Useful URL's (Websites) - Starting a window cleaning business

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Useful URL's (Websites)

Posted by Neil (wylie), 1 March 2004

I thought it might be useful to put a few URL’s together.
As a fairly new starter to this trade I found a lot of help and information came from this and other forums in the form of links to websites useful to window cleaners.
However most of the links are spread over numerous sites and threads which then get sidetracked so I thought it would be more helpful to any new starters to put them all in one place.

Suppliers

http://www.express-cleaning-supplies.co.uk
http://www.scrimcity.co.uk/
http://www.wintecs.co.uk
http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/
http://www.midlandladders.net
http://www.ladders999.co.uk/
http://www.laddersareus.co.uk/

Forums

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk
http://www.cleaningpros.co.uk
http://www.window-tools.com
http://www.wintecs.co.uk/catalog/forum/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GeorgeSupport/

WFP

http://www.window-tools.com/
http://www.laddersfree.co.uk/
http://www.pure2o.co.uk/
http://www.ionicsystems.com/english/index.html
http://www.brodexbms.co.uk/

Miscellaneous

http://www.georgesystems.co.uk/
http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk
http://www.nfmwgc.com/
http://www.titanlabs.net
http://www.vistaprint.co.uk/vp/ns/default.aspx
http://www.michaelhope.co.uk
http://www.windowcleanersindex.co.uk/
http://www.awcmag.com/
http://www.dcs1.com/window/
http://www.trade-print-warehouse.co.uk/

A Couple of Sites I find Useful.

http://www.onlineconversion.com/
http://www.multimap.com/

As A Last Resort!!

http://uk1.bananalotto.com/

No doubt there are plenty I have missed which you guys will add.

Posted by williamx (williamx), 1 March 2004

Excellent List Grin

Posted by Silly_Philly (Philip Hanson), 1 March 2004

Thank's Wylie, that looks very handy.

Philip

Posted by WavieDavie (WavieDavie), 1 March 2004

Here's some additions for your list, Wylie. . .

Suppliers
http://www.cleantech.co.uk/
http://www.ramsayladders.co.uk/cgi-bin/ladders.storefront

Forums
http://pub86.ezboard.com/fwaterworksnwfrm11
This is Stateside, so remember 03/01/04 is 1st March
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/EUcleaningandrelatedservices/
Unfortunately, this has gone quite quiet recently.

Miscellaneous
http://www.winclean.com.au/links.htm
An Australian links page
http://www.sorboproducts.com/
Home of the 6ft 6inch squeegee called the Ninja!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0452282772/ref%3Dpd%5Fsim%5Fb%5Fdp%5F1/026-8411558-6695601
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1572242507/qid%3D1076147180/sr%3D1-1/ref%3Dsr%5F1%5F16%5F1/026-8411558-6695601
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0959804927/qid%3D1076146411/sr%3D1-1/ref%3Dsr%5F1%5F26%5F1/026-8411558-6695601
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0897934229/qid%3D1076147419/026-8411558-6695601
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0473002094/ref%3Dpd%5Fbxgy%5Ftext%5F2%5Fcp/026-8411558-6695601
Mostly been recommended by other window cleaners - I haven't needed them so far, but I know where to go if I do.
http://www.dcs1.com/window/
This has been going the rounds for a while, 7 or 8 years I think, bits of it are quite handy but I'd invest in an extension pole rather than a broom handle for the higher stuff Wink

http://www.e-myth.com/
Comes well recommended by some other window cleaners from Eucleaningandrelated, I've taken on some of it, but it's rather Gung-Ho for me.

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