The new flagship dealership for Audi cars in Bradford recently called in Blade Access Commercial Window Cleaners to give all the glass a once over ahead of of a dealership inspection. With a large proportion of the building being glass it was of high importance to make sure it provided the sparkle during the inspection.

Our commercial window cleaners were requested to clean all the windows by hand so access equipment was required for safe working at height. After a site survey was completed, it was decided the hire of a Track Mounted Spider Lift platform would be best suited. Being able to boom over the top of the new showroom cars whilst having a very low point loading on the tiled showroom floor made the CTE CS170 tracked access platform ideal for this application.

Audi cars are renowned for being quality vehicles so the Audi showrooms across the UK must also match this standard.

Audi AG is a German manufacturer of automobiles marketed under the Audi brand. The company is headquartered in Ingolstadt, Germany and has been a wholly-owned (99.55%) subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) since 1964. Volkswagen Group re-launched the Audi brand with the 1965 introduction of the Audi 60 range. Shortly thereafter the name was acquired as part of Volkswagen's purchase of the Auto Union assets from former owner, Daimler-Benz.

The company name is based on the surname of the founder August Horch on the 16th July 1909, the name itself an English cognate with the English word "hark", meaning listen — which when translated into Latin, becomes Audi.

From one company steeped in history to another, it was easy to see why Blade Access Window Cleaning specialists were selected for the high level working at height solution providing both quality and confidence time and time again.

Please contact our central operations centre for an informal discussion on how we can assist your working at height window cleaning requirements.

The hire of a Track Mounted Platforms is becoming more popular as window cleaners are made aware of the benefits these Tracked Cherry Pickers can offer. At Blade Access, we have been using such equipment for many years now.

Our Window Cleaners at this particular site in Salford, Manchester needed safe high level access to the windows and frames situated in this atrium area. With a highly polished tiled floor it wasnt a job for just any cherry picker. A machine with very low ground pressure was required and one that could travel through the narrow door way leading in to the atrium.

Follwing a detailed site survey and calculating maximum point loadings of the tiled floor, the Teupen Leo 23 GT was selected from our hire fleet to assist with the high level window cleaning at this Manchester based building. Complete with non-marking crawler tracks, the 23m Spider Lift has very low point loadings when traversing accross delicate floor surfaces and also when the outriggers have been deployed making it the ideal choice for this working at height task.

As an additional cost saving, the 23m Teupen Track Mounted Spider Lift Platform then went on to assist cleaning the external high level windows on the same building. Having one cherry picker that can do it all is not only making high level window cleaning safer but also more cost effective for our clients.

To discuss how the versatility of these narrow access track mounted cherry pickers can reduce the cost of your window cleaning requirements in Manchester or any other location in the UK please contact our central operations office on 01274 745600.

As with many old buildings, they were never designed taking into consideration contractors high level access maintenance requirements.

The Rockside Apartment Block formerly known as the Rockside Hydro in Matlock, Derby is no exception to this.

Historically, Rockside was used as a military hospital during both world wars and specifically for RAF air crews suffering from combat fatigue during the Second World War.

Isobel Barnett, destined to become a television celebrity in the 1950s and 60s, helped out here at this time. With the war over, Rockside closed and was subsequently sold to Derbyshire County Council for use as a hall of residence attached to Matlock Teachers’ Training College (latterly Matlock College of Education), which opened in 1946.

Following the closure of the college in 1988, the building - now with Grade II listed status - remained derelict before being enlarged and converted into apartments in 2004/5.

To help protect this magnificent building against damp, it is important that all guttering is kept clear.

We supplied a Spider Lift Leo 23 GT and Gutter Cleaning Operator for this high level gutter cleaning task due to its low ground pressure and impressive outreach.

Track Mounted Spider Lifts are ideal for gutter maintenance work as they can provide safe high level access even in narrow confined spaces.

To hire one of our Tracked Access Platforms in Derby or anywhere throughout the UK please contact our central hire desk on 01274 745600.

Commercial Window Cleaners are constantly looking for the safest ways to work at height. With modern buildings now being designed with courtyards and internal recreational areas it has placed increased demand on specialist narrow access platforms in the UK.

This particular site in Leeds, West Yorkshire was no different. Blade Access Window Cleaners were requested to provide the access solution to clean all the external windows on this office block building. With the Teupen Leo 30T only being 1980mm high when stowed, it was perfect to travel under a link bridge to access the high level windows.

Track Mounted Spider Lifts are now the MEWP of choice for restricted access areas and especially for window cleaners who are faced with many different access challenges whilst going about their daily work duties. These Narrow Access Platforms can travel through doorways, tackle uneven grounds and thanks to their rubber crawlers, they are even ideal for delicate surfaces such as tiled floors.

For many applications these crawler mounted access platforms can do both the internal and external window cleaning work as on this building. This both reduces the number of machines required on site and also the total hire costs to complete all the work.

For more information on the range of our specialist narrow access tracked platforms and how we use them in our daily window cleaning works in Leeds and throughout the UK please call our central operations centre.

Truck Mount Platforms have been a common site cleaning windows in Manchester for some years now and are becoming the preferred choice by many.

Thanks to their mobility and speed of operation, they have proved to be an extremely cost effective tool when cleaning windows at height and this particular Manchester based site was no exception.

To complete the window cleaning on this residential complex in Manchester, Blade Access supplied two Truck Mounted Cherry Pickers with extendable 4m work platforms to complete all the cleaning in just one day.

To see how our versatile Truck Mounted Cherry Pickers could work on your property just call our central window cleaning operations team who will be more than pleased to deal with your enquiry.

Blade Access National Window Cleaning Specialists have expanded their central UK Operations Centre in Leeds/Bradford.

A purpose built facility in West Yorkshire for our national window cleaning operations has now gone live providing increased support to all our window cleaning teams throughout the UK.

Our operations support team are now able to use real time monitoring software to oversee field staff work activities anywhere in the country.

With increased demand for professional commercial building window cleaners, Blade Access has become the preferred choice for all working at height window cleaning requirements.

To arrange a free site survey and quotation please contact our Central offices on 01274 745600 who will be more than pleased to make the arrangements on your behalf.

We look forward to speaking with you.