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Year: 2017

What is the Tip Jar?
December 29, 2017
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| Whats New?
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Well financed R&D departments such as Unger are geared towards dreaming up the latest innovation and products that are designed to make the life of a window cleaner that much easier. Some smaller companies such as Wagtail originate out of ergonomics. Reach-iT, now currently growing into a multi million dollar company, centres on efficiency and Moerman, the Belgium hand tool company, that shot out from nowhere back in 2015 works to its EASE philosophy to name just a small portion…

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New softwash trolley from Aquafactors
December 14, 2017
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| Equipment Reviews
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Until now softwash trolleys have resembled more a DIY set up since they are usually built onto the frame of a derived sack truck. Nothing wrong with that of course and they function very well along with the dosetronic pumps attached to them. But for those wanting something a little bit more bespoke built and tidy looking there was, – well there was nothing. Aquafactors have changed all of that by releasing a sneak preview of their new Softwash Trolley system today….

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Taking care of the money maker.
December 11, 2017
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| Window Cleaning Magazine
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For some dumb, socially-conditioned reason, it took me a while to take genuine and public pride in being a cleaner.  We all go through this, I’m sure.  But for me, there was a point when I realized how much I have always enjoyed it, and from that point on, I just OWNED it.  I ROCK it. I am a cleaning GODDESS. My partner, bless his heart, hopefully has learned by now never to argue with me…

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Tucker UK: Poles, carts and the new hybrid brush
November 29, 2017
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| Tucker, Whats New?
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Rutland Pumps is a little known company right in the middle of England. Originally a business selling items such as pressure washers, water pumps and surface cleaners. When RP found themselves diving into selling soft washing chemicals and equipment this invariable brought them into the window cleaning world. We see Rutland Pumps as a fledgling, a new kid on the block with intent on bringing quality exclusive products to the market. Tucker CF pole range Already stocking the very popular X-Line range, RP…

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Hard times to come? Increased competition?
November 25, 2017
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For years window cleaning companies able to offer clients a national coverage have dominated the UK landscape alongside facilities companies such as Mitie or OCS. Between them, they have commanded hundreds of millions of pounds of window cleaning contracts. Back then contracts at this level were only for the ‘super companies’. It was good news for regional window cleaners, lucky enough to be awarded the branches of a national client that fell into their geographical area….

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Our love/hate relationship with the ‘Nationals’
October 22, 2017
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‘Nationals’ are the window cleaning companies that are able to reach the parts other local window cleaners cannot reach and they usually do it in a HUGE way providing a gift wrapped, all in one service and single invoice topped with a HUGE cute bow. (I, of course, made that last part up) National window cleaning companies are great for national clients, usually the big store brands we all know and love to shop at. They…

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