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Jonny jones

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offering a 3 yr contract
« on: April 06, 2007, 03:57:49 pm »
hi people

i was just thinking the other day, (i know and it hurt a lot) if i had work from the local council for floor sanding, i could approach them with a reduced rate but exclusivity on their floor sanding in schools for three years, do you thing they would go for it.


thanx jonny

let castle take the hassle

martin19842

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Re: offering a 3 yr contract
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2007, 10:51:45 pm »
hi there

i would fully expect that, floor work in the local schools is on an approved cntractor listing, or even an OJEC.

regards

martin

Art

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Re: offering a 3 yr contract
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2007, 09:45:04 am »
Jonny,

Target schools individually with direct sales letters. You could also target nurseries, churches, community centres etc.... basically anywhere that you think might have hard floors.

Arthur

Cleaning Resource

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Re: offering a 3 yr contract
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2007, 11:10:15 am »
primary schools mostly are dished out as one big contract per county council,
secondry schools seem to have free run to employ who they like ;D

Cleaning Resource

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Re: offering a 3 yr contract
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2007, 11:11:32 am »
Every school or council contract i`ve ever known has been for 5 yrs ;D

Art

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Re: offering a 3 yr contract
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2007, 11:49:20 am »
You forgot to mention that generally council contracts can only be won if your willing to work for small profits and they don't like paying on time  >:(

Cleaning Resource

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Re: offering a 3 yr contract
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2007, 09:16:57 am »
yer your right i did, they also like to give penaltys.................

cruciblecleaning

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Re: offering a 3 yr contract
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2007, 11:55:42 pm »
Wouldn't touch a school with a bargepole.  Worst payers, worst moaners, worst everything :D

Seriously, I have no idea how anyone services school contracts at a profit unless they are employing illegals at sub-minimum wage.