Way back in the fifties (so MALU tells me) the original sex kitten, Brigitte Bardot, was seen on film vacuuming a carpet wearing nothing but her perfume. In those days, not only would this have steamed up the censors' spectacles, but all vacuum cleaners were called hoovers. They were in the UK anyway. There were 2 kinds of hoover. One was a tall skinny thing with a cloth bag hanging off the side and the other was a heavy cylinder dragged laboriously behind the housewife. We were allowed to be called housewives in those pre-PC days. As we all know, things moved steadily on until the heady day when Mr Dyson arrived on the scene to captivate our ...  Read the complete review

Hey hey. This is my second george, the first being bought in 1998. That one had 4 years of use until some bright spark decided to suck up oil in it. This resulted in the entire machine being caked in greasy oil and me throwing it in the skip. After that, I bought a Bissel ProHeat deep cleaner, which I use for carpets. However, the tool suction is pathetic on it, so, on Monday (13/3/2006) I ordered a new George for the paltry sum of £155, which included VAT, delivery and 10 litres of solution. It arrived Wednesday. This is the new design. This includes features such as a handle that runs from front to back, rather than side to side of the machine. This is a more ...  Read the complete review

My Numatic vacuum cleaner, George, is twenty-two years old, and has needed one new hose costing me under ten pounds, after all these years of regular use, both domestically and commercially. That alone is a tribute to the quality and dependability of its sturdiness and design. Even more so as Numatic International Limited is a British company based in Chard, Somerset, exporting worldwide, though it can hardly be called a household name outside the West Country area, with other preferred well-known brands being the first choice for most people Nationwide. I am now the proud owner of a brand new Numatic George ‘Wet ‘n’ Dry’ vacuum ...  Read the complete review

We bought a Vax in 1986,for £149.00 - one of the first ever models. It finally gave up the ghost after an engine burn-out in 2000! Our old dog had increasingly become incontinent, and I, having spent months with scrubbing brushes and disinfectant had scrubbed enough. I rang a local Numatic dealer, who had a brand new George for £167. I had used Numatic before in various cleaning jobs, and had always been impressed by their robust appearance, their cleaning ability, and the fact that they don't tip over (unlike the Vax) if they run over their leads. I took posession of the George, and was impressed by the vast array of accessories that came with ...  Read the complete review