Wednesday 23 July 2008

The Buzz & Other Window Cleaning News

Brian Paxton of "A better view window cleaning" is featured on USA's Indiana's business spotlight with host Tony Scelzo (or is it Ben Affleck?) on the underground business channel. Rainmakers is a business networking organization that provides a platform for Indiana business professionals to be more and serve more. This really is a great way to hold a business club & get your name out there!


Window washer survives fall Brampton, Canada: A window washer survived a harrowing tumble off the roof of a Brampton apartment building last Wednesday afternoon when he managed to crash through a window into a top floor apartment. Peel police received several calls at 2:45 p.m. when the man fell at 2 Silver Maple Court in the area of Dixie Road and Clark Boulevard. He was reportedly hanging from the building before he was able to smash the window into a 21st floor apartment and take refuge inside. Police say the man was not hurt. The Ministry of Labour is investigating the incident to determine exactly what happened.

Canbera, Australia: Abseiling about work, not pleasure: There will be no recreational abseiling down the historic John Gorton Building in Parkes any time soon. Tenders have been called on behalf of the Department of Finance and Deregulation to supply and install ''abseiling points'' in John Gorton Building. But United Group Process Solutions facilities manager Frank Curran said the new abseiling system was about work not pleasure to allow window cleaning and facade upkeep. ''In previous years, the guys who abseiled off that building, they had a system called a counterweight system where they just tied themselves basically to big blocks that weighed more than them, obviously, and that then became outlawed, as you can imagine,'' he said. The building had been maintained from the ground or with external lifts in the meantime. Tenders for the new abseiling system close on August 18. It would be configured not to detract from the design of the building, which had its foundations laid in 1927 but was not officially opened until 1956.
The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and the Department of Finance and Deregulation are tenants in the building.

UK: Myhome International seems to belong to a different age. The group came up with the idea of franchising domestic services such as oven and carpet cleaning, window cleaning and lawn cutting for "cash-rich, time-poor" customers. The AIM-listed company, which is in breach of some of the covenants within its £8m bank facility, crashed 38% yesterday after announcing it was discussing plans for a possible equity fund raising at a major discount to the current share price. The board says talks to restructure debt with Lloyds TSB are at a constructive stage. Avoid say the Independent. Previously featured here.

UK, Sodexo wins £3m-worth of MoD work: Caterer and facilities management company Sodexo has won two Ministry of Defence (MoD) contracts worth almost £3m in combined annual turnover. Sodexo will partner with Serco to provide catering, bar management, hospitality, cleaning and grounds maintenance for the 800 personnel based at RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire. The contract involves 140 Sodexo employees and runs for five years. Sodexo has also signed up to work with Fleet Support Limited, the engineering and support services group, for three years at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The company will provide soft services including window cleaning, recycling and bird scaring at the site, which is home to the historic Mary Rose, HMS Warrior 1860 (pictured) and HMS Victory.

NEW DELHI, INDIA: In a miraculous escape from death, a 23-year-old woman reportedly fell from the 10th floor of a commercial building in Preet Vihar area of east Delhi on Tuesday afternoon but suffered only minor injuries. The incident may be miraculous but there have been similar cases earlier too. Last month, a resident of Matunga in Mumbai, Riken Vora, fell off the ninth floor balcony of a building only to land on a parked car and escape with injuries. In the same city, the wife of a CEO lived after a fall from the 18th floor. A 37-year-old window cleaner had survived a 47-storey fall while a five-year-old had survived nine storeys. Children with their supple bones can survive falls more easily, say doctors.

Alex Lambrinides of window cleaning resource has just released a close up view of the 50 foot Hi-Flo Carbon-tec by Unger. He demonstrates how the water fed pole & sections go together & a closer look at that trolley. Now in the shop!


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