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Cleaning the Shard, London costs £10,500 in Unger rubber per year!
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Ever wondered what it takes to window clean glass on the Shard, London? Well, before you start pulling out the calculator, stretching your arm out, closing one eye whilst ‘thumbing’ the horizon with your tongue poked out and all from the comfort of your Shard vantage point. Let us just take a look at some building stats! The building has 306 flights of stairs with a total floor space of 27 acres and it is the largest building in Europe. So, remember…

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The Cleaning Show 2017
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This March the biggest cleaning show in the UK opens its doors at the ExCeL London event centre. Which show are we talking about? Well, The Cleaning Show 2017 of course. This event brings in over 5,000 people per show from all over the world and this year will be no exception. So why should a window cleaner visit this show? The Cleaning Show has always had fantastic support from the likes of Ionic, FWC and Varitech….

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The ProTool Clever Softwash Sprayer
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J Racenstein is now selling the ideal product helping users mix softwash recipes with ease. Lets take a look at the spec… ProTool Clever Softwash Sprayer is easy to use: Just fill the 7 gallon chemical tote, you then hook the sprayer up to the tap and start spraying. This water-powered spraying system perfectly mixes your chemicals at the mix rates that you choose. Typically used for mixing SH (Sodium Hypochlorite) at 12.5% and sticky surfactant along…

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New BlackDiamond distributor for Scandinavia
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Black Diamond announces and welcomes Fönsterputsbutiken as their new exclusive Black Diamond distributor in Sweden, Norway and Finland . Fönsterputsbutiken is owned by Ivan Pleinadius, World Champion in Speed Window Cleaning and owner of one of Sweden’s largest window cleaning companies Putsarkungen. (www.putsarkungen.se) Black Diamond, makers of the popular Black Diamond squeegee rubber had been been looking for the right partner in Scandinavia for some time. Casper Schjorring, the big boss at Black Diamond told Window Cleaning Magazine “We have found Ivan Pleinadius…

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New X-Line Brackets
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X-Line has just released a new addition to their popular X-Line System. The raised platforms are designed to save bending over when reeling from the floor or from the floor of the vehicle. I know from personal experience of doing both how much effort is involved. Having a sturdy chest level platform has to be a bonus in any window cleaner’s eyes. The bracket positioning allows easy winding in with the added bonus of creating additional floor…

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Why the IWCA Convention & Trade Show Is Unique
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You have events and then there are events. Ask yourself this; do you want to earn more money, build a successful business, and offer your staff the best equipment and tools for the job at hand? Do you want the care and attention you deserve with product support and training? Well look no further than the 2017 IWCA Convention & Trade Show to be held in Arizona USA, February 8-11 at the We-Ko-Pa Resort Conference Center,…

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Atkin & Son Window Cleaning & Support Services Celebrates 70 Years
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Picture Above: Atkin & Son in the early 80’s carrying out cradle work. Last November 2016, I had the pleasure to attend and support a friend Rich Atkin as his father’s business in the Northern City of Sheffield, Atkin & Son Window Cleaning & Support Services, celebrates its 70th year in business. George Leonard the father of Peter Atkin, the father of my friend Rich Atkin formed the business on the 1st of October 1946 just after the…

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