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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Phil @ Extreme Clean on September 20, 2011, 02:05:33 pm

Title: Approaching Schools?
Post by: Phil @ Extreme Clean on September 20, 2011, 02:05:33 pm

who makes the decision on whether to have carpet's cleaned in schoo'ls is it the head or do you need to go through the council?

Title: Re: Approaching Schools?
Post by: Steve. Taylor on September 20, 2011, 02:20:02 pm

The ones i have done have been through the school itself.

If you got something in mind approach the caretaker.

Title: Re: Approaching Schools?
Post by: Phil @ Extreme Clean on September 20, 2011, 02:26:01 pm

Ok thanks Steve.

Title: Re: Approaching Schools?
Post by: clare jones on September 20, 2011, 02:32:29 pm

Hi Phil

we do some work in schools, they have a procurement website called the chest, www.the chest.nwce.gov.uk anybody can register and its updated daily to show all the work that is coming up to tender and also one off jobs.

Hope this helps

www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk

Title: Re: Approaching Schools?
Post by: Phil @ Extreme Clean on September 20, 2011, 02:36:15 pm

ok thankyou clare will take a look at that now cheers.

Title: Re: Approaching Schools?
Post by: Peter White on September 28, 2011, 04:52:59 pm

I approached a few schools and they advised me to approach them just before the Summer holidays, dont be dismayed by this is thats the reply, it doesnt hurt for them to have your details on file over the year

Title: Re: Approaching Schools?
Post by: Alban Cleaning on September 30, 2011, 02:35:52 pm

I have worked with a lot schools and got in to all of them by contacting them directly. I call up and with my best telephone voice ask for the person responsible, in my experience this could be the caretaker, the head, business manager or admin depending on the size of the school. Schools usually have this type of work during half term break and summer holiday so a few weeks before is a good time. Follow this up with a letter or something that they can keep on file.

I have found that once you get into one and do a good job it makes it so much easier to get into the next one as you will have a reference and schools do talk to each other. Don't be disheartened if you get politely knocked back it took me ages to get my first school but once your in....your in  ;D ;D

good luck

Paul

Title: Re: Approaching Schools?
Post by: Phil @ Extreme Clean on September 30, 2011, 03:06:03 pm

Thankyou your reply's are taken onboard.

Title: Re: Approaching Schools?
Post by: Seymour Sunshine on October 01, 2011, 05:02:58 pm

Bigger schools will have a "site manager" or "bursar" who looks after everything to do with maintenance (among other things).

Probably the best way would to be ring the school and ask something like, "If I wanted to speak to the person responsible for buying in maintenance services, who would I ask for?"