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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Neil Grainger on February 04, 2010, 05:32:32 pm

Title: Anyone heard of
Post by: Neil Grainger on February 04, 2010, 05:32:32 pm: Has anyone heard of a company called the Carpet Cleaning People based in Reading, not sure whether they are an agent.

I have quoted against them 4 times now and they are trying various different tactics to get the work. If the client does not like their quote they then say I am only acting on their behalf but I can do the Job direct for half the price. Seems very strange to me. Basic clean price of 73pence a sq ft using the Alltec priceing system on a laptop.
Title: Re: Anyone heard of
Post by: JandS on February 04, 2010, 05:38:19 pm: What's the Altec pricing system?

John
Title: Re: Anyone heard of
Post by: Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus) on February 04, 2010, 05:44:37 pm: A guy called James Holt owns this company, don't know him personally.

I wonder if he knows what his technicians are up to ?
Title: Re: Anyone heard of
Post by: Neil Grainger on February 04, 2010, 05:45:09 pm: Just their pricing system, put measurments in and it gives you the price.
Title: Re: Anyone heard of
Post by: Neil Grainger on February 04, 2010, 05:46:28 pm: Seems very shark like to me.
Title: Re: Anyone heard of
Post by: Neil Williams on February 04, 2010, 07:16:08 pm: Quote from: Neil Grainger on February 04, 2010, 05:32:32 pm
*Has anyone heard of a company called the Carpet Cleaning People based in Reading, not sure whether they are an agent.

*Basic clean price of 73pence a sq ft using the Alltec priceing system on a laptop.

No never heard of them but I have heard of Abra........ who keep leafletting my house with their Altec scare mongering newsletter.

As for 73p/sqft I'd happily undercut that by £4/sq yd
Title: Re: Anyone heard of
Post by: MAX Carpets on February 05, 2010, 06:16:00 pm: Neil

Have you only just come up against him? Hes the best salesperson we have have ever had!!! I take it you you dont lose many jobs to him, nobody likes him!All I hear is bad comments about Mr Holt and Co!

Cheers

Justin
Title: Re: Anyone heard of
Post by: Neil Grainger on February 05, 2010, 07:13:59 pm: Could not beleive it, never came up against Mr Holt but a guy called Boris. 73 pence a sq ft he tried to get from a couple in a 3 Bed terrace in Forest Park. Talk about not knowing your client base. You are right never lost a Job to them at those prices. He is driving up the prices on google though.
Title: Re: Anyone heard of
Post by: Neil Williams on February 05, 2010, 08:22:23 pm: So I presume the magic circle of Holt, Abracadabra and Carpet Cleaning People are all one and the same. I have heard some horror stories of cleaning techniques, results and drying times from another carpet cleaner though.
I don't know if it works but a leaflet (sorry newsletter) that takes 20 minutes to read is surely too long by about 18 minutes.
What gets me is that Reading is a stand alone city on it's own so why do you need to target towns 15 miles away?

Just noticed via google that Clean My Home is another name used
Title: Re: Anyone heard of
Post by: MAX Carpets on February 05, 2010, 09:00:20 pm: I Think his whole I can do it cheaper for cash offer is just a ploy. Once he knows he is never going to get his price, he makes out like he is doing them a favour by saying all this nonsense, illegal nonsense at that!
Title: Re: Anyone heard of
Post by: jacko on February 06, 2010, 09:07:11 pm: I believe David Jenkins (ex pro-clean) instigated "The Carpet Cleaning People" in 2005, using "associates" in different regions and taking a cut for the marketing. Not a franchise though.

David is a bit of a marketing guro and has spoken at Carpex seminars.