Hi my name is Simon Cooper and I started window cleaning back in 1989 when I was 19 for a man called Creon Mann who had two window cleaning businesses. After 13 years I was doing a lot of his work. Creon’s daughters joked I was the son he never had but we were the best of friends. When my wife and I found out we were expecting our first child Creon took me to one…
My journey to becoming a window cleaner. My name is Andy Leett, and I run a window cleaning business called A.T.L Window Cleaning based in LIanon, Ceredigion, West Wales. I spent the first 26 years of my working life running a Coffee Bar, it was a family run business which we sold in 2009. Being too young to retire I had to find a new business interest and after researching many different types of business, I…
Sheffield based in the North of England has gained an international reputation for Steel production and it has spewed out top bands like Def Leppard, The Arctic Monkeys and Pulp. Sheffield was also the turning point in Eddie Izzard’s career as he swapped accountancy for comedy and the city became immortalised as the backdrop for the 1997 movie The Full Monty. So then, what happened when a window cleaning firm from Sheffield were invited to bid on a new build…
Colin Jeffery found guilty of manslaughter. The owner of a gutter cleaning company has been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced today (14th of October) at Exeter Crown Court, following an incident in December 2014 where a 17-year-old Mason Beau Jennians (known as Beau) died as a result of falling from a ladder. Colin Jeffery from Durham Close, Paignton, trading as Utterley Gutterley, pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter by gross negligence and a breach of…
A sill brush is unlike the standard dual trim brush you might of been use to previously. The bristles are set in a radius within the stock so as to allow scrubbing contact on a window sill. Why is this important I hear you ask? Well, when cleaning residential properties particularly in the UK, customers are insistent that their window sills are washed over. It stands to reason that after scrubbing the frame first, cleaning the…
Window Cleaning Magazine Facebook Group admin, Scott O’Donohoe is a much-loved character in the top UK FB group Window Cleaning Magazine. He is a salt of the earth with a heart of gold. It turns out his kind nature has extended into his window cleaning business. Scott wanted to do something to help the local community, and decided to offer a free window cleaning service to a charity store in the town of Rayleigh. Reflection Perfection is…
I love window cleaning in the UK, where it is safe for window cleaners to work, relatively. Once considered one of the most dangerous jobs to do ( and essentially it still can be), water fed poles have assisted in improving the safety record a tad. When commercial window cleaning in the UK, you are least likely to come face to face with a homeowners unexpected Pit Bull dog. More likely if you are cleaning residential properties. Nature can…
