Proforma invoice?

[JCplumb]

What is one?
I had a call to change 4 w.c. syphons in a factory, but they want a proforma invoice before I do the job.
Never heard of one before, any of you guys familiar with these?

 

[villa_tom]

Proforma Invoice - What is a Proforma Invoice and Why Use One

Looks like they just want to know how much the job will be before you start.

 

[Ray Stafford]

It may be a good sign.

Are you expecting a cheque on completion?

If a contractor was working for us, and we had agreed to pay on completion, we would ask for a pro-forma invoice. Its just an invoice issued in advance.

The reason would be that our accounts department can't just write a cheque - there has to be a purchase order and a supplier invoice on the system before a cheque can be raised. So to avoid difficulties, if a trade wants to be paid on completion - get a proforma invoice into the system before work starts, and we can process the cheque.

I expect lots of businesses have similar processes.

 

[JCplumb]

Thanks for the responses, the guy didn't mention payment so I put it in 'terms' at the bottom of the proforma invoice, two birds with one stone methinks
When I made the invoice (quote) I used ''eml-0202(proforma - not agreed)'' as the invoice number to reserve 'eml-0202' in my invoice software and will just edit it back to 'eml-0202' and resend on completion of work.
Does that sound about right Ray?

 

[JCplumb]

Just opened the following email reply from them, so must have done it right

Thank you for that Joe

I have raised the requisition and you should receive the PO number via email tomorrow from our finance team.
Could we please go ahead with the work this Saturday, and if so can I have your full name and vehicle details to pass on to our security?

Many thanks


The security thing they mention, it turns out that this is the biggest bank note manufacturer in the world, who would of thought that was in Bolton, well Westhoughton actually but close enough

 

[rpm]

Just opened the following email reply from them, so must have done it right


The security thing they mention, it turns out that this is the biggest bank note manufacturer in the world, who would of thought that was in Bolton, well Westhoughton actually but close enough

Better have a shower Sat morning JC sounds like a strip search both on the way in and on the way out, just tell him to warm his hands first! lol

Did a job in a Diamond clearing warehouse a few months back, didn`t get searched but the "escort" was never more than 2ft away from me, luckily for him it was a clean basin only pump.

 

[Ray Stafford]

A million and one years ago (aka the mid 80s), I was working as a courier driver for the company that had the contract for onward delivery from Japanese Airlines freight services division. I was picking up from Heathrow and delivering to Sony UK HQ the very first Walkman prototypes. The security was like fort knox. Mirrors under the car, pat down search, full cavity (thats the vehicle, not me! ) searches etc.

It the only time in my life when someone has pointed a firearm at me and I believed they might pull the trigger.

 

[rpm]

Sounds the same as when we used to do work in Army barracks Ray and they had ruddy big dogs as well.

 

[Nostrum]

A full cavity (thats the vehicle, not me! ) searches etc.

You win some , you lose some Ray!

 

[Masood]

The security thing they mention, it turns out that this is the biggest bank note manufacturer in the world, who would of thought that was in Bolton, well Westhoughton actually but close enough

That's actually pretty shrewd planning. Most Boltonians have never seen paper money so they'd not even think of breaking in...

 

[JCplumb]

Who needs paper money, you can get a 3 bedroom house round here for 75p

 

[Masood]

Who needs paper money, you can get a 3 bedroom house round here for 75p

Blimey! Prices have gone up!


Disclaimer - the ex-Mrs Masood (Asmodeus) is a Boltonian, as is her mother (Belial) and her sister (a divorce lawyer. There is no demonic name for these, as even Beelzebub himself dares not speak of them).

I do not have fond memories of Bolton...

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

Blimey! Prices have gone up!


Disclaimer - the ex-Mrs Masood (Asmodeus) is a Boltonian, as is her mother (Belial) and her sister (a divorce lawyer. There is no demonic name for these, as even Beelzebub himself dares not speak of them).

I do not have fond memories of Bolton...

so your ex has a sister who,s a divorce lawyer........****,how do you fight that?

 

[Masood]

so your ex has a sister who,s a divorce lawyer........****,how do you fight that?

Using a stupidly expensive law firm. Whilst she got her advice free... My lawyer did, however have the mind of Pratchett's Patrician and the morals of a hungry weasel...

 

[Dotty]

A million and one years ago (aka the mid 80s), I was working as a courier driver for the company that had the contract for onward delivery from Japanese Airlines freight services division. I was picking up from Heathrow and delivering to Sony UK HQ the very first Walkman prototypes. The security was like fort knox. Mirrors under the car, pat down search, full cavity (thats the vehicle, not me! ) searches etc.

It the only time in my life when someone has pointed a firearm at me and I believed they might pull the trigger.

Sounds the same as when we used to do work in Army barracks Ray and they had ruddy big dogs as well.

Still happens over here. Never ever thought I'd become blasé about having a gun pointed at me.