Window Cleaning Odds & Ends

Moody Gardens window-washing crew working at night has found the venomous snake that had been missing for a week stretched out against the glass near an entrance to the visitor center. The crew found the 10-inch-long bush viper against the outside of a full-length window about 10 p.m. Friday after Moody Gardens had closed, spokeswoman Jerri Hamachek said Saturday. On Aug. 8, the snake was discovered missing for the second time in a month from the exhibit it shared with five other vipers in the rain forest pyramid.


Marsha Wiley, 56, who died of cancer on Aug. 2, owned City Wide/A&A Window Cleaning at 1701 Ohio St., Oshkosh. The business specializes in high-rise, commercial and residential window cleaning and served an area from Green Bay to Milwaukee, east to Lake Michigan and west to the Wild Rose/Wautoma areas. "She loved it. She was proud of the business and definitely put the hours into it. She was dedicated to it," said Misty Brown, a daughter of Wiley. "It was a six day a week job for her." Wiley, who was a 1970 graduate of Winneconne High School, owned the window washing business since 2005. Brown said her mom worked as the office manager of the business for seven years before purchasing it. There was more to Wiley than window washing.

AN elderly Birmingham couple terrorised in their own home by two thugs were saved thanks to a security alarm they had been given just hours earlier. Tom Piggott, aged 73, was confronted by the men who grabbed him around the throat after he answered the front door of his Bordesley Green flat. He was bundled into an armchair and threatened. The men, who were demanding money, also grabbed Mr Piggott’s 74-year-old partner, Olive, but she was able to set off a personal security alarm causing them to flee. It was given to them earlier that day by their social landlords Focus Housing Association. Today she said: “It’s the best gift I’ve ever been given.” The couple were relaxing at home shortly before 7pm on Friday when the thugs burst in. Retired window cleaner, Mr Piggott, said: “I opened the front door and these two men just barged their way in.


The sidewalks around Jannus Landing in St. Petersburg send an alarming message. Are the city and merchants stone deaf and blind? Jannus is the site of frequent raucous gatherings. However, the dirty windows, gum stains, body fluids, broken glass, food wrappers, cigarette butts, plastic beer rings and other disgusting detritus of urban excess should not remain visible, unwashed and uncollected well after the party. British merchants invariably keep their individual shop fronts pristine with sweeping, window washing and polished metals. It's a matter or routine and pride throughout Britain.


Cleansweep, owned and operated by Greenwich resident Felix Andreoni, has signed a contract with the Housing Authority to clean five of the town’s facilities: Agnes Morley Heights Apartments, Town Hall Annex, Greenwich Close Apartments, Armstrong Court Toddler Center and Armstrong Court Daycare Center. Mr. Andreoni has more than 30 years of experience in the cleaning industry. Cleansweep already serves the New Canaan Nature Center and Greenwich Adult Day Care at The River House in Greenwich. The company offers experienced, high quality cleaning service to companies of all sizes. It is fully insured with several experienced employees. Services include high-speed floor buffing and waxing, carpet cleaning, window washing and daily office cleaning.
Ann Arbor, Michigan police say a thief posing as a window washer has been targeting elderly residents on the city's west and south sides over the past two months. Detective Sgt. Jim Stephenson said this morning that police have taken three similar reports since July, but believe additional victims may exist. The man approached elderly residents carrying a bag, spray can and squeegee, Stephenson said. He offered to wash the residents' windows or demonstrate a product for window-washing. Stephenson said the man forced his way into the residents' homes. After he left, they discovered items like purses and wallets missing. "He's clearly singling out seniors," Stephenson said. "We're hoping others have seen him or can provide more information on him." The incidents have occurred on Virginia and Snyder avenues on the west side and Baylis Drive on the south side. The man as described as black, 35-45 years old, 6 feet tall and 200-225 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call the police tip line at 734-996-3199 or Detective Mike Lencioni at 734-996-3250.

Detroit: Since its founding in 1948, lots of things have changed for Allied Eagle Supply Co.: its location, its scope and its size. But its core business, janitorial supplies, remains key to its continued growth. Antonino Scappaticci, Jr.'s father bought the business in the 1970's and, slowly but surely, branched it out from only distributing cleaning supplies. It now offers janitorial services, heating and cooling services, construction and building maintenance. "Incrementally over time, we've grown all the divisions," says Scappaticci. In 2004, the company moved from its Midtown location to a 42,000 square-foot facility in Corktown, on Rosa Parks at Howard. From a half-dozen employees, Allied has grown to employ 150.Some notable local companies that Allied works with include MGM Grand (window cleaning), Stroh River Place (mechanical systems), Greater Corktown Development Corp. (North Corktown infill housing phase one), Channel 4 (janitorial services) and Motor City Casino (janitorial supplies).
Las Vegas: Construction accidents here in the valley have claimed 17 lives in the last 12 months. Wednesday morning, part of an air conditioning unit fell on a construction worker at CityCenter. It weighed 200 to 300 pounds. Fortunately, the man was not seriously hurt. Meantime, workers are training to avoid becoming a statistic. Erin Sparks is getting strapped in to his harness at this worker safety training program. His job in entertainment lighting takes him to high places, and Sparks takes safety seriously. Patti Redd is owner of Desert Specialty Rigging Supply, "Be very careful and avoid swing fall so you control your rescue."Her lessons for those who work in extreme heights can mean the difference between life and death, "If you don't have the training, you don't have the knowledge and the base. You're a disaster looking to happen, and that's why there's rules and regulations out there."Rickey Evanoff calls himself the "Extreme Window Maintenance Technician." He spends eight hours a day sky high above the Strip washing windows, "First thing, safety. Always make sure you're tied off correctly. Can't afford a mistake in this game." With the number of fatal falls on the job at record levels, and construction accidents in the valley killing 17 the last year, workers like Mark Kline know the more people trained, the safer sites are.
Rentokil Initial Plc, the world's largest pest-control provider, fell the most in a month in London trading after second-quarter profit dropped 68 percent and the company said it may take five years to turn around sliding earnings. The company made its move into the cleaning sector & window cleaning sector a few years a go.