Numatic International

Henry

One of Numatic's most popular products is a vacuum cleaner called Henry. It is easily distinguishable by the large smiling face on the front of the canister (there's a 3D clip-on face which has eyes and a mouth, and the vacuum's hose forms its nose). Although designing the shape, Duncan did not conceive the "Henry" character. This was designed by Michael Walsh FCSD a graphic designer who was asked to create coloring for the machine. In fact he went further. Michael could see that the top of the machine could be a black bowler hat while the base could be a character face. He created the eyes and mouth and used the hose as a nose for sucking. Then he needed a name. Thinking that "Hoover" is now a generic term for vacuum cleaners he decided to call it "Henry" as in "Henry the Hoover". A new parking bracket was added in September 2012. Since the introduction of Henry in 1981, over 7 million have been produced worldwide.

Vacuum cleaners targeting domestic and light service

Since Henry's original release in 1980, a whole family of vacuum cleaners has been introduced in different sizes and colours and with different specifications and uses (including a wet and dry model and a multi-functional wet/dry and carpet shampoo cleaner). All the original series are based on British names. The current 2016 range are:

Henry, (HenryXtra & HenryMicro) Hetty, Harry, James, Charles, George and Henry and Hetty Spray Mop Jack (Tesco Exclusive)

Numatic have also made many vacuum cleaners differing from the 2010 range. Many of them are not sold as 2016. The Henry and Hetty vacuum cleaners have also gone beyond vacuum cleaners. They have since 2010 expanded to desktop cleaners, toys, spray mops, boxes, office file holders and a specially made Airo-Brush head has been made for the Henry. When the Henry vacuum cleaner was first released in 1981, consumer had a sticker placed on the Henry. This meant they had to register to the company for insured life of the vacuum. Accessories include stainless steel tubes, HepaFlo dust bags, an upholstery tool, a crevice tool, a Nuflex threaded hose, a double taper hose/full adapter, a Numatic Airo-Brush Head with rotating bristles(For HenryXtra), a soft dusting brush and an upholstery nozzle with a sliding brush.

Commercial, industrial, and specialised products

As well as cylinder vacuum cleaners and carpet washers, Numatic also offers a range of VersaCare products and systems. One of the most notable VersaCare systems is an VCN1404 Mini, which is an exceptionally compact surface module designed to be used where the primary object is to clean and to be seen to be clean. This is the objective of mainly all the VersaCare systems, including the VCN1804 All Terrain, which has been developed from the ground up, giving high priority to exceptional mobility, constructional integrity and usability, with numerous optional facilities able to be added to extend the scope of the product to meet different requirements.

Reviews

Numatic products reviewed by various users on YouTube and other video sharing websites have been given good results. As a result, some users have even uploaded videos of the Numatic Henry (HVR200-12) vacuuming up industrial waste, torture tests and hard duty with the Numatic Henry (older versions like the HVR200 or the HVR200-22 and HVR200A) and carpet cleaning with the Numatic George and other Numatic carpet cleaners.