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Our Window Cleaner of the Month for February

Franck Lauret

The life of window cleaner Franck Lauret from Quincay in France took an unpredictable turn when he met Henry, Barbara and Mark Unger at the EUROPROPRE trade fair. He entered a window cleaning competition there and sailed to victory in the French championship. After this, the window cleaning world championship at the IWCA in the USA (sponsored by UNGER) proved to be a piece of cake for Franck. He won the world championship title a total of 13 times, even setting two speed records along the way.

“I became a 13-time world champion using UNGER tools!”

I like using UNGER tools because ...

... they are the most effective and durable. I first used an UNGER product 36 years ago, namely the window cleaning set. And every day I use UNGER tools, I still appreciate them as much as the first time. My favourite tool is the window squeegee, clearly.

 

You can tell someone is a cleaning professional by …

... the way they observe the safety rules and always have their PPE with them for dangerous or specialist work. Using the right amount of water is also very important.

 

My favourite thing about my job is ...

... the daily contact with my colleagues and customers. I really like being part of a team, sharing my experience with my colleagues, guiding them and training them regularly.

 

Something I would not have achieved without UNGER products ...

... would be my many victories in national and international window cleaning competitions. With the help of UNGER products, I have won the French, European and world championships in recent years, and have also set two speed records. This has made me a bit of a celebrity in France, my native country: I have been on various TV programmes, including the French version of “Supertalents”, where I was able to show off my window cleaning expertise using UNGER tools.

Over the years I have also been interviewed several times, and articles about my title wins and records have appeared in local, national and international newspapers, even “Le Monde”. I’m very proud of that.

 

One spectacular building that I cleaned with UNGER tools ...

... was the Montparnasse Tower in Paris and the Futuroscope near Poitiers – UNGER’s tools gave me a helping hand with the special surfaces while I cleaned the windows! I've also cleaned the windows of TF1, the tower that is home to Paris’ national news channel – while an interview was going on!

 

I’ve always wanted to tell UNGER …

... that UNGER products have been indispensable to me for the last 36 years, and that thanks to them I have become the most successful window cleaner in the world. And I want to stay that way, together with UNGER.