[russ_clark]

For those that employ what pole would you recommend for them?
Ideally around 24 ft so they can access 2nd storey when required,
As everyone I am sure knows staff do not look after equipment like
you or me. So cost and spares do come into it.
Many Thanks
Russ

[Clever Forum Name]

If you are earning £3000 a day and not VAT reg like some chumps. Go for extreme poles and replace them every week.

Now for some useful info. 

Deffo CLX. Great for newbies. Then I would look at SLX's. As you will probably earn more. Easier to use. Less whip etc etc.

[David lingard]

CLX 18s do 2nd floors for us, in each van we have 2 x 18ft poles and 1x 30-40ft depending on the round. No complaints about tired arms that way

Our northern round just bought 2 x SLX 18s and they swear they are worth the little extra money. As above says its what you can afford, with Gardiners the more you pay the better you get.

[Smudger]

Slx 25 is the standard pole for my guys, does 99 % of our work, sl2 for higher than 3 storey work.

I start them off with a clx27 (training pole) if they treat that with respect then they get the slx

The guys use sl x's because they do have heavy workloads and I try to make their life as easy as poss.

Darran

[Scrimble]

xtreme 18 and 25

[Tony dunmall]

I used to give staff extremes, to be honest they looked after them in a way!

But I would as many have said either slx 22" or 25 there robust enough even if they last a year they've earnt you well

[Richard Stevenson]

Get them brodex metal pole it will last forever and your guy will be the strongest windows cleaners in town.

[Ian Lancaster]

Get them brodex metal pole it will last forever and your guy will be the strongest windows cleaners in town.

+1  All our franchisees get a set of Brodex poles as part of the package.  They're welcome to buy whatever they want after that, but most of them still use the Brodex - and they still have their original poles!!  They also use converted Unger trad poles for 2-storie work - again tough as old boots but light enough to use all day and every day.

[SB Cleaning]

Mines got a Slx 25...

No way would I give him a brodex unless I wanted him off on the sick after 6 months with back and neck pain

[Soupy]

SLX

[Richard Stevenson]

Seriously we have a couple of brodex metal poles and there ok for workers they are tough and quite light, the thing that spoils them is the heavy brush, which would probably take a direct hit from a nuclear bomb.

[the king]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YycUHaVcvFs

there defo strong an there prity stiff to just heavy

[Tony dunmall]

Could've damaged the porche 😄