ACCI
In 1994 Leo formed the Australian Carpet
Cleaning Institute, Australasia’s first certification program
for the local carpet cleaning industry. The ACCI quickly became
the symbol of elite professionalism and as a result found absolute
support from industry icons such as DuPont, 3M, Wools of New Zealand
and the industry’s largest carpet manufacturers including
Feltex and Interface. ACCI is the largest independent membership
organization in Australasia.
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
With such a strong membership base
of top quality professionals Leo created several manufacturer warranty
support programs for carpet manufacturers and in 1997 was contracted
by DuPont fibres to operate the DuPont Warranty Hotline, and shortly
after the Interface Hotline.
WOOLS OF NEW ZEALAND
In 1998 Leo was contracted to Wools
of New Zealand to seek out and train the best of the best ACCI technicians
to join the elite Woolcare Technician program. By 1999 Leo was contracted
to lecture in Hong Kong and mainland China by Wools of New Zealand,
Taiping Carpets Hong Kong and International Carpets Thailand.
HECS
From 1996 Leo teamed up with Dr Peter
Dingle to research and develop ground breaking environmentally sensitive
cleaning strategies for the carpet cleaning industry. Dr Peter Dingle
is an Associate Professor at Murdoch University and is Senior Lecturer
in the Department of Environmental Sciences. The partnership culminated
in the revolutionary Health and Environmental Cleaning Systems (
HECS ) program.
This program literally turned the industry
light switch on, raising awareness of all the complex issues surrounding
both indoor and ultimately outdoor environments that affect carpet
cleaners and their clients.
Thanks to HECS issues such as IAQ,
mould, asthma, dust mite, cleaning chemical and waste water are
all common place subjects being addressed by the industry at all
levels. HECS certified technicians can be found across the nation
and are indicative of a truly unique group of professionals with
world class best practice knowledge and skills.
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