Beat the credit crunch with your own window cleaning business

Be your own boss with a window cleaning businessThe economic downturn has left many struggling to make ends meet. If you're looking for some extra money and want to be your own boss consider becoming a window cleaner. Not only do people always need their windows washed but your start up costs are also limited so you won't require a lot of capital.

Window cleaning is also a very professional occupation. Not only has it been rated as one of the most potentially dangerous ways to make a living, but there is a lot more to it than just using a bucket and sponge. The tools are complex and the cleaning technique must be learned.

One of the best ways you can establish yourself as a professional window cleaner is by getting qualified. The City and Guilds NVQ2 window cleaning qualification teaches people valuable skills that are not only related to the technical aspects of window cleaning but also the managerial side - how to garner new business, how to keep customers and how to promote your business. It's a great way to ensure your customers trust and respect you and keep coming back for more.

Best of all, in most cases the qualification is 100% government funded. The organisers have courses available all around the country so you'll never need to travel far.

Once you're set up, check out Click Cleaning's range of window cleaning supplies at great competitive prices, or alternatively look at our window cleaning guide for more information on how to clean a window like a professional.

Go Green and never go back

Green Cleaning Supplies: Great results shouldn't cost the EarthWe are constantly warned about the chemicals in cleaning products, yet also told they are necessary for cleaning effectively. Are they essential to producing a sparkling kitchen, or are we able to clean just as well without them?

Evidence suggests that not only can we clean as well with natural products, but we can also reap a number of health benefits. Startling, only 30 percent of the 17,000 petrochemicals available for home use have been tested for exposure to human health and the environment. Unless you use a major branded product you could be exposing yourself to unknown dangers: this is why you should only buy your chemical cleaners from respected and well known suppliers.

If you'd like to try green cleaning, there are a huge range of products on the market. Most of these cleaners are non-toxic, petroleum-free, bio-degradable and made from renewable resources.

A switch to ‘Green Cleaning’ also has tremendous benefits for the environment. You’ll pour fewer chemicals down the sink and into drains and prevent huge pile ups of non-degradable products at landfill sites. For example, biodegradable refuse sacks degrade in 8 weeks, rather than 1000 years for standard sacks.

Think smarter and switch to Green cleaning with Click Cleaning’s huge range of green cleaning products.

Great New Numatic Vacuum Range at Click Cleaning!

We at Click Cleaning pride ourselves on providing one of the widest ranges of cleaning supplies and equipment available over the internet. We have recently greatly expanded our range of numatic vacuum machines providing one of the widest ranges available over the internet.

This great new selection includes a range of numatic carpet cleaners, a great range of mains and battery powered scrubber driers, industrial vacuums, several rotary floor machines and a fine choice of wet and dry vacuum cleaners.

Numatic Carpet Cleaners
We have a great range of numatic carpet cleaners including the Numatic CT370 extraction carpet cleaner, the smallest carpet extraction machine in the Cleantec range which is perfect for carpet & upholstery cleaning. The Numatic CT570 carpet cleaner has become the most popular in the carpet cleaners range due to its durable construction & reliability; it is available with one motor, the CT570 or two motors the CTD570, certainly one of the most highly recommended vacuum cleaners in the current range.

Scrubber Driers
Our range includes several different mains and battery powered choices including the Numatic TTQ 1535S, which is simple and practical to use and perfect for use in enclosed or tight spaces. The Twintec TT665 is the most cost effective answer to floor maintenance over large areas, with a large 60 litre capacity and built from stainless steel it is the perfect scrubber drier for big areas. There is also a good range of battery powered scrubber driers including the Twintec TTB450, which is one of the most advanced available on the market and providing serious improvements from previous generations of battery powered machines.

Industrial Vacuum Cleaners
The Numatic RSV Ruc-Sac Vacuum Cleaner range provides versatile and adaptable industrial cleaning equipment at a great price. Both the RSV130 and the RSV200 provide the same high quality build and features with the RSV Ruc-Sac RSV200 providing a 9 litre capacity compared to the 6 litre capacity of the RSV130. They both provide adaptable cleaning solutions for congested industrial environments and are suitable for all surfaces.

Rotary Floor Machines
We also provide a wide selection of rotary floor machines that range from different speeds including slow, medium and fast. Our range also includes the LoLine machines such as the Numatic NLL332 and the NLL415 which are perfect low profile floor care machines. The Numatic NLL415 is a highly adaptable piece of machinery, with a running speed of 150 rpm and is suitable for many different floor maintenance situations.

Have a look at our great range at clickcleaning.com in our Numatic Vacuum Machines category.

Dustbot – The first street cleaning robot

A new street cleaning robot has been unveiled in Italy; it is believed to be the first robot that takes away rubbish from your house on demand.

The robot which stands almost as tall as a man and is commonly known as the ‘Dustbot’ can be called to your address via your mobile phone at any time of day. When the Dustbot arrives you select on the touch screen the type of rubbish you are disposing of, then place the trash in the drawer that extends from the machine. The Dustbot then takes the rubbish away and disposes of it.

The robot’s inventors hope it will put an end to fixed times for rubbish collection and have designed it to be used in tightly packed urban areas where it can be unfeasible for large rubbish trucks to work efficiently. The Italian designers state that the Dustbot project is aimed at designing, developing, testing and demonstrating a system for improving the management of urban hygiene by using a network of autonomous and cooperating robots.

The design works through a combination of GPS navigation and gyroscope technology keeping it upright and if you are wondering how it can negotiate the busy streets, there are a series of sensors to ensure it doesn’t bump into anything. Already several governments worldwide are showing an interest in the project but it is still only in the prototype stage at the moment.

Visit the official site at http://www.dustbot.org/ to find out more.

Recession in 2009 and how the cleaning sector can help

Economic Recession 2009Due to the current economic climate many businesses are fearful of their future cash flows and job security forcing companies to rein in their spending and with this deflationary circle continually driving the recession and with the world economy still contracting, sadly it seems as if there are difficult times ahead for all businesses.

The cleaning sector is hit as hard as many but the recession is leading to a re-evaluation of the UK’s jobs. Over the last 30 years or so the UK has moved from an economy driven by large industry such as mining, ship building and steel towards consumer services such as retail and cafes, these are amongst some of the businesses hit hardest by a recession. Even with 900,000 employees working within the cleaning sector many cleaning businesses are still carrying vacancies, these cleaning companies add real value to our society and have a great role to play in replacing the traditional industrial jobs that have disappeared over the last few decades.

Cleaning jobs provide great career paths into supervisory roles or entrepreneurship and the average wage in the cleaning sector is also increasing making a job in cleaning a solid career choice. The cleaning sector also has an important part to play in society with a cleaner Britain better for tourism and public health, creating extra revenue and saving the public purse as the spread of viruses such as MRSA are countered. Many workplaces lose workers for extended periods due to illness or injury, the cleaning sector is designed to combat this and investment here can save companies money in the long term.

A clean Britain will be more attractive for tourists, businesses and less wasteful of public money, a cleaner Britain can only be constructive and can have a positive effect in helping to improve the current economic recession.