AWC Magazine - Issue 88

ISSUE TEASER:

Computer scientist turned window cleaner Ron Friman is interviewed by publisher Rich Fabry in this issue of the American Window Cleaner magazine. Friman lets Fabry know when he began cleaning windows, what his first-ever techniques were, and how his experiences with add-on businesses have been.

Across the US prices in the service industry are affected by the economy, standard of living, and geography. Window Cleaning Services' Thom Castro shares with readers how to properly navigate a window cleaning business in cities such as New York City. Castro covers competition, pricing, safety, marketing, and travel.

9/11 survivor Jan Demczur shares his story of escaping the terrorist attack and how being a window cleaner saved his life. Demczur tells although he physically survived the attack, the emotional toll it took on him and others are unmeasurable. The International Window Cleaning Association (IWCA) did the impossible and finally published the new I-14.1 Window Cleaning Safety Standard.

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Unger Enterprises donates $40,000 to 9/11 victims
• Learn the history of glass and how it's made
• Window cleaner Mike Jackson shares his tricks-of-the-trades
• Australian window cleaners share their differences as opposed to the US