I have a few 70mm drainpipes connected to the side of wire baskets fitted. If anyone wants to have a look I will post a photo. Both baskets and 70mm pipe is cheap as chips.

I bought a narrow 2.5m clima one years ago. I would probably buy a narrow 1.8m one if I had to now. It has paid for itself as I rent it out to a gas fitter when he needs it. The good thing about a scaffold is its always an asset which can be sold in the future. I would advise you to look on Ebay because there is always towers forsale. As long as you have a safe place to store it. I don't scrape roofs no more and only spray them from a ladder. Going on a Pasma course is well worth undertaking because you will lean plenty from it, being safe and staying safe.

Out of interest how much do you charge to hire it?

I'm not saying you are  not there to support them, I'm saying you can do so from overseas you wouldn't have to be there in person. Whether you have someone managing it for you or whether you are available via phone and video it makes no real odds.

Let's take an example from last winter. One of the guys had a problem with both pumps.  I tried pretty much everything over the space of maybe two hours. Calibration, check battery, check for airlocks, get it working then it stops again, water everywhere, soaked and slogging hard work inside the back of the van, freezing outside the van, sweating inside with the work. I eventually replaced every single piece of tubing between pump and reel and realised it was the elbow into the reel. He got back to earning money and finished the day later but with his income intact. That weekend I went and repaired all the bodging I'd done to get him restarted.

I can't see how it could be diagnosed remotely and, frankly, why the franchisee, doing all the work himself, soaked and freezing in the back of his van while you sit in the sun asking him to point his camera into the darkness while telling him to go down a series of dead-ends wouldn't just say "stuff it, I'm doing all the work here, why am I paying for his services?"

Vin

We made this steel internal pole racking system as the ones on the market are too expensive for our needs.

They can be fitted to the roof or sides.

They can also be telescopic.

We would like to see what you think. If you could please spare a moment to take the poll, we would be very grateful.

Any suggestions welcome. Just send me a message.

Many thanks.

Sam

Didn’t Green pro do this. Lived in Thailand and ran his business remotely?
Not sure how he got on but to me he always came across as a bit of a w anker
I think Vin is the example, he seems to support his franchises and runs a very successful model. Although I would imagine he would tip his hat to Ian Lancaster.