Worcester price rise!!! Grr

[gassafe]

Had an email today from Worcester stating that as of April prices will go up etc!!!

This is is like an annual event now & considering the recent massive drop in oil price, scrap metal etc surely the boilers should be cheaper or at very least not going up this year??? Worcester are already pretty pricey in comparison...

 

[quality]

Its called inflation, The cost of living is rising as is every resource that Joe blogs pays for. Put your prices up like everything else that goes up you pay for. It don't stop you doing the same job

 

[hammers4spanner]

one of those things

 

[thereisawizza]

Another reason why I don't fit Worcesters......

 

[newcastle phill]

As above. Plus i don't like the way they are put together.

 

[Linkyplumb]

Let them carry on, they will price themselves out of the market ( eventually)
Woofter price rises will only make my Vaillant/Ideal installs seem all the more reasonable

 

[Leo21]

Let them carry on, they will price themselves out of the market ( eventually)
Woofter price rises will only make my Vaillant/Ideal installs seem all the more reasonable

Vaillant have just done that with there warranty reduction!

 

[quality]

Has anyone made use of these warranties yet ?

 

[Ray Stafford]

Virtually all the manufacturers have put up their list prices again this spring.

But here's a funny thing.

When I started in this business, 30 years ago later this year, a budget combi (Chaffoteaux Celtic 220 RS) cost £465 + VAT, including a flue kit and a switchmaster 300. A premium combi (Vaillant or Worcester) cost around £700 - £800, but that would have been 24kw or at the very most 28kw.

They have put their list prices up every year for the last 30 years, but over-the-counter prices remain almost exactly the same.

 

[Leo21]

Has anyone made use of these warranties yet ?

I have with the Vaillants, very good prompt back up.

 

[quality]

Come on ray can have some cheap copper ? lol

My world which is small sees price increases every year I cannot and will not carry those increases in 25 years I have realized this but over the years I have increased what I charge only because I have to. Gas and heating is only a small part of what I do, so I charge accordingly

 

[hammers4spanner]

Has anyone made use of these warranties yet ?

Couple on ideal they swerved one saying they don't believed it had been serviced to MI's which was from another engineer previous.

Had an issue with Baxi under warranty took forever to turn up then had a moaning sulky engineer

 

[lame plumber]

Virtually all the manufacturers have put up their list prices again this spring.

But here's a funny thing.

When I started in this business, 30 years ago later this year, a budget combi (Chaffoteaux Celtic 220 RS) cost £465 + VAT, including a flue kit and a switchmaster 300. A premium combi (Vaillant or Worcester) cost around £700 - £800, but that would have been 24kw or at the very most 28kw.

They have put their list prices up every year for the last 30 years, but over-the-counter prices remain almost exactly the same.

bit like computers or lap tops, same old price just more add ons

 

[bert large]

As mentioned Vaillant just increased prices by virtue of chargeable warranties which were previously free. Was also quite surprised to find I paid over £900 for a Duo-Tec last week :O

I can distinctly remember paying around £355 + vat for a 28i Junior in 2004. Once part L & the Greenstar condensing boilers came in the price doubled overnight.

 

[Leo21]

As mentioned Vaillant just increased prices by virtue of chargeable warranties which were previously free. Was also quite surprised to find I paid over £900 for a Duo-Tec last week :O

I can distinctly remember paying around £355 + vat for a 28i Junior in 2004. Once part L & the Greenstar condensing boilers came in the price doubled overnight.

I've just priced up a job with the baxi,s, and the 33 duo Tec is a big jump from the 24's and 28's. The 24's are still quite cheap.

 

[gassafe]

Forget about the stock exchange or pension plans... Buy boilers now, sit on them for 2 years & sell them at a profit it seems!!! Rays probably been doing this all along!

 

[newcastle phill]

at his prices - hell be sat on them for a good while yet too

 

[quality]

Without getting to involved I build a certain machine to a certain specification for the MOD which I have to build to that very specification each time everyone is made. A filter I paid £17.25 + VAT in 1996 is now £31,17 + VAT for the exact same component

 

[cr0ft]

Especially now I'm employing people our rates go up every April. £1 per hour each year increase each year = 3% which, co-incidentally, is exactly the sort of pay rise employees will want if they work hard..

 

[newcastle phill]

Its godda be done.
How are you enjoying the gas side croft, plenty o work ??