rogue works on the rise

[Yorkshireman]

Rogue Traders landscaping expert Mitch Westwood blames economy for rise in poor landscape standards that 'devalue' sector | Landscape Review | Horticulture Week

[bob]

too true

same for trees as well though:thumbdown:

[Yorkshireman]

A Response form Bali on the matter

 

BALI's Richard Gardiner weighs into rogue trader debate | Horticulture Week Daily | Horticulture Week

[csservices]

Theres definitely been an increase in the man and van style gardener/landscaper round here since the start of the year, lost a few customers with being undercut, hopefully they'll be back when they realise you get what you pay for

[ScottF]

As long as people keep looking at the bottom line and little else, the quality will continue to drop. Every one of these Rogue Traders has been employed because they were the cheapest by a client who thought they were going to get something for nothing.

[Steve Bullman]

As long as people keep looking at the bottom line and little else, the quality will continue to drop. Every one of these Rogue Traders has been employed because they were the cheapest by a client who thought they were going to get something for nothing.

 

thats about the sum of it!

[csservices]

As I've said to customers before you can do it cheap or you can do it properly

[gaz1210]

same up here in the newcastle durham area, i charge a small fee for my consultations and design and refund it after the job is complete, it puts off a few people but noone that if after a proffesional job doing! when i explain how much goes in to the pricing and designing of the jobs people seam to understand

[samarb]

LOL perfect place to say what i saw today. Man in blue knackered transit working of a ladder no ppe ropes ect trying to recrown the tree with a hand saw (and not a silky lol). Then every five mins he would trot down the ladder to feed brash into chipper straight into pile by the house not so bad but his customer left his window open. How can we compete with this.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

isnt it strange how there are so many industries heavily regulated and controlled, to be a sparks you HAVE to go NIC, plumbers/gas Its corgi registration, but one of th.. no THE most dangerous and potentialy for the public too, occupations going and it is a bloomin free for all!

 

utter utter madness, it just dont figure!