Hi Shiner,
The Facelift is a good pole and very adaptable.
It might be too late for your needs but we have got the Super-Lite Mk2 coming out in late September and it is about 4 times stronger/tougher than the previous model Super-Lite. The top section (which is what takes the strain when shutting windows etc.) is strong enough to play baseball with! and still only weighs 125g for the top 5ft.
That does sound interesting Alex and it may be in time for what I will be needing.
A few questions (apologies if you have already answered them on here).
1) Is it modular or telescopic?
2) Do you have a gooseneck for the top section (assuming the pole can cope with one)?
3) Is the pricing going to be around the £10 per foot area like the Mk1.
I am slowly losing my aversion to modular poles. The penny has gradually dropped that such a pole is really only to be used on certain jobs in order to preserve it. Most of my work can be done with an 18ft Extender pole. A bit cheap and nasty for some people's taste but I don't mind changing a cheap, lightish pole twice a year if it will help preserve my shoulders and elbows.
Using a lightweight modular pole on most of my work would be like using my best suit to play football in.
It may well be that the work that's coming in isn't so urgent so late September may yet be OK. Things will be clearer over the next couple of weeks.