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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Erithwc on April 16, 2012, 03:02:06 pm

Title: How many window cleaning companys in the uk ?
Post by: Erithwc on April 16, 2012, 03:02:06 pm: Just wondered how many window cleaning companys are their in the uk ?

I'm talking genuine window cleaners that pay tax ect ??? ???

Paul
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Post by: concept on April 16, 2012, 03:09:23 pm: 7
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Post by: evo on April 16, 2012, 03:50:47 pm: 8 with me
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Post by: Tom Kelly on April 16, 2012, 03:56:32 pm: I spoke to Brad Monks (from WCP) about this a while ago. His responce was:

"I am sure my research a few years ago estimated 180k businesses of 2 or more operatives"
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Post by: SB Cleaning on April 16, 2012, 04:31:53 pm: Why ???
Title: Re: How many window cleaning companys in the uk ?
Post by: Erithwc on April 16, 2012, 04:32:37 pm: Quote from: Tom Kelly on April 16, 2012, 03:56:32 pm
I spoke to Brad Monks (from WCP) about this a while ago. His responce was:

"I am sure my research a few years ago estimated 180k businesses of 2 or more operatives"

:o :o :o A huge market for a project then ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: How many window cleaning companys in the uk ?
Post by: Erithwc on April 16, 2012, 04:33:33 pm: Quote from: SB Cleaning on April 16, 2012, 04:31:53 pm
Why ???

Just wanted to know a i knew some one on here would know a rough anwser ;D ;D
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Post by: BVC on April 16, 2012, 05:40:34 pm: Theres only one Window Cleaning Company :P

BVC.
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Post by: Window Washers on April 16, 2012, 06:03:01 pm: it was about 200k a few years back,m that does not include dole boys
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Post by: matty72 on April 16, 2012, 06:32:27 pm: are you sure it's not 20,000, 200,000 would mean 1 in every 150 people would be a window cleaner, sounds alot to me, no wonder there aint any work out there ;D
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Post by: Window Washers on April 16, 2012, 06:34:54 pm: Quote from: matty72 on April 16, 2012, 06:32:27 pm
are you sure it's not 20,000, 200,000 would mean 1 in every 150 people would be a window cleaner, sounds alot to me, no wonder there aint any work out there ;D
theres loads of work out there ;)
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Post by: Matt - aquatec on April 16, 2012, 08:49:46 pm: Quote from: Window Washers on April 16, 2012, 06:34:54 pm
Quote from: matty72 on April 16, 2012, 06:32:27 pm
are you sure it's not 20,000, 200,000 would mean 1 in every 150 people would be a window cleaner, sounds alot to me, no wonder there aint any work out there ;D
theres loads of work out there ;)

Agree... Loads of work if you wanna go get it..... Happy hunting
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Post by: stuart mc on April 16, 2012, 08:57:10 pm: Quote from: Window Washers on April 16, 2012, 06:34:54 pm
Quote from: matty72 on April 16, 2012, 06:32:27 pm
are you sure it's not 20,000, 200,000 would mean 1 in every 150 people would be a window cleaner, sounds alot to me, no wonder there aint any work out there ;D
theres loads of work out there ;)

how did you work that calculation out? id a rough count and I make it every 310 people
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Post by: matty72 on April 16, 2012, 09:09:07 pm: 30 million working people in country divided 200 000 is 150
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Post by: Perfect Windows on April 16, 2012, 09:11:13 pm: Judging by the number of people who tell me they used to clean windows, I'd have thought 1 in 3 of the population sounds more like it.

Vin
Title: Re: How many window cleaning companys in the uk ?
Post by: stuart mc on April 16, 2012, 09:13:00 pm: Quote from: matty72 on April 16, 2012, 09:09:07 pm
30 million working people in country divided 200 000 is 150

got you I took it from the total population of 62 million
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Post by: matty72 on April 16, 2012, 09:16:42 pm: seems alot though
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Post by: stuart mc on April 16, 2012, 09:29:28 pm: yep does a bit matty72
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Post by: idealrob on April 17, 2012, 07:34:35 am: In total including the dole boys, i would say over a million, because of commercial work, and i know its a funny comparison, but one of my sons is a dj, and was told that there are approx 250,000 dj in UK, so there will be more than that imo window cleaning

idealrob
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Post by: ♠Winp®oClean♠ on April 17, 2012, 08:14:23 am: Quote from: idealrob on April 17, 2012, 07:34:35 am
In total including the dole boys, i would say over a million, because of commercial work, and i know its a funny comparison, but one of my sons is a dj, and was told that there are approx 250,000 dj in UK, so there will be more than that imo window cleaning

idealrob

Who's to say your sons informer was correct? ;D
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Post by: idealrob on April 17, 2012, 07:55:29 pm: The guy was the president of the NADJ, national association of DJs, wide spread reaserrch, and you only have to go o the NEC, to Europes biggest dj show, to see how many turn up, and the guy britains highest earning mobile dj, everything he said , my son followed and found true, and as a professional who talks the talk & walks the walk, I trust his information, more than some of the lunatics on here,

idealrob