Van for agency work

[combo]

Would a hire van with signage on, Arnold clark etc be suitable for agency work. The job postings say plain van but I'm not sure how strict that is.

 

[bigman]

Some companies don't like subbies vans to have any signage.Contracts sometimes state that no subcontracters should be used but companies still use them so want the vans left plain

 

[combo]

cheers,
I'm surprised how difficult it is to hire a completely clean van, the only ones are local companies that cost a bomb.

 

[bigman]

Have you thought about leasing? When I was subbing I used a clean but very used vauxhall at least that way I didn't worry if something went wrong work wise I didn't have to pay for a van I wasn't using

 

[combo]

I'm only just getting back into trade and trying to do it without spending too much, otherwise I'd just buy a new van ( my current one has had a hard life, to say the least ). I've been warned that agencies are unreliable, so I'm reluctant to commit too much at the min...i'll look into leasing tho.

 

[kirkgas]

"Agency" and "unreliable" go hand in hand, along with a few adjectives that aren't very nice at all

 

[Killy Bing]

Recently been offered oil servicing on agency
15 quid each one and you have to provide materials.

i asked about oil filters, nozzles and such.

they said they arnt service items.

poor customers

 

[bigman]

Instead of using agencies,try some of the large HA contractors a lot of them don't advertise for subbies but do use them and you receive more money as you don't have agency taking a cut

 

[combo]

haha, I can imagine what some of those words might be.
The sheer number of agencies around these days is unbelievable, they must suck some money out of industry. I worked for one, labouring last year, I was on 8 quid an hour, the agency charged the company 21 quid, 50 odd lads on site, thats a lot of money going into the agency owners bank account, money that doesn't manufacture or produce anything...what a waste. Why can't companies just hire direct

 

[snowhead]

By Plain van I would assume they mean no Plumbing etc, company names.

Most companies end up with short term hired vans for various reasons.

If I was a customer I'd assume a completely plain van was a subby as most hired vehicles are lettered.

 

[Ermintrude]

Northgate. Rolling monthly van hire , no tie in cheep as owt. Deliver anywhere. No signage either. Lee 07977 258330 they do the big boys 9000 vans or something like that.

 

[E4gas]

Had my lease van re newed , got it ply lined & signed , looks good , ordered dead locks, the day they turned up
i was broke into ( hackney ) , nothing in there , gutted , as it's my 7th time now ,, need to leave a staving pit bull in
The back ,

 

[albatross]

Northgate. Rolling monthly van hire , no tie in cheep as owt. Deliver anywhere. No signage either. Lee 07977 258330 they do the big boys 9000 vans or something like that.

I was going to say northgate do plain hire vans.

 

[Ermintrude]

Get a van vault. Or two

 

[Millsy 82]

Recently been offered oil servicing on agency
15 quid each one and you have to provide materials.

i asked about oil filters, nozzles and such.

they said they arnt service items.

poor customers

That sounds like the company I work for. 1 bloke can do an oil service in 20 minutes! I'm impressed as they usually take me 2 hours but I'm apparently slow at oil services.

 

[Killy Bing]

That sounds like the company I work for. 1 bloke can do an oil service in 20 minutes! I'm impressed as they usually take me 2 hours but I'm apparently slow at oil services.

I'll do a full service in an hour, im better at oil than anything else tbh.

As its open forum i won't go into it but i do the lot

 

[SimonG]

Its an hour for me but extra when things go breasts up.

 

[SimonG]

Northgate. Rolling monthly van hire , no tie in cheep as owt. Deliver anywhere. No signage either. Lee 07977 258330 they do the big boys 9000 vans or something like that.

How much is it Ermi?

 

[SimonG]

Recently been offered oil servicing on agency
15 quid each one and you have to provide materials.

i asked about oil filters, nozzles and such.

they said they arnt service items.

poor customers

15 an oil service? JC. Do they realise its more than just stick the analyser in.

 

[Killy Bing]

15 an oil service? JC. Do they realise its more than just stick the analyser in.

there are a few guys around here who charge 40 cash and take 20 minutes.

you find the air setting at the max with no paperwork, cooked baffles and a pool of oil in the bottom.

 

[combo]

How much is it Ermi?

Its about 125 quid a week for basic 28 day hiring, I imagine if you ring the guy and sort an agreement ( which i'll do if this job comes off ) it would be a good bit cheaper.

 

[Nostrum]

Can't you just take the stickers off yours? Surely it would work out cheaper.

 

[Millsy 82]

I'll do a full service in an hour, im better at oil than anything else tbh.

As its open forum i won't go into it but i do the lot

I best speed myself up it takes me about 1 1/2 hours on the boiler then on to the rest. I don't do a huge amount at the moment so that's probably why.

 

[combo]

Can't you just take the stickers off yours? Surely it would work out cheaper.

My van is knocking on, agencies won't allow you to use a van older than 3 years.

 

[gassafe]

Had my lease van re newed , got it ply lined & signed , looks good , ordered dead locks, the day they turned up
i was broke into ( hackney ) , nothing in there , gutted , as it's my 7th time now ,, need to leave a staving pit bull in
The back ,

Broken into 7 times! Omg that must be a record!? I would have given up on plumbing lol, have the deadlocks dettered them?