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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Simon watkins on June 20, 2011, 07:21:42 am

Title: Your Business
Post by: Simon watkins on June 20, 2011, 07:21:42 am: Hi all, just a quick one, how's your pressure washing businesses doing right now with the country being in the state it's in . I'm asking as this weekend I've seen three businesses up for sale only small ones, one van + power wash etc . Is this a sign of the times.
Title: Re: Your Business
Post by: kevin on June 20, 2011, 05:04:59 pm: Its very much up and down I have had 6/8 jobs in a week ,then next week one 8)
Title: Re: Your Business
Post by: BDCS on June 20, 2011, 05:38:50 pm: If I just relied on the pressure washing I'd struggle so I have added a couple of other services and as a result manage to struggle a little less
pressure washing
drain cleaning and cctv surveys
gutter cleaning - vacuum
trauma cleaning including needle picks etc
carpet cleaning
pest control
pat testing
window cleaning
bouncy castle hire and also look after a play centre's maintenance
So no one thing carries the full load but yes I do keep very busy with most of the work being an established customer base or from our websites - we are dumping all of the paper advertising
Title: Re: Your Business
Post by: Matt Gibson on June 20, 2011, 07:19:09 pm: Are there lots of rules and regs forthe trauma cleaning?
Title: Re: Your Business
Post by: BDCS on June 20, 2011, 07:31:15 pm: None really because its not regulated
Title: Re: Your Business
Post by: Blast Away on June 20, 2011, 09:07:56 pm: Quote from: Matt Gibson on June 20, 2011, 07:19:09 pm
Are there lots of rules and regs forthe trauma cleaning?

It is essential to have a bio hazardous waste disposal license though, I believe.
Title: Re: Your Business
Post by: Alan McTernan on June 20, 2011, 09:14:40 pm: Quote from: Simon watkins on June 20, 2011, 07:21:42 am
Hi all, just a quick one, how's your pressure washing businesses doing right now with the country being in the state it's in . I'm asking as this weekend I've seen three businesses up for sale only small ones, one van + power wash etc . Is this a sign of the times.

What you mean dirty? ;D
Title: Re: Your Business
Post by: BDCS on June 20, 2011, 09:30:13 pm: No you can just get the licenced carrier remove the waste from site - I am although fully licenced. If done correctly you need everything in place but if your not asked - you need nowt
Title: Re: Your Business
Post by: Simon watkins on June 21, 2011, 09:41:26 pm: Any of you pressure washing lot busy just pressure washing and not having to do anything else ( small one man type)
Title: Re: Your Business
Post by: Blast Away on June 21, 2011, 11:15:06 pm: We've always got plenty of work on. It's all steam cleaning/pressure washing what we do.

Graffiti, gum, chem brick cleans, drives, patios, roofs, pubs, residential blocks, schools, food stores etc
Title: Re: Your Business
Post by: Londoner on June 22, 2011, 08:36:42 am: Quote from: BDCS on June 20, 2011, 07:31:15 pm
None really because its not regulated

And there is no work. Biggest con in the cleaning industry. Somebody starts running courses in Trauma and "Crime Scene" clean up and people start believing there is business to be had.