has anybody picked up tools from foreign lands ? if so,how did they work etc
Define foreign.
[COLOR=“Black”]A Buddhist monk was sent off to deliver a message to another monastery in a neighboring village. So off he walked through the woods until he came to a rushing river. He could spot the monastery up ahead but there was no bridge to cross. So he walk up one side of the river for a couple of miles but still no bridge. He walked back to his starting point and then down along the river side for another couple of miles. Finally returning to the original location at the river across from the monastery, he spotted another monk and yelled to him in frustration, “Hey there, how do I get to the other side?” The monk at the monastery looked confused for a moment then replied, “Ah nice try friend, but your are already on the other side” and then retreated back into the monastery.[/COLOR]
All the time 
All my gear is imported.
end of this month im in Lithuania , and im gonna keep my eyes peeled to what gear they use . I was in North china about 2 months ago, but window cleaning is low on the priorities , and i didnt see anybody windowing
Im going to London in June any good places to check out while im over there.
far as i know theres nothing “made in england” for windowers, such as squeegees or similar . but you surely will see windows being cleaned , its generally a monthly thing here
We do high rise work, so our D rings are from Austria, our safety devices are from France, our poles are from Germany (Unger), and our wfps are from England.
Most of my stuff comes from New Jersey 
He said foreign, not smelly.
Hey!
Hi
Im from england and I am a window cleaner and am involved in the manufacture of window cleaning equipment. We have loads of manufacturers over here, two you are likely to of heard of are Gardiner Pole Systems and Ionics. Others are Brodex, Omnipole, Facelift, etc.
Like the US window cleaning seems to be part of the culture and can be big bussines so the race for development over here is fast.
Rob
