Not only a business need but a personal need as well…

Involved in hockey his entire life and having two of four children who enjoy the sport as well, Charlie McMane understood the need to rid the stink from their gear and to lessen the chances of his family becoming ill. Real Clean Gear was not developed solely on a business need or a market niche but on a father who yearned for his children and his family to be healthy, safe, clean and smell free.

Opening its doors 18 months ago on Bathurst Drive, Waterloo, Real Clean Gear operates with seven full and part-time employees who clean, sanitize and protect various kinds of gear including industrial, emergency services, restoration, commercial, horse and rider, household, recreational and all types of sporting gear. They will even help you with items that may be just too bulky for home laundering, too bacteria ridden or even too damaged (by smoke or flooding) for dry cleaning.

Todd Wicks:

Todd is a Business Administration graduate from Northern University in Texas. Since graduation he has been Branch Manager of multiple locations of Hertz Car Rental including Kitchener, Stratford, Guelph & the local airport (first as a family owned business then as a corporate location). Todd’s entrepreneurial spirit has lead him to look for smart business opportunities and he is excited about Real Clean Gear Inc. Todd is responsible for strategic management as well as operations and drop off locations.

Charlie McMane:

Charlie is a Business Administration graduate from Wilfred Laurier University. He has held a number of sales and marketing positions with such companies as General Motors and Electrohome. In 1992 he discovered a unique business opportunity which lead him to open “Teleline Canada” - a company which supplies monitors to the industrial marketplace. With Teleline’s success and sustainable management underway Charlie and Todd brought their sales, management and marketing experiences as well as the need to drive their entrepreneurial skills to diligently and strategically open Real Clean Gear. Charlie is responsible for strategic management as well as sales and marketing.

Goals and Values:

Real Clean Gear aims to educate, sanitize and protect its local citizens and businesses. When the value and need is established here and when the market is well-informed, healthy and happy Real Clean Gear plans to spread it’s wings to outside markets including London, Sarnia Windsor and beyond.

Viruses and bacteria have evolved – so should our cleaning methods. Real Clean Gear understands that; that is why they are here for the long run - cleaning, sanitizing, restoring and protecting you and your gear from the germs. Extending your health and the health of your gear!