The Future of High Level Cleaning!

Posted on April 28, 2017 in Cleaning

The last decade has seen a huge shift towards safer working procedures and thanks to the HSE’s Work at Heights Regulations 2005, a completely new sector of business was born – the pole working revolution.

It started a decade or so ago with pole window cleaning systems. More recently gutter and high-level indoor cleaning systems have further developed the market, but this is only the start of pole technology.

Standing safely at ground level to control guttering and roofing issues is an effective way for Cleaning Specialists, Facilities and Property Managers to reduce the previous high cost of carrying out high level cleaning and inspection tasks.

Poles are not only used as a vacuum to clean gutters but to remove slipped roof tiles, bird/wasp nests or to pump substances to heights.

Poles will be used extensively for inspection purposes, much to the annoyance of cherry picker manufacturers who will lose out.

A video camera can record and monitor flaking paint or damaged brick pointing, for checking slipped roof or ridge tiles, inspecting flat roofs, searching for leaking roofs or damp sources from leaking overflows. In addition, the poles add a new dimension to pest controller’s package.

The pole revolution is in its infancy but it is exciting because everyone benefits. This method or working from terra firma is good news for employee safety; it reduces accidents relating to ladders and scaffolds, helps reduce employee safety insurance and gets jobs done immediately for a fraction of the previous price.

As the need for scaffolding and ladders decreases, another new development will emerge. Cleaning equipment companies will add pole systems to their stock making them available on long-term lease for regular use or for the single day for an occasional task.

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