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Lee Burbidge

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The Guild has a new owner
« on: March 14, 2014, 02:42:46 pm »
For more information click on the link http://www.windowcleaningmagazine.co.uk/blog/lee-burbidge-becomes-the-new-owner-of-the-guild/

Over the next 12 months we will be working hard to offer great value for those that would benefit from the Guild and its new Guild Partners, we plan to create a wealth of resources  for window cleaners from writing out risk assessments to saving money on insurance for members.

I am listening to folks about what they want too. Please tell me your ideas.


DaveG

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2014, 05:52:50 pm »
Hi Lee, will it still be £20?
You can't polish a turd

Lee Burbidge

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2014, 05:56:49 pm »
Hi Lee, will it still be £20?

It will be £25.00 :)

Lee Burbidge

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2014, 06:01:20 pm »
There is a secret negotiation ( cannot say too much right now)  where 1 years free membership will be offered by a supplier, fingers crossed and a bonus for window cleaners I think :)

♠Winp®oClean♠

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2014, 06:21:56 pm »
Hi Lee, will it still be £20?

It will be £25.00 :)


Robbing B&$£&~@*!! ;D

bobplum

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2014, 06:33:01 pm »
this man should be stopped from gaining a monopoly in the cleaning industry, soon he will be dictating to us all, setting rates, we will be indoctrinated thru his use of the media and especially his "youtube " channel.
This man is a danger to our very fabric of our society, our independence as free thinking people  STOP HIM NOW >:(


ps
can you send me the form for the guild please :-* :-* :-*

pps
good luck with taking over the world :P...sir

DaveG

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2014, 06:39:16 pm »
You can't polish a turd

andyM

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2014, 07:37:26 pm »
Hi Lee, will it still be £20?

It will be £25.00 :)


Robbing B&$£&~@*!! ;D

 ;D ;D

Will we get van stickers for that?  ;)

Certainly but we've only got the grey one's left......... :P
One of the Plebs

rosskesava

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2014, 07:44:32 pm »
How about a free pen that doesn't work?
Just chant..... Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. It's beats chanting Tory Tory or Labour Labour.

Paul Coleman

Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2014, 08:16:06 pm »
Hi Lee, will it still be £20?

It will be £25.00 :)


Robbing B&$£&~@*!! ;D

 ;D ;D

Will we get van stickers for that?  ;)

Lee's new sticker will read, "I've upped my income.  Up yours!"

stuart mc

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2014, 08:28:37 pm »
how can you own something that was set up by members for the benefit of members, with prices etc being agreed through discussions by members?

stuart mc

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2014, 08:34:09 pm »
and from memory it was administrated by an agreed committee, I remember it well, I came up with the name

Dave Willis

Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2014, 08:48:46 pm »
I thought Lee was going for the fed a few months back - what happened there?

rosskesava

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2014, 09:11:15 pm »
how can you own something that was set up by members for the benefit of members, with prices etc being agreed through discussions by members?

I was wondering that.

So is the guild a business?
Just chant..... Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. It's beats chanting Tory Tory or Labour Labour.

stuart mc

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2014, 09:16:55 pm »
how can you own something that was set up by members for the benefit of members, with prices etc being agreed through discussions by members?

I was wondering that.

So is the guild a business?

don't know, it certainly was not when set up, I remember a treasurer being appointed and the promise of no profit was to be made

Nathanael Jones

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #15 on: March 14, 2014, 09:42:14 pm »
The Guild was setup as a not for profit community with the aim of giving back to window cleaners - Lee has taken over, taken "ownership" of this project simply because I don't have enough time or energy myself to look after it anymore,.. let alone build it up and drive it to become the huge organisation we all hoped for when we originally set it up.

Let me be clear though - I've handed it over to Lee because I think he's the best man for the job,... no money changed hands at all - that wouldn't be in the spirit of the Guild.

Lee has some great ideas, some of which are already falling into place - - we've spoken at length about his plans and I really believe that the Guild is going to benefit hugely from his energy, enthusiasm and his willingness to listen to the members & give them what they really want.


stuart mc

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #16 on: March 14, 2014, 09:48:29 pm »
I don't disbelieve you Nat, perhaps it was just a poor choice of word "owner" that is all I was badly trying to point out

Nathanael Jones

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #17 on: March 14, 2014, 10:25:58 pm »
LOL,.. yep, just a bad choice of wording.  ::)roll ::)roll

Tom White

Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #18 on: March 14, 2014, 10:52:45 pm »
Who audits the accounts?

Nathanael Jones

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Re: The Guild has a new owner
« Reply #19 on: March 14, 2014, 11:07:33 pm »
That's something I've always done myself Tosh, but with such a small budget the opportunities for embezzlement were disappointing to say the least. Hopefully Lee can grow the Guild to the point were this will soon be a real concern and an independent auditor will be required.