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IN THE CURRENT ISSUE:

WORKING THE NET with GARY MAUER

  • Window Cleaning Pine Knoll Facility, tallest building in Moore Cty, NC and listed on Historic Register
  • The late Jim Willingham giving a water fed pole demo @ the N.W. Window Cleaning Confernence held in Kennewick, Wa and hosted by Jason Klovansky with Sparkling Clean Windows - May 2005
  • 'Even kids love the IWCA...well, at least they love the perks that come with membership!' - Jason Klovansky, Sparkling Clean
  • Cleaning windows at a local Ohio hospital - Steve Ball, Owner, SBS Window Cleaning, Smithville, Ohio
 

Catch up on the latest conversations among industry professionals with Gary Mauer's Working the Net column. This month's discussion topics include plastic razor blades, roof ladders, self-cleaning glass, fixing scratches from an aluminum pole, and focusing on window cleaning rather than providing pressure washing services. Click here to read the current Working the Net column.

FROM THE ARCHIVES:

ARE THESE ADD ONS FOR YOU? (Originally published in September/October 2007)

Excerpt: ...Last October, after 15 years in business as a window cleaner, Mike Draper of Bloomington, Illinois, decided to invest heavily to get into window defogging, $15,000 to be exact. “We didn’t really get started until March of this year,” says Draper, “but I would say we are real close to having our money compensated.” Until he got into it, Draper believed that the only solution to condensation and calcium buildup in double-panned windows was to either replace them or live with seeing through a fog. “I told people for 15 years that you couldn’t do anything about it because fogging is caused by a broken seal. But then I learned it can be remedied.”... [ Read full article ] [ View all archived articles ]

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In our next issue:

 

  • Industry Associations: The Annual Update
  • Is There a Doctor In the House?: How to Treat Various Accidents on the Job
  • Marketing Strategies: What Works Best

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