About the AWC Magazine Collector's Edition - Issue 281

Are you looking to build up a collection of window cleaning memorabilia? AWC Magazine's Collector's Editions have been stored safely at Window Cleaning Resource for those who want to honor their craft and build a collection that can be cherished for a lifetime.

We have a limited number of these vintage relics, and they won't be printed again! Get your hands on these pristine-condition editions and honor the unique and fruitful industry of window cleaning.

ISSUE TEASER FOR EDITION #281:

In 2010, Rusty Sanford had no job, no direction, and nowhere to sleep but the front seat of his car. Then one Sunday morning, a stranger stood before the congregation and asked a single question, and Rusty raised his hand. What came next would carry him from Las Vegas to the Arizona desert with little more than a traded-in Camaro, a work van, and a bet on himself. Discover how faith, grit, and one person’s belief built Desert Heat Window Wash into a company trusted by hospitals, data centers, and high-rises across the state.

Window cleaners hold an advantage most trades would envy, and plenty of companies are leaving it on the table. After digging into review data across home service industries, Joy Gomez found window cleaning businesses can earn nearly twice as many same-day reviews as HVAC or plumbing pros. The secret isn’t fancy software or a bigger ad budget. It comes down to a brief moment most crews drive right past. Find out what it is, and how to turn it into momentum that keeps building.

A ladder that looked perfectly placed. A rooftop shortcut. A storm window removed the wrong way on a rookie’s very first day. Over 30 years, Window Ninjas founder Gabe Salinas has seen how fast a routine job can go wrong, and he’s convinced the biggest hazard on site isn’t the roof or the pole. It’s something much quieter, and it tends to catch the most experienced tech on the crew. Gabe makes the case for why safety starts at the top, and asks what skipping it could really cost you.

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Around the Globe: Brazil
• Rigs & Digs: Clear Vision Window Cleaning
• The Human Algorithm by Mike Nichols