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Friday 2nd May 2008 |
It's an AWESOME DEAL on IPAF Training
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Monday 21st
April 2008 - Situation
Vacant
Due
to our continuous dynamic growth CleanVu (Window Cleaning
Division) requires a Regional Manager to cover the UK...For
more information
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Friday 18th April 2008
Past President of the Federation - Derrick
Corwood has died on Friday 18th April. at the
age of 81- The Funeral service
was held at Davenham Church in Davenham Cheshire on Monday
28th April 2008. The present committee and
staff of the Federation of Window Cleaners would like to convey
their condolences to his Daughter in-Law Annaliese Corwood, and
two grandchildren. |
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Monday 10th April 2008 -
Best practice, productivity and safety when working
at height.....AIF has them all covered at Safety & Health
Expo, 13-15 May
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for
more information |
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Friday 4th April 2008 -
Windex 2008...Professionalism with a capital "P"
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Tuesday 15th January 2008 -
Total Access hit the big
time
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for
more information on this Press Release |
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Monday26th November 2007 Back
to Ladders due to Drought? HSE issued advice to Window
Cleaners
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for more information. |
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Monday
22nd October 2007
Government proposal to update the 62-year-old drought
legislation, which only restricts the use of hosepipes for
watering gardens and washing cars. The new law would
allow water companies to enforce a "discretionary use" ban,
outlawing virtually all domestic activities involving
hosepipes. Water-fed poles would be covered by a
hosepipe ban under the law, however, a spokesman for the
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
confirmed that window cleaners could still revert to a
bucket and sponge"
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Tuesday
30th July 2007-
Example Risk Assessment
You will be interested to know that
the example risk assessment for general office cleaning has
now been published on the HSE risk assessment website
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Thursday 7th June 2007
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Free level 2 NVQ courses
in Cleaning and Support services through Kingston College.
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for more information
Friday 23rd March
2007 - Consultation on proposed changes to powers to
restrict non-essential uses of water
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for more information |
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1st January
2007 -
Trade
Association celebrates 60 years!
Founded in November 1947 by Albert Townsend Senior. The
Federation of Window Cleaners has come a long way since it
was established.
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for
more on this.
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25th October
2006 -
Scotland Licensing Meeting
-The Federation
arranged a meeting in Edinburgh
on Saturday 4th November to discuss the various unfair Licensing
problems and the way forward on this issue.
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for more information on the meeting |
| 1st September
2006 -
News Release - Drought Order
Withdrawn!
Thames Water withdraws application for London Drought Order -
Customer savings helped to ease water shortages
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to read the News release |
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| 17th May 2006 -
Good News For Window
Cleaners!
Sutton
and East Surrey Water confirmed
their amended drought order to allow Window Cleaners
using pole systems to be able to draw water as long as it is
used with a tank
Click here
to read the email. |
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| 16th May 2006 -
News Update - Proposed Drought
Orders Released!
Defra released their findings of their inspectors
report.
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they also issued a covering letter addressed to
Sutton and East Surrey Water PLC
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Defra's proposed drought order
Click here
relating to Sutton and East Surrey. |
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27th March 2006 -
Federation objects to the proposed South Coasts drought order on
behalf of members.
Sutton and East Surrey Waters
drought information site. |
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