The Windowclean Centre Blog

February 5, 2021

Chamois Leather – what is it and why do window cleaners use it?

Chamois Leather is named after the short-horned goat-like antelope (Rupicapra rupicapra) found in the mountains of Europe and Asia Minor. Their skins when tanned and divided, produce a soft absorbent and non-abrasive leather.

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February 5, 2021

The History Of Scrim and why it is great for cleaning windows

With the rise of professional window cleaning early in the last century, scrim, along with ladders, chamois leather and a bucket, became the staple of traditional window cleaning.

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February 5, 2021

MYSTERY WINDOW CLEANER PRINT!

Mooching around a vintage shop in Bury St Edmunds we just couldn’t resist this print of window cleaners doing their thing.

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February 5, 2021

Unger - From Humble Beginnings To Worldwide Success

In 1964, a young window cleaner decided that he would take a chance. That year Henry Unger took the latest window cleaning innovations from the United States and introduced them to German window cleaners.

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February 5, 2021

Ettore Steccone And The Invention Of The Modern Squeegee

Amazingly, for eighty years Ettore Steccone’s brilliant and original squeegee design has remained virtually unchanged and in continual use worldwide. But what is the story of Ettore Steccone and the invention of the modern squeegee?

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