Oh man touchy subject…
I am really on the fence about them. In the window cleaning world our main trade association (the IWCA) provides certification for for high rise window cleaning. I think this is a really good idea, it keeps people alive. Hanging off the side of a building a hundred stories in the air is no joke. I think the benefit is really personal safety and not so much customer perception. As far as I know I havent heard of anyone say 'we only want a IWCA certified cleaner on this building" Although just because I havent heard doesn’t mean it hasn’t happend.
In the pressure washing world especially in residential I dont think we will ever get to the point of a customer seeking out a certified washer. People just dont care. That doesn’t mean that they couldn’t be important for training the contractor the correct way. Over on Facebook I saw this comment today:
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I think there is a lot of truth in what Gary said.
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