Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: john stracey on December 20, 2010, 08:46:58 am
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anyone know if someone got seriously wealthy thru window cleaning
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A company in Plymouth apparently turned over 2.2 mill last year, the owner of that company drives around in a Bentley continental!!
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A company in Plymouth apparently turned over 2.2 mill last year, the owner of that company drives around in a Bentley continental!!
was his company called s.a.j window cleaners :P :P
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A company in Plymouth apparently turned over 2.2 mill last year, the owner of that company drives around in a Bentley continental!!
was his company called s.a.j window cleaners :P :P
;D ;) ;D
I WISH ;D
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George Formby made a folm career through it :D
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There are a couple about. I have always said that it won't make me a millionaire, but I will never be skint. It is a good reliable earner, but as with most things you would need to be a slave to it if you want to get rich... ;)
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not quite the same thing but a fella down here made it with a hand car wash started on his own and never looked back
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lovin the humour on here cheerin me up in this crap weather .
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i done a job for a bloke who started off as a wc, doing building cleans, and ended up building them as well as he was asked did me know any plasters for a job said yes and put advert in job centre
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how rich do u mean?
my company can make around 75k a year if all goes well,
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how rich do u mean?
my company can make around 75k a year if all goes well,
is this with 1/2/3 people????????????
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theres a big difference between turnover and profit. just because someone is turning over more than you, doesnt mean theyre making more money!
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2 and 1 part time/when i need ect.
i profit over 50k , but not the 75k i wish
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leights,
how are you finding the VAT?
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its a pain , but in what way are you talking about.
its same as tax, it has to bo paid, u vat aswell or not, 20% soon
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so correct me if im wrong your saying you turnover 75k and make 50k profit??
thats 2 and a half employes? or are you one of the 2?
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2 and 1 part time/when i need ect.
i profit over 50k , but not the 75k i wish
50k profit after paying out wages.i dont think so :o :o :o :o :o :o
either you pay low wages or telling pokies pies :P :P
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i wouldnt listen to him, ive seen him driving around in a clapped out old ford escort van.
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yes ronnie your wrong, and yes im one of the workers and when im busy i have a third guy as and when ect.
Frankiegoodboy lol..
please advise how i would be paying low wages or even more telling lies..i wont go into figures, but my employee is actually a member and is frequely on here, i wonder if you can guess who it is, il give u a clue i got a van in london and one in cardiff.
keep it clean now all
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yes ronnie your wrong, and yes im one of the workers and when im busy i have a third guy as and when ect.
Frankiegoodboy lol..
please advise how i would be paying low wages or even more telling lies..i wont go into figures, but my employee is actually a member and is frequely on here, i wonder if you can guess who it is, il give u a clue i got a van in london and one in cardiff.
keep it clean now all
So you have 3 vans as you said before on another post....
Turnover £75,000 with a gross profit of £50,000
Is that right?
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Going back to the thread "How long until your established"
You have a large domestic and commercial round and countless industrial contracts but only turnover £75k?
In april 2011 my accounts will show a turnover of £52,000 with a gross profit of £31,200 off one domestic round with one van.
Just seems alot of work for only £20k more than i should have
Regards
Danny
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more ar less yes thats correct... you seem very intrested all of a sudden pal..
il add to it.... the 75k is not every year, i did say if things go well, and also i made just over 50k with 2 vans. iv only just got my 3rd van. iv always had a van in london and one in south wales... 1 man i london... me in south wales and the 3rd will split as and when, and the year i made a turn over of 75k was in 2009 with just 2 vans, so you should be very clear now......as for my clapped out escort van, i beleive you should stick to your motobike pal.... i seen you on the kingsway last week, your van is poor and you need to stop cleaning windows which are smashed, its not good for business. sorry did you think i din know who you were!!!
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dmg yes your rite, but this was last year and not all work has to be exspensive....
the key to my business going ok is volume not price...
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not bad coin for a 22 year old, well done dmg
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more ar less yes thats correct... you seem very intrested all of a sudden pal..
il add to it.... the 75k is not every year, i did say if things go well, and also i made just over 50k with 2 vans. iv only just got my 3rd van. iv always had a van in london and one in south wales... 1 man i london... me in south wales and the 3rd will split as and when, and the year i made a turn over of 75k was in 2009 with just 2 vans, so you should be very clear now......as for my clapped out escort van, i beleive you should stick to your motobike pal.... i seen you on the kingsway last week, your van is poor and you need to stop cleaning windows which are smashed, its not good for business. sorry did you think i din know who you were!!!
Im only interested because turnover wise im not that far behind you and im a much smaller business....
Another thing that im suprised with is the amount of turnover you have from working in london where prices and cost of living are much higher than here up north.
Theres nothing wrong with having a escort van. I had one and it did its job
My business is more on the quality side but i know cleaners who charge more than me. I used to rely on quantity but my pricing was lower now i push for quality at a higher price.
Regards
Danny
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well thay cant be paid that well your turning over 75k which must be included vat has turnover is inclusive so take 17.5% off and a wage and a half and business runiing costs it seems like they work for free or your not being straight?
and then you say that was last year so once your registered for vat its difficult to de register so you still have top pay the vat even if turnover is £55k
I have no doubt this amount of work can be done with two i would actually say more could be done
but the profit sdoesnt add up.....proberly just something iv missed
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danny im right in thinking your platinum
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danny im right in thinking your platinum
Yes craigs brother
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i will only say its contract work i have in london and is worth a lot, i guess i got lucky...its not work to be done every day in london the van is in the yard and my fella 50 miles or so when its to be done, 6 times a month, it works for us, enough said
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who said i pay alot to staff, i only pay for work cleaned, read the posts.
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ok touchy......im guessing by the lack of replys there is somethings that dont add up?
oi was hoping for some formula to make such a large profit..66% i think....which is terrific......well done
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yes ronnie your wrong, and yes im one of the workers and when im busy i have a third guy as and when ect.
Frankiegoodboy lol..
please advise how i would be paying low wages or even more telling lies..i wont go into figures, but my employee is actually a member and is frequely on here, i wonder if you can guess who it is, il give u a clue i got a van in london and one in cardiff.
keep it clean now all
no denying of the escort van eh?
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no dave not at all.
u must be there with frankie and progleam, or may be R CLEAN LOLLL
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Wonder where Ewan is........................... ;D
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Hes's with him by there ina minute tidy lol lamo
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How come every forum you go on you cause angst against yourself leights??? or should i say goldenoak (window tools most hated!!!) ;) ;) ;)
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steve mannock fr stoke used to employ
17 lads mostly 2 men in van
all trad back in the day
he made serious money
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yes ronnie your wrong, and yes im one of the workers and when im busy i have a third guy as and when ect.
Frankiegoodboy lol..
please advise how i would be paying low wages or even more telling lies..i wont go into figures, but my employee is actually a member and is frequely on here, i wonder if you can guess who it is, il give u a clue i got a van in london and one in cardiff.
keep it clean now all
So you have 3 vans as you said before on another post....
Turnover £75,000 with a gross profit of £50,000
Is that right?
25000 on wages expenses vat tax etc
yeah right
hang on theres a pig just flew past my window......
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tell me how you do it 75k turnover -£50k profit leaves 25k expens,
25k paying for 2 mens wages running cost plus 3rd man and van
you must have a very good accountant.or billy bull sh-it alot.
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dmg and golde oak are only kidding themselves franky!!why they do it i dont know!!
get real the pair of ya!!or change your names to walter mitty by deed poll!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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oi was hoping for some formula to make such a large profit..66% i think....which is terrific......well done
Ronnie im guessing this was for me...
If it is thanks but its only a projection from my accountant for april according to the work ive been picking up in the last 6 months so theres a lot of work to be done yet.
Regards
Danny
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dmg and golde oak are only kidding themselves franky!!why they do it i dont know!!
get real the pair of ya!!or change your names to walter mitty by deed poll!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Dazmond
The figure is a projection from my accountant as to where i should be in april. It is acheivable if you work in the rain and work 6 days a week.
From times when i was really struggling i have got used to keeping a tight rain on costs and dont spend too much on equipment or things i dont need or when i could buy something second hand instead of brand new.
Also its a projection for gross profit and if i cant do the work with me and my employee i will have to recruit again which will reduce the profits but maybe increase the turnover. We will see in april if i continue to expand
Danny
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not for you has yours isnt 66% but to be honest you surely dont need a full time employee from 50k??
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[ i beleive you should stick to your motobike pal.... i seen you on the kingsway last week, your van is poor and you need to stop cleaning windows which are smashed, its not good for business. sorry did you think i din know who you were!!!
i clean smashed windows now do i? ::)
who am i then?
and you still havent answered the question regarding the clapped out escort!
yes i will stick to my motorbike thanks, much better than a 20yr old escort thank you very much!
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not for you has yours isnt 66% but to be honest you surely dont need a full time employee from 50k??
My mistake
In my opinion i do but it may be because i dont like doing all the work we will see
Danny
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This gets silly.Anyone makes a few bob and he has to take a lie detector on the jeremy kyle show.
The thread asks about making money.50K isn't money, it's a wage.75k's a bit better but doctors earn more along with lots of others.To make big money is hard to see.
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more ar less yes thats correct... you seem very intrested all of a sudden pal..
il add to it.... the 75k is not every year, i did say if things go well, and also i made just over 50k with 2 vans. iv only just got my 3rd van. iv always had a van in london and one in south wales... 1 man i london... me in south wales and the 3rd will split as and when, and the year i made a turn over of 75k was in 2009 with just 2 vans, so you should be very clear now......as for my clapped out escort van, i beleive you should stick to your motobike pal.... i seen you on the kingsway last week, your van is poor and you need to stop cleaning windows which are smashed, its not good for business. sorry did you think i din know who you were!!!
quote from your website leighton -
Our window cleaning rounds cover a large area starting at the heads of the valleys, Glynneath, down and along the M4 corridor into Swansea and Llanelli areas, most villages and towns are covered. We also cover the bridgend area. Also new to our rounds we have branched into the Mumbles and Langland areas of Swansea.
no mention of london, i wonder why?
dont tell me you have forgot to update it?
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I thought this was about finding out if you can make it big as a WC...But it seems if are doing well everyone knocks you.
I do however feel if you turnover £75k and make £50k profit then your overheads are far to high. You need to either get more work in or cut some of your overheads.
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lol this just gets better, very jealous reply here but some good ones too.
dnt need to mention london in my website, i only advertise with a link to it from the south west wales area's.
its called advertising the right way.
im ok and im doing well, and now with a 3rd van, guess il have the forum admins chasing me then , who knows..geee.
just checked my stats iv had 57 hits in the last 3 hours.... lol cheers...
yes stick to home bargins and the 2 panes lol you could do it on your kids motobike mun....... ;D ;D ;D
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hey leights so are you vat registered or not?? ::)
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dnt need to mention london in my website, i only advertise with a link to it from the south west wales area's.
there is no link! just admit it your lying!
yes stick to home bargins and the 2 panes lol you could do it on your kids motobike mun....... ;D ;D ;D
i dont clean that place, never heard of it.
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Due to window cleaning, I`m set up for life financially ;).
As long I die before Thursday :-[.
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heres a link to his "one" clapped out escort van and "one man" set up
dreamer ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPooxVai-Wc
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heres a link to his "one" clapped out escort van and "one man" set up
dreamer ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPooxVai-Wc
when i seen that i laugh me head off.forgot all about the one sided van system. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I looked at the vid and didn't see what you saw.First off it wan't that recent, secondly he sounded fairly passionate and knowledgeable about what he did.Where's the problem?
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I looked at the vid and didn't see what you saw.First off it wan't that recent, secondly he sounded fairly passionate and knowledgeable about what he did.Where's the problem?
he claims he makes £75k a year and has 3 vans, one in london, (makes sense only 200miles away) just exposing him for what he is, a liar!
reality - one old escort van, 1 man band,
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If we were turning over 75k with 3 vans ........that would be a complete failure
id want 3 vans turning over 150k with expenses of a maximum outside 20k
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just checked my stats iv had 57 hits in the last 3 hours.... lol cheers...
Whats that got to do with anything?
And dont think the more people that visit your site affects your search engine ranking, because it doesnt.
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Just read this post which made me laugh. It seems that we have another newbie bragger on here who talks the talk but doesn't know whether hes vat registered or not. I've heard it all now. ;D
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He cleans the rugby club for Bryn Cartwright
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I dont usually jump on board witch hunts but I have visited your site cos i wasnt sure if your talking porky pies ?so that accounts for one hit. On your site you say you work up to 40ft but on your u tube vid you say you have 60ft carbon modular and also wondering if you ever bought the brodex 1000l system or were you talking rubbish?
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dont waste your time mate he s a bulls****er through and through!!for some reason he feels the need to big himself up on here instead of telling the truth!!
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He cleans the rugby club for Bryn Cartwright
lol. he cleans the local tescos, i wondered why they looked such a mess!
admits to very low prices too on his website and on here, busy fool, no chance of bringing in £75k
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dont waste your time mate he s a bulls****er through and through!!for some reason he feels the need to big himself up on here instead of telling the truth!!
didnt count on someone knowing him on here.
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So does anyone know has anyone got rich window cleaning ?
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only leights ;D
got a lovely escort van out of it.
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this makes good read, im glad im making the negative people laugh...
r clean you need to look at your web site and sort the spelling out, its really really poor...
yes only 200 miles i travel daily, that makes sence. fair play del boy...
and to be honest whats 75k turn over for 2 vans and 2 men and 1 part timer.. 50 k profit out of that is good by my standards, dnt know what you see wrong with that, im alright with my 50" on the wall with my nice tidy house and the fire on at xmas lol.....
dont hate the player hate the game!!!!!
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I heard a family from Walsall got very rich.
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Why are you choosing random windys out of the air? And have a read of your own website, you would swear a 3 yr old wrote it! Wow you have your own fire, well done. Keep guessing though, by the process of elimination, you will get there in the end. I'm glad its winding you up!
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And the only reason people don't like you is because your rude, arrogant, lie, and have no qualms in buying stolen wfp gear.
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lol gimp , as if i dnt know you, hows your merlin in ur sh i t hole of fiat scudoo
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ive had two new vans;and gone from a one bed flat to a three bed town house
does that count as making it; ps im in yorkshire so the house isnt masive
;D
lol
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leights do you even know what vat registration is?
you can not make 66% profit eith two employees three vans new 100l systems your on about fuel vehicle costs insurance, stationary vat wahes employees liabilities to name afew.
i would love to see your formula if you are being truthful.....i would love to be proved wrong and im sure you would help many with running a more proffitable business......i wont wait too long has im sure its all hot air
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So does anyone know has anyone got rich window cleaning ?
As ive said before S J Mannock fr Stoke had 17 guys
8 vans did every council building for staffs concils
newcastle under lyme coucil
staffs moorland
cheshire council
inc schools police stations fire ambulance stations
hospitals colleges courts librarys u name it he cleaned it
many loadsa cash !!!!!
Doesnt any body on here know JV PRICE charlie
he seems to be wealthy !!!!!
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I heard a family from Walsall got very rich.
no scrap metal now that gets you rich
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IDEAL ROB who comes on here. His dad made 1m from 1 van! ;)
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I heard a family from Walsall got very rich.
no scrap metal now that gets you rich
Scrap Metal .............Broadhursts, more money than Simon Cowell ;D
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Due to window cleaning, I`m sorted for life financially ;)
As long as I die before Christmas.
I`ll keep posting it until I get a laugh lol.
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Gav
If Mannocks made a fortune out of window cleaning he didn't put it into his house. There is nothing wrong with his house (actually a bungalow).
I bought some houses off him when I first started and went over.
He may have made a fortune but have it invested in other things.
Like it or not the guys off Dragons Den have made a heck of a lot of money from a start in window cleaning, Dave Morris is doing ok with window cleaning, Frazer Venters up in the North East has a sizable business from window cleaning.
Rob ;D
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Due to window cleaning, I`m sorted for life financially ;)
As long as I die before Christmas.
I`ll keep posting it until I get a laugh lol.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D that good enough
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Ta Stu ;D.
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Its alledged that Leights has gone to London for the day hence him not being on here. ;D
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the location on his profile is set to wigan lol but he has rounds in south wales and london
erm ok
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this is for ronnie...
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look i cant really see how you think its impossible. it would leave me with just over 25k to pay 1 wage the other is not much at all, few hundered in the year!!!
fuel and costs take the rest insurance is pittance, 135 quid for 5 million pound liability with 2 men. simply business.....i do a hudge work load my self...carpet cleaning jet washing ect also windows.
who said anything about 100 lt system. just to put the record straight, i 1 250 di...1 400 di and 1 1000lt ro which i built my self from an ibc and thanks to e bay and window cleaning warehouse in barry..s wales...
it beggers beliefe that you cnt see the bigger picture or any one for that matter...
it clearly makes sence that your not making 50k in the bank as you wouldn try making out im lieing....put a sock init and get knocking, only advice i can give you and who ever else thinkins im lieing...
yes i have a escort van and now have to merc sprinters also......
im glad this is having as much intrest as this as most on here could do with a spot of advice, me included, yea i play the white man most on here prob. nothing like windowing people up when im bored wow big deal. but one thing is for sure im vat reg and have 3 vans and did make 75 k turn over in 09
as for diry windows ltd on here. i do know who u r, but makes no difference to me....its a forum its what people do....talk....always seems to be the people on here all the time that have it all to say..i ain been on for ages, only now as the weather is cra p....but dnt miss me to much when it thaws. lol
cheers all
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Calm down mate. You just confused a few of us on here when you said you didn't earn 70K plus. Don't take it all to heart.
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this is for ronnie...
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look i cant really see how you think its impossible. it would leave me with just over 25k to pay 1 wage the other is not much at all, few hundered in the year!!!
fuel and costs take the rest insurance is pittance, 135 quid for 5 million pound liability with 2 men. simply business.....i do a hudge work load my self...carpet cleaning jet washing ect also windows.
who said anything about 100 lt system. just to put the record straight, i 1 250 di...1 400 di and 1 1000lt ro which i built my self from an ibc and thanks to e bay and window cleaning warehouse in barry..s wales...
it beggers beliefe that you cnt see the bigger picture or any one for that matter...
it clearly makes sence that your not making 50k in the bank as you wouldn try making out im lieing....put a sock init and get knocking, only advice i can give you and who ever else thinkins im lieing...
yes i have a escort van and now have to merc sprinters also......
im glad this is having as much intrest as this as most on here could do with a spot of advice, me included, yea i play the white man most on here prob. nothing like windowing people up when im bored wow big deal. but one thing is for sure im vat reg and have 3 vans and did make 75 k turn over in 09
as for diry windows ltd on here. i do know who u r, but makes no difference to me....its a forum its what people do....talk....always seems to be the people on here all the time that have it all to say..i ain been on for ages, only now as the weather is cra p....but dnt miss me to much when it thaws. lol
cheers all
one wage but 3 vans ? how you manage it?
how come you chnaged your location , are you not in wigan?
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easy my friend , easy, its call ed being in the know, my 3rd van just arrvied, so count that one out, i did say that early on, if you read propely... now now.... tut tut, dnt throw your dummy when you'v been put in your place!!! ;D ;D ;D 8) 8)
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and on and on dont you have anyting else to do?
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if you get public ena employee liability for 135 tell us who please, vat on 75k =over 11k then you have fuel, ihave three vehicles i spend 6k a year on fuel, then there is a wage and a half say at min wage is 19k plus employees liablilities about £2k this is not including holidays or sick.
so without adding stationary mot tax vehicle maintenance any VEHICLES you have bought in this time equipment resin filters phone costs water costs ect ect ect i have your expenses at 38k that leaves 37K and that is still short.
so leights were am i out because one of us is.....all im trying to achieve her is the secret to such high profits so dont take this has a dig just some one seeking advise from your extremly well run empire.
By the way leights i drive a audi q7 prob worth nearly has much has the profit you made :)
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well put Ronnie.
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Hey Ronnie,
Have you still work in the east mids?
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dont think so dean but i could
be wrong id like to hear yr thoughts
on this dean lad , even if yr welsh branch
aint had a xmas do ;D ;D ;D ;D
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just checked my stats iv had 57 hits in the last 3 hours.... lol cheers...
Hey Leights I might be missing something mate, can you tell me what it is about getting hits on your sites counter please mate.
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dont think so dean but i could
be wrong id like to hear yr thoughts
on this dean lad , even if yr welsh branch
aint had a xmas do ;D ;D ;D ;D
What that mate? Thoughts on the thread? :) :)
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lol gimp , as if i dnt know you, hows your merlin in ur sh i t hole of fiat scudoo
who am i then? you know my van and my filter whoopee!
brand new scudo 2.0jtd - £15k (paid £8k btw)
clapped out escort - £400! mmm i wonder which one i would choose?
d.i only = mug
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yes dean think it would be
quite interesting seen as yr vat regd or close to
i know ronnie aint chatting rubbish
either ;)
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Locked.
Topic no longer being adhered to, it is now just page after page of bickering on leights business claims.
Ian