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Family-owned since 1977, ABS The Clean Machine provides quality services for a cleaner and safer environment at home. With ABS The Clean Machine serving Greensboro, Burlington, High Point, Kernersville, and Winston-Salem, NC, property owners never have to worry about finding a reliable company for duct cleaning or pressure washing. Give us a call today to learn more.

When You Work With ABS You Become Part of our Family.

CHRIS TROISE

Owner since 2022


Chris was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1987. Shortly thereafter, Chris moved to New York, then to Florida for 8 years. After 23 years living in Savannah, Georgia, Chris moved to Greensboro, NC. He has lived there since 2017.



Chris loves to learn new things and is talented at many things. He’s had 6 different business’s of his own: home cleaning, selling Etsy items, laser engraving work, wood worker, video game design and board/card game designer. He also loves reading the Bible and doing volunteer work, each week.

ERIC HODGSON

Technician here since 2002


Eric was born on the Oregon coast. He got married in 1996 and has 3 children (2 boys and one girl). He moved to Greensboro in September 2002.


He joined us about a month later. At the time, it was just him and Doug Hodgson on the crew. Over the years, he has watched the crew grow to its current size of 5 techs.


Anthony Troise

Technician since 2022


 Born in Long Island , NY in 1959. Has 2 brothers (1 older and 1 Younger and 1 older sister). His dad died when he was 12.


Grew up in Long Island and graduated from “Academy of Aeronautics” college in 1979. Started his career in Aircraft Design Engineer. Worked in Stratford Connecticut for Sikorsky Aircraft Co. designing helicopters for 10 years. After that worked for Boeing designer on the 747 airplane. Then worked on the Hubble Telescope and the Space Shuttle in West Palm Beach FL. Worked for Gulfstream Aircraft company for 20 years. After which he worked at Honda Aircraft Company in Greensboro, NC.


 During the COVID 19, he was laid off and at that time, Doug Hodgson asked him to work for ABS The Clean Machine. His son Chris worked for Doug as a manager of ABS The Clean Machine for 4 years. Recently, Doug retired and Chris bought the business from him.


Has been married 29 years and has 3 children, 2 girls and 1 boy. His wife Karen, Chris and him are crafters and have their own Etsy websites. Karen makes beautiful Wearable Art Polymer clay Jewelry. Chris creates boardgames and has them made by “TheGameCrafter” website. Anthony’s website is Exotic Wood Works on Etsy where he’s made cutting boards, wood turning of bowls, salt and pepper grinders and more. One daughter has a cosmetologist license and works at a high end hairstylist solon. His other daughter lives in Illinoi and sells real estate.


His hobbies – plays the accordion, wood working, hydroponic gardening and he also actively teaches the Bible to people.

Alex Monroe

Technician Since 2023


He was born in New Jersey but was raised in Greensboro NC. He enjoys playing sports and other hobbies such as: basketball, football, bowling, skating, movies and hanging out with friends.

Doug Hodgson—Founder & Owner

DOUG HODGSON—FOUNDER


Former owner since 1977


Born & raised in the beautiful state of Oregon, just 2 miles from the beach. Once ran 1,000 miles in 3 months. Ran 21 miles on the day he turned 21 and walked 42 miles on the day he turned 42, swam 60 double laps (1.7 miles) the day he turned 60.


Valedictorian of his high school graduating class and member of Mensa. Married (to the same lovely lady!) for 42 years.


Plays piano, speaks fluent Spanish and has given 30-minute lectures in French and Portuguese. Has spoken to audiences of over 10,000 people in English and 8,000 people in Spanish.


Has read the entire Bible 14 times, including once in Spanish and once in French. Currently studying Tagalog.


Has taken more than 25,000 photographs and wrote an article published in an international magazine with a circulation of 13 million copies in 67 languages.


Has visited all of the 50 states in the US, 11 of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada (including Yukon & Northwest Territories), 12 states in Mexico, 11 countries in Europe, 6 in Asia, 3 in Central America, 5 in South America, 3 in Africa, Bermuda, 22 Caribbean islands, backpacked north of the Arctic Circle, climbed the highest mountains in 16 states of the US, hiked across the Grand Canyon in Arizona from rim to rim (25 miles), explored Bryce Canyon, Utah, and Antelope Canyon, Arizona, climbed to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite, visited the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro, climbed Mt. Vesuvius in Italy and visited the Faraglione near the Isle of Capri; gone spelunking in Cueva del Viento, Puerto Rico, walked from Hanging Rock to Pilot Mountain in one day (66,000 steps), backpacked 60 miles in the Canadian Rockies, 70 miles in the Southern Andes of Patagonia (Argentina and Chile), hiked 30 miles of the Inca Trail in Peru, bicycled 50 miles of the Death Road in Bolivia, gone on 17 cruises, viewed the crown jewels in the Sultan’s Palace in Istanbul, visited Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Hong Kong, identified over 650 species of birds in the wild, helicoptered over the Juno icefield, watched grizzly bears wrestling in a river in Denali National Park, flew around Denali and landed on a glacier in Alaska, climbed Angel's Landing in Zion National Park, he swam with and hand-fed the stingrays in Cayman Islands, climbed to the top of Gros Piton in St Lucia and Mt Liamuiga in St Kitts, had a close encounter with a grizzly bear family in a snowstorm and a family of bighorn sheep in Glacier National Park, has gone on safari in Tanzania, photographed elephants, cheetahs and giraffes in Ngorongoro Crater and climbed to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, at 19,340 feet. And those are just a few of the highlights! He usually keeps a packed bag near the door…

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