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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: KJG on August 03, 2006, 12:16:56 am

Title: Big all round maintenance firms bunging in the wc'ing for peanuts?
Post by: KJG on August 03, 2006, 12:16:56 am
Just lost another of my first commercial jobs to Mitie or however it's spelt. The job in question was worth at least £120 but I charged just £45 and kept it at that price for years as a thank you for taking me on when I started on my own. Greedy bleeders >:(
Title: Re: Big all round maintenance firms bunging in the wc'ing for peanuts?
Post by: Paul Coleman on August 03, 2006, 06:37:35 am
Quote from: KJG on August 03, 2006, 12:16:56 am
Just lost another of my first commercial jobs to Mitie or however it's spelt. The job in question was worth at least £120 but I charged just £45 and kept it at that price for years as a thank you for taking me on when I started on my own. Greedy bleeders >:(

It's always been like that.  A company do the general cleaning and other maintenance at a place.  They then quote the window cleaning very low within that price as they know that the window cleaning is one of the easiest bits to lose.
Title: Re: Big all round maintenance firms bunging in the wc'ing for peanuts?
Post by: ducky on August 03, 2006, 08:35:58 pm
well they lost a very big contract the hole of scotlands diageo sites the company i work for got it. ;D
Title: Re: Big all round maintenance firms bunging in the wc'ing for peanuts?
Post by: www.mrgutters.co.uk on August 03, 2006, 09:59:06 pm
i believe mitie has gone bust as a friend ws asked to quote on a place they clean cos they went under

shawn ???
Title: Re: Big all round maintenance firms bunging in the wc'ing for peanuts?
Post by: KJG on August 03, 2006, 10:44:18 pm
Quote from: shawn on August 03, 2006, 09:59:06 pm
i believe mitie has gone bust as a friend ws asked to quote on a place they clean cos they went under

shawn ???

I've no time for these 'jack of all trades' nationwide outfits. Maybe punters are starting to realise the so called 'less hassle 1 invoice' deal is a load of cr@p - as in cr@p service.
Title: Re: Big all round maintenance firms bunging in the wc'ing for peanuts?
Post by: Clear Vision on August 03, 2006, 11:10:39 pm
I was speaking to a chap who was cleaning a renault dealership In Inverness with a wfp a couple of months ago.

After He gave me a shot of the pole we started talking about prices. So I asked him how much the company he works for charges renault and he replied "free" :o

I nearly fainted!

When I questioned him he said that they have the cleaning and maintenance contract and they do so well from this that they throw in the window cleaning for free >:(

I think this Is really unfair for the average joe blogs like myself who Is wanting to get Into comercial work.

How can we compete with that ???

I would have charged about £150 for that job and would have been a nice little earner for me ;) Not now >:(

Matthew
Clear Vision
Title: Re: Big all round maintenance firms bunging in the wc'ing for peanuts?
Post by: Sir Squeaky on August 03, 2006, 11:22:48 pm
Quote from: Clear Vision on August 03, 2006, 11:10:39 pm
I would have charged about £150 for that job and would have been a nice little earner for me ;) Not now >:(
How much??
I could have got the plane up there, charged £120 and still made a profit. ;D
Title: Re: Big all round maintenance firms bunging in the wc'ing for peanuts?
Post by: Clear Vision on August 03, 2006, 11:26:32 pm
He told me they don't like traditional window cleaning!

Thats you ruled out then squeek  ;D

Matthew
Clear Vision
Title: Re: Big all round maintenance firms bunging in the wc'ing for peanuts?
Post by: KJG on August 03, 2006, 11:27:36 pm
Quote from: Clear Vision on August 03, 2006, 11:10:39 pm
I was speaking to a chap who was cleaning a renault dealership In Inverness with a wfp a couple of months ago.

After He gave me a shot of the pole we started talking about prices. So I asked him how much the company he works for charges renault and he replied "free" :o

I nearly fainted!

When I questioned him he said that they have the cleaning and maintenance contract and they do so well from this that they throw in the window cleaning for free >:(

I think this Is really unfair for the average joe blogs like myself who Is wanting to get Into comercial work.

How can we compete with that ???

I would have charged about £150 for that job and would have been a nice little earner for me ;) Not now >:(

Matthew
Clear Vision

Maybe we should drag our moms out of the bingo halls and start offering free office cleaning :P
Title: Re: Big all round maintenance firms bunging in the wc'ing for peanuts?
Post by: Sir Squeaky on August 03, 2006, 11:35:54 pm
Quote from: Clear Vision on August 03, 2006, 11:26:32 pm
He told me they don't like traditional window cleaning!
Well why would they? All that clean shiny glass with no spots and runs...... ;D

Quote from: Jack Sparrow on August 03, 2006, 11:29:19 pm
You been on the rum again Squealy?
Hi Pj. ;)
Title: Re: Big all round maintenance firms bunging in the wc'ing for peanuts?
Post by: Chris Cottrell on August 03, 2006, 11:44:43 pm
A man of many faces you are Pj  ;), are you having an identity crisis or something ???
Title: Re: Big all round maintenance firms bunging in the wc'ing for peanuts?
Post by: ecowasher on August 04, 2006, 06:30:03 pm
They bung it in for free,  but pay someone to do it.  (theres a mark up to absorb it somewhere).
doesnt that suggest to you that your contract should be with that firm????? not direct?????

re-align your target market to whoever is the supplier,  if the buyer is buying bulk.

Grant