Michael has highlighted one of my few worries about WFP
As time passes there will be so many more using it, before long it wil become the norm.
Prices could well be forced down on certain types of work, but as running costs and purchase costs are far higher than than trad this would be really bad news.
Except that after a time, those stupid enough to price low will go out of business.
But they could possibly cause a knock on problem, getting prices back up to where they shoud be may not be an easy task.
Having said that, on your average house it won't make a blind bit of difference, on houses you are charging between £8 and £20 for with trad, you'll still be charging roughly the same.
Where WFP makes an absolutely massive difference is on the larger accounts and windows of the georgian or leaded variety.
You can clean these faster with WFP than you can just go over them with a dry scrim, it's on these that prices could tumble, and that would be a bi
tch, these are the ones that really make you money.
Only time will tell, but a few months ago, I read on the other forum that just such a price was happening in parts of Bristol.
It happens with trad cleaners too, some company sets up and sends out guys with next to no proper training into areas that have been very heavily canvassed, with offers of 1 clean in ten free, or the first clean free (providing you sign a contract (yeah I know, in reality such a contract won't hold water in court))
But I never lost out to these scams in the past, so hopefully things will turn out ok....Doesn't stop me worrying about it in odd quiet moments though!!
Regards,
Ian
