Although the phrase “industrial vacuum cleaners” is often thought to mean “heavy duty vacuum cleaners”, some can cope with more than others.

Think again about what your industrial vacuum cleaner is going to be doing. Is it going to clean offices on 24-hour basis? Or is it just to clean the odd flat once a week? Or will it be cleaning out grain stores on a farm all day?

Also, don’t confuse the terms “light duty” and “cheap”. Some of the more modestly-priced industrial vacuum cleaners can cope with much more than some of the pricier ones.

Finally, some heavy duty industrial vacuum cleaners tend to be larger, bulkier and noisier. Think about who’ll be using it and where they’ll be using it. Will the user have to carry the machine into work? Are there lots of small passageways to negotiate? Will the machine have to be super silenced for use in sensitive areas, such as hospital wards? Will the operator have to lug it upstairs?

Fit the machine around the job and the user.