Quote from: KS Cleaning on December 18, 2025, 03:28:24 pm

Purefreedom Reelmaster in powder coated steel ordered👍🏻

I would have waited till Boxing day, may get 10% off.

Black Friday would have been better but hadn’t decided on changing van at that point😩

The scary thing is the poor window cleaner that got electricuted didn't even touch the cable with his pole......

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The tories said they would scrap the petrol/diesel  ban due to come into force in 2030 if they got back into power.....let's hope they get back in....

Shame the site doesn't have a dislike button.

Ive got no desire to go electric at all and hopefully the next government will see sense and abolish it.

The whole green agenda is nonsense.

However, we’ve had a brand new Kia EV3 since August and its hands down the best car we’ve ever owned.

I’m a massive, and I mean massive, petrol head, but there is a place for EV’s.

For our type of work, and EV van is pretty much perfect, unless you’re doing loads of motorway miles.

Disclaimer - I absolutely despise the green agenda and owning and ev is purely based on what we wanted rather than ‘saving the planet’

I like using a diesel heater for window cleaning which will be a pain if im forced to lease an electric van. I just can't go back to cold water cleaning

Well there’s nothing stopping you having a diesel heater? Sure, you’ll need a separate tank, but that’s no big deal.

That’s not a reason to dislike EVs.

I agree with you the net zero policies are absolutely ludicrous, we are systematically destroying our own country over it.

Having a separate diesel tank in the van will have to do but it's much easier/convenient to run a diesel heater in a diesel van.

Having a seperate diesel tank for your heater means you can run it on red diesel too. Win win.

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-12-17/debates/D055A2C9-7E02-4741-A42E-962298B8AA16/WindowCleaningIndustryWorkplaceSafety

Wonder if we are about to be forced to buy compliant (no doubt more expensive) poles a that weigh a tonne

or made to complete a safety/training course ...

No we are not bgoing to be forced to buy compliant poles. The current guidance (pun attended) is to not put anything within 3 metres of a 33KV line. Electricity of that level can jump gaps.

Awareness and risk assessment are key.

If a mandatory training course came in (I don't see that either as mandatory training courses for ladders aren't a thing) then so be it.

One death or injury per year is too much. But it is incredibly low compared with ladders.

We already need a licence up here anyway. Probably to do with training prisoners to become window cleaners in jail. One of them will be trying to sue the Gov for falling off a ladder.