[P®oPole™]

Whats all this then! Whats so good about this pole, other than it has fancy writing down the side?

Pro

[cherubs cleaning]

well i will take that there not then







jerry

[TDW]

Jerry
Considering they have only arrived at Gardiners yesterday. It abit early to be able to compare. I know one thing for sure is that they are a hell of alot cheaper!

[[GQC] Tim]

Whats all this then! Whats so good about this pole, other than it has fancy writing down the side?

Pro

Another person that came from under the same rock. 

[P®oPole™]

Whats all this then! Whats so good about this pole, other than it has fancy writing down the side?

Pro

Another person that came from under the same rock. 

Timber,

I beg your pardon!! Some have more important things to do with there time than sit around here 24/7 reading topics about fancy poles.

I asked a simple question.

Pro

[Moderator David@stives]

Ive used it.

I will give a report tommorrow.

Steve, might see you at your open day, are you up for a beer, might stay over in an hotel.

[peter holley]

calm down foxy  

[Paul Coleman]

errrr.......... hello?

nobody has actually used this pole yet! Who says it's actually any good? theres about 5 people on the forum who swear its a revolution in window cleaning but haven't actually used one!! (i know as they keep posting on cleanitup for Alex to tell them  when they are coming)!!

Please, get some perspective. If the pole is any good all the major suppliers will stock it. Gardiners is a very small operation whose only outlet is using the forums as a customer base. Use your head.........!

I've not bought one yet as it would mean me using credit and I prefer not to do that at the moment.
However, I don't think that an operator's size is anything to do with it as it has had a fair bit of field testing.
Are you intending to stock them yourself if you like them as I know you like to supply quality goods?

[Paul Coleman]

errrr.......... hello?

nobody has actually used this pole yet! Who says it's actually any good? theres about 5 people on the forum who swear its a revolution in window cleaning but haven't actually used one!! (i know as they keep posting on cleanitup for Alex to tell them  when they are coming)!!

Please, get some perspective. If the pole is any good all the major suppliers will stock it. Gardiners is a very small operation whose only outlet is using the forums as a customer base. Use your head.........!

I've not bought one yet as it would mean me using credit and I prefer not to do that at the moment.
However, I don't think that an operator's size is anything to do with it as it has had a fair bit of field testing.
Are you intending to stock them yourself if you like them as I know you like to supply quality goods?

Oops !!  Posted mine before reading your reply Foxman.

[Moderator David@stives]

I will bring my SLX so we can have a joust with your durapole

[*foxman]

I will bring my SLX so we can have a joust with your durapole

Dave your on!! we've got South Wales best curry house and best steak house minutes away and it's on us!!

[[GQC] Tim]

Whats all this then! Whats so good about this pole, other than it has fancy writing down the side?

Pro

Another person that came from under the same rock. 

Timber,

I beg your pardon!! Some have more important things to do with there time than sit around here 24/7 reading topics about fancy poles.

I asked a simple question.

Pro

It was just a joke, if you've spent any time on this forum, you'd known.

[Moderator David@stives]

Steve

I will give you a bell tommorrow

[Paul Coleman]

errrr.......... hello?

nobody has actually used this pole yet! Who says it's actually any good? theres about 5 people on the forum who swear its a revolution in window cleaning but haven't actually used one!! (i know as they keep posting on cleanitup for Alex to tell them  when they are coming)!!

Please, get some perspective. If the pole is any good all the major suppliers will stock it. Gardiners is a very small operation whose only outlet is using the forums as a customer base. Use your head.........!

I've not bought one yet as it would mean me using credit and I prefer not to do that at the moment.
However, I don't think that an operator's size is anything to do with it as it has had a fair bit of field testing.
Are you intending to stock them yourself if you like them as I know you like to supply quality goods?

Oops !!  Posted mine before reading your reply Foxman.

Paul, peddling goods to a forum is one thing. Putting the same goods in the open market where they are in professional (i.e. large companies)  hands is something else.

I don't know what arrangements Gardiner's make generally but they do have someone supplying their goods in my neck of the woods (Sussex).  If they have repeated that at various places around the country it could be a useful network I suppose.  I would question whether the distributors actually need to be larger companies though.  In the pre-internet days that might have been essential but the internet can and does help smaller companies market their products in a way that would have been exclusive to bigger companies in years gone by.

[P®oPole™]

Whats all this then! Whats so good about this pole, other than it has fancy writing down the side?

Pro

Another person that came from under the same rock. 

Timber,

I beg your pardon!! Some have more important things to do with there time than sit around here 24/7 reading topics about fancy poles.

I asked a simple question.

Pro

It was just a joke, if you've spent any time on this forum, you'd known.

Timber,

  I have never heard of it, let alone know why its so great. I still haven't been told?

I take it its light, do sections come out? is a facelift better?

Pro

[Paul Coleman]

Paul, peddling goods to a forum is one thing. Putting the same goods in the open market where they are in professional (i.e. large companies)  hands is something else.

God there is some ass holes in this world, slagging off the competition, is NOT good business practice  :

Steve (Foxman) is actually an OK guy.  While I would agree with him that distribution is important, I question whether things need to be done traditionally (via larger suppliers)due to the marketing potential of the internet.
Just a healthy, differing perspective and no need for name calling.

[[GQC] Tim]

Timber,

  I have never heard of it, let alone know why its so great. I still haven't been told?

I take it its light, do sections come out? is a facelift better?

Pro

No problem, it's a 25" Carbon Fibre pole, which at 17" extension is more rigid then a SL2, at 22" it's between a X-tel CF, and the SL2 (Taken from Alex's graphs, of course, it will be tested by many of us if that holds true)

Other specs taken from the website :

The ultimate pole designed for domestic and light commercial window cleaners. Developed exclusively by us after five years of research and manufactured to our demanding standards.

Enjoy the strength and lightness of Carbon-Fibre with the compactness of a truly versatile pole. Fully telescopic pole with the ultimate strength of high-technology Carbon-Fibre material.

Easily allows you to clean ground floor windows and reach third storey windows with the same pole.

Replaces several different poles at one go.

Meets and exceeds all HSE recommendations.

It has easy action quick-release clamps that allow for low drag extending of each section, low friction section surface allows for super-fast extending/ retracting and minimum wear of each section. Lightweight, compact alloy clamps are stronger and 30% lighter than equivalent plastic/nylon clamps.

Sections can be simply removed if you require a shorter pole.

Reach 29' 9"ft, Actual length 24' 9"(without gooseneck)

Weight 1540g

Closed length 5ft 7 inches

Base diameter 35mm

[Moderator David@stives]

foxman 1234@hotmail is an invalid email, so i cant send you my special request

[SherwoodCleaningSe]

How about a close up photo of the clamps?

Looks good so far. Simon.

[Moderator David@stives]

I cant take a photo at the moment, I will try tommorrow