ProTeam Inc. ProTeam Vacuums Help Custodial Staff Save Time And Money J James Borck is the maintenance supervi-sor at St. Stephen's Lutheran School and Church, a private parochial K-8 school in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Borck also owns and operates Excel Klean, a local contract-ing cleaning company. Two-and-a-half years ago, he purchased three new vacu-ums from his distributor, KleenMark of Madison, Wisconsin. Two of the vacuums were traditional uprights and the third was the TailVac ® hip-style backpack vacuum from ProTeam, the Vacuum Company ® . Borck was skeptical about using a back-pack vacuum because years before he had worn one on a previous job and had not liked the experience. “It was horrible,” he said. The older backpack “was heavy and hot on the back,” and its performance was less than desirable. But, when it came time for him to purchase new vacuums, his sales representative at KleenMark con-vinced him to give the ProTeam backpack model a try. “I still wasn't convinced it would pick up the same [amount of dirt] as the uprights with the beater brush.” He stuck with the uprights for a couple of years, but during that period had to repair one of the machines “a half dozen times.” In addition, Borck found that he was spending a lot of time and money on maintenance and upkeep. “I was unplugging the hose about every two to three weeks and changing the filter for the motor. So, finally I started using my backpack unit and was amazed at how much it really did pick up.” Whereas the upright vacuums seemed to throw a lot of dust back into the classrooms, Borck found that with the ProTeam TailVac, “there was-n't anything going back into the air.” The Four Level ® Filtration system in the ProTeam vacuum is what Borck attributes to making a “100 percent difference” in indoor air quality (IAQ). With the uprights, Borck said there were “a lot of dust bunnies running around.” When he decided to try the TailVac, he was sold. “We were looking for something with more power. With the TailVac, the dust has been kept down considerably. The suction is phenomenal.” When Borck put the TailVac into use, he noticed a significant increase in functionality and time saved. “I could edge and get dust webs from the cor-ners and ceilings without having to stop and pull the attachments out. Everything I needed was on my tool belt, right at my fin-gertips.” Borck said that getting under and around desks is a breeze with the ProTeam backpack. At only eight pounds, the TailVac is ProTeamʼs lightest vacuum and is a pre-ferred tool of professional cleaners across the country. Its lightweight hip-style design allows the user to wear it around their waist, carry it by the heavy-duty handle or sling it over their shoulder for easy maneu-verability. The vacuumʼs ergonomics and power coupled with the 50-foot extension cord has afforded Borck the mobility and performance to clean better, faster and more productively. “I use it for just about everything now,” Borck said. “I even stopped using my broom. I vacuum all surfaces now. Even do bathrooms. I have less dust, which means less surface dusting. [The TailVac] has helped me with dust-mopping floors, and my mop heads don't get real grimy anymore because I've vacuumed up practically everything off the floor, which makes for a cleaner surface to mop. I have it in my truck all the time; it goes with me everywhere.” Borckʼs rep at CleanMark has since given him a sample ProTeam Super QuarterVac ® , another compact and light-weight backpack model, to add to his cleaning inventory at Excel Klean. He said the sales material ProTeam sends him has helped him convince the school board to look at adding a couple more industrial-type vacuums — like the Super CoachVac ® , ProTeam's most powerful backpack that is ideal for schools and any large, high-traffic areas — for St. Stephenʼs. CM Circle Product Information no. 152 This information was provided by ProTeam Inc. as part of a paid advertisement. For more information, please contact ProTeam directly at 1-866-888-2168 or www.pro-team.com. www.cmmonline.com 29
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