[Martin ccs]

havent been on here long and dont know if i should join the guild, what do you current guild members say?

[ian1972]

depends on wat u want from it,wat direction u are taking ur business as in commercial domestic,there is a lot of good info on a lot of these forums there some bad advise to so use ur gut instinct,

[Nathanael Jones]

My viewpoint is hardly impartial, so I won't say much,..
But you will get some nice shiny stickers for your van, and a nice official member cert, plus all the logo's etc that you can use on your website & stationary.
If you pre-register before 31st December you'll automatically be in with a chance to win an SLX-22 (1st prize) a website (2nd Prize) or 12 months inclusinon in the www.windowwashers.co.uk directory (3rd prize).

Not bad for £20 per year IMO!

[p1w1]

My viewpoint is hardly impartial, so I won't say much,..
But you will get some nice shiny stickers for your van, and a nice official member cert, plus all the logo's etc that you can use on your website & stationary.
If you pre-register before 31st December you'll automatically be in with a chance to win an SLX-22 (1st prize) a website (2nd Prize) or 12 months inclusinon in the www.windowwashers.co.uk directory (3rd prize).

Not bad for £20 per year IMO!

thats a great offer !! and where should i go to be able to have the chance of winning one of these fantastic prizes and joining this brilliant organisation   

[Nathanael Jones]

Just pop over to www.mgwc.org and pre-register today for 2010!

[paul saunders]

My viewpoint is hardly impartial, so I won't say much,..
But you will get some nice shiny stickers for your van, and a nice official member cert, plus all the logo's etc that you can use on your website & stationary.
If you pre-register before 31st December you'll automatically be in with a chance to win an SLX-22 (1st prize) a website (2nd Prize) or 12 months inclusinon in the www.windowwashers.co.uk directory (3rd prize).

Not bad for £20 per year IMO!

And what do you get for your 2nd 3rd 4th year ect

[lcwalker]

What is the guild?.

[GWCS]

What is the guild?.

http://www.mgwc.org/

The Master Guild of Window Cleaners is a non-profit organisation founded by window cleaners, for window cleaners.

The Guild is not a trade association, but rather a community based professional support group. The Guild is run and maintained on a voluntary basis.

The Guild aims to benefit cleaners and their clients alike, by raising standards, improving work practices, ensuring its members are adequately insured and always aware of the health and safety challenges that face them

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It is the aim of the Master Guild of Window Cleaners to:

•      Promote improved working practices and conditions for all window cleaners.
•      To promote professional conduct by our members at all times.
•      To ensure that our members are adequately insured for your protection.
•      To help customers make a better choice when choosing a cleaner.
•      To promote higher standards of health and safety.
•      To provide information and help to window cleaners.
•      To furnish new and up to date cleaning and safety methods to our members.
•      To highlight the need for cleaners to adapt to economic and architectural challenges.
•      To promote the need to exceed our customers expectations.
•      To raise standards within the industry.
   

 

 

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    FAQ.

    Q. What is a Guild?

    A. A Guild is an association of people with similar interests or pursuits.

    Q. Is the Master Guild of Window Cleaners a trade association?

    A. No. Trade associations are governed by complex and restrictive legislation in many countries, and it is therefore near impossible to have a single trade association that can work on an international level. A Guild is a more informal association (or club), which can work freely with members from all over the globe.

    Q. How is the Guild run?

    A. The Guild is run by window cleaners, for the benefit of window cleaners. All work is done on a voluntary basis, and is unpaid.

    Q. Why are the member fee's so low?

    A. The Guild was designed from the very beginning to run at the lowest possible cost to its members. The Guild does not have a dedicated call center, or offices. As much communication as possible is carried out via e-mail to reduce phone costs, and the admin staff work on a voluntary basis.

    Q. Who does the day to day work running the Guild?

    A. The Guild admin core team consists of voluntary members who are long established window cleaners and are well known moderators/admin on various window cleaning forums. A "meet the admin" page will be posted shortly with a short biography and more info about each member of the team.

[Moderator David@stives]

why are the fees so low ?

you get what you pay for

[Tosh]

why are the fees so low ?

you get what you pay for

What do you get if you join the Fed and how much is that these days?

[Moderator David@stives]

why you asking me ?

[Tosh]

why you asking me ?

I dunno!  Why are you so defensive? 

[Moderator David@stives]

I thought it was a loaded question

[paul saunders]

why are the fees so low ?

you get what you pay for

So, osaying you don't get much Dave.??

[Tosh]

I thought it was a loaded question

Not at all!  But now you've got me thinking!    Were you up for getting onto the Fed committee at some stage a while back?

[Moderator David@stives]

I thought it was a loaded question

Not at all! But now you've got me thinking! Were you up for getting onto the Fed committee at some stage a while back?

Only in certain peoples imagination

[Moderator David@stives]

why are the fees so low ?

you get what you pay for

So, osaying you don't get much Dave.??

same as anytthing in this world you get what you pay for, nothing more.

[GWCS]

My viewpoint is hardly impartial, so I won't say much,..
But you will get some nice shiny stickers for your van, and a nice official member cert, plus all the logo's etc that you can use on your website & stationary.
If you pre-register before 31st December you'll automatically be in with a chance to win an SLX-22 (1st prize) a website (2nd Prize) or 12 months inclusinon in the www.windowwashers.co.uk directory (3rd prize).

Not bad for £20 per year IMO!

And what do you get for your 2nd 3rd 4th year ect

the same again..

but i presume additional benefits as they come and different prize draws  

[Tosh]

I thought it was a loaded question

Not at all! But now you've got me thinking! Were you up for getting onto the Fed committee at some stage a while back?

Only in certain peoples imagination

   It wasn't a loaded question; honest!  But I remember looking at the Fed and really all I would want from them is the use of their logo for my stationery; and the Feds is a logo no-one outside of the window cleaning community really recognises.  I only know there's a Federation of Window Cleaners because I use the internet and frequent a window cleaning forum!

So if I wanted a logo, I may as well just use the Guild's logo, like me; it's cheap!  

[Nathanael Jones]

And what do you get for your 2nd 3rd 4th year ect

The member benefits are constantly improving. As membership numbers grow we're in a better position to ask for cheeky discounts from suppliers, insurers etc etc.