Arboriculture the future ?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

LA work has ALWAYS been done at cut throat prices, its a mugs game fit only for serious big contenders in all but the smaller parish councils.

 

This as some rightly point out is a speed and efficiency game not one of high quality, I know ive been there done that, 17 lime strips a day to make a decent wage for me and my groundie in ealing.

 

The future of our business?

 

Diversify? I think there are so many diverse areas of our business it has plenty of scope for making a buck via a bit of marketing and business acumen.

 

The big firms will always rule the LA work, the little guys bending the rules will always be the ones working 7 day weeks for cash trimming the old girls hedges and the medium sized firms that survive will be the ones that truly become masters of utilising and marketing all the have and do to the enth degree.

 

When you look at what some of these lads in here do with a bit of scrap material the potential for making profit from waste is mind boggling.

 

The business is far more technical than ever before and its going more and more so, getting up to standard and being cutting edge will always have the advantage of a captive client base and premium rates.

 

Professional people are and always will be in HIGH demand

[Robert_S]

I think alot of companies will diversify into more landscaping in my eyes its crazy not too, i use to do only trees but started to wonder why i was turning down work!! the client that i already had a good relationship with was offering to give me more money it seemed madness to refuse. I can now go to a job and get another £1000 from a client because i can offer the service of putting a fence up after i remove and grind out the conifers or other ground work that presents itself, it works for me.

[Stephen Blair]

fencing takes skill though robert, any monkey can hack down a tree

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

fencing takes skill though robert, any monkey can hack down a tree

 

 

OI!

 

Thats naughty! personaly I think i will steer clear of the fencing. landscaping and trees lopped and topped proffesion!

 

jack of all, master of none.

[Stephen Blair]

OI!

 

you are right stevie, give me £20 and i will top and lop anything in flower, hand me a hammer and spirit level and i will hurt myself.

 

fair enough mate:biggrin:

[Robert_S]

OI!

 

Thats naughty! personaly I think i will steer clear of the fencing. landscaping and trees lopped and topped proffesion!

 

jack of all, master of none.

 

Off course its a personal choice but thats quite a sweeping statement.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I was just playing, survival in the real world isnt easy, nor would i hold it against anyone doing a bit of fencing, or turfing etc to make ends meet,

 

but i stand by jack of all master of none, otherwise builders would do the sparks and plumbing as well as the building!

[Doug Blease]

Hamadryad,

 

It is possible as a business owner to employ a fully experienced fencer. Then your business is the master of two skills.

[Stephen Blair]

being talented at alot of diferent skills isnt being a jack of all trades, i have seen roberts work from trees to patios, each one is as good as i have ever seen and any man who can take winter off must be doing something right:thumbup1:

[gibbon]

LA work has ALWAYS been done at cut throat prices, its a mugs game fit only for serious big contenders in all but the smaller parish councils.

 

 

Thats a rather sweeping statement

 

We have contracts with local and district councils. We are not big contenders, operating at cut throat prices or a bunch of mugs. How much experience do you have tendering for these contracts?