Aussie company cleans up with Burj Khalifa contract

MELBOURNE: An Australian company has been awarded the contract to clean every window on the world's tallest building -- Dubai's Burj Khalifa.

The company, Cox Gomyl, will use muscle-power and machines to keep the windows on the building clean.

The Burj Khalifa, which was officially opened on Jan 4, stands at 828m high and has 200 storeys.

Dale Harding from Cox Gomyl told ABC News, the company is taking on a massive task.

"There are around 24,000 windows in total. I think that's about 120,000 sq m of glass," he said.

The tower was previously referred to as the Burj Dubai.

It has now been named the Burj Khalifa after the ruler of the neighbouring Emirate of Abu Dhabi, whose multi-billion-dollar bailout helped Dubai's biggest developer avoid a potentially disastrous debt default in November. -- Bernama