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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Panorama on January 15, 2012, 07:46:00 pm

Title: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: Panorama on January 15, 2012, 07:46:00 pm

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDL00qaq2-I&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: Pope vader on January 15, 2012, 07:52:21 pm

its like that in cornwall now

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: Panorama on January 15, 2012, 08:00:21 pm

I think bobby p has finally started on that job he was going on about






http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=139546.msg1159988#msg1159988

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: Llaaww on January 15, 2012, 08:12:51 pm

I like the number plate on the van TEA xxx

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: GDwindowcleaning on January 15, 2012, 09:34:06 pm

I would love to find out what that big company is doing now or where it led to....

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: Johnny B on January 15, 2012, 10:21:35 pm

Quote from: GDwindowcleaning on January 15, 2012, 09:34:06 pm

I would love to find out what that big company is doing now or where it led to....

I googled it. They are still in business and look very professional.

John

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: GDwindowcleaning on January 15, 2012, 10:28:04 pm

How cool... What they called?

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: Johnny B on January 15, 2012, 10:47:58 pm

They are called Sheldon Industrial Holdings.

John

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: GDwindowcleaning on January 15, 2012, 10:56:51 pm

They look top notch, that should serve as inspiration to everyone....

The bloke started with ladders on a bike to a large modern company.... Sure he would be proud...

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: poleman on January 15, 2012, 11:41:21 pm

Enjoyed that  :) good to see how far our indusrty has come! even if some are still stuck in the 50s  ;D

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: Steve CM on January 15, 2012, 11:50:25 pm

Great watch. Probably best thing from yester year I've seen.

See the cheeky smile about how much he earned? Like it!

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: Crystal-clear on January 16, 2012, 12:26:05 am

Quote from: GDwindowcleaning on January 15, 2012, 10:28:04 pm

How cool... What they called?

http://www.sheldons.uk.com/history.html

this is them
amazing
600 staff in the 50s

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: Panorama on January 16, 2012, 02:58:08 pm

From 4 minutes onwards opened my eyes, wouldn't like to work off that little ladder :o, also Sam wouldn't make a good poker player lol

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: Tom White on January 16, 2012, 03:14:50 pm

Maybe it was the Brummie accents, but they seemed a gormless lot to me; especially this one:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/tosh0987/2012-01-16_15-12_WindowCleaningin.jpg)

He reminded me of Squeaky, just he had more hair then, than what Squeaky has now.

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on January 16, 2012, 03:38:31 pm

good video that mate  ;) tar

Title: Re: Window cleaning from the 50's
Post by: Ian101 on January 16, 2012, 04:25:58 pm

brilliant about best thing ive sen on here recently  ;D