Quote from: Scottish Cleaning Service on February 16, 2026, 06:48:14 pm

Quote from: AuRavelling79 on February 16, 2026, 02:59:47 pm

... because a complex oil drilling platform cutting miles through sea, rock and the Earth's crust to a pressurised sea of oil and gas in the elements of the North Sea is going to have the same corrosion and degredation in 7 years as your electric reel has while sat in a van for 24 hours, eh Scottish?

It works for me, after 18 years my van is still going and hope my new reels last as long. I now have everything I need after 7 years as a window cleaner so hopefully no outgoings in the future and I can save up for a new van.

Scottish - my van is 14 years old, my Claber reels and pumps about 7.

I don't intend buying another van.

It's the youngest vehicle I've got.

You will need to replace your Xtremes though.

 

Yes, hold on to your 14 year old van because you can still change a headlight bulb. Apparently the manufacturers are going down sealed Led headlight route where one has to buy a new unit and even the modules. These units can cost £2k, yes 2 grand just to buy and £300 for fitting to pass a Mot.

Quote from: Pete Thompson on Yesterday at 07:53:54 am

This forum never ceases to amaze with the idiotic comments.

Of all the people who could be considered takers… mark munro LOL! The guy literally got off his backside and using his own time, money effort and massive risk created an entire exhibition from nothing which filled a niche perfectly.

And then, continued to do it every year, growing it, organising it, planning it etc. for the massive benefit of the window cleaning industry.

Sorry Mark, it’s just not enough. You must also be on here every day helping everyone with what pole hose to buy and brush heads. You just can’t make this stuff up!

I go to this show every year, and always find something highly useful and interesting, not to mention catch up on what’s happening. And it’s also the ONLY show you can bring kids too, so we can go without missing out on time with my daughter, and she is at an age where she finds it all fascinating and exciting.

Mark, I feel like I need to apologise in behalf of the morons on here. But please be assured there are many, many of us who are not morons and genuinely appreciate the work and effort that you have put in over the years and continue to do.

Keep up the good work, and please ignore the absolute cakes who think you should be dispensing daily advice on here instead of organising the most useful show in the industry.

I agree but it's only splash and dash that's having a dig. No one else is slagging him off....

Well said Pete

I'm wondering how many of you have got your power up reels fixed on a raised shelf or fixed to the van floor. I can see the benefit of having it raised.

This forum never ceases to amaze with the idiotic comments.

Of all the people who could be considered takers… mark munro LOL! The guy literally got off his backside and using his own time, money effort and massive risk created an entire exhibition from nothing which filled a niche perfectly.

And then, continued to do it every year, growing it, organising it, planning it etc. for the massive benefit of the window cleaning industry.

Sorry Mark, it’s just not enough. You must also be on here every day helping everyone with what pole hose to buy and brush heads. You just can’t make this stuff up!

I go to this show every year, and always find something highly useful and interesting, not to mention catch up on what’s happening. And it’s also the ONLY show you can bring kids too, so we can go without missing out on time with my daughter, and she is at an age where she finds it all fascinating and exciting.

Mark, I feel like I need to apologise in behalf of the morons on here. But please be assured there are many, many of us who are not morons and genuinely appreciate the work and effort that you have put in over the years and continue to do.

Keep up the good work, and please ignore the absolute cakes who think you should be dispensing daily advice on here instead of organising the most useful show in the industry.

I agree but it's only splash and dash that's having a dig. No one else is slagging him off....

I'm sat here inputting the work I've done today. On the screen it tells me when I first started cleaning the windows at each job. I've been gobsmacked by the amount of years I've been cleaning some of them. I genuinely thought I'd been cleaning some of them for 5 years or so, but they're like 10 years plus.

It's scary. Where has the time gone?

A few of mine are still customers I canvassed in Jan 1993! Lots of mine are 20+ years