How our window cleaning could be protecting the eyesight of the South East’s school children

Could effective window cleaning be part of the solution to stopping rates of myopia among school children from rising?  New research suggests it may have a role to play.

Short-sightedness among school children is increasing dramatically.  An independent study published recently suggests lighting in schools could be a factor. 

This research rekindles a previous theory.  In the 19^th century and early 20^th century it was believed that daylight was a key factor in preventing myopia among school children, so authorities built new schools with large windows to get as much natural light into classrooms as possible.   But in the 1960s it was believed that myopia was an inherited condition, so less was done to prevent it. 

It’s now known that myopia is a seasonal disease, with rates rising in the winter, when the sun is lower, the days are shorter and the light less strong.  It’s also known that children’s education has far more impact on their eyesight than genetic factors. 

Until conclusive research is undertaken, we are proud that we might be doing our bit to help the eyesight of school children in Kent, Sussex and Surrey.  The cleaner our schools windows are, the more natural light can get into the classrooms, and our waterfed pole window cleaning system produces the cleanest windows possible. 

We already clean the windows of four schools in Kent, Sussex and Surrey; we are CRB checked so the schools know we not only do a good job but are safe contractors to have on site.   And we’d be delighted to help protect the eyesight of many more of the South East’s children!  So if you think the windows at your local school are looking a bit grubby, point them in our direction!

For sparkling windows that stay cleaner for longer, call 0845 4749107 

or register online to qualify for a 10% discount off your first window clean.

Proud to be professional window cleaners

Window cleaners don’t have a reputation for being professional.  We’re proud to buck the trend.

We are aware that a lot of window cleaners give the trade a bad name. They are door knockers, who take work as and when it suits them.  They say they’ll come back in a month, and then fail to show.  And often their only competitive edge is price.  And you know what they say: pay peanuts, get monkeys.  Or, in the case of window cleaning, get smeary windows that will be dirty again very soon.

At Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning UK we are proud to be different.  We call ourselves professional window cleaners because we are.  We do an excellent job, using the best equipment available.  We turn up when we say we will.  We have full public liability insurance, to protect both us and you.  We offer our customers the security of full Criminal Records Bureau checks, so they know they can trust us.  And we spend our time building up a relationship with our customers to make sure we deliver the service they want.

We don’t use the word professional lightly. 

It underpins everything we do. 

If you’re fed up with amateur window cleaners in Kent, Sussex or Surrey,

contact us for a truly professional window cleaning service.

Video shows how great waterfed pole window cleaning is

We’ve been talking about the amazing, gentle power of waterfed pole window cleaning to get windows truly clean for some time now.  Yet we still meet people who don’t know what waterfed pole window cleaning is.

They say a picture says a thousand words.  So, for those of you who haven’t got the picture from our words, we’ve made a video to explain what waterfed pole windowcleaning is and how it works.

You’ll see our lovely Shidan demonstrating the system (a career in TV beckons, surely?!).  You’ll be able to see for yourself the extremely long poles that we use, the pure, filtered water and the gentle brushes that we use to dislodge the dirt.  And you’ll be able to see that Shidan can get get a fantastic finish on even upper-storey windows with his feet still firmly planted on the ground.

What you won’t see are ladders, detergents, squeegees, people balancing precariously, accidents waiting to happen or window cleaners peering in through windows.

To see Shidan in action, click here.

For a free quote, contact us.

What do you want from your window cleaner? We want to know.

What do you value most in your window cleaner?

Reliability – that they turn up when they say they will? 
Quality of the wash?
Comprehensive insurance – so you and your home are covered if anything goes wrong?
Friendly and courteous manner?
Trustworthiness, backed by a Criminal Records Bureau check?
Membership of professional organisations?

Whatever you value most, we want to know. 

At Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning UK, we are constantly refining our service to make sure it matches what our customers want.  So we’re conducting a survey to find out what the people of Kent, Sussex and Surrey look for in a window cleaner.  Click here to get your voice heard.

We’ll share the results with you very soon.

In the meantime, if you want a window cleaner who listens to customer feedback,

contact us for a free quotation.

How to get smear-free windows

Now that the sun is getting lower in the sky, it shows up every smear and streak as is it shines in through your windows.

Blistering Summer sun can, bizarrely, be kinder to dirty windows than the lazy sun of Autumn.  High in the sky, the summer sun dazzles its way into our homes, blinding us to less-than-perfect window washes.  But when the sun starts filtering into our homes at a more direct angle, every blemish becomes obvious.

So after you’ve folded up the beach towels and packed away your picnic hamper, it’s more important than ever to get a great finish on your windows.  And the best finish is achieved with the waterfed pole window cleaning system.  Using only pure, filtered water and gentle brushes to lift the dirt, we clean the frames before we clean the windows, meaning your windows stay cleaner for longer.  And with no detergent or squeegees, we leave no smears.  Just sparkling, clean windows.  So wherever you are in Kent, Sussex of Surrey, we guarantee smear-free windows.

 Say hello to Autumn.  Say hello to fabulous clean windows!

Contactus now for your free quotation.

Discount on window cleaning for charities

The old saying is that charity starts at home.  For us, that means charity starts with window cleaning.

We all like to give to charity.  Research has long shown that happier people give more to charity and that giving to charity promotes a feeling of happiness*.

At Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning, we are very happy people.  And we like to stay happy.  So we choose to give to charity.  And the way for us to do that is to offer a discount to registered charities on their window cleaning.

It doesn’t matter if it’s the shop-front, the warehouse or the fund-raising headquarters.  As long as the building is part of a registered charity, and it's in our patch of Kent, Sussex and Surrey, Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning are happy to offer a discount on window cleaning. 

So if you work for a charity, contact us now to ask about our discount scheme. 

If you know someone who works for a charity, share this blog with them to help their donations go even further.

Every little helps, and this is our way of helping those who help others.

Plus it helps us keep those big cheesy grins on our faces!

Click here for a no-obligation window cleaning quote

*Source

Why you need a window cleaner with full insurance

Risk is an unavoidable part of life.  There probably isn’t a job on the planet that doesn’t involve some form of risk.  But when tradespeople come into your house or office, that risk is brought home to you.  So you need to know that tradespeople who carry out work on your property have proper insurance.

Most window cleaners will tell you they have insurance (if they can’t show you their insurance certificate don’t even think about taking them on!).  But the devil is in the detail.  There are insurance policies, and there are insurance policies.

A policy with a £500,000 limit per claim is useless to you if your home is worth more than that – and let’s face it, even modest houses in Kent, Sussex and Surrey top the £500,000 mark.  A policy that doesn’t insure the window your cleaner is working on, is next to useless – yet surprisingly many of them exclude windows while they are being cleaned.  Even worse are the policies that don’t cover injury to people.

At Waterfed Pole Window Cleaning we want our customers to feel safe in their own homes and places of work.  That’s why our work is backed by a premium insurance policy.  Our public liability cover has an upper limit of £5million, covering even the most luxurious homes.  We have scoured the small print to make sure we are covered if we accidentally break a window while cleaning it (it hasn’t happened yet, but we prefer to be safe than sorry).  And we insist on cover for injury to property and people.

We insist on the best insurance available 

because we want our customers to feel as safe as houses.

 Click here for a no-obligation window cleaning quotation.