Reg on company clothing

[WesD]

I think Reg will do ok with or without the logo'd shirt it is each to there own I have discreet tops and jacket as said deductible as a uniform for me I force them on no one equally when a few ask me to subby for them I still wear my own I represent myself at all times I wouldn't expect anyone to wear mine nor do I ask them too.

 

I'm with skyhuck on the van mine is blank.

[eggsarascal]

I think Reg will do ok with or without the logo'd shirt it is each to there own I have discreet tops and jacket as said deductible as a uniform for me I force them on no one equally when a few ask me to subby for them I still wear my own I represent myself at all times I wouldn't expect anyone to wear mine nor do I ask them too.

 

I'm with skyhuck on the van mine is blank.

 

when you are subbing and a potential customer asks for a business card do you give them your own or one of the companies that you are working for on that day?

 

My van is also blank. Can't be a tarmacer one day and a bed salesman the next if it was signwritten.

[WesD]

I point them towards who I am working with. I say with as S/E is pretty self explanatory. What I do and the practices I use work for me and the few I subby for when needed and that's the most important thing.

[WesD]

I have enough work and get enough work without the need to sign write a van that's all.

 

The vans use is rather an irrelevant comment.

[RC0]

Spot on Kevin, Reg is still slowly coming to terms with the fact that he's not a contract climber anymore and he's now having to consider PR and advertising etc

 

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I understand the need to advertise, but I'll stop short at putting it on a worker. The website does ok. I get plenty word of mouth. No signs on the truck, because I just don't want people stopping me and talking all about their trees when Im in a car park, or having a day off.

[Thesnarlingbadger]

That had me in stitches. Thanks for that Reg.

To be honest I never got the company clothing malarkey.

I do have my own company t-shirts now but never ask other workers to wear them as I hated being told to wear someone else's name. But I think for quoting purposes if that client has a few tree surgeons popping over to quote a job they can see you are from company 'X' straight away. I don't think it's won me any more jobs though. My t-shirts are black with green writing so they are not to garish but some people go out and find the brightest colour in the spectrum and make it in to a company shirt (only to get covered is muddy sap within a day).

I'm only a small business but I can understand a larger firm who deals with say council jobs etc having the need for a more uniformed look as you maybe in the public eye a bit more.

But I have always wondered if it is a sign of dominance in some cases and since you mentioned it I think it probably most definitely is.

Cheers for the video, I have a few people in mind who would find this hilarious. Keep em coming.

 

 

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[nailer]

Maybe just have matching colour tops and matching colour lids? That way you all look like a professional team, but no-one feels like they've been stripped of all their dignity and personal identity.