Dorset window cleaners set new world record for longest pole

A Dorset window cleaning company have a new record after washing windows with the world’s longest pole.

Staff from Harvard Window Cleaning, who clean windows across the south West used a 115ft long pole to clean windows on the tenth floor of an office block.

“We commissioned a special pole that came in about 20 pieces that were clamped together with a brush at one end.

“Water was pumped through the tube and we were able to get it right to the top of the building. There was more wind than we’d have liked but we managed to clean a couple of windows.

“Some of our team were at the top and we tied a rope to the brush as a safety measure. We also had a cherry picker to help extend the brush to the top.

“The pole bent a great deal but we had planned for that and the plan worked very well.

“We have applied to the Guinness World Records to confirm the record, which I anticipate they will because we followed their instructions perfectly.”

Guinness World Records insisted that the window cleaning brush had to measure at least 35m (115ft) to set the new world record.

It took six people from the company to raise the pole to the window.

A professional surveyor measured the pole and the attempt was videoed so officials can view the evidence and confirm the record.

The pole measured the same as three double decker buses or 33 Warwick Davises.

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