In defense of Squeaks, unless he moves home he is unlikely to go WFP, even allowing for his dislike of WFP, for him to produce pure water and get it to his vehicle would be a real pain in the backside.
We work in the same area and there are now at least 8 or 9 different teams out there using WFP, we have window cleaners coming out of our ears in our area
Both trad and WFP.
However, any window cleaner that does not have a WFP of some description in his armoury, or is at least planning to add it at some point in the furure is going to be the poorer for it as a result.
In the last 2 years the take up of WFP has been huge, much bigger than I actually expected it to be, I personally thought it would take another year or two before we got to this point.
WFP will replace the ladder, It won't replace traditional window cleaning though, that will always be around.
Over the next few years Health and Safety will continue to tighten it's grip; either fortunately or unfortunately, for the window cleaner the alternative to ladders is now here, Health and Safety, insurance companies and public perception will marginalise window cleaners working off ladders.
There simply isn't a valid reason to clean windows off ladders anymore.
Ok, there are times when the only way of cleaning windows is going to be by traditional methods, and sometimes that will be at height.
Most of those occasions are going to be on large complexes and mostly commercial.
The average house is almost always going to be able to be cleaned (at least the upstairs) with WFP.
So with exceptional circumstances notwithstanding, within a few years we will NOT be allowed to work off ladders.
Most window cleaners are traditional and work off ladders, but that is now changing at an increasingly rapid pace.
Ian
