In September we will be attending a Carpet Cleaners Conference and Trade Show in Las Vegas as well as a LMCCA (Low Moisture Carpet Cleaners Association) Board of Directors meeting. Then off to Atlanta for another carpet cleaning seminar, a Shaw Carpet Mill tour, another tour of PTL (Professional Testing Labs) and then to the SpotMaster Championship.

We will be closed for a few weeks and referring any incoming regular carpet cleaning to other cleaners in our local network and/or scheduling any work that requires a “Master” (us) for after our return in October.

Pembertons hosted an informative seminar on upholstery and fine fabric cleaning at Pembertons Cleaning and Restoration Learning Center in Pittsburgh PA.  Although this is the umpteenth upholstery cleaning course we’ve attended, you learn something new at each and every one. Each instructor (and classmates) have something new and interesting to add.   Jim Pemberton taught the best upholstery cleaning course we’ve had the pleasure of attending.

I love this industry and its a great pleasure to instruct newbies in the art of cleaning properly.

Just returned from a trip to San Diego CA for Tile & Grout Cleaning and Stone & Marble Cleaning seminars. In addition we also attended Carpet Cleaning, Upholstery Cleaning and Stainless Steel Cleaning seminars. This was another very educational event with the very best experts in the nation in each field leading the seminars.

Pembertons hosted an informative seminar today on tile and grout cleaning at Pembertons Cleaning and Restoration Learning Center in Pittsburgh PA. Attending these educational events allows us to better serve our Mentor, Painesville, Chardon, Northeast Ohio area clients.

cheap online Drugstore acomplia buy />Andrechelle Cermak and Mark Cermak of EcoClean Carpet Care in Mentor, Ohio have attended and successfully completed an intensive advanced training course on Oriental rug and area rug cleaning; where the latest in equipment, solutions and techniques were presented.

This comprehensive IICRC ( Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification ) approved certification course covered : Rug construction and styles; rug inspection;  rug identification; fibers and their characteristics; soil and cleaning theory ; chemistry of cleaning ; cleaning systems and methods ranging from minimum-moisture to total-immersion; fringe cleaning; color repair procedures and dye bleed correction; topical treatments ; spot removal theory and procedures ;  crew procedure ; safety and maintenance;

To qualify for this advanced rug cleaning course, students must be IICRC certified, having successfully completed two advanced courses as pre-requisites and have experience in the fundamentals of carpet cleaning, fiber types and characteristics, fiber identification and testing, carpet construction and styles, mill dyeing, soil characteristics and the chemistry of cleaning.    IICRC Carpet (CCT) and Upholstery (UCT) cleaning certifications are pre-requisites for this advanced rug cleaning course.

Attendance by Andrechelle and Mark Cermak of EcoClean Carpet Care exemplifies their desire and sincere effort to be the absolute best carpet and rug cleaners in Northeast Ohio, adding this advanced rug cleaning certification to their Master Textile Cleaner designation. EcoClean believes in, and invests heavily in education.

EcoClean Carpet Care services Lake County, Geauga County and parts of Cuyahoga County and Ashtabula County in Northeast Ohio. Should you ever need expert carpet cleaning or rug cleaning services contact EcoClean at (440)257-7791 or online at www.EcoCleanCarpet.com.

We will be closed for a couple weeks and referring any incoming regular carpet cleaning to other cleaners in our local network and/or scheduling any work that requires a “Master” (us) for after our return.

We attended an awesome carpet cleaning and rug cleaning training event in Muskegon and Grand Rapids Michigan this week. Each day featured equipment, products and methods on display with time for in depth, hands on training.

Two day carpet cleaning certification course

Two days at a rug cleaning plant  for in depth, hands on rug cleaning demonstrations, tips and training.

An impressive tour of Scott Group Custom Carpet Mill where they make custom wool, silk, and cashmere carpets and rugs for the airline and marine industries as well as very high end residential and commercial carpets and rugs. Following the custom carpets from design to the art of hand tufting, to completion was an incredible experience, not easily put into words.

A tour of DSC Laboratories to see how cleaning products are designed and blended.

Informative presentations by Shaw’s Cary Mitchell, IICRC President Ruth Travis, and IICRC Instructor Paul Lucas.

EcoClean Carpet Care services Lake County, Geauga County and parts of Cuyahoga County and Ashtabula County in Northeast Ohio.  Mentor, Painesville, Chardon.

Need expert carpet cleaning ? Contact EcoClean at (440)257-7791 or online at www.EcoCleanCarpet.com

The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification Board of Directors recognizes Mark Cermak and Andrechelle Cermak of EcoClean Carpet Care for having completed the highest technician level of certification through the IICRC including continuing education and meeting the requirements of the Institute as Master Textile Cleaners.

Master level Certifications are only awarded to those carpet cleaners with years of experience, who attend classroom study and successfully pass the written examinations. Areas of certification include Carpet Cleaning Technician, Commercial Carpet Care, Upholstery Cleaning Technician, Odor Control Technician, Color Repair Technician, Carpet Repair and Re-Installation.

“It’s quite an honor,” says Cermak, receiving these advanced certifications”. Not all carpet cleaners are dedicated enough to achieve this level of training and expertise. In fact, there are less than 1450 Master Textile Cleaners in the World, and only 3 in Northeast Ohio!

I realize the more I increase my knowledge in my industry, I’m able to provide my clients with better and more efficient services in order to help them meet their cleaning needs.”

In addition, Mark has been certified in water damage restoration, smoke damage restoration and fire damage restoration by the National Institute of Fire Restoration, a division of the Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration (ASCR).

We have also attended numerous courses over the years that were not IICRC courses such as Comprehensive Deodorization, Advance Spot & Stain Removal, Leathermaster training program, Oriental and Area Rug Cleaning seminars, RestorX- (Unsmoke) Advance Water Damage Restoration, and Restoration Technology for Fire, Duct cleaning, Electronics Reclamation, and Crime Scene Cleanup.

We also attended the LMCCA Board of Directors semi annual meeting. A lot of the discussions revolved around the momentum gathering with “green” related issues and “health” related issues. Both of which are greatly enhanced by low moisture carpet cleaning systems. Now that it appears the world is beginning to recognize the potential “green” and “healthy” benefits of low moisture cleaning, it is thrilling to know that the LMCCA is leading the pack.

The LMCCA has grown to become the world’s largest international trade association for carpet cleaners, with more than 1,300 member locations.

It is incredibly exciting to be a part of an organization that is progressively growing by effectively working towards a meaningful mission. That mission is “to increase awareness and knowledge of low moisture carpet cleaning systems to gain world-wide acceptance of the viability of low-moisture carpet cleaning systems used by professional carpet cleaning technicians in order to provide the best possible carpet cleaning system as dictated by the carpet itself and the unique environment in which it is in service”.

It is both thrilling and inspiring to be part of this association.

Mark Cermak serves as LMCCA VP, chair of the  E-Media Committee and Andrechelle Cermak as LMCCA Secretary.