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Title: Commercial pricing
Post by: gavin pedley on August 23, 2010, 08:48:14 pm
Just wondering how you all price commercial work.

Do you still price as you would for domestic or not.

Say for instance a small shop front, two large windows ether side of the front door?

How do you go about pricing commercial stuff?
Title: Re: Commercial pricing
Post by: darren clarke on August 23, 2010, 08:53:45 pm
all the commercial work i have got, i have prices as the same as my windows ie £1 per window i have priced 8 and got 6, the 2 i didnt get where ones where i had to produce tenders for but never really had a chance with any way
Title: Re: Commercial pricing
Post by: mark mann on August 23, 2010, 09:53:59 pm
a pound a window is the guide i use but of the window has deep georgian timber frames or the window is extra large dont you quote for the approx extra time it takes to clean?

shop fronts round my way are -  door and window either side seem to be around 5-7 pound

Title: Re: Commercial pricing
Post by: andyjm1 on August 23, 2010, 10:18:16 pm
"shop fronts round my way are -  door and window either side seem to be around 5-7 pound"

I'd love a row of them once a week, more like £2.50 round here.  :-[
Title: Re: Commercial pricing
Post by: mci services on August 23, 2010, 10:19:33 pm
"shop fronts round my way are -  door and window either side seem to be around 5-7 pound"

I'd love a row of them once a week, more like £2.50 round here.  :-[

same here
Title: Re: Commercial pricing
Post by: darren clarke on August 23, 2010, 10:23:57 pm
if they are big windows or french doors i might charge 1.50  but a lot depends on the rest of the windows
Title: Re: Commercial pricing
Post by: mikecam on August 23, 2010, 10:27:35 pm
Just wondering how you all price commercial work.

Do you still price as you would for domestic or not.

Say for instance a small shop front, two large windows ether side of the front door?

How do you go about pricing commercial stuff?

Make sure you get the gaffers house to clean as well then you can get more for the shop, and invoice him for the shop that includes his house price (although not itemised). That way you're both happy !! ;D
Title: Re: Commercial pricing
Post by: NJWindowCleaning on August 24, 2010, 07:02:13 am
You can go on the basis of as £25.00 per hour on a block of offices and for shop front from £6.00 easily and done on a weekly basis or if near a busy road twice a week etc.
Title: Re: Commercial pricing
Post by: Nathanael Jones on August 24, 2010, 07:14:08 am
If its commercial work that I won't get paid for for 8 weeks then I add a little to my standard price to make the waiting worth while! :)
Title: Re: Commercial pricing
Post by: mark mann on August 24, 2010, 07:56:47 am
much commercial work is sewn up with an existing wc so is the only way to get that kind of work to buy it?

if u got into a price cutting situation surely wed all lose and it would drive down the price of cleaning and youve also alienated fellow wc - i dont like to tread on anyones toes dileberately even tho i get some dom work from custys that arent happy with existing wc - usally because they r not relaible, come at all sorts of times or they have got complacent and start missing stuff like bird poo etc.