We clean windows and façades on London buildings using IRATA rope access. No scaffold, no cradle, no road closure. A Level 3 supervisor works on the ropes on every job.
IRATA International member company Membership no. 8317/O
One rope team can clean, inspect and repair the same elevation in a single visit. That saves you a second access setup and a second disruption for residents.
No scaffold hire, no cradle, no MEWP. For most cleaning work, rope access is the cheapest safe way to reach the façade.
Minimal disruption
We rig from the roof and work down. No structures blocking windows or entrances, and usually no pavement licence.
Quick to start
Our team can rig and start working within hours of arriving, then de-rig the same day.
Recognised by HSE
IRATA rope access is accepted by the HSE as a safe system of work at height when a risk assessment shows it is the right method.
How a job runs
From enquiry to sign-off
Survey and quote
We check the roof, anchor points and façade, then send a fixed price.
RAMS issued
You receive the method statement, risk assessment and rescue plan before work starts.
Rig and work
An IRATA team led by a Level 3 supervisor carries out the work, drop by drop.
Sign-off
We walk the building with your site contact and confirm the job is complete.
Before and after
A whole façade repainted without scaffold
This five-storey period building on a busy London street was scraped back, repaired and repainted entirely from the ropes. The shop below stayed open and the pavement stayed clear.
Then we came back at Christmas and fitted the festive lighting on the same façade. One rope team, one building, from repair to the finished display.
Curved and faceted glass roofs are among the hardest surfaces to reach. A cradle can't follow the shape and a cherry picker can't get inside. Our rope team works across the glass and the steel trusses on lines rigged from above, and cleans every pane by hand and with pure water brushes.
The space below stays open. We fence off the area under the work and keep every tool tethered.
Cleaning the roof glassInside the atriumMoving across the trusses
Working the glazing barsTwo-person team, full-height atriumCleaning the steel trussesUnder the curved roofAgainst the lightBefore: streaked roof glass
Seasonal work
Festive lighting installation
Curtain lights, stars and outline lighting on shopfronts and façades, fitted and taken down by our rope team. We work at night when the street is quiet, with the area below fenced off, and rig so the fixings never damage the stonework.
Time-lapse: a full night's installFitting curtain lights at nightTwo technicians on the fasciaThe finished façade
On the ropes
Our team at work
Photos from recent window and façade cleaning jobs across London.
Glass balustrades above a live railway lineWindows between projecting balconiesExclusion zone set up at ground levelTwo-person rope team on a high-riseWorking above a busy London streetFull-height drops on a residential towerCladding mid-clean: the difference showsPure water pole on curtain wallingThe view from the ropesUnder the cornice, above the trafficDescending a brick towerBetween staggered balconies
Recent work
Buildings we look after
Aldgate, E1 · Repeat client
Residential block, New Drum Street
External window cleaning by rope access, booked again for November 2026.
Borough, SE1
Sidney Webb House
Rope access window cleaning on a residential block on Great Dover Street.
Walworth, SE17
Julian Markham House
Rope access window cleaning on a residential building on Walworth Road.
Equipment store
Kit you can trust your building to
All our rope access equipment lives in one controlled store. Every item is on our approved equipment list, signed off by our Technical Authority, and checked before it goes out on a job. Anything that fails a check goes straight into a locked quarantine box.
Harnesses and lanyards, ready for inspectionStatic ropes and pre-use test stationRescue kit, approved list and quarantine boxSafety notices and risk assessments on display
About us
A London rope access team since 2016
Hebros Abseiling Services is an IRATA International member company (no. 8317/O). Our technicians are IRATA trained, and every job is planned and supervised by an IRATA Level 3.
We work for building managers, managing agents, facilities teams and cleaning contractors who need high-level work done safely, with the paperwork in order.
As an IRATA member company we are audited against the IRATA International Code of Practice, covering training, supervision, equipment and safe systems of work.
Do you work as a subcontractor?
Yes. We carry out rope access work for cleaning and maintenance companies that do not have their own rope teams.
What do you need from us to quote?
The building address, roughly how many floors, and access to the roof for a survey. Photos of the roof and façade help us quote faster.
What if the building has no anchor points?
We can often use temporary dead weight anchor systems on the roof. We check this at the survey.
Can you clean on a regular schedule?
Yes. Many clients book two to four cleans a year at an agreed price.
IRATA International member company
