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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Jonny jones on April 06, 2007, 03:57:49 pm

Title: offering a 3 yr contract
Post by: Jonny jones on April 06, 2007, 03:57:49 pm

hi people

i was just thinking the other day, (i know and it hurt a lot) if i had work from the local council for floor sanding, i could approach them with a reduced rate but exclusivity on their floor sanding in schools for three years, do you thing they would go for it.


thanx jonny

let castle take the hassle

Title: Re: offering a 3 yr contract
Post by: martin19842 on April 06, 2007, 10:51:45 pm

hi there

i would fully expect that, floor work in the local schools is on an approved cntractor listing, or even an OJEC.

regards

martin

Title: Re: offering a 3 yr contract
Post by: Art on April 07, 2007, 09:45:04 am

Jonny,

Target schools individually with direct sales letters. You could also target nurseries, churches, community centres etc.... basically anywhere that you think might have hard floors.

Arthur

Title: Re: offering a 3 yr contract
Post by: Cleaning Resource on April 08, 2007, 11:10:15 am

primary schools mostly are dished out as one big contract per county council,
secondry schools seem to have free run to employ who they like ;D

Title: Re: offering a 3 yr contract
Post by: Cleaning Resource on April 08, 2007, 11:11:32 am

Every school or council contract i`ve ever known has been for 5 yrs ;D

Title: Re: offering a 3 yr contract
Post by: Art on April 08, 2007, 11:49:20 am

You forgot to mention that generally council contracts can only be won if your willing to work for small profits and they don't like paying on time  >:(

Title: Re: offering a 3 yr contract
Post by: Cleaning Resource on April 09, 2007, 09:16:57 am

yer your right i did, they also like to give penaltys.................

Title: Re: offering a 3 yr contract
Post by: cruciblecleaning on April 10, 2007, 11:55:42 pm

Wouldn't touch a school with a bargepole.  Worst payers, worst moaners, worst everything :D

Seriously, I have no idea how anyone services school contracts at a profit unless they are employing illegals at sub-minimum wage.