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Title: four seasons care homes
Post by: gr cleaning solutions on October 04, 2009, 08:43:51 am
hi guys, i was reading the local paper last night and UK commercial cleaning from the dragons den have now got a contract with the four seasons care homes to do all there cleaning just wondering if anyone on here cleaned there carpets
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: John Kelly on October 04, 2009, 09:13:17 am
Duncan Bannatyne used to own a chain of carehomes maybe these were them and he's obviously still got contacts.
There are dozens if not hundreds of companies like UK cleaning who have contracts all over the country. I get them in my shop every week when they are working on a contract in our area and they run out of stuff and have a vac or pump go down.
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: robert meldrum on October 04, 2009, 09:33:32 am
If they look after their carpets as badly as they look after their residents there won't be much work available.

Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: gr cleaning solutions on October 04, 2009, 01:05:30 pm
yes there used to be his care home he sold them onto four seasons
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: spencer davies on October 04, 2009, 06:32:54 pm
I did a load of upholstery cleaning at Bannatyne's in Eastbourne in January, still
no money, I am going to county court on Monday. Will never do business with them
again.

S
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: derek west on October 04, 2009, 06:35:26 pm
he looks the type to pay when he's made to.
prefer theo meself. not in a gay way though.
derek
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: Mike Osbourne on October 04, 2009, 06:41:00 pm
Trouble is even if you tracked him down he'd be OUT.  ;D

It would make a nice PR story too, I can see the headline now in your local paper.



Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: APPLEMAIDCLEANING on October 04, 2009, 06:48:52 pm
hi guys, i was reading the local paper last night and UK commercial cleaning from the dragons den have now got a contract with the four seasons care homes to do all there cleaning just wondering if anyone on here cleaned there carpets

I have been told by a client who also owns a big top nosh Indian that UK Commercial clean and do his windows 7 days per week are a bit crap but he has not found any who can beat price. £900 per month

The team visits them and a few others in the area at the same times.

We worked this out at about £6.40 - £6.70 per hour  ??? ???

We can not beat this but it is looking good  ;D
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: APPLEMAIDCLEANING on October 04, 2009, 06:50:38 pm
hi guys, i was reading the local paper last night and UK commercial cleaning from the dragons den have now got a contract with the four seasons care homes to do all there cleaning just wondering if anyone on here cleaned there carpets

I have been told by a client who also owns a big top nosh Indian that UK Commercial clean and do his windows 7 days per week are a bit crap but he has not found any one who can beat price. £900 per month

The team visits them and a few others in the area at the same times.

We worked this out at about £6.40 - £6.70 per hour  ??? ???

We can not beat this but it is looking good  ;D
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: APPLEMAIDCLEANING on October 04, 2009, 06:53:31 pm
hi guys, i was reading the local paper last night and UK commercial cleaning from the dragons den have now got a contract with the four seasons care homes to do all there cleaning just wondering if anyone on here cleaned there carpets

I have been told by a client who also owns a big top nosh Indian that UK Commercial clean and do his windows 7 days per week are a bit crap but he has not found any one who can beat price. £900 per month

The team visits them and a few others in the area at the same times.

We worked this out at about £6.40 - £6.70 per hour  ??? ???

We can not beat this but it is looking good  ;D
??? ??? ??? ??? Dont no why this posted twice lol

Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: Joe H on October 04, 2009, 07:01:16 pm
cause you pressed the button three times  ;D
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: APPLEMAIDCLEANING on October 04, 2009, 07:02:31 pm
cause you pressed the button three times  ;D

Arrrr i see lol, this Dongle a bit slow so i got a bit finger happy  ;D ;D
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: Mike Osbourne on October 04, 2009, 07:38:20 pm
His favourite trick is to undercut the comp so when they go under he buys up their remaining custies and kit.
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: Len Gribble on October 04, 2009, 08:20:26 pm
Mike

I can relate to that! :D not a lot on e-bay so they must be doing well (s. .hit) >:( >:(

Len
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: mark_roberts on October 04, 2009, 09:17:24 pm
With big business its all about numbers and not something we could or want to compete with.

At the end of 6 /12 months he will look at the figures and the percentages of profit.  If its to his liking so he can sell for a profit I dont think he cares about the Indians windows.

Mark
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: Mike Osbourne on October 04, 2009, 09:52:21 pm
Can you be nice and become a multi-millionaire?

They all seem to be horrible people on Dragons Den, but do you have to be like that, surely not.

I know they all do a lot of charity work and give more money away than we will ever earn, but how hard is it to be decent and fair to other people and make it big?
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: robert meldrum on October 04, 2009, 10:44:26 pm
No place for sentiment in business as someone once said !
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: Daria Taylor on October 05, 2009, 01:19:35 pm
Can you be nice and become a multi-millionaire?

They all seem to be horrible people on Dragons Den, but do you have to be like that, surely not.

I know they all do a lot of charity work and give more money away than we will ever earn, but how hard is it to be decent and fair to other people and make it big?

I shall agree with you on this, they all so stuck up. I mean i dont know what drives people to go to them anyways. I would never do that. They just got no morals at all. The only reason i can think of why peoplewould want to part with 50% of their inventions or companies is because they will get good marketing out of it, as surelyif they wanted some money they can always find other ways to fund business, without having to give away so much.
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: robert meldrum on October 05, 2009, 09:17:56 pm
The Regae Regae man is now a millionaire would never have happened without the Dragons............there are quite a few other success stories.

If one of these people got involved in a marketing exercise to increase the uptake of carpet cleaning in your locality you would benefit immensely.

Why Not have 50% of £1million rather than 100% of £50 k

No brainer !!!!!!
Title: Re: four seasons care homes
Post by: richy27 on October 05, 2009, 09:58:35 pm
one of my fathers friends sons won investment for his music mixing business and after he got the investment the two investers get really involved and drive things forward.