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Yep it's real I've had two recently they must be desperate lol
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If you are struggling for work then it aint too bad. Can easily do 10 of their services (basic safety checks) a day and have a grand a week. They plan all your jobs so they are close together. Add in a few bonus easy breakdowns on to the service which normally pay about £40. Stuck TRV, free it up in 2 mins while there and you have a £60 basic safety check and 2 mins banging a TRV.
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Worth doing a couple of days a week if youre struggling
Give your card to every customer - youd have gained 50 new ones in a week
Give your card to every customer - youd have gained 50 new ones in a week
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I did this when I first started up, was on £21 + VAT for "service", did three days a week, always got 12 services a day in the same area. They binned me off after 20 months which wasn't a drama as I was getting established by then.
They then reapproached a few of us a year later, gave us an additional £1500 if we committed to three days a week so I went back (whilst doing my normal work in the remaining 3 days a week-kept all my existing customer served as I'd seen their loyalty towards contractors).
After a couple more years they started introducing breakdowns into the mix, which would involve a recall if parts were required and this is included in your breakdown fee of £55 + VAT and would then spill over into an "off" day. This coupled with the fact that it was STILL £21 a service despite 5 years having passed, we were being QC'd with phone calls direct to the customer to ensure we had discussed offering them energy from BG, a new boiler from BG, can we sell you a Magnabooster etc. I had assumed I was there to provide a service, not be a saleman.
A good firm to cut your teeth with as a contractor, was invited to the curries out with the regulars (until their union got involved) but you will get talked to like a second-class citizen in the team training talks by some of the regulars.....
They then reapproached a few of us a year later, gave us an additional £1500 if we committed to three days a week so I went back (whilst doing my normal work in the remaining 3 days a week-kept all my existing customer served as I'd seen their loyalty towards contractors).
After a couple more years they started introducing breakdowns into the mix, which would involve a recall if parts were required and this is included in your breakdown fee of £55 + VAT and would then spill over into an "off" day. This coupled with the fact that it was STILL £21 a service despite 5 years having passed, we were being QC'd with phone calls direct to the customer to ensure we had discussed offering them energy from BG, a new boiler from BG, can we sell you a Magnabooster etc. I had assumed I was there to provide a service, not be a saleman.
A good firm to cut your teeth with as a contractor, was invited to the curries out with the regulars (until their union got involved) but you will get talked to like a second-class citizen in the team training talks by some of the regulars.....
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