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Title: Uk commercial cleaning of the dragons den
Post by: gr cleaning solutions on January 29, 2010, 10:01:05 am
just been reading my local paper and uk commercial cleaning services are franchising there business around Scotland,wales and the south of England and Ireland it costs £30,000 and for that you get machinery and a new van a depot and key contacts in which to generate business
Title: Re: Uk commercial cleaning of the dragons den
Post by: daz1977 on January 29, 2010, 10:04:25 am
they will end up with all the asdas, tesco, etc    as all the managers will only deal with head office and pay one bill, they will be able to under cut everyone,
Title: Re: Uk commercial cleaning of the dragons den
Post by: stephen s on January 29, 2010, 10:05:13 am
put me down for two  ;D
Title: Re: Uk commercial cleaning of the dragons den
Post by: james44 on January 29, 2010, 10:08:37 am
It was only a matter of time! watch the influx into the domestic market once this happens
Title: Re: Uk commercial cleaning of the dragons den
Post by: daz1977 on January 29, 2010, 10:36:26 am
i dont think they will hit the domestic market,   i think that will be hit more by the likes of wc who loss all there big commmercial work to them
Title: Re: Uk commercial cleaning of the dragons den
Post by: Mike #1 on January 29, 2010, 02:16:15 pm
hopefully not , saw them on local tv a while ago they were cleaning one of bannatyne's gyms funny though they were using fibreglass poles right bend on them and had another pole with a large trad squegee on the end blading the water off glass
Title: Re: Uk commercial cleaning of the dragons den
Post by: gr cleaning solutions on January 29, 2010, 02:28:57 pm
it in todays northern echo
Title: Re: Uk commercial cleaning of the dragons den
Post by: james44 on January 29, 2010, 03:16:43 pm
That`s what i was meaning daz
Title: Re: Uk commercial cleaning of the dragons den
Post by: daz1977 on January 29, 2010, 04:14:39 pm
sorry miss read thread
Title: Re: Uk commercial cleaning of the dragons den
Post by: mci services on January 29, 2010, 04:22:25 pm
lets face it they will be competing with mitie,initial and the like. there are already national companys out there and we are all surviveing just fine at the minute
Title: Re: Uk commercial cleaning of the dragons den
Post by: tompoole on January 29, 2010, 05:13:41 pm
30k + a percentage of turnover. Why would you do it. Its window cleaning, don't get much simpler. Waste of money if you ask me
Title: Re: Uk commercial cleaning of the dragons den
Post by: Neil Williams on January 29, 2010, 08:43:43 pm
There'll be people who will sign up to it.
Bannatyne didn't get where he is without some business sense and ruthlessness, and it's in his best interest to make it work.
For those holding portfolios of commercial work.....watch out
Title: Re: Uk commercial cleaning of the dragons den
Post by: stfc on January 29, 2010, 09:04:34 pm
well my contract is 5 years with a view to extend so im not worried 1 tiny bit