March/April issue of the American Window Cleaner magazine

At last week's IWCA Trade Show and Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, the American Window Cleaner magazine released their most recent issue of the magazine. For those that may not know, the American Window Cleaner Magazine is a bi-monthly publication serving the professional window cleaners throughout the world.

You can find our ad on page 35 of the magazine.

The lead story in the current issue is titled team players "the co-preneurail couple"... very fitting from a magazine ran by partners Norman Finegold and Karen Grinter. By the way, Robin and Carole Tucker both work side by side at Tucker Manufacturing Co., Inc. Robin joined Tucker in 1988, while Carole joined Tucker in 1990.

On page 21 within the story on Co-preneurial: ko ∙ p(r)e ∙ n(y)u ∙ r-e-al- “couples partnering in self-employment ventures”, Larry Sill is pictured doing work that his wife, Sandy, as the magazine captions "doing what the boss commands"... Larry is pictured washing windows with a Tucker Pole. Larry and Sandy Sill operate a window cleaning business in Robstown, Texas.

The story also includes, Tony and Dawn Evans, who are also Tucker Pole customers from Wellman, Iowa. Tony is pictured in the AWC Gallery of Champions using his Tucker Pole. There are other customers mentioned as well, so we encourage you to pick up an issue. If you need a copy of the current issue, you can contact Tucker Manufacturing Co., Inc. We would be happy to send you an issue of the magazine, while supplies last.

Tucker distributors: ABC Supplies, CWC Supplies, L.M. Colker, Detroit Sponge, Harry Falk Company and J. Racenstein & Co. all advertise in the current issue of the magazine.

The AWC magazine has been serving the professional window cleaner, since 1986.

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AWC Magazine highlights Tony Evans in november/december 2008 issue

Tony Evans, owner of A New View Window Cleaning, ag_evans@yahoo.com of Wellman, Iowa was highlighted on page 34 of the most recent American Window Cleaner Magazine. You can check out Tony in the AWC's "Gallery of Champions" found on the magazine's web site.

The headline said "Staying safely on the ground."

"Last time I had to use a 32 ft. ladder and a small pole to get the taller
windows." - credited to Tony Evans

On a separate note, in the article "The Economic Outlook 2009" on pages 24-27, writer, Shirley E. Leonard for the AWC mentioned the following

Iowa
Robin Tucker, Vice President of Tucker Manufacturing in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, notes that window cleaning is an industry "that
people will enter during economic downturns." He adds,
"Confidence should rise some in 2009, as it did in 2001, coming off
another 8-year election cycle."

The American Window Cleaner Magazine is "The Independent voice of the Professional Window Cleaner" in the United States. The magazine began in 1986 and predates the International Window Cleaning Association.

The IWCA will be conducting its 20th anniversary event at the 2009 IWCA Annual Convention and Trade Show on February 18-21, 2009 in Atlanta GA. The motto this year is "Celebrating twenty years of leading the way in safety and education."

Tucker Manufacturing Co., Inc. of Cedar Rapids is proud to be one of the founding associate members of IWCA. We will participating again in the annual convention and trade show.

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