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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Neil Grainger on January 05, 2006, 07:41:07 am

Title: Quote for Schools
Post by: Neil Grainger on January 05, 2006, 07:41:07 am

Hi all

Can anyone give me any advice on quoting for schools as I have to do a quote this afternoon.

Does anyone have any linformation that can be aimed at schoolsso that I can use.

Cheers

Neil

Title: Re: Quote for Schools
Post by: Kinver_Clean on January 05, 2006, 10:56:53 am

I do several schools and find the carpets are really filthy. Allow extra time for this as I find the closed loop pile really holds the muck. Worse than a lot of offices.

Trevor

Title: Re: Quote for Schools
Post by: david_m on January 05, 2006, 12:23:40 pm

hi ther neil

i do lot of schools as well , when quoteing
the first thing i do is give a free demo befor talking about price at all
leave that till the last, then i measure up the areas to be cleaned
care taker is usealy with you at this preiod so ask them about any problem
areas that they may have give good sound advice. If you know about hard
floor cleaning talk a little about that as well main thing here is sell your self
it gose a long way (people like working with people they like and trust)
if you have done a good demo and sold your service well, plus got on well with the care taker price is the last hurdle to over come.
once i have got all my measurments. i will then go home
and type up my proposal. hand deliver the next day talk about price then
and always presume that they will be getting you to do the job
you can include in your proposal  things like insrance, work garantees, you will be there when you say you will be. you will finish the job befor going any were else. safty data sheets on chemecal to be used training certifacates this may sound like simple things but it will go a long way to build trust and credabuilty in your self and service when you get the job buy extra chewing gum remover.

    hope his helps
          davy
 

Title: Re: Quote for Schools
Post by: BRSL on January 05, 2006, 12:44:15 pm

Hi Neil

In my experiance of colleges and uni digs, they dont like paying a lot so be fairly competive if you want the job, when you get it be carfull of gum on carpets with bittumen and bonded carpets which most are, as solvents will melt the bittumen and bring it to the surface and unbond the carpet,

The carpet is usaly V worn in corridoors so be sure to worn them about trafic lanes, the egdes always look better

Good luck
James