A local window cleaner tried to sell me a hydra alloy brodex the otherday saying how light and rigid they are 
I said see how light my poles are lol 
Shown him my armoury of clx's and slx
The problem with having an armoury of clx/slx's when you employ staff mate is that they will get broken.
People will say that staff should be charged for damaged poles, and in an ideal world I agree.
What I've found is that the best way around it is to buy the sturdiest poles at the cheapest price. Brodex poles aren't too heavy and they take some breaking.
Anybody who's got a problem using a 36ft brodex pole isn't worth employing to be honest.
And believe it or not, I've seen first hand window cleaners who have been employed by myself moaning about how heavy a wfp is and then after they've left I've seen them working for other local window cleaners cleaning 3 strorey houses from triple extension ladders with a smile on their faces.
Dean.