It is a sad affair that an industry such as window cleaning that strives to improve its image is marred by a handful of window cleaners that have nothing more to do in their working day than to set up fake Facebook accounts and stir trouble. Facebook users that surf posts are looking for healthy banter, tips and advice. Some trolls are brash and openly admit that they like to wind up window cleaners and do…
HS Direct LTD based in Sheffield have a new addition, a 1954 Ford Popular, it’s got to be the coolest company car around. WCM caught up with Nick Murphy today over a cup of coffee. HS Direct has had incredible growth over the last few years and helps businesses in many industries including the window cleaning sector. Their unrivaled online systems make the paperwork easy with RAMS, online invoicing and much much more. HS Direct have…
I’ve recently come back from Australia. I visited there with a team of our top executives from our UK office to get to know better the business that we’ve bought into there, Employsure. I think the Australian market presents a fantastic opportunity for Peninsula and I wanted to share some of the experiences we had, as well as some of the lessons we’ve taken away from the experience. The first important thing that we did when…
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MYTH BUSTING with Perry What have we been primed to believe and never challenge? Life is so busy and there are so many more important things to do than challenge everything that is presented. This is the plan – I will present a topic each column that is potentially a window cleaning myth. I will then present some ideas and arguments that support the topic (as I try to BUST it)….
It seems utterly crazy does it not? that the continued and accelerated melting of the polar sea ice cap could affect your window cleaning business in a huge way (UK). Due to climate change, Arctic Science claim that we are reaching a tipping point of no return. This could spell bad news to come for your window cleaning business. How can this affect your business? I hear you say. There’s no disputing that it has been a…
