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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: j.v. price ltd on August 06, 2007, 08:24:20 pm

Title: two pairs of pants
Post by: j.v. price ltd on August 06, 2007, 08:24:20 pm
Don't think a WFP would reach, An Access Hire company we do work with just took derlivery of the largest access platform in the uk at 90m yes 90, and the first job it carried out was a window cleaning contract

Title: Re: two pairs of pants
Post by: Clear Vision on August 06, 2007, 08:25:38 pm
DUDE!!!!! :o :o


I would need at least a dozen pairs for that!  ;D
Title: Re: two pairs of pants
Post by: j.v. price ltd on August 06, 2007, 08:27:09 pm
about 27 floors straight up ha ha you wouldn't wanna do it on a windy day hey
Title: Re: two pairs of pants
Post by: Pat Purcell on August 06, 2007, 08:27:43 pm
Ive driven a few big ones over the years but thats a monster, The sway must be huge which must have made it very difficult to use cleaning windows
Title: Re: two pairs of pants
Post by: j.v. price ltd on August 06, 2007, 08:32:33 pm
When I took the lads to the company that makes them in Finland went in one and it was very sound no different to our 37m and 52m they are like the "Rolls" of access platforms they do one that is 100m and have been asked for a 120m one.

Really like my office job ha ha ha
Title: Re: two pairs of pants
Post by: Chris A on August 06, 2007, 08:35:47 pm
Salford Quays a couple of weeks ago. We were watching them in action and thinking it could be done more efficiently  by rope access. It's a great machine but it seems to take up too much space at ground level. :P
Title: Re: two pairs of pants
Post by: j.v. price ltd on August 06, 2007, 08:36:33 pm
101m one at work in germany
Title: Re: two pairs of pants
Post by: j.v. price ltd on August 06, 2007, 08:41:10 pm
Not my guys doing the windows but they said it came in at about 70% of the cost of rope access.

We find that we work out cheaper and faster using access plant than rope access quite a lot but not always and like you say some times the access plant just wont fit where needed.
Title: Re: two pairs of pants
Post by: Dean Aspects on August 06, 2007, 08:41:29 pm
Its maybe just an optical illusion but the vertical arm looks curved or maybe its just my eyes!!!
Title: Re: two pairs of pants
Post by: j.v. price ltd on August 06, 2007, 08:44:18 pm
They do curve when giving a lot of out reach.
Title: Re: two pairs of pants
Post by: Chris A on August 06, 2007, 08:58:12 pm
We saw the basket bounce off the building quite a lot even though it wasn't windy. What would that machine cost per day?
Title: Re: two pairs of pants
Post by: j.v. price ltd on August 06, 2007, 09:00:37 pm
would say to mr joe bloggs about £1300 a day,
Title: Re: two pairs of pants
Post by: Pat Purcell on August 06, 2007, 09:05:56 pm
would say to mr joe bloggs about £1300 a day,
Is that inclusive of a driver, insurance etc or is that just the base price for the machine
Title: Re: two pairs of pants
Post by: j.v. price ltd on August 06, 2007, 09:12:30 pm
That for everything all you need.
-Driver
-Insurance
-Fuel

The whole lot