[windowwashers]

I have been reading this thread with great interest, I am not going to make any comments good or bad as this is between Trevor and Nathan, but the reason I’ve been looking is that I have ask Nathan to canvass £150 worth of domestic in an area that I have a couple of jobs in.

The main reason I am taking on more work is after going wfp (over 2 years now) I find I have more time on my hands to expand and I’ve also taken on my 18yr old son fulltime, over the course of the last 6 months we have dropped all those CR**P customers (you know the ones I mean the (NOT TODAY THANKS GANG).
It has now come to the point where we have a nice established round earning a good wage but as we all know there’s room for improvement and find that with the speed we can work at we could easily fit in 1 extra days work each week. Having said this, although I can canvass and on the odd occasion do so I feel once I’ve finished my days work I want to go home and put my feet up not go door knocking.

As we are fortunate enough to be in a financial situation to be able to employ a canvasser this is the road we have decided to go up. As earlier mentioned we are trying out Nathans company for a first run of £150, if this proves to be successful then we will no doubt be looking for more work from him. If on the other hand it does not pan out as planed we will have to spend a few hours doing it ourselves.

My overall plan is to create such a big round that in a couple of years time we will split in 2 with myself and my son doing half each, each having his own van and round.

I personally hope that Nathan can produce what I have asked for (due to start last week in Sept) and in due course will keep you all informed as to how it went (good or bad)

I’m sorry that things never worked out between Trevor and Nathan but I also feel that Trevor has the right to voice his opinion on this forum and Nathan also has the right to defend himself. Surely this is what the forum is about, looking out for each others interest,  giving advice and telling each other when you are not happy about things, after all if a company advertises on the forum then they should expect feedback from it’s members (good or bad) a bit like e-bay really.

Just my thoughts.
Jay

Good on you Jay,

for that reply, let us know the out come. I only have a few more years then I can have a father and son business that I always wanted, if you cant trust you son who can you trust and all that, i had my best m8 of 15 years working for me and wanted to build my business with with both of us he done very big dirty on me stealing customers behind my back etc, he even rented a place from me, so now i trust no one 100% sons have to be different as they are your blood. at the mo I have to pick and choose for the next 3/4 years who i trust a little.

[Grafters Cleaning Services]

spot on Ian, i had a guy working for me but things did not work out, but with my son he collects for me is honest and trustworthy (like me)

only one draw back though, @ 18 they get a bit lazy sometimes and occasionaly i have to crack the whip and remind him who the boss is, but all said and done i could'nt do without him and love him to bits.