[paul rulton]

ok im gonna be honest with u  : ive never been into this sort of thing  :
BUT since ive been on this forum talking 2all u guys, im getting the feeling im wrong  :
there ive said it  ive just looked at there web site..... & yes it does look good :
( wish i hadnt started this now ) please put ur vote in & tell me 1thing
u get out of being a member 

many thanks
HITMAN 

[lee09]

Hi
I looked at the website earlier, it did not give me a joining fee and did nothing to make me want to contact them to find out how much.
Lee

[daz1977]

the joning fee is £102 proving you are a sole trader, goes up with no of employee to £246. if you employ 101 or more

i looked at joining, but  i couldnt see any benefits except a sign on your web site etc, but i think it depends on which way you want to take your business

[Moderator David@stives]

I wouldnt be without it, If the likes of ocs and initial are members then thats good enough for me

[lee_dewing]

i use to be a member, a couple of years back it was £50 then.

the straw that broke the camels back was when they told me i had to attend a ladder safety course to stay a member.

I had already covered this in a bwca course.

Maybe i'm wrong but i just found it a bit much; and membership was going up, fwc was buying premises.

I felt they were focusing more on the big boys and not little fish like me.

[Moderator David@stives]

Hi Lee


I think your bwca course would cover you for membership, the compulsary ladder course was unworkable and now with the advent of wfp , most wcs now dont use ladders

[paul rulton]

hmmm dont like the thought of being told wot ive got 2do 2stay a member
n wot do i get 4my £102per year

[Moderator David@stives]

Hitman

it has changed, i dont think there is a requirement for the course anymore

[Frankybadboy]

i wont join as said before waste of money for the small guys.

[Bryan_Dolby]

I have said this before

You will only join the FWC if you want to
You will see the benifits of what you get out of the membership

The FWC as allways helped the small guys but they have mostly ended up the big boyes

Everybody as the right to have a opinion



Bryan

[paul rulton]

i wont join as said before waste of money for the small guys.

so its mostly for big firms / big firms that wanna go bigger  
i have just asked 4a quote 4 PL, with glass cover, never had that b4.

[Frankybadboy]

sell it to me then bryan,

what can you do for a   sole trader.

[paul rulton]

I have said this before

You will only join the FWC if you want to
You will see the benifits of what you get out of the membership

The FWC as allways helped the small guys but they have mostly ended up the big boyes

Everybody as the right to have a opinion

Bryan

i take it ur a member then Bryan? ru a big firm? im not, & dont want 2b anymore.
& can u knock the £102 against tax?

[daz1977]

like i said before, i am not a member, as when i looked at it i didnt see any benefits to going, as i aas only doing domestic and wanted to stay that way,  but over the last few months have realised that i want to take my business in a different direction from where it is,  if joining this gets you work, noticed  etc, then it might be worth, as it seems the big boys are all members, and they seem to have a lot of work, so might look at joining in a few weeks, as want to look at the BWCA as well

[Bryan_Dolby]

Sorry mates

sole trader last 15 years
Did employ years ago

Bryan

[Bryan_Dolby]

Can only give you my experience about been a member

Customers like it
it gets me new work commercially and residetiallly
it makes me look pro
I am proud to be a member
Logo on all stationary and van
FWC backs up what it as achieved in industry
FWC is proactive

I am proud of all above

Franky
Do not want to sell you why to join its up to you to know if you want to join

Bryan

[Frankybadboy]

Can only give you my experience about been a member

Customers like it my custy wont know who the hell it was,unless i said who you where
it gets me new work commercially and residetialllyin what way
it makes me look proexplain the differnece between yourself and mr average.
I am proud to be a memberunderstand that
Logo on all stationary and vani actually know someone local to me who uses this logo and he aint a member,worrying,what would you do about that
FWC backs as achieved in industrybut how strong are you really
FWC is proactivemost member would expect this

I am proud of all above

Franky
Do not want to sell you why to join its up to you to know if you want to join

Bryan

[Bryan_Dolby]

Franky

Illegal use of FWC logo
Please send me the details
The FWC send the details to trading standards and they deal with it

Done alot of non members

Its hard to answer what you have put
I belive in the FWC and i know it as helped me in buisness

its up to you if want to join

Bryan

Bryan

[paul rulton]

this thread has gone so wrong 2 wot i asked so im lockin it