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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: tracey on September 18, 2003, 12:46:28 am

Title: any ideas on expanding?
Post by: tracey on September 18, 2003, 12:46:28 am

i have been running a cleaning company for nearly two years now and had up's and downs i am trying to get in on a more commercial scale does anyone have any good advice on my next move many thanks


tracey  

Title: Re: expanding
Post by: Terry_Burrows on September 18, 2003, 08:12:59 pm

;) Tracey adverts money etc internet lots of ways to branch out,it will cost you :o

Title: Re: expanding
Post by: Mike_Boxall on September 19, 2003, 12:34:07 pm

Hi Tracey
Do you already advertise in the yellow pages? If so, what size ad do you have and does it work for you?
I know lots of contract cleaners who swear by it.
Regards
Mike

Title: Re: any ideas on expanding?
Post by: Derek on September 19, 2003, 11:38:33 pm

Hi Tracey

Many (many) years ago when part of our business was in contract cleaning we carried out the following excercise with some degree of success.

We spent a few evenings touring the various business parks around and in the City. The idea was to select Companys that WE would like to do work for rather than a blanket coverage of the sites.

We then sent them introductory letters followed up by a visit and if this was not immediately successful we contacted them every three months until they finally capitulated.  
The reasoning behind this was that at some point they would have an upset with their existing cleaning contractors and we would be first in the frame.  It worked for us...

Hope this gives you some ideas

Regards
Derek

Title: Re: any ideas on expanding?
Post by: TNorris on October 11, 2003, 09:05:45 pm

Hi,

Ever thougt of branching into new areas, I have posted in the 'NEW' section an advert for a new fluid which is UK product and after being sprayed and wiped, sets up a 100% biocdal barrier FOR AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS!

The cleaning industry could REALLY do well from this development, which was 10 years in R&D and is now market ready.  It would enable contractors (at extra cost to the client) to promise germ free surfaces until their next visit - the thought of REALLY CLEAN loo door handles is amazing!!

It would also enable contractors to chase some of the lucrative specialised contracts in areas which are 'biologically challenged' such as hospitals, care homes and food preperation companies.

We have several reports from UK laboratories.

See the 'ADVERT' for more info which may help contractors who want to specialise.