Anyone fit or know anyone on a metering contract

[tamz]

Heres the figures from 3 or 4 years ago.
U6 £24, U16 40, U25 £54 U40 £65 U65 163 U100 195 U160 265 rotaries negotiable after survey. Transfers and mains replacements are on an hourly rate with an open clock if your not stupid.
Out of 10 appointments in a day you will get 5 in to get it done. You don't get paid for aborts (well you will get an hourly rate if you know the game and the management)
And you will never sell any of your own work to anyone on this type of work.
Sounds like you might be taking it up the arz if you sign up for this from what you are saying sounds like subbing to a subby from a subby from a player and the middlemen can live with a 5% margin going on volume for doing nothing much but you can't.
Another btw. Invoice on a friday money in the bank the following wednesday, thats how this work runs. The farther down the tree you are the longer it takes to get paid

 

[hammers4spanner]

I look at it like this .
Majority of gas contracting work nowadays is bottom dollar multitude of young lads now are gsr thinking they can earn grand a week .
Let those idiots have it and crack some adverts out to bring in your own work.

 

[newcastle phill]

I take your point well Tamz and your sentiments have also crossed my mind. But i still feel there is an opportunity to pick work up.
There has to be surely.

A simple example. I go to do a meter. Fails TT. Identify fault. Tell customer the options and its not part of meter install. Charge to fix or cap off. Some may have their own guys- most not.
Now this is a simple example but the jist is the same as someone after a boiler service. Percentages say that there will be an amount that that will be after one.

 

[oz-plumber]

Hi Phil,

I would be looking at the fine print and the finer print in the contract.

You may not be allowed to do the repairs.

We were doing gas safety checks, but were not permitted to fix any leaks that were not at the gas meter - some clause about 'conflict of interest'.
The company we were contracting to, got all the paperwork, and sometimes the leak location, and had another crew go out and fix it.

I'm not saying don't do it, but just be cautious on how much extra work you might think you will get.

We got screwed on repairs due to fine print and negotiations made by other parties we were not privy to at the time we agreed to do the work

 

[newcastle phill]

Already clarified.
Its acceptable.
Also no need to relinquish my ticket.
The stipulation is they come first and foremost but any side work that doesnt affect your availability is fine

 

[hammers4spanner]

Just have a crack at it see how you get on , if your quiet then maybe be ok to tick you over.

 

[tamz]

I take your point well Tamz and your sentiments have also crossed my mind. But i still feel there is an opportunity to pick work up.
There has to be surely.

A simple example. I go to do a meter. Fails TT. Identify fault. Tell customer the options and its not part of meter install. Charge to fix or cap off. Some may have their own guys- most not.
Now this is a simple example but the jist is the same as someone after a boiler service. Percentages say that there will be an amount that that will be after one.

I'm not saying the opportunity won't come up as there will be leaks, pilots that won't relight boilers that won't fire up again etc but generally you will be seen as the bad guy cos it was working fine before you touched it.
Time pressures usually mean unless its something you can fix in 5 minutes you write up a notice and move on. The paperwork takes twice as long to do than the job btw.
I think in all the time i had lads doing this (10's of 000 of jobs) i got one boiler swap that i can remember and the lads doing the work got the odd tenner or 20 quid in their pocket but then again i wasn't chasing it.

 

[newcastle phill]

Yes true i did envisage work that needed doing having to be done at a later date and that in itself could be a PIA.

im not over-enamored by the numbers and 95% of what you have said I also think it totally accurate, especially subbing for subbing etc hence the price beaten down.

I know from being in the service sector previously with appointed calls made by customers its about 80% attendance.

I imagine this will be somewhat lower due to the nature of the work perhaps around 60% attendance, and theres my time wasted not being able to book short notice work to plug the holes.

Once I have further discussion with them i will post up in the private area the rates.

Or perhaps tamz on a confidential basis I could email you for your thoughts.

 

[tamz]

Pm me if you like Phil or send it to [email protected]

 

[newcastle phill]

Pm sent thanks