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Father and daughter triumph at Window Cleaning World Cup

Published 24th March, 2023 by Neil Nixon

Terry 'Turbo' Burrows, with his daughter Aliscia.
Terry 'Turbo' Burrows, with his daughter Aliscia.

The Window Cleaning World Cup returned to The Cleaning Show in London last week, when crowds gathered to discover who would take the title of fastest window cleaner in the country. With ambitions to break the Guinness World Record of 9.14 seconds in the men’s category and 16.28 seconds in the women’s category, 33 competitors signed up to take on the challenge.

Adjudicated by the Federation of Window Cleaners (FWC), the UK’s official window cleaning trade body, Terry ‘Turbo’ Burrows retained his title when he was crowned the window cleaning champion, scoring a time of 15.07 seconds. He was followed by Patrick Schaumacher from WEPA who came in second place (22.94 seconds), with Paul Geddes from Phoenix Cleaning Company taking the third spot. (25.7 seconds).

Proving to be a family affair, Terry’s daughter, Aliscia Burrows, took the top spot in the women’s category, with an impressive time of 17.08 seconds. Dominika Duda from OCS Group followed in second place (37.02 seconds), with Lider’s Grasiela Vincent finishing in third place (44.81 seconds).

The competition, which attracts competitors from across the globe, tasks competitors with cleaning three 114.3 cm x 114.3cm (45 x 45 inch) windows set in a frame within a 300mm (11.75 inches) long squeegee and 9 litres (2 gallons; US 2.37 gallon) of water in the fastest time. They must also remember to wipe the window sill, with any smears incurring time penalties which are added to their final times.

Joining the competition at London’s ExCeL, window cleaner Amir Zaremberg, representing Ernetta High Solutions Ltd, came from Israel to compete, finishing in fourth place with a time of 29.24 seconds.

Paul Thrupp, judge of the Window Cleaning World Cup and past chairman of the British Cleaning Council, said: “The Window Cleaning World Cup is always a success amongst exhibitors and visitors at The Cleaning Show. It's lovely to see world record holders and father-daughter duo Terry and Aliscia Burrows competing and inspiring the crowd the competition draws in. Thank you to the timekeepers and all those who took part. The event brings a great energy to the show and we’re already looking forward to next year’s competition.”

The Cleaning Show 2023 returned to ExCeL, London providing an unmissable three days of sourcing new solutions and networking. The event, which took place 14-16 March at the ExCeL, London, welcomed over 100 cleaning and hygiene suppliers who demonstrated the latest product innovations in line with the current trends impacting the industry.

For further information on The Cleaning Show 2024 in Manchester, visit https://cleaningshow.co.uk/manchester

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