Work load

[turnpin]

What`s your work load like at the moment now we are being told were coming out of recession ?.......Turnpin

 

[Alpha man]

Really busy, ( thank god),

 

[Plum Bob 66]

Stacked, thank heavens !

 

[tamz]

Ticking over doing bathrooms but this eco stuff has killed the heating. Only 1 boiler in July.

I would never believe any political comments on anything. From an on the ground perspective, this recession is worse than any i've ever seen and will see me out i think.

 

[turnpin]

Ticking over doing bathrooms but this eco stuff has killed the heating. Only 1 boiler in July.

I would never believe any political comments on anything. From an on the ground perspective, this recession is worse than any i've ever seen and will see me out i think.

Best have another nip and try to be positive ...you can buy another bottle tomorrow lol Turnpin

 

[tamz]

Well you need to spend the cash on something you can't show :lol:

 

[Plum Bob 66]

Ticking over doing bathrooms but this eco stuff has killed the heating. Only 1 boiler in July.

I would never believe any political comments on anything. From an on the ground perspective, this recession is worse than any i've ever seen and will see me out i think.

Mind you Tam it's a blessing that you can turn your hand to any aspect of this game to earn a crust. All those years of knowledge must have paid off in that respect. What's the competition like around you?

 

[tamz]

Mind you Tam it's a blessing that you can turn your hand to any aspect of this game to earn a crust

I fitted a kitchen last week :smile:

Its the same as all over. Rates are dropping to stupid levels with the occasional one sensibly priced.

 

[hammers4spanner]

have managed to get a decent sized install at a good price first for a while so cant complain and just picked up council contract which is reactive maintenance and rates arnt to bad either .

If i left school now tho i probably wouldnt look at plumbing as a job and as tamz says the eco stuff has killed any heating i use to get

 

[BN9Pete]

Full on busy for the last 3 months, last year in September I thought my phone line had been disconnected as work was so bad.

 

[lame plumber]

Ticking over doing bathrooms but this eco stuff has killed the heating. Only 1 boiler in July.

I would never believe any political comments on anything. From an on the ground perspective, this recession is worse than any i've ever seen and will see me out i think.

never a truer word said!

 

[TBServices]

Never been busier. Unfortunately it's all bathroom and other crap jobs I don't really want.

 

[Howsie]

Chugging along.

 

[Mike Jackson]

I'm manic at the moment. Mostly heating work at a good price as well.

 

[Barry98]

Busy with commercial stuff for next month

 

[jtsplumbing]

Ticking over, just paying the bills, Got a full install next week, but I think the heating install game has had it's day, for the small guy, it will be taken over with large corporate company's, The Day of the sole trader are numbered, and once Big Brother as got rid of us then watch the costs rise BG and others will have freedom to charge what they want ! all on finance of course !! It will be like China we will all be wearing the same uniforms. :grinningelf:

 

[rpm]

Still 4 - 5 jobs every day but mainly breakdowns, find people are putting the service work off, everybody is trying to haggle the price down and noticed more people looking closely at paperwork before signing the job off. Fewer tips as well. Average customer is still finding it hard I reckon.

 

[Atouchofgas]

Not to bad at the moment,got jobs booked in till end of month

 

[SimonG]

Quieter than of late, but paying the bills Enjoying it whilst I can as the next 6 to 8 weeks are pretty full. A mix of freshly priced jobs and a couple from a few months back that I thought I'd missed out on. It's all at a good price as well.

 

[lame plumber]

I died in sept, mainly due to knackered back but made it all up in jan onwards and this week is the first time things have gone quiet, but it is a seaside area in sunny weather and I have one job installing a disabled bathroom and power lift bath that is paying a few weeks pay in one short few days mid month fm a rather rich custard, then one hopes winters coming

 

[Mrs Tara Plumbi]

We have been exceptionally busy for about the past 18 months - alll w o m or repeat customers -
Thank goodness so many of our old customers have been moving house, staying local and buying houses that need everything doing!
Being long established keeps us going i think it would be difficult to start up now and there are many working for silly prices.

Apart from that agree on gas work.
Barely worth renewing the GSR and paying the high rates of insurance that go with it.

 

[Ray Stafford]

I died in sept,

Zombie Plumbers? Could be an interesting new marketing ploy...

 

[Paulus]

Busy through to end October with bathroom re-fits, all referrals from existing customers.