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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: STEVE-UK on August 13, 2015, 09:24:38 am

Title: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: STEVE-UK on August 13, 2015, 09:24:38 am
Haven't heard much on the Chinese imports pole recently

How are they going, Are they wearing well? Any issues?
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: Frankybadboy on August 13, 2015, 09:28:15 am
try sim-pole ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: oldman on August 13, 2015, 12:10:43 pm
try sim-pole ;D ;D ;D ;D

or...Gardiner...Facelift...X-Line...Exceed.....etc etc.....all imported from China.....see Franky, I too can do silly comments.
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: Smurf on August 13, 2015, 12:17:45 pm
You forgot reach-it as the guy now lives in china most of the year. ;D
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: Jonny 87 on August 13, 2015, 04:12:15 pm
Haven't heard much on the Chinese imports pole recently

How are they going, Are they wearing well? Any issues?

I have a 45 foot full carbon pole that I imported myself for about £300 about two years ago. It is wearing fine, had to glue the odd clamp but apart from that it's ok.

Are they as good as gardiners poles? No way. But it got me out of a hole at the time as I had one job per month that I needed a 45 foot pole for.

Would I do it again? Probably not. For the few hundred quid you save I think you get far better quality by spending with a UK company and getting their warranty etc.
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: david mark on August 13, 2015, 11:48:28 pm
Got a sim  pole from cleaning spot has no springs or shim on bracket after 2 weeks  sent it back as the brackets don't hold the pole sections they received my pole back and refused to refund my money as it was scratch cost me £17 delivery cost got it back and left it to rot in the garage  never spend a penny with cleaning spot again they should remove these poles from there Web site as they are badly designed
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: Smurf on August 14, 2015, 12:11:24 am
Got a sim  pole from cleaning spot has no springs or shim on bracket after 2 weeks  sent it back as the brackets don't hold the pole sections they received my pole back and refused to refund my money as it was scratch cost me £17 delivery cost got it back and left it to rot in the garage  never spend a penny with cleaning spot again they should remove these poles from there Web site as they are badly designed

That don't sound good  ???
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: kempy on August 14, 2015, 08:18:35 am
45ft china is doing good , but hardly gets used .

My 18ft china has done well in a year . Odd clamp re glued and bought .

I'd pay more for a gardiners 18ft pole , be better .

The 45ft saved me loads for the amount of time I needed it for .

Slx  is better quality clamps now and is what I'd buy
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: the king on August 14, 2015, 09:22:29 am
Got a sim  pole from cleaning spot has no springs or shim on bracket after 2 weeks  sent it back as the brackets don't hold the pole sections they received my pole back and refused to refund my money as it was scratch cost me £17 delivery cost got it back and left it to rot in the garage  never spend a penny with cleaning spot again they should remove these poles from there Web site as they are badly designed
  if the pole is not fit for purpose  then u should of reminded them of the( sale of goods act 1979 ) my miss's would have wiped the flore with them  ;D

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCYQFjABahUKEwjn5pfXkKjHAhWxbtsKHcglB-A&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.which.co.uk%2Fconsumer-rights%2Fregulation%2Fsale-of-goods-act&ei=bKPNVeeAHbHd7QbIy5yADg&usg=AFQjCNGJouKFDpyw1x5YKbQt-bltYLAzLQ&sig2=oOoXOd7Y7RreUvT30JMGwQ
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: STEVE-UK on August 14, 2015, 09:33:24 am
Thought the Chinese poles would be a similar quality to the UK pole as they import the sections, From the responses they don't come close, Will be remain with Facelift and Gardiners
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: the king on August 14, 2015, 09:42:57 am
http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/facelift-renegade-micro.html
http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/facelift-renegade-micro.html

these r the china poles same as dave an jonnys just renamed
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: Dave Willis on August 15, 2015, 08:11:03 am
Aluminium ???
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: the king on August 15, 2015, 09:31:33 pm
lol not alloy i put the rong link  ::)roll

http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/facelift-classic-carbon.html
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: the king on August 15, 2015, 09:32:29 pm
u can get them a lot cheeper from china tho £440 for a 18ft and a 45ft
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: Stephen Fox on August 15, 2015, 11:11:48 pm
u can get them a lot cheeper from china tho £440 for a 18ft and a 45ft

These are not Facelift poles at all. Just cheap rip offs that are not manufactured properly with sections not fitting and clamping of poor quality. Some original Facelift poles are still in use 12 years on.
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: oldman on August 16, 2015, 06:21:46 am
u can get them a lot cheeper from china tho £440 for a 18ft and a 45ft

These are not Facelift poles at all. Just cheap rip offs that are not manufactured properly with sections not fitting and clamping of poor quality. Some original Facelift poles are still in use 12 years on.

They are not 'cheap rip-offs' .....the only thing 'cheap' is the price.........as you can buy the same sections from the same company you use for your 'Facelift' branded poles.
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: Smurf on August 16, 2015, 02:34:48 pm
u can get them a lot cheeper from china tho £440 for a 18ft and a 45ft

These are not Facelift poles at all. Just cheap rip offs that are not manufactured properly with sections not fitting and clamping of poor quality. Some original Facelift poles are still in use 12 years on.

They are not 'cheap rip-offs' .....the only thing 'cheap' is the price.........as you can buy the same sections from the same company you use for your 'Facelift' branded poles.

It cracks me up when people start bickering as they are all produced in china  ;D
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: the king on August 16, 2015, 04:59:37 pm
u can get them a lot cheeper from china tho £440 for a 18ft and a 45ft

These are not Facelift poles at all. Just cheap rip offs that are not manufactured properly with sections not fitting and clamping of poor quality. Some original Facelift poles are still in use 12 years on.
sory but i dont go along that that stephen my old pheonix dident even last a year till it started spinning clamp nuts sezing, 12 years no i dont think so unless the pole has had very very lite use
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: the king on August 16, 2015, 05:03:19 pm
http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/45ft-carbon-telescoping-window-washing-poles_1075231235.html?spm=a2700.7724858.35.1.QxOF7R

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCEQFjAAahUKEwjEnJj2-63HAhWls9sKHWh1ACM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alibaba.com%2Fcountrysearch%2FCN%2Fwater-fed-poles-for-window-cleaning.html&ei=9rLQVcTJL6Xn7gbo6oGYAg&usg=AFQjCNFwGSCIdeRpbxYt6ceNRtGYY5lJ6Q&sig2=epdPjyfFO__JnxZSLhG_UQ   
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: kevincoggan on August 16, 2015, 07:03:44 pm
u can get them a lot cheeper from china tho £440 for a 18ft and a 45ft

These are not Facelift poles at all. Just cheap rip offs that are not manufactured properly with sections not fitting and clamping of poor quality. Some original Facelift poles are still in use 12 years on.
was only last year you were going to sue them  stephen over using the same design clamp?,i have found these poles really good,yes they do wear but thats down to the clamp design,pole sections are light and very rigid 5 layers of carbon in various weaves the last one/outer layer being 3k,i just need to get some spare clamps to stop the sections spinning and i am sorted again
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: CleanClear on August 16, 2015, 08:00:33 pm

It cracks me up when people start bickering as they are all produced in china  ;D

Cracks me up more than you !!!  ;D
(http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/1439751574_Selection_504.jpg)
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on August 16, 2015, 09:11:38 pm
our xtream poles are utter rubbish
but our slxs are the best Chinese poles we have used
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: Dave Willis on August 17, 2015, 07:04:22 am
Utter rubbish  ???
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: Frankybadboy on August 17, 2015, 05:32:00 pm
what would you expect dave from a company that over load there vans with ibc and drives around like a pair of loony tunes ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: How are the Chinese import poles going
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on August 17, 2015, 05:59:59 pm
what would you expect dave from a company that over load there vans with ibc and drives around like a pair of loony tunes ;D ;D ;D ;D

would this be the three vans that have just had 650s fitted  in them all  and all been limited to 62 mph ? ;D