Window of opportunity. It “just suited” George Formby, but competition’s hotted up since he began cleaning windows in the Thirties. So much so that Stockton’s Newton Tucker, having climbed that “blinkin’ ladder” until he almost reached the top, is now looking to diversify into scrubbing bricks.
The head of SBNT Window Cleaning Contractors and Cleaning Services, established with wife Kirsty, is in discussions with local property developers over a new brick cleaning service following substantial contracts in the commercial window cleaning sector. Established in 2003, the company recently sealed the deal to polish Stockton pub equipment company Brulines’ panes and counts Middlesbrough Football Club and Northallerton homebuilder Walter Thompson Contractors among its clients. Newton, who has been cleaning windows for almost 10 years, said: “Window cleaning is extremely competitive and although it will remain our core business, we are looking to branch into other areas. “We hope to take on extra staff and eventually be in a position where other people are running the day-to-day operations, leaving more time for me to source new business.”
SBNT Window Cleaning Contractors and Cleaning Services, which is run by Newton and Kirsty Tucker and counts Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium among customers, currently employs four staff and is keen to take on four more. “The work’s there but we don’t have the men to do it,” said Newton, 34, from Ingleby Barwick near Stockton, who has been window cleaning for 10 years. He concentrates on the external window cleaning while Kirsty’s team looks after the internal window cleaning side of the business. The firm, which has clients in Teesside and North Yorkshire, has just added Brulines, a pub equipment company in Stockton, to its portfolio as well as telecommunications business Odyssey Systems. It also cleans the internal windows for house building clients including George Wimpey Homes. Kirsty said: “This is an important job because essentially we are getting homes ready for the people who are going to move in. Sometimes it’s the buyer’s first home, so the standard of cleaning and preparation has to be really high.”
The team is keen to take on two internal and two external window cleaners immediately. Newton says he is looking for fit and enthusiastic people, but admits it can be difficult to source staff. He said: “I always tell people who begin working for me that it is the toughest job in the world. You’re outside in the winter and it can be hot in the summer.”
The head of SBNT Window Cleaning Contractors and Cleaning Services, established with wife Kirsty, is in discussions with local property developers over a new brick cleaning service following substantial contracts in the commercial window cleaning sector. Established in 2003, the company recently sealed the deal to polish Stockton pub equipment company Brulines’ panes and counts Middlesbrough Football Club and Northallerton homebuilder Walter Thompson Contractors among its clients. Newton, who has been cleaning windows for almost 10 years, said: “Window cleaning is extremely competitive and although it will remain our core business, we are looking to branch into other areas. “We hope to take on extra staff and eventually be in a position where other people are running the day-to-day operations, leaving more time for me to source new business.”
SBNT Window Cleaning Contractors and Cleaning Services, which is run by Newton and Kirsty Tucker and counts Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium among customers, currently employs four staff and is keen to take on four more. “The work’s there but we don’t have the men to do it,” said Newton, 34, from Ingleby Barwick near Stockton, who has been window cleaning for 10 years. He concentrates on the external window cleaning while Kirsty’s team looks after the internal window cleaning side of the business. The firm, which has clients in Teesside and North Yorkshire, has just added Brulines, a pub equipment company in Stockton, to its portfolio as well as telecommunications business Odyssey Systems. It also cleans the internal windows for house building clients including George Wimpey Homes. Kirsty said: “This is an important job because essentially we are getting homes ready for the people who are going to move in. Sometimes it’s the buyer’s first home, so the standard of cleaning and preparation has to be really high.”
The team is keen to take on two internal and two external window cleaners immediately. Newton says he is looking for fit and enthusiastic people, but admits it can be difficult to source staff. He said: “I always tell people who begin working for me that it is the toughest job in the world. You’re outside in the winter and it can be hot in the summer.”
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