The Naked Window Cleaner

Kevin will start the internets only “LIVE” broadcast of window cleaning business building advice & it will go out on Monday, March 17 @ 11:00 a.m. EST, thats 4 p.m. in the UK.

Labeled the naked window cleaner, this show sets out to show you the secrets to explosive window cleaning business growth.

"At some point during the 20 minute broadcast, I’ll hold a random prize drawing for all viewers, and award this super-cool prize. I’ll engrave it for you, as shown below, and then ship it right from apple.ca to your front door, wherever you happen to live, anywhere in North America or Europe!"

Shine on

After RainX, Clearshield, Simix, Rain-racer , Optical coating, & Liquid Glass besides others, comes Shine On. Also with the news of the first windscreen wiperless car , another product that states that all windows can be self cleaning, this time from SCF-Technologies, Denmark.

"It has become the first company to develop an aftermarket window coating that uses the sun´s energy to break down dust and grime, saving time and helping protect the environment."

Shine On is a new cleaning product for windows that keeps them free from dirt and grime for up to two years, without the need for additional cleaning. Its a thin coating developed using nano-technology and chemically bonds with the glass to create a hard-wearing coating that uses the suns energy to ´burn´ dirt loose. When it rains, the dirt is simply washed away.

It looks like another application to turn glass hydrophobic. They also turn waste into oil, I was also wondering if they had patented water into wine?

Window Cleaning Resources goes live!

Chris & Alex Lambrides featured previously, have now opened an on-line window cleaning store with an added difference. They intend to video every product that they bring out on-line so a product decision can be made before purchasing. The new store went live today, although not nearly all the stock has been uploaded. The successful forum has gained momentum since its inception & is a favourite among window cleaners stateside.

Cleaning Windows with Steam

It seems every day they bring out steam cleaners advertised for cleaning windows. A couple of my customers actually bought them . I still clean their windows. 'Nuff said. I actually bought one for cleaning out grout, it took 10 minutes to reach temperature, it had a useful life of around 5 mins & the window attachment didn't work, although it left some lovely streaks.

In this companys defence, they promote the product for allergy sufferers as they are only using super heated water. Which brings me to another story today about Chemicals found in household cleaning products causing asthma in children, one of them being window cleaning solution being found in two-thirds of all homes.

The heated water fed pole systems are here, I suppose the next step may be steam?
Heres another home shopping network video of a typical handheld steam cleaner in action (starts at 4:35 min), sorry about the wait if you can be bothered at all?

Dutch Courage?

This video says it all really - maybe the Dutch are taking the ladder restrictions too far? It looks like "le parkour" is here to stay in both the UK & the U.S.

Well I reckon thats the WAHR out the window, don't try this at home.....

Holyrood's £100,000 window cleaning bill

The Scottish Parliament is spending around £100,000 a year on cleaning its windows and the total bill for interior and exterior cleaning of the controversial Holyrood building is approaching £500,000. Window cleaning is expensive because of the awkward angle of many of the windows on the £414 million building, which means abseilers have to be brought in for the job according to the Scotsman News.
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body figures shows window cleaning cost £108,671 last year and has cost a further £87,279 so far this year.

A parliament spokesman said: "Holyrood is an award-winning building of individual and iconic design and its maintenance requirements are those associated with running a landmark building."

Window Cleaning in Canada

Martin McDermott may be leading the way for hiring from overseas & states "without this, I'd still have employment problems at home." Having had the potential recruits pre-trained or otherwise screened before they arrive in Canada, he goes on to say - he is very pleased with the workers chosen because they have shown that they are hard workers. There is also the added bonus for the workers of a higher pay of Cdn$28 compared to an untrained worker on Cdn$17 an hour. The Caribbean Net news also preaches to the workers on their conduct overseas, adding "we are expecting you to represent the people of Jamaica".

The first batch of workers who will take up employment as window cleaners in British Columbia, Canada & will leave Jamaica on March 22.