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You are sitting in a large very tall building, you have been instructed you to get the windows cleaned! Where do you start? Are you situated amongst several other similar sized buildings? Ask them who thy use and ask if they’re happy. If not, then as always the answer will be a click away on the ever dependable Internet.
Health and Safety is a serious issue when it comes to window cleaning. It may well be your responsibility to ensure that contractors on your site are working safely and complying with the relevant guidelines. Responsibility will certainly lay with the directors.
If you are relatively new to the role of buying or managing window cleaning services then it might be useful for you to know in advance the sort of problems that might arise.
When you are negotiating with your window cleaning contractor, as the buyer, you are already in a powerful position. Having said that, there may be elements of their offer that you would like to improve.
My book has been written in order to help those involved with selecting and managing commercial window cleaning contractors
Do the company have a published Health & Safety policy? Is there evidence that the policy is adhered to? How do management check that it is being adhered to? What action do they take when there are problems? Do they have an accident log? How well kept is it? What is their accident record?
As in any business, there are some companies that are not as ethical as we would all like. Being aware of the potential dangers is at least some defence against these type of companies. Here are a few examples of unscrupulous behaviour you need to watch out for.
If you are relatively new to the role of buying or managing window cleaning services you might find it useful to know in advance the sort of problems that might arise. Read further to find out some of the problems.
If youve never had to select a window cleaning contractor, what steps should you should take? In many organisations there are formal procedures already in place for this type of contract. If there are no procedures in place already, then heres a checklist you can use:
Since you almost certainly already have a window cleaning contractor, well start here. You will probably be in one of three situations.
As in any business, there are some companies that are not as ethical as we would all wish. Being aware of the potential dangers is at least some defence against these type of companies. Here are some examples of unscrupulous behaviour you need to watch out for.
How good is your window cleaner? Here are some ideas on what you should be expecting.