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Hagopian
Cleaning Service
Cleaning your rugs and carpet for you.
by Pam Houghton
When Ken Snow was in college, he had every Hagopian has also recently added tile and grout
intention of becoming a CPA, but life has a way cleaning services to its menu. "Tile cleaning
of taking unexpected turns. While toiling away is more and more a factor in our business,"
as a student, he started working for Hagopian said Ken, noting the rise in interest among
as a carpet cleaner, eventually working his way customers who already use Hagopian for their
up the proverbial ladder. He later became a carpet and upholstery cleaning.
dispatcher and then the company's cleaning
manager before he was appointed Services Hagopian offers cleaning services for
Operations Manager. A decade or so ago, customer's homes and businesses. "We work
"Hagopian separated entities within the seven days a week," Ken said, "and Saturdays
company to give each division a clearer focus," are one of our busiest days. Our willingness to
said Ken. That's when he became President of work weekends makes it easier for our clients
Hagopian Cleaning Services. It's a background that work all week" While some cleaning
that allows him to businesses charge extra for weekend services,
speak with knowledge Ken said Hagopian Cleaning Services does not:
and enthusiasm, about weekend rates are the same as week day rates.
the cleaning division's As Ken pointed out, cleaning crews hardly arrive
three services: In-Home at the client's home empty-handed: they are
Cleaning; Rug Care; equipped with a $60,000 mobile cleaning plant.
and Water and Fire Once the process of cleaning begins, "Different
Restoration. tools and solutions are required depending on
the type of carpet, floor or upholstery, but the
IN-HOME CLEANING cleaning units that are built into our vans have
Two of the furnishings everything we need to care for all furnishings. "
most commonly Proud of his employees' commitment to quality,
cleaned by their Ken notes that the average Hagopian Cleaning
Specialists in a Specialist has been with the company over
customer's home 13 years. "Our Cleaning Specialists are highly
are, carpeting and trained, Hagopian-Certified employees. They
upholstered fabrics. are long-term, career people that customers
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trust working in their
homes." They are very
efficient as well. " We
will clean an average size
home within an hour and a
half," Ken continued.
RUG CARE
Any type of rug is
a candidate for the
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"Rug Spa", Hagopian's
cleaning facility where, M'!
according to Ken, rugs
undergo a "controlled
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using a system designed
to wash rugs, then dry
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them in a temperature IYS
controlled room. Rugs are
cleaned at the rug spa
because it's too hard, if
not impossible, to clean
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fringe in the home, and
we can more thoroughly
clean them with our Rug
Care Spa processes. "We
also offer our customers
a substantial discount when they drop their rugs
off to us for cleaning. We have five convenient rug
care drop-off centers in Oak Park, Birmingham,
Novi, Utica & Ann Arbor" said Ken. For those who
prefer to have their rugs picked up and delivered,
Hagopian offers that as well. A SPECIAL OFFER
FOR CLEANING CUSTOMERS
WATER AND Customers of Hagopian's cleaning services can use
FIRE RESTORATION the total cost of their cleaning towards the purchase
There are times when homeowners find themselves of new carpet, flooring or rugs, up to 15 percent of
in an emergency situation due to damage from fire the total price. If they take advantage of the offer, they
or flood. When they do, Hagopian's Emergency will have plenty of options to choose from. Hagopian
Service Technicians are available to respond 24 hours World of Rugs offers rugs, carpet, wood, vinyl, plus
a day, seven days a week. "It's not uncommon in eco-friendly floors such as cork and bamboo.
April or May, after heavy rains, for water to leak into
a house or basement, causing damage to carpet or Hagopian, www.originalhagopian.com.
rugs," Ken said. 1-800-HAGOPIAN
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