Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: S.A.J on February 03, 2007, 06:16:36 pm
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Hi David i received some information through the post today on laddersfree and they say you are a member. One question really
Have you had any worth while work from them?
I almost joined last year but it did not seem right at the time.
Or any one else had any decent work from them?
Or any feed back good or bad?
Stuart
SAJ Window Cleaners Ltd
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Stuart
I was with them, I got one request to do a quote, but i never got the job.
I am no longer a member,
They also offered me a 4 storey building 450 windows they offered me £175 to do it on a monthly basis, I luckily pulled out at the last minute, the words rip off spring to mind.
It was not very professional of me pulling out at the last minute, but i am glad i did.
I will send you photos of the job and let you decide what you think yourself.
Dave
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Dave,
I wonder if it was the same as one of the jobs they asked me to quote for?
I was asked to quote on several very large Hotels and never heard anything back from them. I never thought that I would though as the hotels had previously just got their porters to do it for free!
Alex
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Alex
I got asked to quote the biggest hotel in padstow , forget the name of it, I quoted £400 , big 5 storey old rotten frames hundreds of windows and all sorts of access problems.
Also the 450 window one was in Truro a retirement complex.
Dave
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No not the same ones!!
I quoted on the Atlantic hotel at Newquay (5 stories about 600 windows) and another large 5 storey Hotel in Newquay (cannot remember the name).
I'm not sorry they didn't work out, getting into Newquay in the summer is hard work.
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alexg where abouts in cornwall are you based?. dave do you do many up north cornwall?
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Central Cornwall (St.Austell), we cover from St.Ives (Hi dave) to Saltash/Launceston.
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i have just started a round in mainly my village. i own a newsagents but as soon as its sold , or if i get enough customers i will think about shutting the shop. seeing as its been on the market for over 3 years.
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I do Saltash/Launceston to St Ives
Jodan
I have nothing in North Cornwall, where abouts you based,
Dave
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Hi Alex , never knew you were that close , dont you be comin over that there bridge mate , you have been warned ;D
Rich P @ F
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Hi,
Im a member of ladders free, i,ve been a member for 2 years and have had 3 jobs, 1 a monthly clean and 2 twice a year schools. Found them to be good.
(http://www.tynesidewindowcleaning.co.uk/picture.jpg)
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a small village inbetween wadebridge and camelford,its called st teath
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Dont worry,
Across the bridge be foreigner land it be.
I did go across once to quote for a 7 storey 90 apartment block.
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Stuart
I was with them, I got one request to do a quote, but i never got the job.
I am no longer a member,
They also offered me a 4 storey building 450 windows they offered me £175 to do it on a monthly basis, I luckily pulled out at the last minute, the words rip off spring to mind.
It was not very professional of me pulling out at the last minute, but i am glad i did.
I will send you photos of the job and let you decide what you think yourself.
Dave
Cheers Dave if think ill keep my £95+ VAT in my pocket.
Central Cornwall (St.Austell), we cover from St.Ives (Hi dave) to Saltash/Launceston.
I do Saltash/Launceston to St Ives
Jodan
I have nothing in North Cornwall, where abouts you based,
Dave
Boys Saltash is one of my biggest rounds, stay out of my patch! >:( ;) ;D ;D 8)
Stuart
SAJ Window Cleaners Ltd
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Hi David i received some information through the post today on laddersfree and they say you are a member. One question really
Have you had any worth while work from them?
I almost joined last year but it did not seem right at the time.
Or any one else had any decent work from them?
Or any feed back good or bad?
Stuart
SAJ Window Cleaners Ltd
i also had it sent to me, i don't need to tell the whole world that i'm ladder free (at a cost of £95) when the sign writing on my van says i use water fed poles.
i could find something better to spend my £95 on so i filed the paperwork (in the bin)
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Stuart
In what manner did they use my name, I am a bit concerned they are still using my name , my membership ran out ages ago.
I dont do Saltash , I was just copying alex at winding 2 fellow professionals up.
I dont believe for one minute Alex comes to St Ives
Send me your E-mail and i will send you those photos
Dave
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I was with laddersfree for over 4 years, and found them very good, they offerd me so work last year and it was well under priced and just like David I back out at the last min, I am now not a member!
Andy
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Oh yes we do Dave!!
We have commercial jobs in St.Ives and all the way up to Saltash/Launceston. These are generally jobs for management companies that we do lots of contracts for. However we never canvass and have no plans to increase what we currently do there.
Alex
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I was with them for 2 years ,I did not even get 1 job to quote for
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Alex
You can canvas St Ives all you want, Its not a nice place to be in the summer , too many tourists.
as you know there is more than enough work for everyone.
After all I only have 300 jobs , good ones mind.
Dave
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i scaned the leaflet for you all to see hope it comes out all right.
Alexg if you ever want to pass anywork or sub any work out to me for saltash the feel free to email me, only take on commercial now.
sajwindowcleaners@fsmail.net
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HA my name was on that leaflet >:(
Andy
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Have you guys given permission for them to use your names like that?
Dave if you want i can send the leaflet i got to you I’ve got no need for it.
Just email me your address and ill pop it in the post.
Stuart
SAJ Window cleaners Ltd
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Stuart
Its ok
Andy Cheney
What can i say< I know they was good to you in the beginning as you were one of there first customers , they did some active marketing for you.
But the recent prices were pure greed on there behalf.
Did you give them permission to use Smart cleaning Quotes
Dave
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Send me your E-mail and i will send you those photos
Dave
Here you go Dave
sajwindowcleaners@fsmail.net
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sent, let me know what you think
Dave
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WOW :o £175 for that
I would of went for £300-£400 for that and done it over 2 days.
There looks like a lot problems getting to certain areas.
Come to think of it, i would have turned that down more trouble than its worth!
Stuart
SAJ Window Cleaners Ltd
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Hi Stuart,
I am a laddersfree member and have not heard a thing since I paid them the money apart from getting my welcome pack. Not too impressed so far and doubt I will renew next year unless I get some work from them or through the website.
I am also safecontractor and have not got any work through them but I do think this helps a little when quoting for jobs.
Hope this helps a little mate,
Kind regards,
Nigel
Pure Vision Window Cleaning
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Stuart
Thats what i thought.
I initially agreed to do the job because i felt obliged to do it, because i thought if i didnt do it they wouldnt offer me anything else.
I was just going to put staff on it but even then i would of struggled with it. just before i was due to clean it ,I did my elbow in and had staffing problems, so I had to ditch it at the last minute.
Close escape springs to mind
Dave
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Did you give them permission to use Smart cleaning Quotes
Come to think about it David, I did but some years ago, (but have not a member for some months) I do know them very well at Laddersfree and have always found them very friendly and professional, I didn't renew my membership last year because of the bad pricing on the resent work and as I have been getting rid of bad payers and under priced work, I didn't renew with them
Andy
PS one time I done a big job for them, which gave me a cash flow problem, I phoned laddersfree and they gave me 50% of the job with-in the 1st week of doing it, not to many commercial contracts would do that, if any.
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I've had the same and was going to ask you the same Dave.
Glad i've seen this posting now.
Craig