subcontracting

[plumbgas]

has anyone worked for british gas as a subcontracter, Is it worth doing .
Dose any Know any other companies that sub out work

 

[Mbear]

You'd be best to sub to bg doing Servicing only. Doing repairs you get paid once a job is complete/price work, therefore u may spend for talking sake an hr per day on a nightmare headscratcher job for 3days(1hr per day for 3days) and if u complete the job on the 3rd visit then u get paid for basically 1hr/1 completed job. Servicing is the smartest way to go IMO. My mate subs for bg to this day, he's quite happy, it's suits him. 8.30 - 16.30 mon-fri. And the on a rare occasion he'll work a saturday or Sunday. He does do repairs for them but I thnk that's for his own sanity rather than helping out, he gets bored out his mind doing service only

 

[GASMAN10]

Hi

I did apply but failed either the test or the 100 questions on character, don't know which.

The test had some odd questions, especially on gravity system. I was doing the test on line at home, and had to use the internet, to find some of the answers.

Cheers

 

[Bernie2]

Did central heating installations for them.

Lousy payers, but possibly better if you get the right sort of jobs. Apparently if a salesman sells the install to the customer the prices are tighter than if one of their inspectors sell it.

Apparently as far as I know the salesman gives a set price without seeing the job, the inspector works the price out after seeing the job.

They usually give you a detailed price list of the component parts of a job, so when you finish the job you just go around with them and agree what you have done. That is the theory.
What I found is that you get a price for say per meter of pipe. But its the same for a direct run as it is for one going under walls, which obviously can take you longer.

But some guys and gals like it and seem to do well. Get a price list off them and decide for yourself but watch the type of houses they offer you as some can be awkward regarding runs.

 

[pureplumber]

BG
Don't service boilers anymore they do a "Boiler inspection"
They actively encourage you cut corners to get in and out.
You get £20.00 per inspection they also pay you to get an appointment for a salesman to call in-order to try to sell the client a boiler whether they need it or not.
Its a huge scam they sell their service contracts as a way to knock over the smaller companies who can't compete at their level and make their money on the sell ons.
I better stop now, I can feel a rant coming on, they will try to slaughter us all so be careful with them, somebody has to pay for their jaguars.