Hedge End, Southampton-based manufacturer and supplier of commercial and industrial floorcare machines, Truvox International, has refreshed its brand, launched a new website, opened a new showroom and training centre, and is ‘making a major investment in people’.
“We’re excited to show Truvox evolving – our new logo, our new branding and now our new website repositions us a Global Floorcare Solutions business,” said Executive director, Gordon McVean. “The website allows customers to discover our latest products, easily compare machines, watch videos, and access supporting documents, while the dedicated support area allows customers to download the information they need straight to their device. The website is also available in different languages to support our international customers.
“Meanwhile, the new showroom and training centre enable us to show our full range of floorcare solutions and provide machine training for customers and staff. It features a variety of flooring types to demonstrate each machine’s effectiveness and ease of use.”
Equipment featured includes Truvox’s single-disc Orbis range, Hydromist carpet cleaners, a full range of vacuum cleaners – from the ‘popular’ VTVe tub vacuum and Valet Battery Upright II, to the newly launched VTVe Compact; and the Cimex Three Brush multipurpose machines. Gordon McVean said: “Perhaps the star of the show is our Multiwash PRO scrubber dryer range (pictured). Available in three sizes, the machines wash, scrub, and dry, in just one single pass, leaving floors clean, dry and ready to walk on.”
He added: “Truvox International has grown steadily over the past five years, and to deliver the next stages of this success, we have invested in several new people. Our plan for the next three years is to continue on our growth path, and while this will be achieved through innovation and new products, we realised that we needed to expand the team.
“Our new European Sales director, Jean-Baptiste Landrieu, from the pallet truck industry, brings extensive international sales management experience, having worked in Europe and South America. Pascal Jaquin and Alan Laindrec have joined as Regional Sales managers, to look after customers in France, reinforcing the rest of the international team – which includes Christopher Beck in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and Max Chupis overseeing the rest of Europe. We also welcome our new UK National Sales manager, Paul Robinson, who has a background in the floorcare, cleaning equipment, and janitorial products.”
“We have invested in our engineering department, supporting product enhancement and new product development, and expanded the warehouse team. We’ve achieved double-digit growth in four of the last five years. Post-pandemic, business has come back very strongly, with customers wanting more machines, delivered more rapidly. We’ve seen orders increasing daily, and the value of our order book is almost three times more than it was five years ago. We’re selling containers of equipment where we used to sell pallets, and that is a challenge – hence the need to review our team, capabilities, and processes.