[robertphil]

Does anyone remember that programme 'Tomorrow's World' ? It used to do stuff like this thread.
It was a load of shyte.

raymond baxter ,the legend .    he did a few years on the ladders



 after the spitfire that is

[PoleKing]

10 years from now all being well i will be living in tuscany
running a small comercial fishery...so to be honest i wont care
a jot

With Southy?

 

The window cleaner/fisherman fella.
Selling a van. Selling a round. Jobs fallen through (repeat for about 3 weeks)

[gary999]

10 years from now all being well i will be living in tuscany
running a small comercial fishery...so to be honest i wont care
a jot

With Southy?

 

The window cleaner/fisherman fella.
Selling a van. Selling a round. Jobs fallen through (repeat for about 3 weeks)

im talking about angling matey! big carp and catfish that type of thing
seen a couple of possibilities the only thing that is stopping me know
is my 21 and 16 year old lads.nine/ten years will be ideal for us all.Whatever
happens  i finish at 55

[Ian101]

in 10 years time I will be resurrecting this post  to see if I have 10 vans on the road  and to see who is still a member

[AuRavelling79]

Let's imagine that Gold is alive and kicking in ten years time - humming the Beatles' hit "When I'm 64."

Hopefully I'll have a small income from overseeing my round with a worker or two on it in a van.

But I might keep my favourite custies and drive round in the family car with a trailer; or a little old van one day a week.

Anyone seeing me will think "poor old git" - on the tools at his age. 

[Perfect Windows]

in 10 years time I will be resurrecting this post  to see if I have 10 vans on the road  and to see who is still a member

Are you not taking the job you were offered back in the motor trade?

Vin

[Nathanael Jones]

In the last 10 years the industry has changed a lot in terms of methods - but not much in terms of structure.

You  still have the big boys employing dubious characters on minimum wage and working oblivious to current H&S regs.
You still have the franchisers - the vast majority of whom are only out to bleed you dry (Ian is one exception to this, and there are a few others).
You still have the sole trader outnumbering both of the above at least 1000:1 and working happily away - usually making a decent living.
You still have the entrepreneur who's passionate about his company and has a few vans on the road with some highly trained & well paid staff - - and while he'd love to take over the window cleaning world he knows that much more expansion will mean he's spreading himself too thin & quality will suffer, so the vast majority in this category will reach a comfortable limit & never exceed it for long.

10 years from now the tools may have improved, self cleaning glass that actually works may have been invented (I doubt it!), but honestly - I don't think there will be any major overhaul of the industry at all.

[The Jester of Wibbly]

10 years from now the tools may have improved, self cleaning glass that actually works may have been invented (I doubt it!), but honestly - I don't think there will be any major overhaul of the industry at all.

Window Wipers are now being installed onto new self clean windows - now supplied by Ford!

[Ian101]

in 10 years time I will be resurrecting this post  to see if I have 10 vans on the road  and to see who is still a member

Are you not taking the job you were offered back in the motor trade?

Vin

No your post and 1 other made me think really hard money now was tempting but long term franchising will be better .... very hard decision but your stuck with me for another 10 years

[G Griffin]

Let's imagine that Gold is alive and kicking in ten years time - humming the Beatles' hit "When I'm 64."

Hopefully I'll have a small income from overseeing my round with a worker or two on it in a van.

But I might keep my favourite custies and drive round in the family car with a trailer; or a little old van one day a week.

Anyone seeing me will think "poor old git" - on the tools at his age. 

They might be thinking why is he using an obsolete method. Wfp might be old hat.

[Perfect Windows]

in 10 years time I will be resurrecting this post  to see if I have 10 vans on the road  and to see who is still a member

Are you not taking the job you were offered back in the motor trade?

Vin

No your post and 1 other made me think really hard money now was tempting but long term franchising will be better .... very hard decision but your stuck with me for another 10 years

Blimey.  Now there's a feeling of responsibility.

Give me a call any time at all about my experience of franchising.

Vin

[Ian101]

in 10 years time I will be resurrecting this post  to see if I have 10 vans on the road  and to see who is still a member

Are you not taking the job you were offered back in the motor trade?

Vin

No your post and 1 other made me think really hard money now was tempting but long term franchising will be better .... very hard decision but your stuck with me for another 10 years

Blimey.  Now there's a feeling of responsibility.

Give me a call any time at all about my experience of franchising.

Vin

thanks Vin appreciate the offer ... Bob and I also going to go and see David S as well

[jonboywalton75]

in 10 years time I will be resurrecting this post  to see if I have 10 vans on the road  and to see who is still a member

Are you not taking the job you were offered back in the motor trade?

Vin

No your post and 1 other made me think really hard money now was tempting but long term franchising will be better .... very hard decision but your stuck with me for another 10 years

Blimey.  Now there's a feeling of responsibility.

Give me a call any time at all about my experience of franchising.

Vin

thanks Vin appreciate the offer ... Bob and I also going to go and see David S as well
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Is that Dave from Altrincham?

If it is,  he's  a top bloke]

[Ian Sheppard]

In the last 10 years the industry has changed a lot in terms of methods - but not much in terms of structure.

You  still have the big boys employing dubious characters on minimum wage and working oblivious to current H&S regs.
You still have the franchisers - the vast majority of whom are only out to bleed you dry (Ian is one exception to this, and there are a few others).
You still have the sole trader outnumbering both of the above at least 1000:1 and working happily away - usually making a decent living.
You still have the entrepreneur who's passionate about his company and has a few vans on the road with some highly trained & well paid staff - - and while he'd love to take over the window cleaning world he knows that much more expansion will mean he's spreading himself too thin & quality will suffer, so the vast majority in this category will reach a comfortable limit & never exceed it for long.

10 years from now the tools may have improved, self cleaning glass that actually works may have been invented (I doubt it!), but honestly - I don't think there will be any major overhaul of the industry at all.

I tend to agree with Nat, There will always be room for a sole trader, I also agree that the industry will be more get better recognition based on the professionalism of the vast majority. there will be a greater range of tools and systems enhancing the professional nature of the work you do.