? Ok, take a glass of water and add little detergent. Hold the fibre under the surface of the water, and squeeze out all the trapped air, and let go. In case the fibre floats, it is olefin. If you want to use chlorine bleach, test the fibre with the same, this is a nylon-olefin blend. When it is put to burn test, it melts and burns. It continues to burn even when it is withdrawn from the flame. The odour is that of a candle wax odour and it produces a tough, tan bead

Wool

The test of wool is very easy. If it is wet, it smells like a wet dog. There is another test namely the burn test. For this test use a butane lighter to melt or ignite an unknown fibre. This will help you in the determination of its types. Butane lighter avoids masking the odour of the burning fibre. Burned wool smells like burned hair. Moreover wool dissolves in undiluted chlorine bleach.

Acrylic

If the fibre is acrylic it will melt and shrink as soon as the flame comes into its proximity. The fibre burns with lot of smoke rapidly with bright, sputtering flame. Even after it has been withdrawn from the flame it continues to burn, melts, and drips. It has an acrid odour and results in a hard, irregular black bead.

Cellulose

Cellulose fibres just like cotton or silk, burns and the ash crumbles

Cotton/Linen:

Cotton or linen burn with the yellow flame as soon as they are ignited. Even when the fibres are pulled out, they continue to burn with a red afterglow upon extinguishing. Cotton or linen fibres smells like burning paper.

Nylon

Nylon burns with a smoky flame it melts and tends to self-extinguish. On burning it smells like celery or sealing wax. The burnt nylon is a hard, shiny brown or grey bead.

Polyester

Polyester too melts and shrinks from an approaching flame. It burns and melts slowly. Melting takes place in drips. While burning it smells sweet and produces a hard, shiny black or brown bead.


Protein

Protein fibres, burns easily and their ash crumbles - as do cellulose fibres such as cotton.


Rayon

Rayon burns rapidly with a blue flame. It continues to burn rapidly with a red afterglow when the flame is extinguished. Rayon smells like burning paper, leaves a grey to charcoal colour light feathery ash. Rayon cannot be wet cleaned!

Silk

When the flame approaches, silk curls away. It burns slowly and sputters. Weighted silk glows red. Out of the flame, it is self-extinguishing or may burn very slowly and smells like singed hair. Its residue is round, shiny black beads, easily crushed. Weighted silk has the skeleton of the original fibre.


Fibre Identification Chart

Fibre                 Flame                        Odour                     Ash/Residue

Cotton/jute        orange ember             Burning paper          ash

rayon                orange                        Burning paper          no ash or bead

wool               orange/sputters           Burning hair             black ash/crumbles

silk                   orange                        Burning hair             black beads/crushes

nylon                blue base/orange tip     plastic/celery           round, black bead

polypropylene   blue base/orange tip    asphalt                     round, grey to brown bead

polyester           orange sputters black  sweet/fruity              round, shiny, black bead

acrylic             white/orange/sputters    acrid, burnt meat      black crust can be crushed