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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: landy2 on January 29, 2011, 05:53:03 pm

Title: loads of cleaners
Post by: landy2 on January 29, 2011, 05:53:03 pm
been cleaning for many years but over the last 3 years the number of cleaners have blown out of proportion all down to the credit crunch ( no jobs in diffrent industrys ) a lot of cleaners doing the job now will not stay when the economy goes better
this indusry is being bled and bled the amount of firms dependant on this industry

suppliers
canvasers
wfp fitters
printers

they would feel the pinch when the job market picks up but us cleaners who keep at it will pick up loads of work it will happen in the future
Title: Re: loads of cleaners
Post by: david watts on January 29, 2011, 08:26:06 pm
Quote from: Stan the Man on January 29, 2011, 06:19:33 pm
ban wfp that will get the numbers back down  ;)
then we d have to work ;D
Title: Re: loads of cleaners
Post by: geoffreyspecht on January 29, 2011, 11:37:01 pm
still loads of work out there  if u llok for it
Title: Re: loads of cleaners
Post by: LEEZEKLEEN on January 29, 2011, 11:49:12 pm
Ive lost a few down to this recission but then again ive gained a few so im no worse off really.
Title: Re: loads of cleaners
Post by: james44 on January 29, 2011, 11:54:06 pm
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ban wfp that will get the numbers back down

 ;D so true!
Title: Re: loads of cleaners
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on January 30, 2011, 12:22:07 am
makes me smile newbies all over my areas
never lose any just pick up
dearer of course but get to buy loadsa
goodies too when they jack
still looking for a couple of slx exs
clx exs lol di s tanks pumps lol
all cheap anything considered
esp work at 1x the clean  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: loads of cleaners
Post by: edward1 on January 30, 2011, 08:50:34 am
every week i see a new van out .just last week someone knocking was quoting half what i charge .didnt loose any custys to him tho.

wfp has defo put more washers out there .

there is work out there but its slow to come in and people are looking for cheap more and more .
ive quoted jobs at 10 lately that i would normally have quoted at 12 /15 ,And still not getting them .
im vat as well so my 10s are 8.33 .
Title: Re: loads of cleaners
Post by: ronnie paton on January 30, 2011, 08:56:38 am
edward your right the residential is getting cheap and way too competitive but i find the commercial is not the same?

not sure why maybe they think they will get more than they can but i dont see no need to quote dearer for commercial, im vat reg too so they will take the hit which proberly helps
Title: Re: loads of cleaners
Post by: boldy1304 on January 30, 2011, 08:58:55 am
Quote from: Stan the Man on January 29, 2011, 06:19:33 pm
ban wfp that will get the numbers back down  ;)


why? every newbe i know of has started with a estate car ladders and a mop and blade same old aurgument trad guys hateing wfp for some reason. i was trad for 10 years before i went wfp ive got nowt against trad wouldnt go back to it in my opinion wfp is better in more ways than 1 but i wouldnt blame lots of newbees on wfp not around here anyway
Title: Re: loads of cleaners
Post by: edward1 on January 30, 2011, 09:04:54 am
hi ron ,
i do about 70% commercial ,but do like domestic and feel less vunerable .loose a house and its a tenner .loose a commercial and its considerably more.

im off for an 8 mile easy run now .london is getting closer ;D