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Tom Forsythe

Tom Forsythe
Tom Forsythe has worked as a chemist for Aramsco since 2001 and has developed more than 200 products. These products are used in several brands including Bridgepoint Systems, Hydro-Force Viper products, Groom solutions; OmniPro, and many private labels. He has written numerous magazine articles and blog posts and has taught oriental rug cleaning and leather cleaning classes across the country. At a height of 6’6”, Tom remembers being a good basketball player.

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Carpet Fibers – Triexta

Today we’ll talk about the newest fiber carpet cleaners are being asked to care for. You may not have even heard of triexta until a few years ago,…

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Carpet

Carpet Fibers – Olefin

Olefin continues to be a very popular fiber for low-cost commercial applications. However, it is losing market share to polyester and triexta for the…

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Carpet

Carpet Fibers – Polyester

A few years ago, the slogan for polyester fibers might have been, “We’re number three. We try really hard.” After being a distant third to nylon and…

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Carpet

Carpet Fibers - Nylon

Just over two years ago nylon’s share of the carpet fiber market slipped to under 50% for the first time since shortly after nylon was introduced as…

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Carpet

Responding to a Forced Sabbatical

“If your job entitles you, you probably take a sabbatical every seven years, which means you get a year of paid leave to do whatever you want to…

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COVID-19 Business

Greasy Grout Meets 21st Century Innovation

Professional cleaners have demanded cleaning solutions that deal with the months of soil build-up. The result was the high alkaline, solvent laden,…

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Tile & Grout

Greasy Grout Demand Aggressive Cleaner

Tile & grout has grown significantly in market share over the last 20 years. The cleaning issue is in the grout since it is so absorbent. A…

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Tile & Grout

Hard Water: How it makes cleaning Harder

Hard water impacts your equipment. It also binds up some ingredients for water softening instead of their cleaning function. This makes it necessary…

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Water Quality

Citrus Boosters: Powered by D’limonene

The attributes of D’limonene are compelling and are nature’s boost to cleaning. They include: biodegradable; 100% natural; derived from a by-product…

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carpet cleaning Stain Removal

How to Limit the Need for Descaling With Your Expensive Equipment?

The buildup of scale in any carpet cleaning machine has a negative impact on performance. Scale is a combination of minerals from hard water and…

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