Ashley Mackintosh

AE Mackintosh Exterior Cleaning Podcast

Business EN ↓ 64 episodes

Ashley is a leading industry expert with almost 30 years experience on the tools, running his own exterior cleaning business. In that time he has learnt a lot about a wide range of exterior cleaning services including gutter cleaning, pressure washing, and even roof cleaning! But he has also picked up a great deal of business knowledge which he shares for the benefit of anyone who is self employed. Ashley has worked with some of the top brands to grow one of the largest exterior cleaning YouTube channels in the UK and now he even help others into business with his unique training program. So i...

Author

Ashley Mackintosh

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Business

Podcast website

aemackintosh.com

Latest episode

Feb 18, 2026

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Episodes

1.14-Show Your Customers You’re A Professional! 19.12.2021

Send us Fan Mail You work hard to run an honest business with high standards, but how do you show your customers that this is the case? As usual I will be discussing your comments on this subject, but in this epic season finale, I also share my own embarrassing experience that might change your perspective on the subject! GetSoapy Get Your Free Trial! GetSoapy Get Your Free Trial! A.E.Mackintosh O...

1.13-Expert Health And Safety Advice From HS Direct 12.12.2021

Send us Fan Mail In times past it has been the policy of many small business owners to do their best to avoid the  local health and safety officer! But having a good approach to health and safety has become more and more important in the work place. Is this something that we should pay more attention to as small independent business owners? Could a good health and safety policy actually help boost...

1.12-How To Manage Your Work Schedule 05.12.2021

Send us Fan Mail Managing your time can be difficult when you are your own boss, especially when there are so many different things demanding your attention. In this episode I discuss the different approaches available when scheduling a range of different exterior cleaning services, and how it can really give your business a boost if you can get your time management right! GetSoapy Get Your Free T...

1.11-What's The Best Way To Grow Your Exterior Cleaning Business? 28.11.2021

Send us Fan Mail How can you grow your cleaning business more quickly? In this episode I discuss ideas on how you can increase your income. Whether you are just starting out or you already have a well established round, there are some simple things you can do to grow your business further! As always I will be reading out some of your suggestions too! I hope you find it useful. GetSoapy Get Your Fr...

1.10-Catching Up With The Fastest Window Cleaner In The World - Terry 'The Turbo' Burrows! 21.11.2021

Send us Fan Mail It wasn't easy, but I managed to catch up with the fastest window cleaner in the world, Terry 'The Turbo' Burrows! Terry has been the Guiness World Record holder since 1995. Listen in as he tells me his tips of the trade, as well as stories from his many TV appearances, and how he has perfected his technique in order to become the fastest in the world! GetSoapy Get...

1.9-How Much Can A Window Cleaner Earn? 14.11.2021

Send us Fan Mail Listener Ryan Mason wrote to me asking if it was reasonable to expect that he could double his income if he left his current employment to start a window cleaning round! I asked my social media followers what they would consider to be a reasonable days earnings and compared this with Ryans calculations. So, how much can a window cleaner really earn? There is a lot to consider! Get...

1.8-Ask Me Anything! 01.11.2021

Send us Fan Mail I invited my social media followers to ask me anything! So in this episode I end up discussing the best and worst bits about being in the exterior cleaning industry, my most favourite and least favourite tools, and I also talk about different approaches to cleaning roofs. Did I quote to clean Johnny Depps new paving? All this and more on the AM Exterior Cleaning podcast! I hope yo...

1.7-Three Decades Of Window Cleaning Wisdom With Gareth Salmon 25.10.2021

Send us Fan Mail Gareth Salmon from Westridge Cleaning joins me to share his top tips from his 30 years of window cleaning business experience. Gareth has built his business in the West London area and has recently taken the big step to go VAT registered. We discuss how to pick up work, run your schedule efficiently, and how to deal with sub contractors. Gareth also tells me about how he once resc...

1.6-Traditional vs Water Fed Pole Window Cleaning 17.10.2021

Send us Fan Mail Reach and wash water fed pole has changed the window cleaning industry over the past few years. In this episode I discuss some of the pros and cons of each method and how introducing a pure water cleaning service has changed my own business. I also read out your emails and comments, including one from the fastest window cleaner in the world! GetSoapy Get Your Free Trial! GetSoapy...

1.5-Overcoming Obstacles In Your Business 04.10.2021

Send us Fan Mail I asked my social media followers what obstacles they have overcome to start or grow their businesses. Find out what response I received. I also talk about how to overcome the problem of customers that try to knock you down on price. GetSoapy Get Your Free Trial! GetSoapy Get Your Free Trial! A.E.Mackintosh Online Training The Best way to grow your knowledge and boost your busines...

1.4-Cleaning Expo Special Featuring Ziggy From Streamline 24.09.2021

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I meet up with Ziggy from Streamline Systems to talk about how I'm getting on with my water fed pole van system and the long awaited Cleaning Expo 2021! We also catch up on what's on at the show and Ziggy also tells us how he got into window cleaning as well as what he loves about working in the industry to help others kit out their vans for business. Get...

1.3-Starting An Exterior Cleaning Business During The COVID-19 Pandemic 20.09.2021

Send us Fan Mail Paul started working along side me two months before the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown first hit the UK. Was that a good time to start an exterior cleaning business? Actually Paul has managed to grow his business incredibly fast!  Listen as he tells me how he has done it by investing his redundancy money in the right way to bring PH Exterior Cleaning Services through its first two ye...

1.2-Do You Need To Be Fast To Be A Window Cleaner? - Marginal Gains 13.09.2021

Send us Fan Mail Why are window cleaners always talking about how fast they are? In this episode we discuss how important it is to work quickly and whether there are other factors that you should consider in your work day routine. I also read out some of your comments on the things you do to help you work more quickly throughout the day. GetSoapy Get Your Free Trial! A.E.Mackintosh Online Training...

1.1-Introducing The New AM Exterior Cleaning Podcast! 09.08.2021

Send us Fan Mail Hi Everyone! In this podcast I talk a bit about how I got started in my exterior cleaning business as well as my YouTube journey. Also, why did I start training others in exterior cleaning? I hope you enjoy following my journey as it continues into podcasting! GetSoapy Get Your Free Trial! GetSoapy Get Your Free Trial! A.E.Mackintosh Online Training The Best way to grow your knowl...

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