Why do you feel the need to change what's worked for your father ?
My Dad is 65 years old, very experienced (nearly 30 years carpet cleaning) but maybe his financial needs or desires are not as great as mine. I think its fair to say he's kinda from the 'old school' of cleaners and that he thinks marketing is a £20 advert every fortnight on the local rag (wow he would kill me for that ....lol) But seriously, lately he has been happy plodding away with his regulars and word of mouth phone bookings.
His machinery is certainly getting on a bit and needs replacing. I intend to buy a decent relatively powerfull machine that is capable of general residential and light commercial in the hope i get generate some new commercial contracts and get the domestic side of the business buzzing once again.
I have started doing some home work on a new machine (any recomendations would be appreciated) (i have considered looking at non water extraction systems but have no experience of them whatsoever, although they may help giving a marketing edge) and would also happily take any advice on training days!
Many thanks for the replies, its a shame i have just missed out on the NEC exhibition and unfortunately cant see an Amsterdam trip happeening in the forseeable!
cheers
Paul