I started in May 98.
My Wife was asked at school of one of the other parents if she knew any window cleaners as she had been looking for weeks and could not find one.
It turns out she was the manageress of an holiday park with 134 units waiting to be cleaned, priced at £6.00 a unit plus the clubhouse at £150.
My wife told her "nah dont know any" after she told me of the conversation, i said give her a ring and tell her i could do it but i have never done it before.
So the wife phones her and she agrees i could start the next day, so off i went and bought a bucket and sponge (honest), started the next day and thought this aint right i need some different equipment, My mate told me his dad was a window cleaner so i asked him what do i need , he took me to the local diy and told me to buy an all in one plastic squeegie , which in did. I will tell the rest some other time.
Any way a week passed and i had cleaned every unit and had to wait for 3 months for the cheque to arrive and that was that.
about 3 months after that a local guy was selling a round for £500 and i knocked him down to £250 for £400 a months work.
6 months after that i bought another round for £3000 which was for £1400 worth of work per month, even at this big commitment i was still unsure of my skills with a squeegie but i got away with it, i have still got most of them customers.
Since that time i now employ 2 staff and have got 2 wfp and vans on the road.
Dave
