Qualifications we have proudly achieved.
Experience counts when you care for your furnishings.
Cairns Commercial Carpet Care
(our commercial carpet cleaning company), has been awarded
HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP of WOOLSAFE AUSTRALIA
We are proud to have been chosen as the only carpet cleaner WORLDWIDE to receive this prestigious award,
15th October 2013
3M Australia (Sydney) / Billie Dyer
Licensed Scotchgard applicator 20th Jun 1986
Australian Carpet Cleaning Institute / Leo Powell
Technician No 0016
Carpet Cleaning Technician (Melbourne) 21 - 23 Sep 1994
Upholstery Cleaning Technician (Brisbane) 02 - 03 May 1995
Spot & Stain Cleaning Technician (Townsville) 02 - 03 Aug 1996
Water Damage Restoration (Brisbane) 17 - 19 May 2000 / Tony Macaluso
Healthy Environmental Cleaning Systems (Brisbane)
H.E.C.S. Tech No 0016 08 - 10 Sep 2000 / John Goldsworthy
Commercial Carpet Care Technician (Melbourne) 22 - 23 May 2001
Barker - Hammer (Minneapolis USA) / Steve Andrews
Advanced Carpet Repair Course 17 - 18 Sep 2008
Bridgepoint (USA) (Brisbane) / Steve Poulos
Leather Care Technician 15th Sep 1998
ColorfulCarpets (USA) (Melbourne, Jena Dyco) / Chris Howell
Spot Dye Technician 27 - 31 July 2015
ColorfulCarpets (USA) (Brisbane, Qld Rug Wash) / Chris Howell
Carpet Dyeing, Colour Restoration & Colour Repair. (Refresher Course), 24 - 26 April 2018
ColorfulCarpets (USA) (Sydney, Rug Revival) / Chris Howell
Carpet Dyeing, Colour Restoration & Colour Repair. (Refresher Course), 8 - 10 May 2019
Dri-Eaz (USA) (Brisbane) / Claude Blackburn
Restorative Drying Course 17 - 19 Apr 1995
Fenice (Australia) (Sydney) / Wayne Pettit & Graham Bull
Leather Repair & Colour Technician 19 - 20 Jun 2003
Grout Perfect (Brisbane) / Craig McClymont
Tile & Grout Cleaning + Grout Re-Colouring Course 08 - 09 Sep 2011
Healthguard (Brisbane) / Michael Davey
Healthguard Technician 23 - 24 Jan 2002
Institute of Inspection, Cleaning & Restoration Certificiation (USA)
Technician No 37323
Odour Control Technician 17th Apr 1998 / John Hickey
Water Damage Restoration Technician 17 - 18 Sep 1998 / John Hickey
Carpet Repair & Re-installation Technician 20 - 21 Dec 2000 / Felix Krivitsky
Certified Firm 2003 onwards
Fire & Smoke Restoration Technician 03 - 04 Jan 2005 / Cliff Zlotnik
Jena-Dyco (Melbourne) / Felix Krivitsky
Spot Dye & Colour Repair Technician 12 - 13 Sep 1994
Carpet Repair & Re-installation 29 - 30 Jul 2004
Jon-Don (Chicago USA) / Bill Yeadon, Steve Toburen, Chuck Violand
Strategies For Success 25 - 29 Sep 2006
Jon-Don (Chicago USA) / Lisa Wagner (Chicago USA)
(Oriental Rug Cleaning) Rugs to Run From course 03 - 05 Oct 2006
Jon-Don (USA) / Steve Toburen (Gold Coast)
Strategies For Success mini seminar/update 24 Apr 2008
Karndean (Sydney)
Approved Flotex Technician 2004
Update Gold Coast 28th Sep 2011
Leather Finishing Products (Ormeau) Darryl Binch
Leather Repair & Colour Technician 23rd February 2018
Leather Master (Australia) (Sydney) / Sindre Fiskerstrand
Leather Specialist 1993 onwards
Five courses in total.
Leatherwright (Canada) (Las Vegas) / Tony Wheelwright
Leather Repair & Colour Technician 20 - 22 Sep 2004
Master Rug Cleaner (USA) Gold Coast / Aaron Groseclose & Ellen Amirkhan
Rug Cleaning Course 28 Apr 2008
(USA) Sydney / Aaron Groseclose & Ellen Amirkhan
Rug Cleaning Course update Sydney 13 Apr 2011
MultiMaster Australia / Shane Swaysland
Leather Repair & Colour Technician Sydney 28 - 29 August 2014
Nation Training (Sydney) / Col Nation
Specialist Stain Removal Course update 27 Feb 2009
Suede Products (Joliet, Chicago USA) / John Conway
Suede Leather apparel course 20 - 22 Sep 2008
Wools of New Zealand (Christchurch)/ John Crosbie
Technician No 0016 /
Woolcare Technician 31 Oct - 2 Sep 1999
Woolsafe Australia (Brisbane) / Col Nation
Woolsafe Technician 18 - 19 Oct 2007
Woolsafe seminar/ update Gold Coast 27th Sep 2011
Awarded Lifetime Honorary Membership of Woolsafe 15th October 2013
Get Shorty is also a member or past member of the following organisations:
3M Australia (Scotchgard) 1986
Association of Specialists in Cleaning & Restoration 2000
Australian Carpet Cleaners Institute 1994
Australian Cleaning Contractors Association 1984
Carpet Cleaners Association of Queensland 1985
Individual Cleaners Association of Australia & New Zealand Founding Member # 0001 2009
Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, & Restoration Certification 1998
Low Moisture Carpet Cleaners Association (USA) 2006
National Upholstery & Carpet Cleaners Association 1998
Wools of New Zealand 1999
Woolsafe Australia 2007