Thumb through your local directory, you will find a whole multitude of companies offering to clean your carpets and upholstery, often a window cleaner, general cleaner, handy man will add carpet cleaning on to their portfolio as it is sometimes seen as 'an easy earner'.
Just take a moment to calculate the cost of replacing your carpets, upholstery or rugs, you may be surprised! Often the person offering the service will have no training or treatments risk insurance or equipment.
A quick trip to the local hire shop will see basic equipment and inexpensive chemicals will produce a short term low quality result, often leaving carpets and upholstery wet for many hours.
Choosing a dedicated specialist will often prove to be the best option, top specification equipment and solutions (preferably non-toxic and non re soiling) will deliver the result hoped for, leaving carpets and upholstery residue free and dry within an hour and a half.
Basic third part insurance in the United Kingdom does not cover the cleaning of carpets and upholstery, only treatments risk insurance gives the consumer the correct protection.
Often one of the best way of finding professional services is to contact trade associations, ask for members in your area.
When you have received a quotation from the company, ask them for recommendations, find out if they have been working for any of your neighbours, ask for feedback.
We often read of unfortunate, unsuspecting people being 'ripped of' by unscrupulous trades people, don't let it be you!