[colley614]

Were is the best place to get then from?

[windowwashers]

Were is the best place to get then from?

why not just get a van? and a pole

[Captain Scarlet]

ifor williams and gardiners,luke

[colley614]

Windowashers. At the moment I can only afford one vehicle and I don't fancy putting the kids in the back of a van.  Not that I would anyway! I really need help with this as I have to put a quote in for2 office blocks which will each be a days work and I doubt my backpack can handle these 2 buildings! I have been looking at the omnitrolley but am concerned by the fact it only carries 250 ltrs as I probably would need 500 ltrs. Unless I used my containers to carry water also but then thats carrying 10 containers ans a trailer. Would look a right mess if I had an accident. 

[colley614]

Guys,

I really need help on this issue as I'm wracking my brain over this quote. The landlord to this place is using them to generate a big income and build a whole business park under the one contract. I was shown his blueprints and the contract on this place would pay me and my employee's wage. I'm spending all weekend researching what I need and were to get it, whilst putting a quote together and I know there is another local firm bigger than me who is hell bent on getting the contract.

[dave0123]

Colley what local firm is that BTW? who is hell bent on getting this contract?

[colley614]

Hallmark are after it, they have already done the work for the building firm and now they want to get in with the landlord also.

[dave0123]

ahh right! i was thinking of another firm that seem to have all these contracts under there belt round here! good luck with it tho mate.


Dave

[Dean Aspects]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Reach-Wash-Window-Cleaning-Trailer_W0QQitemZ270174312562QQihZ017QQcategoryZ36632QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD10VQQcmdZViewItem
If you can afford it!

Dean

[colley614]

I could easily afford it in a few weeks and ideally thats the unit I would love to own but will have to wait a couple of weeks and no doubt it will be gone by then and I won't get anything like that around when I've got the cash to buy it.

[colley614]

Dave which firm are you thinking of? I know a couple that are just getting silly now and one in question priced one of my shops at £46 something and I thought I was expensive charging £10 for 4 windows!

 

[dave0123]

lol 46 quid? who was that  shocking.

I was thinking of Out & About who do loads of offices and homes right across wirral north wales and liverpool now.

Dave

[Dean Aspects]

I could easily afford it in a few weeks and ideally thats the unit I would love to own but will have to wait a couple of weeks and no doubt it will be gone by then and I won't get anything like that around when I've got the cash to buy it.

Can you not get a short term loan from someone or how about a credit card if you can afford it in a few weeks you will be able to pay the money back with possibly no interest to pay
Cashflow man!! Cashflow

Dean

[colley614]

Yeah thats what I'm talking about. I'm seeing someone monday then I will get a 7 days cooling off period after the loan is agreed so thats about 9 days away from now and the bid ends in 2.

[colley614]

Dave I know what you mean about out and about " Wirral's number 1." There is another firm started in the last few years and I have found I'm getting a few phone calls lately off unhappy customers of there's. I went to one job that had been done within days and it was disgusting. There was spiders eggs and webs all down the frames and all the windows looked like they had been given a quick rub and had that mark you get were you can see a mist of muck on the window.

[dave0123]

Ye i used to work for Out & About and they have alot of work in compact commercial from blocks flats to factories and all sorts.


Yes i no what you mean about the windows haha! what company is that?

[colley614]

Don't really want to say because I've quoted on a lot of there work and they could believe I was targeting it although honestly I'm not. I've just had about 3 of their customers phone me in the last month and they have been the cream of their work!

Anyway bit of advice for you on the WFP front. When I got it out about 2 months ago now I started targeting the office block side of life and found a lot of my domestic customers in West kirby, Heswall and Caldy went straight for another trad window cleaner although the ones with the conservatories got me more work because they were amazed that I could do their roofs on them. Altogether I have got more new work than old. I lost a job yesterday because I had a customer who was a " I'll give you a call" kind of custy so I used the job to get going. Now I'm going I find it hard to just drive half an hour away and do a house so I left it until I was in west kirby which was yesterday. I had explained I won't just turn up when phoned I'll do it in 2 weeks with my other work in the area. Got there yesterday and he come out to tell me they had another window cleaner. I was pleased shook his hand jumped in the car and shot off. I would have binned him anyway because its always about his needs never mine.

But still I picked up a bigger house on the way home worth doulbe and this new custy wouldn't even let me quote on his house without a brew in my hand! 

Oh and by the way I've had a new firm in the area trying to quote on my round in bromborough!

[dave0123]

Thanks for that mate intresting post.


I can see why they like it on there conservatory with it coming up clean you can notice it more.... i spose

Mate i understand about saying names on here but email me the name because i no a big company that is also the same and want to know if its the same company cus i have had few jobs from them. dave0123@merseymail.com

Tar

[windowwashers]

Yeah thats what I'm talking about. I'm seeing someone monday then I will get a 7 days cooling off period after the loan is agreed so thats about 9 days away from now and the bid ends in 2.

Can you not ask your bank for a short term overdraft? I did this about 2 weeks ago for 4 grand and they gave me it the next day (I asked for limit and be taken off after 14 days as new had money coming in to cover it. Just a thought you never know unless you ask

[colley614]

I asked a few months ago now and they said to come back with my first year accounts which are due in Jan.