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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: STEVE-UK on September 07, 2010, 08:02:46 pm

Title: connaught gone bust
Post by: STEVE-UK on September 07, 2010, 08:02:46 pm: Its just been on the news that connaught has gone bust and they run safe contractor,does that mean safe contractor is now worth squat??
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Post by: Steven Shoreditch on September 07, 2010, 08:04:37 pm: Could be some good wc contracts up for grabs folks.
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Post by: deeege on September 07, 2010, 08:05:28 pm: I would imagine the government will bail out the safe contractor scheme. May get a new 'owner' similar to corgi > gas safe.
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Post by: darren clarke on September 07, 2010, 08:14:33 pm: u can kiss goodbye to any money you are owed by them,
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Post by: niceandclean on September 07, 2010, 08:28:12 pm: The last invoice i had from them didn't have connaught on it, so i assume they have been taken over.
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Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on September 07, 2010, 08:30:37 pm: what do they clean ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: mci services on September 07, 2010, 08:32:49 pm: its only one part of the company thats bust its the Exeter building repairs company for social housing

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5in44Cnux4QYR2Q5HttEIo3-d9kew
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Post by: poleman on September 08, 2010, 07:49:33 am: gone total tits up http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100908/tuk-housing-firm-employing-10-000-collap-45dbed5.html
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Post by: DaveG on September 08, 2010, 07:58:51 am: There will probably be a few more of these type of firms that do nhs/school contract building stuff
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Post by: Window Washers on September 08, 2010, 08:47:17 am: they should have got there pricing right ::)
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Post by: darren clarke on September 08, 2010, 11:54:02 am: i dont think they did wc did they, i thought they just modernised council houses
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Post by: poleman on September 08, 2010, 02:45:13 pm: Quote from: darren clarke on September 08, 2010, 11:54:02 am
i dont think they did wc did they, i thought they just modernised council houses

Yep they provide window cleaning...and I think they suby... http://www.connaught.plc.uk/environmental/environmentalcasestudies/settingstandardsincleaning
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Post by: poleman on September 08, 2010, 02:47:37 pm: Quote from: poleman on September 08, 2010, 02:45:13 pm
Quote from: darren clarke on September 08, 2010, 11:54:02 am
i dont think they did wc did they, i thought they just modernised council houses

Yep they provide window cleaning...and I think they suby... http://www.connaught.plc.uk/environmental/environmentalcasestudies/settingstandardsincleaning

and wfp... http://www.connaught.plc.uk/environmental/environmentalnews/connaughtcleanupinthenorthwest
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Post by: Dave Willis on September 08, 2010, 04:47:43 pm: Be a few red vans on the market very shortly ;)
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Post by: david watts on September 08, 2010, 05:25:11 pm: all they seem to drive is vivaros ;i wouldnt have one given
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Post by: ascjim on September 08, 2010, 07:01:26 pm: Ive lost connaught head office in exeter. 2 sites :(
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Post by: david watts on September 08, 2010, 07:18:52 pm: Quote from: ascjim on September 08, 2010, 07:01:26 pm
Ive lost connaught head office in exeter. 2 sites :(
i turned up at an office block tues morning and was told no longer needed not connaughts
its a bad start to the day :(
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Post by: dean123 on September 11, 2010, 12:21:58 am: connaughts have been bought out now
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Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on September 11, 2010, 12:27:01 am: i was cleaning rhyl college thurs a guy turned up
in connaught van tranny connect to repair the
cooker or summat e aint bin paid believe u me lol
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Post by: jjames on September 11, 2010, 09:37:25 am: As I am sure most of you now know it is connaught plc and connaught partnerhips that has gone tits up. I was doing the grounds maintenance at the exeter head office. Connaught enviromental and compliance is still operating normaly so it is really just the social housing side that is effected. They have now sold most of their contracts and associated assets and anyone who is owed money as a contractor is unlikly to see it. Luckly I was aware of their problems and after a lot of chasing they paid my invoice by credit card last Friday ( just in time ). It is one contract I now no longer have but I am thankfull I dont have a full time job with them.