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Title: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: Cookie on March 27, 2017, 06:42:58 pm
Just looking at the possibility of setting up a window cleaning business in France. Wondered whether it would be feasible or not...
Can't say I've ever seen any WCs in France.
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: Shrek on March 27, 2017, 07:06:50 pm
A new custy of mine has just moved back from France and they said they don't have them over there - whether that's true or not I don't know, maybe because they were in a village or something .
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: brianbarber on March 27, 2017, 07:20:40 pm
There windows open inwards so I've been told......low demand I'd say, but I've never been there ...

Mr B
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: Stoots on March 27, 2017, 07:27:27 pm
 Not sure about france but a lot of Europe opens inwards.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/france-76/window-cleaning-786724/

Doesn't look good reading that


I would imagine there will be a commercial side in   big city's .

Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: jk999 on March 27, 2017, 07:32:32 pm
I think Ben m is from France which is probably why he is cleaning over here lol 😊
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: JandS on March 27, 2017, 07:33:30 pm
Only place I've ever seen them in Europe was in Amsterdam.
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: Soupy on March 27, 2017, 07:34:21 pm
Don't tell anyone on here that you are thinking about becoming an immigrant.
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: ben M on March 27, 2017, 07:44:41 pm
There windows open inwards so I've been told......low demand I'd say, but I've never been there ...

Mr B
spot on!
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: ben M on March 27, 2017, 07:45:21 pm
I think Ben m is from France which is probably why he is cleaning over here lol 😊
so true  ;D
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: Cookie on March 27, 2017, 08:03:59 pm
OK thanks guys.
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: 8weekly on March 28, 2017, 07:07:55 am
One of my customers' son is a window cleaner in France. He has an Ionic system in a trailer but I believe he is commercial only.
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: Dave Willis on March 28, 2017, 07:18:24 am
He'd look a coq in van.
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: duncan h on March 28, 2017, 06:41:57 pm
Even if they open inwards, people still have to clean them. I would guess they would pay for it doing
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: capn sparkle on March 28, 2017, 09:13:42 pm
I've got a customer in her sixties who owns 5 houses in France - I'm her first ever window cleaner (U.K of course) - reckons there's a need but could never find one.
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: LBWCS on March 28, 2017, 11:44:53 pm
I'm in Paris as I write this and there are lots of window cleaners. All very amateur though, probably charging a few euros for a shop. A professional outfit would have a notable prescence
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: ben M on March 29, 2017, 12:12:20 am
I'm in Paris as I write this and there are lots of window cleaners. All very amateur though, probably charging a few euros for a shop. A professional outfit would have a notable prescence
;D yes owner cleaning  their own shop front windows, you can't make a living in France as a window cleaner, except if you do commercial
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: LBWCS on March 29, 2017, 07:11:55 am
Beer (wine 🍷) money yes, to make a living, I doubt it
Title: Re: Is anyone on here a window cleaner in France?
Post by: Soupy on March 30, 2017, 06:48:06 am
I'm in Paris as I write this and there are lots of window cleaners. All very amateur though, probably charging a few euros for a shop. A professional outfit would have a notable prescence
;D yes owner cleaning  their own shop front windows, you can't make a living in France as a window cleaner, except if you do commercial

Why?