Window Cleaning News Starring Russel Crowe

WHAT do you get the mega-star bloke who has just about everything? When you're Russell Crowe, it can be as simple as his very own "squeegee man" to be on hand to clean his windows when watching his Rabbitohs team. Crowe and Souths coach Jason Taylor watched last weekend's trial match at Coffs Harbour from a "corporate shed" in torrential rain. The media watched from a leaking shed. Crowe and Taylor had a dry room and squeegee man. "The rain was torrential and flooding down the windows making it hard to see the game." "It was quite a funny scene for a place called the Coffs Harbour International Stadium."

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas: The owner of an Arkansas day care center where 10 children were sickened after they were mistakenly given windshield wiper fluid has surrendered her state license to child welfare investigators. Hospital officials said a staffer mistakenly put the blue liquid in the refrigerator after shopping and later served it thinking it was Kool-Aid. Doctors estimate the children, ages 2 to 7, drank about an ounce of the fluid late Thursday afternoon. One child remained hospitalized Friday. Arkansas' Department of Human Services had said earlier that depending on the results of the investigation, day care operator Carolyn Bynum could have had her license revoked or suspended. A federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention description of methanol, an alcohol derived from wood, says it can cause vomiting, lethargy, blindness and coma in some cases. Some effects are similar to those of ethylene glycol, the synthetic active ingredient in many de-icing and antifreeze products.

Economic Conditions Stimulate Change in Spring Cleaning Behaviors: SDA's 2009 Spring Cleaning Survey shows 78 percent of respondents saying the current economic condition has influenced their cleaning habits. Economy Has Influenced Household Cleaning Habits of Nearly 8 In 10 Americans. Sixty percent say they're doing more cleaning themselves instead of hiring a cleaning service.

Describing the steps Total Window Cleaning and Home Services Ltd. has taken to become eco-friendly and the change in corporate culture this has affected. Effective March 1 of this year, Total Window Cleaning and Home Services Ltd. is proud to announce its intentions to become 100% carbon-neutral. This will be accomplished by working with a Canadian partner LivClean who provides carbon offsetting for the firm. Carbon offsetting is a practice we recommend for all clients, colleagues and partners. Essentially, carbon offsetting implies ascertaining the carbon footprint of an organization and then planting trees to offset this carbon footprint. The bigger the carbon footprint, the more trees are planted. This is a process that must be renewed each year.
Total Window Cleaning and Home Services Ltd. are happy to have taken this proactive step in becoming green. This recent step ensures that the commitment to the environment is continual in nature. When asked about the company plans to go Green, CEO Hayden Hughes recently commented: We're happy to be zero-carbon as of this year. In doing so, we've switched to 100% post-consumer recycled material for all of advertising and promotional needs. We're confident in the example we're setting for the larger business community and we are happy to be Vancouvers first Green home maintenance company. Although industry leaders by no means, Total Window cleaning is a fast growing company with humble beginnings. They started as a student based business and are now a rapidly expanding force within the eco-friendly home maintenance market.

Windows cleaned with stately decorum: The household chore of window cleaning is normally done with a wet sponge, a squeegee or some spray and a bit of scrunched up newspaper. But the historic stained glass windows in a north Norfolk stately home needed rather gentler treatment to rid them of their film of dust. In what could be a called a panes-taking operation at Felbrigg Hall, near Cromer, 28 glass panels, some dating back more than 500 years have been taken down, dusted with dry brushes and had cracked bits of lead resoldered. After a winter of patient work the glass has been put back in place as the National Trust house gets ready to reopen to the public next month. The stained glass has been in the house since 1841 when squire William Howe Windham bought it to embellish the Great Hall, where it would have shone a colourful light on to the gentry of the time playing billiards. Scenes are mainly Biblical - including one graphic one of the slaying of children - and are a mixture of English, Flemish, French and Swiss origin.
Glass restoration specialist Peter Campling said the panes were quite good condition considering their age. They would have once been exposed to the elements outside, but had been “double glazed” in the 1990s with protection from an outer clear glass.
“It is mainly dust that settles on the surface - but because it is delicate paint work it has to be cleaned by light brushing,” said Mr Campling, of MC Lead Glaziers of Horsford. Any water would cause damage, but it was likely “downstairs” hall staff may have tackled the windows with a damp cloth in the days before the trust took it over. New film is also being put on the clear windows to keep out harmful sunrays and cut down the light coming into the room which also fades furniture and paintings. House steward Ella Ingle said the window cleaning was part of a major winter programme of work including fire safety which meant the reopening was delayed to April 4.

Spartanburg native opens window cleaning business "Squeegee Clean": Squeegee Clean is a commercial and residential window cleaning business serving clients within a 90-mile radius of Spartanburg, SC. Specializing in mid-rise commercial buildings of two- to five-stories, its owner Michael Holmes has over 13 years experience. With no window cleaners specializing in commercial mid-rise in the local market, Holmes recognized the need, and decided to put his plan into action earlier this year. "Economy aside, window cleaning is something businesses have to do, so we offer them premium services from a local company that is vested in their economic success."
Holmes adds that he is confident that the area has been underserved. "I've heard of companies in Spartanburg hiring window cleaners from as far away as four hours. A local window cleaner can provide not only more competitive pricing, but is part of the community in which he serves, thus is able to routinely inspect his clients' buildings and offer other important intangibles due to proximity."
While the company cleans all types of glass found in residential and commercial buildings, Holmes is most eager to have rolled out the commercial side of his business, citing that his technology will provide economic and safety benefits to his customers. "On the buildings taller than ground level, we utilize a water-fed pole with a four-stage filtration system. This method leaves glass clean and streak-free. It is also much more efficient and safe, thus minimizes cost and liability."
Owner and Spartanburg native Michael Holmes understands the difference clean windows make on the residential side, as well. "It is a fact: clean windows make us happy. Many people don't realize what they were missing until they have their windows cleaned, then they never go six months without it! Taking pride in your home is natural, and having clean windows beautifies your home and maximizes your investment." Established in 2009, Squeegee Clean is a commercial and residential window cleaning company owned and operated by Michael Holmes of Spartanburg, SC. A licensed business with an active membership in the IWCA (International Window Cleaners Association) and MWCoA (Master Window Cleaners of America).