[Moderator David@stives]

I have been waiting that long for my web guy to finish my sight i have just set up a temp one tell me what you think, there is a link to my unfinished one on the temp site.

www.cornishwindowcleaning.co.uk

[chris@c.m.s]

I'd be happy enough to have the temporary one its simple and to the point, The one under construction does look nice though.

What site did you use for the temp one? I'd like to build one up myself. 

[Alex Gardiner]

I prefer your temporary website even though it's not got as much detail at the moment and needs checking over.  The website under construction, whilst being informative, looks a bit old fashioned to me?  Just my 2p's worth  

Mrs A

[brett walker]

2 things that i like that stick out are the safety part and that you are cornwalls number 1 window cleaners

itll be good when its finished

Brett

[Moderator David@stives]

Just done some improvements

[Steve CM]

do you let the customer choose when you will be there Dave? that would be a logistical nightmare wouldn't it??

[Chris B]

Dave , is it a microsoft live site? if so you need to go in to "properties" to alter the tags so that google can find it

[Tosh]

Dave,

It looks good, but it needs a bit of 'polish'; some of the English isn't great.

Cornwalls No 1 Window Cleaners is missing an apostrophe; in the About Us section you take GREAT pride in your work and pay GREAT attention to detail.  That's one to many 'GREATS'!  Use another word or delete the first 'Great'.

'We take pride in our work and our attention to detail is second-to-none?' sounds better than all those 'Greats' (but you've got to check that 'second-to-none' is a hypenated prase (I reckon it is, but not 100% sure; for example).

Overall the web-site wording needs working on; much of it seems too abreviated; it really needs to be looked at by someone who can write good English (and that's not me; I'd suggest Malc G if you don't know anyone) and hone the wording.

A web-site can make you look daft if it's not done properly, and I suspect you've got a great web-designer, but his written English is letting him down.

I hope I've given some constructive critisism and not sounded to overly negative.

[windowwashers]

Dave , is it a microsoft live site? if so you need to go in to "properties" to alter the tags so that google can find it

it looks like a microsoft live layout. does look beter than the old one.


Dave how did you crb check your employee ?

[Tosh]

Oh, crb should be in capitals 'CRB', but since abreviations aren't always commonly known, I'd put it in full!

[Moderator David@stives]

Ian

I got myself crb checked through a couple of national cleaning contractors we work for.

If you go to the biggest cleaning firm in your area they normally have the facilities to do it for you.


I will work on the grammar etc over the next few days, it was just a throw together

[Moderator David@stives]

Is it any better

[Tosh]

Not really, Dave:

David Morris Window Cleaning is one of the latest companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help industry improve its safety record.

The Cornwall based firm, which employs four people, recently received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a program which recognises very high standards of Health & Safety practices amongst UK contractors. The company's application for SAFEcontractor accreditation was driven by wanting to set new standards of safety in the window cleaning industry.

Specialising in the commercial sector with a rising client base, the company has doubled its turnover in the last 12 months. Recent clients include Marks & Spencer, The Tate St Ives, The Porthminster Hotel and many other landmark buildings.

"We are delighted to have achieved the SAFEcontractor accreditation," enthuses David Morris. "It shows our clients how committed we are about their Health & Safety obligations while we are cleaning on their premises. So many businesses don't understand their obligations when employing window cleaners and we believe this is a step in the right direction to give them a choice of who to consider when employing window cleaning services."

SAFEcontractor is operated by International Safety, Health & Safety Risk Management Specialist, the National Britannia Group. The system is applicable to most sectors although it is particularly relevant to manufacturers' property, facilities management, retail and leisure - all of which are big users of contract services.

Darran Hughes, Operations Director for SAFEcontractor explains: "Organisations and building owners can no longer run the risk of employing contractors who are not able to prove that they have sound health & safety policies.   More companies need to understand the importance of adopting good risk management in the way that David Morris Window Cleaning has done. The firm's high standard has set an example, which hopefully will be followed by other window cleaning firms."

Under the SAFEcontractor system, businesses undergo a vetting process, which examines Health & Safety procedures and their track record for safe practice.   Those companies meeting the high standard are included on a database, which is accessible to registered users only via a website. Employer organisations that sign up to the scheme can access the database, which enables them to vet potential contractors before they even set foot on site.

Over 100 major nationwide businesses have signed up to use only SAFEcontractor approved members for services such as window cleaning, maintenance, refurbishment or electrical or mechanical work.

The National Britannia Group is one of the UK's largest independent, safety and environmental risk management specialists employing a total of 450 people within its UK operations. More than 200 of these personnel are scientists or other qualified professionals. The business provides leading edge solutions in disciplines such as Health & Safety, Food Safety and Environmental Management. It also operates two major information services on behalf of the UK Health & Safety Executive.

When I cut and pasted the above it broke into paragraphs, but on your website it was all in one scary looking tedious thing to read.

I haven't read it; it looked too daunting.  Maybe tomorrow!

[Moderator David@stives]

Tosh

Know what you mean i have shortened it now

[Steve CM]

do you let the customer choose when you will be there Dave? that would be a logistical nightmare wouldn't it??

ok then i get the drift! :

[Moderator David@stives]

Hi Steve

We fit our schedule around all our customers requirements, if they want us there at 10.00 am on a wednesday we will be there at 10.00 am

We let them choose but not many stipulate a time to us, but we offer it

[Steve CM]

your a braver man than me offering that! i would never be able to work that into my schedules. I find my schedules hard enough without having to throw in appointments as well

[Moderator David@stives]

Steve

We have 3 vans out and can easily make adjustments, i am in the office all day co-ordinating so its not too bad.

[Steve CM]

Steve

We have 3 vans out and can easily make adjustments, i am in the office all day co-ordinating so its not too bad.

sounds the same as me although not quite onto the third van. to meet our targets each day a house appointment would just throw a serious spanner in the works.

[Moderator David@stives]

Houses tend not to want times and we discourage them, more aimed at businesses