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Title: pizza hut gone national
Post by: andrew tapsell on January 26, 2012, 06:49:23 pm
got an email today . saying my contract with pizza hut has been terminated so got on the blower to the manager of my local pizza hut and he told me they have gone national. he said they are gonna charge next to nothing cause they will make most of the money on the windows above their restaurants ???
it was one of the few jobs i liked doing but hated the money paid literally peanuts. looks like i got a lie in wed morn
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: jarvy on January 26, 2012, 06:56:25 pm
Great...I had a phone call yesterday about how much was charged and how often. Just a matter of time now i guess before i get the next call...
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: andrew tapsell on January 26, 2012, 07:09:34 pm
Great...I had a phone call yesterday about how much was charged and how often. Just a matter of time now i guess before i get the next call...
did you do pizza hut bud
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: jarvy on January 26, 2012, 07:14:43 pm
Well,still do at the mo until they say otherwise!
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: andrew tapsell on January 26, 2012, 07:16:02 pm
end of feb is the last clean for me
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: jarvy on January 26, 2012, 07:21:44 pm
Don't know if the store you cleaned was like the one i do,it was hangin' every week,with kids hand marks all over,+pizza and ice cream smeared in for good measure!
Good luck to the mugs that'll do it for less!
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: Llaaww on January 26, 2012, 07:35:16 pm
Don't know if the store you cleaned was like the one i do,it was hangin' every week,with kids hand marks all over,+pizza and ice cream smeared in for good measure!
Good luck to the mugs that'll do it for less!

The only thing they will do for less is to put the bill in.

 Pizza hut goes national every now and again, then once the individual manager talks to the area manager, they realise that it hasn't been done but the bills have still been paid.

It will be covered in snotters and filth in a couple of months, just go back to it then.
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: jarvy on January 26, 2012, 07:44:11 pm
Don't know if the store you cleaned was like the one i do,it was hangin' every week,with kids hand marks all over,+pizza and ice cream smeared in for good measure!
Good luck to the mugs that'll do it for less!

The only thing they will do for less is to put the bill in.

 Pizza hut goes national every now and again, then once the individual manager talks to the area manager, they realise that it hasn't been done but the bills have still been paid.

It will be covered in snotters and filth in a couple of months, just go back to it then.

I'll keep a beady eye on it then!
If it has been national before,seen the results (crap) why would they go back to it again?!! A leopard don't change it's spots,no matter what name it calls itself!  ;)
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: Mike_G on January 26, 2012, 08:15:03 pm
There was a post on this earlier in the week, Dave Morris mentioned it was going national but nothing more was said. Something is happening but I'm not sure if they are going completely national. I had a call from the manager of one of the stores I do and she said they were cutting costs etc and she had been told she had to get rid of her window cleaner as it was too expensive compared to other stores, then half an hour later she phoned back to say head office had made a mistake and it was not her store that needed to sack (for want of a better word) the window cleaner but the store in Inverness, sorry if thats yours! Anyway not sure exactly what is happening but perhaps they are going to use a national for any store over a certain amount.
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: john the cleaner on January 26, 2012, 08:15:55 pm
hi guys i had a pizza hut i did once a week realy good money as well lost it and they got rid of the cleaner as well polish doing it now for silly money
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: jarvy on January 26, 2012, 08:44:13 pm
i was charging £20 for about an hours work,in and out,so going by some of the claims on here not really good money.
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: andrew tapsell on January 26, 2012, 08:50:26 pm
Don't know if the store you cleaned was like the one i do,it was hangin' every week,with kids hand marks all over,+pizza and ice cream smeared in for good measure!
Good luck to the mugs that'll do it for less!
totally the same and they expected high standards and low price
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: andrew tapsell on January 26, 2012, 08:53:38 pm
i was charging £20 for about an hours work,in and out,so going by some of the claims on here not really good money.
i did in and out as well . funny thing was i was thinking of putting price up  only this week lol
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: jarvy on January 26, 2012, 08:59:50 pm
Do it quick then!
i did when i lost next!
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: andrew tapsell on January 26, 2012, 09:06:03 pm
i wont be doing it as good as norm , ill only b doing the panels that look like they need doing. funny thing is the stores are monitored so the nationals wont be able to skip stuff without being caught out. but now ive got 4 cleans left i dont care
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: Frankybadboy on January 27, 2012, 06:28:06 am
o dear  ;) :P
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: mike roberts on January 27, 2012, 07:10:12 am
i wont be doing it as good as norm , ill only b doing the panels that look like they need doing. funny thing is the stores are monitored so the nationals wont be able to skip stuff without being caught out. but now ive got 4 cleans left i dont care

I know how ya feel when losing a contract for 'no fault of your own' .... lost several large exterior cleans due to take overs very frustrating.. However I would leave it looking imac !
Puts pressure on next guy - plus highlight it to manager on your last day the quality of clean!
If it all goes tits up your the guy they will call.
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: dazmond on January 27, 2012, 07:17:45 am
a crap job,at a crap price and you have to get out of bed early to clean it?then you lose it to someone cheaper and in a few months you go back and start cleaning them again.what are you?pizza huts bitch? ??? ;D ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: dazmond on January 27, 2012, 07:19:47 am
also why do you like cleaning a job that you get peanuts for?the mind boggles..........!!!! ??? ???
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: andrew tapsell on January 27, 2012, 08:08:02 am
long story. but  lets say its inherited. and you are right best leave it looking good
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: stracey on January 27, 2012, 11:22:07 am
we posted on this topic a few weeks ago, got letter from head office asking our hourly
rate to be put on the invoice, we did not do this and had meeting with store manager.

this store in run on a frachise model and have been given £100 budget for window cleaning. Manager asked what we can do for this budget and agreed schedule.

she did have oppertunity to go with national supplier but declined offer due to our 5 years track record.
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: stracey on January 28, 2012, 01:30:44 pm
What do we know?

Got letter from head office today, bye bye >:(

owell replace with two house in half the time :)
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: jarvy on January 28, 2012, 03:25:27 pm
Got my letter today too.
Won't be long b4 the smug comments start!
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: clean on January 28, 2012, 03:47:12 pm
Me too got letter today lost 4 pizza huts been doing one for over 10 years and  the others for over 6 years, not good hope the pathetic national cleaners loose them all  due to the guaranteed lack of standard
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: jarvy on January 28, 2012, 03:55:06 pm
Wow,not good.
I had 2,one closed down a while ago due to not being busy enough,so i am only losing 1.
4 is a big hit though,that sucks.
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: Ian101 on January 28, 2012, 04:37:08 pm
I canvassed the one near me in Queensferry a few months back but manager told me same bloke does theirs and the one in Chester and they were happy with him.

In fairness both always mint.
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: Moderator David@stives on January 28, 2012, 04:53:25 pm
This is one I expext not to last.

They tend to have a lot of windows, with each store taking up to 2 hours

now the wc are getting about 20 mins worth of money to do them, so I can imagine things looking shabby before long
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: clean on January 28, 2012, 05:33:30 pm
Each one i do can take me an average of an hour and half and are always done to a high standard,the windows are always covered in greasy hand marks and food spread on them and they are not just a quick tickle and off to the next job oh no so lets see how long it will last
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: Frankybadboy on January 28, 2012, 05:41:58 pm
This is one I expext not to last.

They tend to have a lot of windows, with each store taking up to 2 hours

now the wc are getting about 20 mins worth of money to do them, so I can imagine things looking shabby before long
so some losing money already :( :o
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: londoncleaners on January 28, 2012, 06:08:27 pm
We still clean 9 in greater London. Had the calls but still we will keep them.
We do floor cleaning for them also, probably had something to do with it.

Sad loss for some local guys thou.
We've been through the mill in our times I can tell you
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: Blast Away on January 28, 2012, 06:09:25 pm
This is one I expext not to last.

They tend to have a lot of windows, with each store taking up to 2 hours

now the wc are getting about 20 mins worth of money to do them, so I can imagine things looking shabby before long
so some losing money already :( :o

Do you mean dough?
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: Mike_G on January 29, 2012, 09:04:12 am
So does anyone know who is the national contrator yet?
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: Mike_G on January 30, 2012, 02:40:34 pm
Got news and prices on each store, anyone care to hazard a guess at prices?
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: Steve CM on January 30, 2012, 02:42:33 pm
£8.00 - £10.00 a store to the man on the street.

Am I close?
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: Mike_G on January 30, 2012, 03:03:01 pm
Spot on mate, well as close as it matters.
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: j.v. price ltd on January 30, 2012, 06:52:58 pm
Who is the national contractor?
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: clean on January 30, 2012, 08:21:23 pm
Who is the national contractor?

Someone who must be desperate  with them prices,i currently clean 4 pizza huts and the quickest i can do one of them is about an hour so god knows how they are going manage  ???
Title: Re: pizza hut gone national
Post by: Sean Dyer on January 30, 2012, 08:26:30 pm
When will these companies learn?