Your complete guide to CFM North East: Our equipment, brands & services
If you're new to CFM North East, or you've landed on our website and want to understand exactly what we do, this article gives you the full picture. We've been supplying, servicing, and hiring industrial cleaning equipment for over 25 years, and our range has grown considerably in that time.
The Cleaning Equipment We Supply
Our core business centres on keeping industrial and commercial floors clean, safe, and compliant. The main equipment categories we work with include:
Scrubber Dryers
These are the workhorses of industrial floor cleaning, washing and drying floors in a single pass. We supply both pedestrian (walk-behind) models for smaller spaces and manoeuvring around obstacles, and ride-on machines for covering large floor areas efficiently. Whether you're maintaining a small workshop or a sprawling distribution centre, there's a scrubber dryer suited to the job. Walk-behind units typically suit areas up to around 2,000 square metres, while ride-on machines come into their own for larger spaces where operator fatigue and cleaning time become significant factors.
Floor Sweepers
From compact walk-behind units to powerful ride-on sweepers, these machines collect dust, debris, and waste from hard floors quickly and effectively. They're essential in warehouses, manufacturing plants, car parks, and anywhere that accumulates dirt and debris throughout the working day. Industrial floor sweepers work far more efficiently than manual sweeping, and importantly, they contain dust rather than simply moving it around—a genuine health and safety consideration in many environments.
Industrial Vacuums
This is where our specialist knowledge really comes into play. Our range includes everything from general-purpose industrial vacuums to ATEX-certified machines designed for hazardous environments where combustible dust or flammable atmospheres are present. We also supply centralised vacuum systems for larger installations and dust containment systems for production environments. Industrial vacuums are built to handle what domestic or commercial machines simply cannot—heavy debris, fine powders, liquids, and continuous use in demanding conditions.
ATEX-Certified Equipment
If your facility handles combustible dusts, flammable liquids, or operates in potentially explosive atmospheres, you need equipment that's certified safe for those environments. ATEX compliance isn't optional in these settings—it's a legal requirement. We've built particular expertise in this area over the years and can advise on the correct ATEX vacuum equipment classifications for your specific environment, whether that's a flour mill, chemical processing plant, woodworking facility, or any other setting where ignition risks exist.
Beyond these core categories, we also supply pressure washers (hot and cold, electric and petrol), carpet cleaners, buffers and burnishers, i-Mops for agile cleaning in congested spaces, commercial vacuum cleaners, and specialist equipment like gutter cleaning systems.
The Brands We Work With
We're approved suppliers for some of the most respected names in industrial cleaning equipment, including Nilfisk, Viper, Tennant, and Truvox. We also work with Eureka, Comac, Kärcher, Numatic, Fimap, Victor, and SkyVac, among others.
This breadth of brands means we're not tied to pushing one manufacturer's products. Each brand has its strengths—Nilfisk, for example, is particularly well-regarded for industrial vacuums and ATEX-certified equipment, while Viper offers excellent value across their scrubber dryer and sweeper ranges. Because we work across multiple manufacturers, we can recommend the machine that's genuinely right for your application rather than simply selling what we have in stock.
New, Refurbished & Used Equipment
We supply new equipment with full manufacturer warranties, but we also maintain a substantial stock of refurbished and used machines. Our refurbished equipment goes through a thorough process in our workshop—machines are stripped down, worn parts replaced, and everything is tested before going back out. Refurbished machines come with new batteries as standard (often the most expensive component to replace) and a minimum three-month warranty.
For many businesses, a quality refurbished machine makes more financial sense than buying new, particularly if you're equipping multiple sites or need backup equipment. We're always honest about the condition of used and refurbished stock, and we'll tell you if we think a new machine would be the better investment for your particular situation.
How You Can Acquire Equipment
Not every business wants to purchase equipment outright, and not every situation calls for it. That's why we offer multiple ways to get the machinery you need:
Purchase
Straightforward ownership, whether new or refurbished. You own the asset, you're responsible for maintenance (though we can help with that), and there are no ongoing commitments beyond servicing costs.
Hire
Short-term cleaning machine hire is ideal when you need equipment quickly for a specific job, during a peak period, or when your regular machine is out of action for repairs. It's also a sensible way to trial a machine before committing to purchase. Long-term contract hire keeps your cash flow healthy while ensuring you always have reliable equipment on site, and typically includes maintenance within the agreement.
Lease
Lease-purchase arrangements let you spread the cost while building towards eventual ownership and our contract rental offers similar flexibility without the commitment to purchase at the end. These options suit businesses that prefer predictable monthly costs and want to preserve capital for other investments.
We'll always discuss the options honestly. Sometimes purchasing makes sense; sometimes hire or floor cleaning machine leasing is the smarter choice. It depends on your situation, and we'd rather help you make the right decision than push a sale that doesn't serve you well.
Servicing, Repairs & Support
We service and repair most major brands of industrial cleaning equipment, not just machines we've supplied. If you've got a scrubber dryer, sweeper, or industrial vacuum that needs attention—regardless of where you bought it—we can likely help with machine servicing.
Our engineers work across our full coverage area, offering call-out repairs when things go wrong, planned maintenance programmes to prevent problems before they occur, annual servicing contracts for predictable budgeting, and PAT testing to keep you compliant.
Regular servicing keeps your equipment running efficiently, extends its working life, reduces the risk of unexpected breakdowns, and maintains safety standards. We offer fixed-price servicing options so you know exactly what you're paying, and maintenance contracts that cover everything from routine servicing to emergency call-outs and parts.
The Areas We Cover
We're based in Bedale, North Yorkshire, and serve customers right across the North of England and into the Midlands. Our coverage includes Hull, York, Durham, Penrith, Preston, Salford, Bradford, Carlisle, Doncaster, Lancaster, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, Wakefield, Birmingham, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, and the wider Yorkshire region.
If you're not sure whether we cover your area, just get in touch—we're often able to help customers outside these locations too, either directly or through our network of trusted partners.
What Next?
Browse our website to explore specific equipment categories, check our current stock of new and refurbished floor cleaning machines, or get in touch if you'd like advice on the right solution for your facility. Whether you're looking to buy, hire, or lease—or you simply need a reliable engineer to keep your existing equipment running—we're here to help.
We're always happy to talk through your requirements, visit your site to assess your needs, or provide a no-obligation quote. After 25 years in this industry, we've seen most situations and can usually point you in the right direction quickly.
