Mike Palmer is generally credited with being the first person to sell Truckmounted Carpet Cleaning equipment on a national basis. While several people certainly predated what Mike brought to the Marketplace with his SteamMaster Baron Mobile Cleaning Plant, having a nationwide sales force in certainly made him the first to really try to sell a truckmount throughout the country.
On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of HydraMaster, Doyle Bloss had a chance to sit down with Mike and reflect back a little on those days at the very beginning. If you are into the history of the industry, and more specifically how some of the most well known people in the carpet cleaning industry got where they are, you need to subscribe to the Keep It Clean Podcast by Dane Gregory. Host Dane Gregory has over 35 years of experience in every level of the residential and commercial cleaning industries.
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Carpet Cleaning Saved My Life! For well over 5O years Bishop wrote, compiled, developed, and guided the industry in the better ways to clean and restore the indoor environment. I remember meeting Jeff at a weekend seminar sponsored by John Maucieri at Ohio Steamway Distributors in about or I had the opportunity to help sponsor and attend Jeff teaching IICRC classes in carpet cleaning and upholstery cleaning classes soon thereafter.
