Commercial work opportunities

[Scrambleguy]

Hi Everyone i am new t this forum and haven`t as yet passed my domestic Gas (halfway through portfolio) but I was keen on training for my commercial ticket and wondered how hard it is to obtain self employed work in the commercial sector including commercial catering. Any advice appreciated!

 

[Barry98]

welcome to the forums , is this for installing or repairing

 

[Scrambleguy]

Both!

 

[Barry98]

id say spend more time on domestic to start off , if your only just doing your portfolio imho. waqlk before you can run

 

[Scrambleguy]

thanks, yes i was going to for a while but just wanted to know what the opportunities are?

 

[Barry98]

depends on your area . if your in the outer Hebrides id say not much if there's 3 others with it , if your in a town centre then maybe

 

[Millsy 82]

I am looking to go commercial this year managed to get my company to pay for it if you look elsewhere everybody wants at least 2 years experiance before you can work for them. As for working for yourself I should imagine most companies would look for well established businesses when looking.

 

[Roger Welton]

Most larger sites also look for larger companies that they perceive can respond quickly to problems.

I was looking after a local private school for my previous firm roughly 10mins from home, for 3 years. Was a nice number 50 or so boilers to service through the summer break. I heard after I'd left that they hadn't renewed the contract so I approached the estates bursar with a view to taking over the work, not interested as I don't have any backup for problems.