Proquip Product Overview Flip Book - Catalog - Page 70
Built to Last
25 Years!
Powerful
Durable
Practical
And super easy to maintain!
The famous Henry smile happened mostly by accident.
Bored at a trade show in the 70s, the Numatic
salesmen began to dress up their latest vacuum
cleaner; 昀椀rst by putting ribbon and a union 昀氀ag badge
on what began to look like a hat. They then found
some chalk and drew a crude smile under the hose
outlet, which started to look like a nose, and then some
eyes. They nicknamed the result “Henry”.
Since then, the famous face has become a signature
for Numatic, the range growing to include other named
vacuums such as George, Charles and Edward.
In 2007 Numatic added long eyelashes, swapped Henry’s
characteristic red for pink, and thus ‘Hetty’ (short for
Henrietta), Henry’s female counterpart, was born.
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UK Crafted since 1981
Built, tested and packed in the UK, Henry is the only massproduced consumer vacuum cleaner still made in Britain. With
over 15 million made and most still in use today, Henry will be
the most reliable vacuum you have ever owned!
Waste not, want not
In an age of consumption and waste - Henrys are made to last
20 years and be easily repaired. It takes only 75 parts to make
up the latest model Henry vacuum and many of these parts
could be used to repair the 1981 original!
A Cultural Icon
Henry has been spotted photo-bombing a UK press
conference at Downing Street and playing the lead roles in a
shop’s nativity display. From hanging by a rope with abseilers
cleaning Westminster Abbey, to fending o昀昀 a masked robber
in the hands of a shopkeeper, Henry isn’t just a machine - he’s
part of the family.
