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Brodex strikes a deal with WCR, USA
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Brodex has just signed a deal with Window Cleaning Resources (WCR) in the US. This will mean that WCR will stock the full Brodex range. The deal is supported by many pre-orders from the US and prior to the official shipping date to WCR which will be April of this year. Brodex recently attended the IWCA Convention & Trade Show 2013 at the TradWinds Resort, St. Pete Beach, Florida this February. Brodex were the only UK company to do so…

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Follow Lee Burbidge live on twitter at the IWCA
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  Hey, well the time has come to make my travel arrangements to the US for the IWCA Convention and Trade Show this week. I will be covering the whole event for the Window Cleaning Magazine by taking video, pictures and writing up on what I find. I hope to bag industry leader profile reports and interviews. Hopefully, we will see new products and ideas coming out of the event. I will be tweeting live and…

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6 more sleeps until the IWCA Convention & Trade Show 2013, Florida

Personally, I think that this year will be a bumper year for the IWCA Convention and Trade Show at St. Pete Beach FL. The buzz surrounding the event is heightened with a high UK interest in using the event as a platform to network and meet new potential customers. Me personally? I will be doing a little of the same. Since starting the Window Cleaning Magazine just over a year ago, I have made some real good friends and met…

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OSHA and the International Window Cleaning Association renew Alliance to protect workers from industry hazards

Thanks to Martin’s Window Cleaning for shouting this story and thanks to United States Department of Labor. November 1, 2012 Contact: Office of Communications Phone: 202-693-1999 OSHA and the International Window Cleaning Association renew Alliance to protect workers from industry hazards WASHINGTON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration renewed its Alliance with the International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA) to address slips, trips, falls from heights, and the safe use of high-reach access equipment such as ladders and scaffolding…

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Is your business incomplete without trade representation?

I am a member of the FWC, the trade body for the window cleaning industry in the UK. Much like the IWCA is to the US window cleaning industry. These two trade bodies (and there are many more across the world) are our industry trade bodies. They are well established and Government recognised. So why then are the number of memberships lower than they should be? I see and hear the same thing in both the UK…

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New York City Window Washing Accident

In New York City, window washer accidents, like ladder fall accidents, may occur even if the worker takes adequate precautions. In the event of window washing injuries or death, New York has special legal protections for window washers. NEW YORK, NY, April 15, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ — Window washing is inherently risky because it is done at dangerous heights. In New York City, window washer accidents, like ladder fall accidents, may occur even if the worker takes…

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Want an update on tempered glass? – check out GANA’s next meeting this February

GANA Annual Conference The GANA Annual Conference is scheduled for February 20-24, 2012 in Sarasota, Florida. Seven Divisions of GANA have meetings planned at this event, along with the non-Division Committees including Fire-Rated Glazing, Glazing Industry Code Committee, Marketing, and Protective Glazing. Registration Conference fees are due when registering. Registration Fees Members $  675 (Full Conference) *Non-Members $1400 (Full Conference) Spouses $  400   Energy Session New this year is a separate Energy Session.  This session runs all…

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