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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Purity on September 18, 2005, 01:51:11 am

Title: Americans on the board
Post by: Purity on September 18, 2005, 01:51:11 am: Just wondering, this board is great, Should be changed to the World Board of Cleaning, How many Americans are here?
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: ECBS on September 18, 2005, 01:54:37 am: I am here hello everyone! My first day, I look forward to meeting all.
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: Buzz on September 18, 2005, 02:06:23 am: Hello everyone! I'm Sonya with Buzz Building Maintenance in the US.
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: Jan K on September 18, 2005, 08:45:42 am: it's great to see that the board works for you guys from over the water.......welcome aboard! ;D
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: dustdees on September 18, 2005, 02:26:08 pm: NEW COUNTRY, HOPEFULLY NEW IDEAS TO SHARE!!!

WELCOME EVERYONE!!

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: sonya on September 18, 2005, 02:41:59 pm: Good afternoon to our dear cousins from the "Americas"!!!!!!
Nice to meet you all from Sonya.
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: Ian Gourlay on September 19, 2005, 12:07:50 am: They seem to be a lot cheaper in th US.

I think I read that Purity charges 15 cents a square foot for Carpet Cleaning Think that is about 9pence in our money.

Although I realize Gas , Petrol Land etc is a lot less in US I always thought Americans got paid more.

How much would you pay a Cleaner or is it Janitor in the States.
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: Purity on September 19, 2005, 04:25:10 am: National Average for Janitors is $7.15 an hour, no benefits. We charge about .12 cents a sq. ft. for carpet cleaning or $120.00 per 1000 sq. ft
Link to currency converter :)
http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: Ian Gourlay on September 19, 2005, 08:20:28 am: Kevin

Interesting, It appears that we are payed more and charge a lot more,

Plus Holiday pay etc.
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: Purity on September 19, 2005, 09:16:31 pm: Wow, In the states a 5 bedroom carpet cleaning averages $99.00 dollars as a special, window washing is $1.50 average per pane, Housecleaning about $75.00 for an entire 2 bedroom house. It seems that every person in the states has a service or a friend that has a service, In our service area alone there are 800+ Janitorial services, 200+ residential services, 600+ Window washers, and well over 1500 carpet cleaners, we service a 120 mile radious. We have to have a huge territory, with alot of service options to stay in business. Competition is high, and prices are low. There are no requirements or licensining to having a service, In the US its the #1 start up business and the number one problem >:( Hopefully in the future this does not happen to your area. Do you have any type of restrictions there for starting a cleaning service?
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: Ian Gourlay on September 19, 2005, 10:28:54 pm: I think the main restriction is know how.
and
Finding Customers
Does not stop people starting but stops them from growing.

What I find interesting Kevin is that despite low charges you can still afford good quality equipment and are able to recruit staff.
Look forward to more postings from you.

Just realised I missed the Exposse of the British Cleaning Industry on TV tonight.
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: Jan K on September 20, 2005, 07:19:34 am: I just realised, after reading your post Ian, that missed it too.....damn!

Bound to be someone on here than can give us the low down!
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: Elite (Ben) on September 20, 2005, 04:20:20 pm: Any american companies looking for hard working sub contractors?
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: *Chris Browne on September 20, 2005, 08:10:38 pm: yes there must be a couple of nice little jobs around beverly hills or maybe miami beach,i dont mind ;)

chris
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: Purity on September 21, 2005, 04:39:10 pm: Well in the Detroit area we have the highest unemployment in the country, finding help is not that hard. I have diversied my business years ago to offer every service possible. Are biohazard cleaning, air duct cleaning, and floor care are the big-ticket items? Average crime scene clean-up job goes for $3900, one or two days of work. ;)
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: REGINA on October 24, 2005, 01:22:02 am: Here we go.... good grief!

You can take the Americans out of America but here they come!!!! They follow you anywhere! ::)
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: ValueValeting on October 24, 2005, 01:56:31 am: Quote from: Purity on September 21, 2005, 04:39:10 pm
Well in the Detroit area we have the highest unemployment in the country, finding help is not that hard. I have diversied my business years ago to offer every service possible. Are biohazard cleaning, air duct cleaning, and floor care are the big-ticket items? Average crime scene clean-up job goes for $3900, one or two days of work. ;)
S'funny how the roads in Detroit are the worst I have ever seen/driven on- Motor city!
Would not have got out of the car in a couple of places either.....
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: Purity on April 16, 2007, 08:48:58 pm: I agree, the worst roads in the World. We still can`t figure out that freezing and thawing process.

If you work road construction you always have a job.

::)
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: Kevin White on April 17, 2007, 01:29:53 pm: The roads must be bad !
Took you 18 months to get back to your computer.
Title: Re: Americans on the board
Post by: white swan on April 17, 2007, 03:41:28 pm: Hello to you all ;D ;D
sue.
all-done-dusted.