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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: richywilts on September 13, 2011, 03:19:32 pm

Title: JANITORIAL SUPPLIES SHOP OPENING NEAR CHESTER
Post by: richywilts on September 13, 2011, 03:19:32 pm: WE ARE OPENING A JANITORIAL AND WINDOW CLEANING SUPPLIES SHOP/TRADE COUNTER IN ELLESMERE PORT NEAR CHESTER JUST WONDERING HOW MANY CLEANERS ARE FROM OUR AREA WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN USING THE STORE, WE WILL BE STOCKING JANGRO PRODUCTS, UNGER,ETTORE AND WE WILL BE AN IONIC SYSTEMS DISTRUBTOR.

ALSO WHAT SORT OF PRODUCTS WOULD PEOPLE BE INTERESTED IN BUYING ON A REGULAR BASIS

MANY THANKS FOR ANY INPUT IN ADVANCE

MUCH APPRECIATED

RICHY
Title: Re: JANITORIAL SUPPLIES SHOP OPENING NEAR CHESTER
Post by: richywilts on September 14, 2011, 01:51:35 pm: anyone??????????
Title: Re: JANITORIAL SUPPLIES SHOP OPENING NEAR CHESTER
Post by: Blast Away on September 14, 2011, 06:21:14 pm: Stock Hypo mate for the power washing lads local. Buy in bulk from Walkers. £10 - 25 liters. Sell for £20.
They can also supply Sodium Percarbonate (Oxygen Bleach)
Car wash chems, janitorial etc
Title: Re: JANITORIAL SUPPLIES SHOP OPENING NEAR CHESTER
Post by: richywilts on September 15, 2011, 02:49:05 pm: cheers mate i was thinking yesterday of supplying pressure washing products i spoke to smartseal yesterday
Title: Re: JANITORIAL SUPPLIES SHOP OPENING NEAR CHESTER
Post by: D woods on September 15, 2011, 05:17:10 pm: Hi Ritchie

What sort of janitorial business are you looking to build.

Are you looking to suppliy offices, schools, factories etc. or are you looking to supply cleaners

that come into your shop.
Title: Re: JANITORIAL SUPPLIES SHOP OPENING NEAR CHESTER
Post by: BDCS on September 15, 2011, 08:07:46 pm: I would sell anything to anybody we all have the perfect little setup but in reality that rarely happens. My cleaning supplier sells the cleaning products but also runs a van going round selling workshop supplies as this achieves better margins than cleaning. He uses Selden, Staples and the cheap n cheerfull own brands for the chemicals
Title: Re: JANITORIAL SUPPLIES SHOP OPENING NEAR CHESTER
Post by: richywilts on September 16, 2011, 10:53:18 am: Quote from: D woods on September 15, 2011, 05:17:10 pm
Hi Ritchie

What sort of janitorial business are you looking to build.

Are you looking to suppliy offices, schools, factories etc. or are you looking to supply cleaners

that come into your shop.

basically at the minute its just going to be a trade counter but we will begin selling to businesses,offices and factories etc and setting up ecommerce the reason we are going for it is we have a unit with a large area of wasted space ideal for a decent sized trade counter, and the numerous problems w3e have encountered having to wait for window cleaning parts to get van back on road if we could help other cleaners with these problems.we have a very good location with good transport networks too chester liverpool and manchester and north wales.

we have to start somewhere and with the winter coming if we can advise other window cleaner and provide items which will help them keep running thru winter times i think it could pay off,it would be massively marketed we wont just be opening door waiting for customers to pop in
Title: Re: JANITORIAL SUPPLIES SHOP OPENING NEAR CHESTER
Post by: Craig Trevain on September 27, 2011, 06:52:30 pm: It takes a long time, with a lot of money for stock tied up, people come in and want the item straight away, not tomorrow.

We are four years old next month, I couldn't live off my shop yet.

Hard work isn't it dave woods?
Title: Re: JANITORIAL SUPPLIES SHOP OPENING NEAR CHESTER
Post by: D woods on September 28, 2011, 08:06:22 am: Hi Craig

Hard work, but easier than running a cleaning company. :D
Title: Re: JANITORIAL SUPPLIES SHOP OPENING NEAR CHESTER
Post by: richywilts on September 28, 2011, 02:54:14 pm: cheers guys im not expecting it to be easy would you say its worth it though
Title: Re: JANITORIAL SUPPLIES SHOP OPENING NEAR CHESTER
Post by: Craig Trevain on September 28, 2011, 07:39:37 pm: Yes, if you have YOUR money to spend on stock, and you have another business feeding it, as it takes a few years...

I've enjoyed it, I'm now at the stage where I can split CT east Ltd, and what will be Polarbrite Ltd.
Title: Re: JANITORIAL SUPPLIES SHOP OPENING NEAR CHESTER
Post by: D woods on September 28, 2011, 09:55:30 pm: Hi Richy

I agree with Craig, it is worth it but you need lots of money for stock.