Friday Night Window Cleaning Round-Up

FALLBROOK — Rick Williams and the staff of Fallbrook Window Washing Co. recently attended the International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA) Convention held in San Diego. The IWCA is a trade organization that promotes safety and professionalism in the window cleaning trade. Fallbrook Window Washing has a commitment to provide its customers with the best service possible by applying the business skills learned at the convention. Its lead men have been certified by the IWCA as having more than 500 on-the-job training hours and all of its employees are skilled, friendly and professional. Fallbrook Window Washing Co. serves residential and commercial customers in Fallbrook, Bonsall, De Luz and Rainbow.

UK: Two people had a lucky escape last Friday when a BMW careered into a parked car and came dangerously close to driving into a house. The silver BMW was driving out of the Shell garage in Reading Road when, according to police, the driver lost control and drove across to the opposite side of the road, hitting a parked Citroen Saxo belonging to Daryl Cooke (pictured), 21, a window cleaner.

Thorokleen has been established for 20 years and has gained an excellent reputation for quality and customer satisfaction, trusted by a huge number of businesses in Peterborough. The company currently employs over 120 people and offers a wide range of services including contract cleaning, waste management, window cleaning, ground maintenance and specialist cleaning services to the sport and fitness industry. CBA will be working with Thorokleen over the coming months to design and develop the new company branding. This will include a new logo, web site, corporate stationery and range of marketing materials.

It was when Mr Siddall, a self-employed window cleaner, Echo delivery man and retained firefighter went to the doctors at the start of 2006 with an ingrowing toenail, that he was urged to shed the pounds. Five months later he discovered he had type two diabetes. "I got a personal trainer, started walking and running," he said. Today he is free of diabetes, runs half-marathons and wants to get to 15st 5lbs. Lincolnshire Teaching Primary Care Trust spokesman Sarah Howells said: "During the current financial year nearly £5million more has been set aside for health promotion. Part of this £5million will go towards tackling obesity." Food-loving couch potatoes have pushed Lincolnshire up to eighth place in a league table of "fatties". A new report reveals that 8.9 per cent of people registered with county GPs, have a body mass index of 30 or more. Ideally that figure should be between 18.5 and 25. Professionals say fatties are risking cardiovascular disease, diabetes and strokes. Today, researchers for Dr Foster's 'Fat Map' of the UK said more than a fifth of men and about 25 per cent of women are obese. Super-slimmer Phil Siddall (38), of High Street, Saxilby, near Lincoln – who has lost a massive 11 stones and now weighs about 16 stone – said losing "the lard" is worth it.

Magpie steals woman's engagement ring and buries it in nest for three years: Julia Boaler, 36, thought the £5,000 ring had been stolen when it vanished while she was taking a shower at home. Miss Boaler and her partner Justin Laycock, who live in Gleadless, Sheffield, were baffled at how the pear-shaped diamond could have vanished. "I left it on the bathroom window ledge when I took a shower but it wasn't there when I returned. "I thought it must have fallen in the bathroom or even fell out of the window but it was a complete mystery. "I even accused the window-cleaner of swiping it as the window was open, but he swore blind that he knew nothing and I no proof.

More all inclusive window cleaning services: Seven Lakes Championship Golf & Estates is proud to announce that the construction of homes on their sprawling grounds has officially begun. The groundbreaking of the first single family home was in June 2008 only 22 single family lots are left. There are 52 semi-detached properties available for sale. Each home will be custom-designed, featuring "unique architectural controls." These energy- efficient homes will be maintained by the Homeowner's Association - so you need never worry about lawn care, snow removal, window washing and care of your eavestroughs. It's luxury living at its best.

Chamber of Trade member and keyboard player with backing band Cadillac '59 Dave Pope said: "We are all great fans of Elvis Presley's music and we thought it would be a fun thing to do."The best look-alike Elvis was judged to be Trevor Clark, from Ashington; the best dressed Elvis was window cleaner Derek Henry, from Bedlington; the best Elvis voice was judged to be that of Michael Chambers, from Ellington. All too soon it was time to unplug the microphones, pack up the guitars and hit the road...the Elvises had left the building.

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National Maintenance Group Provides Update on US Airways O'Hare Field Contract: "To keep our high level of commitment and performance in place, National Maintenance Group has hired an additional manager and also contracted for on-premise space to be used as an office and for storing equipment and chemicals," said Cynthia Chasan, COO of National Maintenance Group, Inc. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona with a regional office in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, National Maintenance Group provides general building maintenance services such as daily janitorial service, carpet cleaning, floor care, window cleaning, housekeeping, maid service, landscaping, pest control, heating/air conditioning repair & maintenance, electrical and other "trade" services for Fortune 500 companies as well as their local, regional and national operations and accomplishes this by contributing to a higher standard of quality for companies of all sizes, regardless of their specific industry.

Ruby Plushner made some money in the cleaning business. He worked the “3 Ws” Washington, Westminster and Weybosset streets in downtown Providence. He cleaned what needed to be cleaned. And he worked alone. He had a prospective employee once, but the guy balked at using a razor blade to clean a toilet. Plushner did so well that he sometimes carried his ladders in the backseat of his Cadillac convertible. When he put some of his hard-earned money into real estate, he did it on Benefit Street when prices were low. “I do have foresight,” he says.
He and his wife, Jean, live well in Cranston and Florida. Plushner plays some golf. He is 83. He loves songwriting. It was there before and after the cleaning business and the real estate.

Eye-catching lobbies aim to attract business: The lobby of the 24-floor VIAD Corporate Center building is spacious on a grand scale, complete with 16th century-style tapestries and life-size sculptures of a window washer, security guard and a man reading a newspaper. "Advertising is a vibrant, enthusiastic and innovating industry, and we wanted to find a home that represented us in that fashion," said John Melamed, executive vice president and general manager of Cramer-Krasselt, which has its offices at VIAD. "When our clients come to our offices, they expect the entire experience to reflect something different from their own office experience."

VALDOSTA, GA (WALB) - The Valdosta fire department is one step closer to becoming the only certified Search and Rescue Task Force in our area. This week they've conducted high angle rope rescues funded by a one million dollar grant from the Department of Homeland Security. Once completed, they will be called to any major incident in the region and around the state. This firefighter is repelling down the side of a tower. Halfway down, his gear malfunctions. Now he's stuck swinging more than a story off the ground. A second firefighter is sent to get him .. dangling upside down. It's called the pick-off technique, commonly used to rescue trapped construction workers. "If you for instance a worker or window washer that is stuck in their scaffolding or stuck in their rope. We send a rescuer down, pull them off their rope and bring them back down to safety," says Chris Wessels, GSM Instructor from Atlanta.