Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: geefree on January 29, 2008, 12:20:05 am
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Thinking of getting some new work gear and footwear,apart from a couple of HI VIS vests with name and number on, i generally wear simply polo shirt jumper and aheavy coat in the cold... jeans and trainers... so i am goin to buy a 2 piece overall set navy blue with logo etc on reverse, and safety shoes/boots.... starting to feel a little scruff lately..... what does everyone else wear?
Gary.
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i use Strauss direct a package set from them- though unfortunately they dont embroid on the backs of the jackets and shirts , good idea- maybe if you pay them enough they will as the workwear is great.. i got navy blue and black with free embroidery
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Hi
Jeans & trainers are a no no. Uniform trousers & black shoes are a yes yes.
Kervin windolene.
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Don't agree I'm afraid. Jeans, trainers and sweatshirts in winter. Summer it's shorts, tee-shirts and deck shoes.
Wore a suit for too many years in my last job...fed up of uniforms!
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I have 3 polo shirts, 3 sweatshirts, 1 waterproof fleece and a baseball cap, all with embroidered logo on that matches my van logo.
A pair of strong, durable trousers and decent boots during the winter.
In the summer it is shorts and the polo shirts.
I don't think it matters a whit what kind of shoes you wear, trainers, boots or whatever, just so long as they look reasonable.
Wearing clothes that are what could loosely be described as a 'uniform' is I think a good thing, it doesn't make you a better window cleaner of course, but it does give an impression of being professional.
It just looks way better than scruffy jeans and an old tee shirt (many don't wear new clothes to work, they've usually worn them socially first, ditto trainers, the ones worn to work are often those they wore out socially and have replaced with a new pair.)
But then, I wore such clothes to work for 22 years before I decided to 'logo up'.
It is also fairly cheap too. For 3 polo's, 3 sweats, a waterproof fleece and a baseball cap it cost me around £90, so it makes financial sense too.
Ian
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Work trousers are a must. They are, or should be heavy duty fabric and resist the rose bushes etc much better.
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got mine from ebay navy blue work trousers, navy blue polo's and navy blue sweat's. Not embroidered but they give off the right impression and thats whats important
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i wear dickies trousers, plenty of pockets and i wear a red uniform with my logo and ladderless window cleaner on
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So my cummerbund is going too far?
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got mine from ebay navy blue work trousers, navy blue polo's and navy blue sweat's. Not embroidered but they give off the right impression and thats whats important
Thats my uniform too
Dickies or thermal regatta trousers some polo shirts and jumpers and to keep warm through the winter a dickies overshirt with loads of pockets for all the stuff i carry around with me
Need to get some embroidery done to look even more professional maybe a haircut too :-\
Dean
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smart blue uniform with company name printed on them
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Uniform for us, polo's and jackets.
Need to find where to get caps done.
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I use Strauss Direct to... They are great.
I wear dark grey trousers with a black polo shirt.
Andy
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strauss look quality, but a bit too expensive. Got all mine for the price of one of their shirts and one pair of trousers
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I have printed overalls. Very nice in royal blue, with a Navy blue printed bodywarmer.
Summer will be smart short / polo shirt printed in Royal blue / Navy with Silver print...
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Funny how this topic is nearly the same fundamental issue as the thread about marketing(brand image and professionalism) but this is much less devisive.
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Good replies,.... got my new gear today, same as dickies, but cheaper navy trousers, navy lightweight jacket and navy waterproof, just need boots now, feel so much better and more pro.
need logo or name sorting now,to be honest i dont go too much for logos, in my opinion its the name people want and the tel. number
saw a van written today, JOE BLOGGS massive letters.
plumbing and heating.... tiny letters..
telephone number.........tiny.
i know its marketing the brand name, but as for advertising his services,... well i could hardly read his occupation nor his telephone number,
but hey, each to their own i say.
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Embroided fleeces, remember it can be claimed off your tax.
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I don't think it matters what you wear as long as it's practical and clean (OK it may be grubby by the end of the day).
Personal hygene is far more important...who wants a smelly BO'ey window cleaner on their premises?
poo, shower, shave and loads of deodorant is the order of the day....I actually splash on a bit of after-shave as well....not that I'm gay mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I find i get plastered in mud this time of the year from my hose, i also have a habit of picking up the hose with the back of my leg which doesn't help.
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old string vest,shorts and wellies ;D
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............... and a knotted handkerchief for those summer days?
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jeans and trainers for me, if i was to pay a load on a so called uniform i think i would be wasting my money,half way through the day in winter i end up looking like a tramp coverd in mud no matter what i ware, muddy gardens,hose coverd in mud,pole hose dragging in mud,and now and again effing dog and cat poop.
cant wait for the summer,shorts t-shirt and no bloody mud
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I wear work navy blue work trousers, or work shorts in summer, polo shirts and sweatshirt when needed. I do have a fleece, but haven't had to use it yet. I wear high ankle trainers in a subdued colour.
Nothing is embroidered, but I will consider it next time.
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jeans and trainers for me, if i was to pay a load on a so called uniform i think i would be wasting my money,half way through the day in winter i end up looking like a tramp coverd in mud no matter what i ware, muddy gardens,hose coverd in mud,pole hose dragging in mud,and now and again effing dog and cat poop.
cant wait for the summer,shorts t-shirt and no bloody mud
about £22 for a polo top IMO is not expensive and makes you look more professional in the way you are running your business.
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jeans and trainers for me, if i was to pay a load on a so called uniform i think i would be wasting my money,half way through the day in winter i end up looking like a tramp coverd in mud no matter what i ware, muddy gardens,hose coverd in mud,pole hose dragging in mud,and now and again effing dog and cat poop.
cant wait for the summer,shorts t-shirt and no bloody mud
about £22 for a polo top IMO is not expensive and makes you look more professional in the way you are running your business.
£22?...for work????....are you having a giraffe?
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jeans and trainers for me, if i was to pay a load on a so called uniform i think i would be wasting my money,half way through the day in winter i end up looking like a tramp coverd in mud no matter what i ware, muddy gardens,hose coverd in mud,pole hose dragging in mud,and now and again effing dog and cat poop.
cant wait for the summer,shorts t-shirt and no bloody mud
about £22 for a polo top IMO is not expensive and makes you look more professional in the way you are running your business.
£22?...for work????....are you having a giraffe?
NO not at all you think that is expensive then :-\
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about £22 for a polo top IMO is not expensive and makes you look more professional in the way you are running your business.
if how you look is so important to you why not ware a suit and tie to clean windows.what gives my business a professional look is the fact i do a professional job in a professional manner,never had a customer yet say kev the windows are fantastic,great job,but sorry that polo shirt looks a bit cheap,can you come back in somthing a bit more expensive.
get real ;D
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about £22 for a polo top IMO is not expensive and makes you look more professional in the way you are running your business.
if how you look is so important to you why not ware a suit and tie to clean windows.what gives my bussiness a professional look is the fact i do a professional job in a professional manner,never had a customer yet say kev the windows are fanastic,great job,but sorry that polo shirt looks a bit cheap,can you come back in somthing a bit more expensive.
get real ;D
I was not knocking you there by the way,
Get real ? I want me and staff to give off a good image, I dont want to be just another window cleaner car ladder jeans and t-shirt, there is nothing worng with it at all, I just dont want to do that. So if that is me not getting real so be it. I do ok ;)
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theres a guy on ebay that does embriodered workwear, that i use and hes cheap, i got 5 embriodered polo shirts for £20 plus p+p, sweatshirt £8.00 and fleese £11.00 ish all with your company name on etc. i think the name is logogear shop
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Yep a different one each day for two staff is only £220 - cheap as chips i'd say. Good on you Ian.
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I just bought three navy T shirts for six quid - thats why i haven't picked up much work this week then! ::)
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nothing wrong with wanting the best for your business i agree,but it doesnt matter if you are the guy with the ladder the car and the t-shirt,or like me the guy with the nice van and wfp equipment,or like you a number of vans and employing, a window cleaner is a window cleaner end of,posh polo shirt or not.
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nothing wrong with wanting the best for your business i agree,but it doesnt matter if you are the guy with the ladder the car and the t-shirt,or like me the guy with the nice van and wfp equipment,or like you a number of vans and employing, a window cleaner is a window cleaner end of,posh polo shirt or not.
I agree with you, and never said any different all I said I think it looks more professional and I stand bt that 100%
I just bought three navy T shirts for six quid - thats why i haven't picked up much work this week then! ::)
back off
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theres a guy on ebay that does embriodered workwear, that i use and hes cheap, i got 5 embriodered polo shirts for £20 plus p+p, sweatshirt £8.00 and fleese £11.00 ish all with your company name on etc. i think the name is logogear shop
Thats good prices is the quality good and do you have a link so i can have a look
Dean
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i just bought some new jeans from asda,they have george written on them,i bet my phone wont stop ringing ;D
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i dont know how to do a link, but if you go on ebay and select shop, top left, then search logogear shop, its there.
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Thanks found it if anyone else is interested the link is below
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/logogear-shop
Dean
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i dont know how to do a link, but if you go on ebay and select shop, top left, then search logogear shop, its there.
to do a link:
go to the page on ebay
next move your mouse to the address bar where you type in www.
press left button on mouse, it will then highlight the text in the address bar.
whilst highlighted click on right mouse button and select copy.
come back on here make a post as normal, when you want to add the link point your mouse cursor at end of text right click and select paste (you will then see a hhtp adress "the website you was looking at before".
then click post as you normally do.
Ian
p.s this is classed as copy and paste ;)
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just trying http://stores.ebay.co.uk/stores/shopstores?MfcISAPICommand=&fp=&ht=&query=logogear+shop&rd=on
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Looking on straus direct thinking about getting some work trou what do they fit like are they big or small fitting?
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easy aint it, you learn something new everyday, is this how you post pics aswell, through photobucket etc
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easy aint it, you learn something new everyday, is this how you post pics aswell, through photobucket etc
near enough,
but you have to copy the http address, click the image button above ;) and pase the addess in between the [img tag /img] they have a ] each side of them just make sure it is in the middle and it does not say tag just trying to explain;)
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just trying http://stores.ebay.co.uk/stores/shopstores?MfcISAPICommand=&fp=&ht=&query=logogear+shop&rd=on
that didnt come up, go back on there and find a listing for them and copy and paste that back on here, if it does not work let me know the item number and I will do it ;)
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try this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Work-Polo-Shirt-x5-YOUR-LOGO-Stitched-not-printed_W0QQitemZ120213911515QQihZ002QQcategoryZ26261QQcmdZViewItem
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try this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Work-Polo-Shirt-x5-YOUR-LOGO-Stitched-not-printed_W0QQitemZ120213911515QQihZ002QQcategoryZ26261QQcmdZViewItem
that worked ;)
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Looking on straus direct thinking about getting some work trou what do they fit like are they big or small fitting?
imo strauss work trousers are the best bar none i have had two pairs of their classic trousers which are now into their 3rd year they still look black (as opposed to faded grey) and show very little wear at all really just got a hole in the phone pocket on one pair dont know bout any of the other gear but the trousers are great good fit (comfy i mean ) and lots of choice in size worth the extra cost cos they wear so well
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Looking on straus direct thinking about getting some work trou what do they fit like are they big or small fitting?
imo strauss work trousers are the best bar none i have had two pairs of their classic trousers which are now into their 3rd year they still look black (as opposed to faded grey) and show very little wear at all really just got a hole in the phone pocket on one pair dont know bout any of the other gear but the trousers are great good fit (comfy i mean ) and lots of choice in size worth the extra cost cos they wear so well
You get what you pay for at the end of the day ;)
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I find i get plastered in mud this time of the year from my hose, i also have a habit of picking up the hose with the back of my leg which doesn't help.
lol i do that... but now i just wind it in with a damp cloth in my hand nice n clean for next call
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jeans and trainers for me, if i was to pay a load on a so called uniform i think i would be wasting my money,half way through the day in winter i end up looking like a tramp coverd in mud no matter what i ware, muddy gardens,hose coverd in mud,pole hose dragging in mud,and now and again effing dog and cat poop.
cant wait for the summer,shorts t-shirt and no bloody mud
about £22 for a polo top IMO is not expensive and makes you look more professional in the way you are running your business.
£22?...for work????....are you having a giraffe?
NO not at all you think that is expensive then :-\
No not at all expensive...I've got loads of polo shirts at that price and above.
But I wouldn't wear them for work (unless they were knackered anyway).
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I find i get plastered in mud this time of the year from my hose, i also have a habit of picking up the hose with the back of my leg which doesn't help.
lol i do that... but now i just wind it in with a damp cloth in my hand nice n clean for next call
what a great idea. I've been thinking about how to avoid that for ages and have only come up with gloves. But they get wet eventually. Nice 1 gazza. It's been a pain rolling a ciggy with muddy hands.
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I wear a Tri-corner hat, a Parrot, a long coat with epaulettes, embroidered button holes and big cuffs.
My leather breeches keep out the water and my wooden leg is painted black to match my other boot.
In my belt I carry a brace of pistols and in the summer I wear an eye patch.
My make-up is to die for and my hair is dyed black.
Long John Gold - the upmarket Pirate.
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lol i do that... but now i just wind it in with a damp cloth in my hand nice n clean for next call
I carry a couple of old towels cut in half for mopping up etc which I use to run my hose through - saves scuffed hands.