Gary Tell us about the Magazine for American widow cleaners
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Gary Mauer
New member
Ron,
First I should mention the reason you AWC prominently on my Window Cleaning Network site is, they are a featured sponsor this month and last. (There will be another sponsor featured beginning April 1.)
So I don't own the magazine, if that's what you thought. But I do write for them.
I write a safety column, and produce a column called "Working the Net" that presents examples of the dialog on my Window Cleaning Network email group. (Posts that have been edited for space and clarity.) I also do some consulting for them, mostly in the area of industry relations.
It was, as suggested in the information you posted, started as an association newsletter.
The American Window Cleaning Association - most of the members were contractors in California. I think that association lasted about a year. For many years it was the official publication of the IWCA - AWC remained independent, but offered the IWCA editorial review privileges, and the IWCA purchased a subscription for each of its members.
That arrangement continued until about 8 years ago when IWCA headquarters convinced the IWCA that headquarters should publish a magazine. That IWCA magazine, Professional Window Cleaner, has since gone digital.
American Window Cleaner Magazine has been completely independant since the break with the IWCA.
AWC has a circulation of 8,000 - it's a bi-monthly magazine supported by all the big suppliers and manufacturers in the WC industry. By that I mean they are advertising and make a point of feeding including AWC in all their PR. (Products and company news, etc.)
For what its worth, I happen to own a copy of every of AWC dating back to 1986. My issue #1 has a cutout on the back page - where I clipped the subscription form.
http://www.awcmag.com/
First I should mention the reason you AWC prominently on my Window Cleaning Network site is, they are a featured sponsor this month and last. (There will be another sponsor featured beginning April 1.)
So I don't own the magazine, if that's what you thought. But I do write for them.
I write a safety column, and produce a column called "Working the Net" that presents examples of the dialog on my Window Cleaning Network email group. (Posts that have been edited for space and clarity.) I also do some consulting for them, mostly in the area of industry relations.
It was, as suggested in the information you posted, started as an association newsletter.
The American Window Cleaning Association - most of the members were contractors in California. I think that association lasted about a year. For many years it was the official publication of the IWCA - AWC remained independent, but offered the IWCA editorial review privileges, and the IWCA purchased a subscription for each of its members.
That arrangement continued until about 8 years ago when IWCA headquarters convinced the IWCA that headquarters should publish a magazine. That IWCA magazine, Professional Window Cleaner, has since gone digital.
American Window Cleaner Magazine has been completely independant since the break with the IWCA.
AWC has a circulation of 8,000 - it's a bi-monthly magazine supported by all the big suppliers and manufacturers in the WC industry. By that I mean they are advertising and make a point of feeding including AWC in all their PR. (Products and company news, etc.)
For what its worth, I happen to own a copy of every of AWC dating back to 1986. My issue #1 has a cutout on the back page - where I clipped the subscription form.
http://www.awcmag.com/
Clean County PW
Active member
Hey Gary did you know the Grady brothers from NY? Jim was a past president of the IWCA and was also a PWNA treasurer for a short period of time.. He's working with me on some PWNA committee business.
Also did you know Kenny Cohn? I think he may have been an IWCA president or the very least an executive board member there. He was also a PWNA board of director for awhile..
Was the IWCA instrumental with that safety hook on top of buildings that's used for window washers that scale down the sides of tall buildings such as Sky Scrapers?
I remember being amazed at seeing pics from these Window washers at the Dallas PWNA Convention when we held a joint convention with the IWCA.. I think they were the wildest pictures I ever seen where these guys were going over the sides like spiderman 40 stories up and working there way down cleaning windows.
Also did you know Kenny Cohn? I think he may have been an IWCA president or the very least an executive board member there. He was also a PWNA board of director for awhile..
Was the IWCA instrumental with that safety hook on top of buildings that's used for window washers that scale down the sides of tall buildings such as Sky Scrapers?
I remember being amazed at seeing pics from these Window washers at the Dallas PWNA Convention when we held a joint convention with the IWCA.. I think they were the wildest pictures I ever seen where these guys were going over the sides like spiderman 40 stories up and working there way down cleaning windows.
Gary Mauer
New member
I know Kenny Cohn, Jim and Dave Grady.
(When I ran for IWCA Secretary, I lost to Jim by 3 votes.)
Not sure what particular piece of equipment you mean but the IWCA wouldn't have been involved in inventing or developing equipment.
They are heavily involved in safety, and do have strong opinions.
When they did editorial review of AWC, they were always on the lookout for anything in a picture that wasn't being done by the book.
(So if you saw pictures at an IWCA convention, it may have looked wild, but it must have been right.)
(When I ran for IWCA Secretary, I lost to Jim by 3 votes.)
Not sure what particular piece of equipment you mean but the IWCA wouldn't have been involved in inventing or developing equipment.
They are heavily involved in safety, and do have strong opinions.
When they did editorial review of AWC, they were always on the lookout for anything in a picture that wasn't being done by the book.
(So if you saw pictures at an IWCA convention, it may have looked wild, but it must have been right.)
I remember Jim