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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Rob Knapman on March 30, 2012, 07:31:36 am

Title: Wilkinsons going national...
Post by: Rob Knapman on March 30, 2012, 07:31:36 am
Had a call off local branch manager today, the company is going to central contracting, she asked if I could submit a lower/better price to try and compete with national because she dosent want to lose me...FFS havent put prices up for a few years here, was hoping for an increase this year....been in this game for 30 years and have to say this is the worst ive known it, just wondering if its worth doing commercials anymore....slowly going down the pan :(
Title: Re: Wilkinsons going national...
Post by: Frankybadboy on March 30, 2012, 07:57:06 am
speak to gav lammy hes the main man. ::) ;D
Title: Re: Wilkinsons going national...
Post by: richard jagger on March 30, 2012, 01:38:12 pm
 Is it worth doing commercials anymore....slowly going down the pan very good observation.Then all the commercial cleaners will be moving over to domestic work and the pressure will be on for enough work for all.
Title: Re: Wilkinsons going national...
Post by: Steve CM on March 30, 2012, 01:56:28 pm
Just stay clear of national chain shops. Shops arnt great earners anyway unless you have the high street hooked up.

Don't sweat it still plenty of work out there
Title: Re: Wilkinsons going national...
Post by: Window Washers on March 30, 2012, 03:01:32 pm
it think it will come full circle and they will stop national cleaning as the work will become so bad due to the contractors subbing out to subbys then subbys sub.
the person at the bottom of the food chain will refuse to clean anymore for less then min wage it is already happening a few quid  a shop with a 30day contract and you have to get it signed off each time, it really is just a matter of time before it starts to crumble
Title: Re: Wilkinsons going national...
Post by: Mike_G on March 30, 2012, 03:16:04 pm
it think it will come full circle and they will stop national cleaning as the work will become so bad due to the contractors subbing out to subbys then subbys sub.
the person at the bottom of the food chain will refuse to clean anymore for less then min wage it is already happening a few quid  a shop with a 30day contract and you have to get it signed off each time, it really is just a matter of time before it starts to crumble

You'd think that would happen but it doesn't, some accountant in head office will pick up a nice bonus because he has saved the company x amount of pounds over the year, those head office bods couldn't care less if the windows are being cleaned properly or not, its all about bottom line profit
Title: Re: Wilkinsons going national...
Post by: premier window cleaners on March 30, 2012, 03:43:34 pm
We've just done some work today for Tescos, they're on a national contract and guess what, some of the windows don't get cleaned, isn't that a surprise!!
Title: Re: Wilkinsons going national...
Post by: Mike_G on March 30, 2012, 04:45:28 pm
We've just done some work today for Tescos, they're on a national contract and guess what, some of the windows don't get cleaned, isn't that a surprise!!

Its not just national contractors that miss bits, ironically the guy that does my local Wilkinsons is the worst I've ever seen, and I've seen some bad ones, he will moan like f### when he hears they are going national, yet I guarantee whoever takes the contract will do a better job, even if they miss every other window every visit.
Title: Re: Wilkinsons going national...
Post by: Steve_c on March 30, 2012, 08:44:27 pm
Just stay clear of national chain shops. Shops arnt great earners anyway unless you have the high street hooked up.

Don't sweat it still plenty of work out there
100%...agree Shop work is pony
Title: Re: Wilkinsons going national...
Post by: Frankybadboy on March 30, 2012, 08:51:48 pm
Just stay clear of national chain shops. Shops arnt great earners anyway unless you have the high street hooked up.

Don't sweat it still plenty of work out there
100%...agree Shop work is pony
sorry wrong, ;)
Title: Re: Wilkinsons going national...
Post by: Rob Knapman on April 01, 2012, 01:34:09 pm
Is it worth doing commercials anymore....slowly going down the pan very good observation.Then all the commercial cleaners will be moving over to domestic work and the pressure will be on for enough work for all.
Haha and were used to working for less too, better watch those high prices...LOL ;D
Title: Re: Wilkinsons going national...
Post by: jarvy on April 01, 2012, 05:20:33 pm
TBH i thought it was anyway.
The one where i work is hangin'.....
Title: Re: Wilkinsons going national...
Post by: Rob Knapman on April 01, 2012, 05:38:08 pm
TBH i thought it was anyway.
The one where i work is hangin'.....
Perhaps thats why, the bad ones let the good ones down ::)