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Title: How do i get into Sub-contracting work
Post by: heritage lee on September 19, 2003, 12:28:53 am

Hi again,   Next Question - How do i sub-contract work from larger firms?  
Any ideas would be gratefully appreciated.
Lee

Title: Re: How do i get into Sub-contracting work
Post by: Terry_Burrows on September 19, 2003, 12:32:41 am

;)call around the big cleaning compnies,leave details of you email them etc,say you are a support services for bigger companies,just pick out the yellow pages,hit everyone! ;)

Title: Re: How do i get into Sub-contracting work
Post by: tomy jackson on March 12, 2010, 11:10:42 am

yes ring ronwd

Title: Re: How do i get into Sub-contracting work
Post by: daz1977 on March 12, 2010, 11:12:25 am

liek terry said, just give out business cards to larger companys,  google national wide window cleaners and offer your services,  u get a lot on here looking for subcontracts

Title: Re: How do i get into Sub-contracting work
Post by: mark dew on March 12, 2010, 11:57:31 am

If he hasn't got any now he probably never will have.
But i've picked up a few off a free listing on yell.com.

Title: Re: How do i get into Sub-contracting work
Post by: C.C.S. on March 12, 2010, 01:25:11 pm

Quote from: mark dew on March 12, 2010, 11:57:31 am

If he hasn't got any now he probably never will have.
But i've picked up a few off a free listing on yell.com.

same here

Title: Re: How do i get into Sub-contracting work
Post by: StanA on March 12, 2010, 04:56:03 pm

The best commercial subbing I've done has been with the fullness of time and getting to know other people.  It helps that I've lived in the same area all my life though.  Commercial sub work I do this way nets me a reasonable sum.
Also, another sub job I've done for several years was a shot in the dark when someone rang me via Yellow Pages.  I've been doing the job nearly three years now.  I've never met the guy who phoned me.  We've had a few chats on the phone over the years.  I just send the invoice off to him and he sends me a cheque.  Sometimes it's each month.  Occasionally he misses one and sends double the next time.  Occasionally I end up sending two invoices at once if I've been sloppy with my paperwork.  It's quite funny really.  He lives about 30 miles from me.  I've no idea what he looks like and vice versa.  Although it's only one shop, because of the frequency it's in my top five jobs income wise.
I also do some domestic subbing too.
I never planned it this way but currently, about a fifth of my income is from subcontract work.  It took off after getting a pole system though the shop job is traditional.

Title: Re: How do i get into Sub-contracting work
Post by: R W C™ on March 12, 2010, 05:05:59 pm

Hopefully he has got some in the last 6 years ah  ;D

Title: Re: How do i get into Sub-contracting work
Post by: StanA on March 12, 2010, 06:11:55 pm

Quote from: R W C on March 12, 2010, 05:05:59 pm

Hopefully he has got some in the last 6 years ah  ;D

LOL.  Dammit.  I never noticed that.