Healthy Eating At Work

Healthy Eating At Work

Eating Well at Work Healthy Eating At Work is an important part of life. So, how many calories do you think you burn during a 7-hour day? Window Cleaners about 700 calories a day Carpet Cleaners about 1000 calories a day  Pack Lunches Packing a healthy lunch for work...
Pump Fault Finding: 1

Pump Fault Finding: 1

Pump Fault Finding: 1 Pump Fault Finding: 1 is the first in a series of blogs that is written to help window cleaners using water fed pole systems. The most popular pump used in pure water systems is the Shurflo 8000 series pump. These pumps are very reliable....
Protecting Carpet Cleaning Chemicals

Protecting Carpet Cleaning Chemicals

Protecting Carpet Cleaning Chemicals During Winter and Summer Protecting Carpet Cleaning Chemicals during both hold and cold weather is an important thing to be aware of for all cleaners. We all know that freezing temperatures can damage machines. But did you know...
Edinburgh Stair Cleaning Memoirs

Edinburgh Stair Cleaning Memoirs

Edinburgh Stair Cleaning Memoirs Edinburgh Stair Cleaning Memoirs, not the most obvious title for a mystery! “How was your day today?” My wife asks. “Oh, up and down” I reply. This is a pretty accurate description of day brushing and mopping communal stairs in...
Pump Care

Pump Care

Introduction Pump Care of your Shurflo 8000 series pump should not be left to chance. Shurflo 8000 series pumps have proved to be a reliable workhorse in the pure water window cleaning industry. But how are they to be installed and looked after? Here are a few tips....
First Impressions

First Impressions

First Impressions First impressions matter. I once had to organise a roofer to come and fix a water leak around a chimney. He arrived on time, introduced himself, stood back and looked at the roof. What he said next surprised me, “Do you have any ladders?” To his...
What’s happening?

What’s happening?

What’s Happening? It’s a fair question to ask. With the on going economic problems in the world, you may have asked yourself that very question. In this blog we will keep you update on pricing, availability and product updates. We will try to regularly...
Reasons to Hire Professionals

Reasons to Hire Professionals

Seven Good Reasons Reasons to Hire Professionals Hiring professional cleaners can save you time and money when it comes to office cleaning. Keeping an office space work environment clean is imperative, especially as it ensures employees are working in a safe and...
Life on the Ledge

Life on the Ledge

Never again Life on the Ledge or Life on the Edge? It’s not been too long since I have seen a window cleaner in Edinburgh, stood on a window ledge some 4” wide, two floors up, leaning back as he squeegees the closed casement window in front of him. White knuckles...
It should fit!

It should fit!

Buy, Try and Bin It should fit! It looks the same so it should fit! Crazy as it sounds we seem to be moving back towards the Betamax and VHS age with window cleaning water fed poles. Sorry to the younger readers. In the olden days you either had a Betamax or a VHS...
Pricing window cleaning work

Pricing window cleaning work

Building Your Business Pricing window cleaning work for a profitable business. So, you’re a window cleaner, right? You have possibly built your business from the ground up, purchased the necessary equipment to do the job and have all your paper work in order, like...
Winter Pure Water Tips

Winter Pure Water Tips

Tips For Winter Winter pure water tips for the water fed pole window cleaner. Is it that time of the year when you are scraping the ice from your car and van windows. Your doors are frozen shut and you think “how on earth am I going to use my pure water cleaning...
Cleaning Windows in Winter

Cleaning Windows in Winter

Crazy or what? “Cleaning windows in winter? Are you mad? Is that even possible?” These are the sentiments of many window cleaners and customers alike. The answer is yes, it is possible to do. But what can you do as a professional window cleaner to ensure you are safe,...