Business View Oceania | Volume 3, Issue 10

17 18 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10 Summit BuildingWash Technologies O ne of the most advanced technological innovations currently available in the New Zealand exterior building wash market is the Summit Building Wash Machine. Designed and engineered by Summit Building Wash Technologies (Summit BWT), the machine allows for a more efficient, superior detailed building wash that cleans up to three times faster than manual abseiling, runs at a much lower cost, and provides a sustainable alternative to manual building cleaning. Summit Building Wash Technologies, run by founder Ray Tomlinson and engineer Sam Clayton, has been in independent operation for just over two years, and has been in the works under the guide of sister company JT Group for half a decade. In that time, they have managed to design, develop, manufacture, and test their Summit Building Wash Machine, which has produced exceptional results via their test site, Wellington Airport, in Wellington, New Zealand. Mr. Tomlinson shares his excitement surrounding the introduction of the Summit Building Wash Machine to the retail market, which is set to happen in January of 2022. “About five years ago, as part of my own work in the exterior building wash industry under JT Group, we brought in some overseas technology in hopes of boosting productivity on the job. Abseiling has historically been the most efficient way to wash building exteriors, and when the technology we brought in didn’t surpass that, I decided it was time to create something new that would. There were a number of reasons for this; the main factor was to increase productivity and reduce the cost that comes with those current low rates, because maintaining a crane and having three guys on the job for half a week becomes very expensive.” Mr. Tomlinson continues, “I also saw a real gap in the market when it comes to quality. For instance, window washing; you traditionally have a worker in a crane basket or abseiling down, washing the windows as they go. Over time the water gets dirtier and dirtier, so the windows at the bottom of the building really aren’t as clean as they should be. Another key AT A GLANCE SUMMIT BUILDINGWASH TECHNOLOGIES WHAT: Provider of automated exterior building wash technologies throughout New Zealand WHERE: Summit Building Wash Technologies is headquartered in Lower Hutt, New Zealand WEBSITE: https://www.summitbwt.com/ Building Wash Robotics