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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Trone on May 16, 2006, 12:10:21 pm

Title: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Trone on May 16, 2006, 12:10:21 pm
Hi all,

I am an undergraduate student from Helsinki University of Technology and I am currently conducting a a special study of high reach window washing industry. An important part of this research is a survey directed to British window cleaners who are using waterfed pole systems for high reach window cleaning.

The survey covers issues such as how water fed pole systems have changed your work, what type of systems you are using, what criteria you have for your waterfed pole system, and what improvements you would like to have for waterfed pole systems.

I sincerely hope that all forum members that are using waterfed pole systems would participate in this survey as all your answers would be highly valuable for my research. I also believe that answering this particular survey should be more interesting to you than any ordinary web survey as it deals with some of the very special issues that are essential in your work.

So please, click to this address http://users.tkk.fi/~trone/wfp/survey.htm and fill in the form. It should take you only about 10-15 minutes.

With best regards,
Mikko Jouhtio
Helsinki University of Technology

mikko.jouhtio@hut.fi
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Newby on May 16, 2006, 12:28:58 pm
Is there a lot of window cleaners in finland that use WFP!?!
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Trone on May 16, 2006, 12:46:12 pm
Really few if any. Mostly because there is not same sort of window cleaning market in Finland because of our weather etc. That's why this survey concentrates to British market.  :)
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: alansavvi on May 16, 2006, 01:54:27 pm
Can you tell me what the point of the survey is, what exactly are you researching, what are you trying to achieve?

Thanks
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Trone on May 16, 2006, 04:07:27 pm
This research is part of my special study in Helsinki University of Technology's Institute of Strategy and International Business. I'm stuydying the window cleaning industry as a whole, and I'm now concentrating on high reach window cleaning because of its increased popularity. The overall goal of the research is to get quite good coverage of the issues that are characteristics for high reach window cleaning and perhaps also point out some issues that could be improved.

I've been studying about companies in the industry (mainly in the UK) and I've read a lot this forum in order to gain some level of comprehension how the industry works. With this survey, I am hoping to learn more about the end user's point of view to the business.

Thanks to those who have already answered to my survey. I hope that many more will still participate.  :)
 
BR,
Mikko Jouhtio
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Count Phil on May 16, 2006, 04:43:20 pm
I just filled in your questions and when I submitted it I got a message saying Forbiden! If this is wrong then you may have a problem. If not I pressed submit twice!!!
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Trone on May 16, 2006, 07:07:33 pm
I just filled in your questions and when I submitted it I got a message saying Forbiden! If this is wrong then you may have a problem. If not I pressed submit twice!!!

Sorry for inconvenience, I don't have a clue why something might have happened. Probably there was some temporary error with the email service in our university. However, now it seems to work properly. Knock-on-wood  ;)
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: gaza on May 16, 2006, 08:22:38 pm
O AND A LEVELS HIGH LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND HAVENT GOT A CLUE ,WAT CHANCE IS THERE FOR US ?
WERE UNDER PAID OVER WORKED ;D BUT MOST OF US ARE HAPPY IN OUR LOVERLY
INDUSTRY. ONLY TO PLEASE TO HELP OUT GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR SURVEY

 GAZA
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: DASERVICES on May 16, 2006, 09:04:15 pm
 Done, you can now build your own  ;)

 Doug
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Jon T.C. on May 16, 2006, 09:48:49 pm
I just filled in your questions and when I submitted it I got a message saying Forbiden! If this is wrong then you may have a problem. If not I pressed submit twice!!!

Same here  :(
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Trone on May 18, 2006, 12:42:16 pm
GOOD NEWS: Webform should now work every time properly.

Sorry for the inconvenience. The problem had to do with some web browser not sending the data from the webform correctly. With some assistance from the webmasters in our university, I have now changed the webform to work also in case of these browsers.

So, now all of you who have not yet answered to the survey (or who have had problems with sending the answers), please participate. The address is still the same: http://users.tkk.fi/~trone/wfp/survey.htm

With best regards,
Mikko Jouhtio
Helsinki University of Technology

mikko.jouhtio@hut.fi
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Trone on May 19, 2006, 08:56:31 pm
I'll lift this up again  :)
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Moderator David@stives on May 20, 2006, 10:38:54 am
Any more participents
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: mark dew on May 20, 2006, 10:46:47 am
done
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: alansavvi on May 20, 2006, 10:59:32 am
What are you going to do with the findings, will you publish them, who is financing this survey?
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Moderator David@stives on May 20, 2006, 09:04:41 pm
In case Mikko does not reply, he is going away for a few weeks and i am sure he will reply when he gets back.

I dont think he is being backed, as he did not know about another forum until i told him , so i dont think it is any one in the industry

Dave
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Ian Rochester on May 21, 2006, 09:37:06 pm
Trone,

Done.

If you require any on site demonstrations in Finland, give me a call.

PS:  Congratulations on your Eurovision win, it was by far the best of a bad bunch.  The GB entry deserved "null points" but I think the young school girls probably got us a few votes!!  I would!!
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Trevor Knight on May 27, 2006, 03:13:05 pm
Hi Trone,

Have just done your survey.

Will you please post the results after you have collated all the information, it would be interesting to read your findings.

Many thanks,

Trev
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Trevor Knight on June 20, 2006, 06:40:10 pm
Trone,

Can you update us on this survey as your post has remained at the top of this forum for quite a while now?

Many thanks,

Trev
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: craig jwc on June 21, 2006, 11:12:39 am
Done
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: totalclean on June 26, 2006, 03:05:10 pm
done hope you find this usefull ;
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: pylofm on July 07, 2006, 09:47:58 pm
Have completed the questionaire...hope it helps

Cheers
Dave.
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: craig jwc on July 11, 2006, 11:29:48 pm
Trone

Do we have any results yet ::)
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Moderator David@stives on July 11, 2006, 11:57:04 pm
Trone

Is this survey really for a university survey,

The reason i asked is that you posted this here and even asked for help in getting it on another forum, which i obliged.

Since that time we have heard nothing from you.

You have been asked questions on numerous occassions but you have not answered.

I know if it was me who asked for help,i at least would have the courtesy of answering a few questions.

You stand to gain a lot of information from this survey and i hope your intentions are honourable

Dave
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Trevor Knight on July 12, 2006, 08:34:46 pm
In view of the lack of response from the originator I am removing this post as a Sticky Topic.

I believe this has had enough prime time viewing with little or no response!

Trev
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: Trone on July 16, 2006, 02:47:05 pm
Hi all,

Thanks for all of you who answered. The survey has now ended and I have started to analyze the results that I got quite a lot. Hopefully I can come back with the results in a few weeks.

This is truly an university survey, and I apologize that I haven't been able to comment anything here lately. That is because I went abroad for some weeks and right after that I have been on my summer vacation, also abroad. But as I said, I try to come back with some results for you in a short time. But as this is an university survey, and there is a summer break in our university right now, there will be real progress in the research not until September.

Sorry for the inconvenience.
Title: Re: PLEASE PARTICIPATE: An University Survey of High Reach Window Cleaning
Post by: JohnL on July 16, 2006, 11:25:03 pm
 :-\

JohnL