SafeContractor and other SSIP nonsense in general??

[maybelateron]

2 hours ago, Rough Cutter said:

Did it start with the guild of master craftsman?

Indeed mine did. Gave him the time of day, then said no thanks once I could see what a con it was. Same bloke contacted me a year later and seemed put out when my reply began with "I remember you from a year ago".

[maybelateron]

2 hours ago, Rough Cutter said:

Arborists Protection Front???

F--- off, this is the Protection front for Arborists.

[Rough Cutter]

1 hour ago, maybelateron said:

F--- off, this is the Protection front for Arborists.

Bol###s to being with them. There as bad as the arborists front protectors...

[GarethM]

8 minutes ago, Rough Cutter said:

Bol###s to being with them. There as bad as the arborists front protectors...

Fire up the transit and the pole saw, we shall solve this like the knights of old!.

 

Unless it's samurai style with silky ?.

[Rough Cutter]

6 minutes ago, GarethM said:

Fire up the transit and the pole saw, we shall solve this like the knights of old!.

 

Unless it's samurai style with silky ?.

It I'll be twin side toppers and gallon hats no ear muffs ....

 

Absolute ba##£##s them protection front for arborists 

Edited November 23 by Rough Cutter

[GarethM]

4 minutes ago, Rough Cutter said:

It I'll be twin side toppers and gallon hats no ear muffs ....

 

Absolute ba##£##s them protection front for arborists 

Gorilla garden warfare!.

[Clutchy]

I love it. 

 

It means less and less cheap competition which this thread proves. I win the higher paying jobs with these BS companies because no one else wants to jump through the hoops. Which suits me just fine. 

 

SSIP's such as CHAS, Safe contractor, construction online etc were all originally introduced to avoid every new contractor having to fill out all the pre qualifications questionnaires. 

 

That never happened and you still have to submit all this extra bollocks info. 

 

But as I say, suits me - less competition and I charge double the going rate becuase of it 

[Mark Bolam]

Fair play to you mate, you deserve every extra penny!

Still not for me though.

[JLA1990]

23 hours ago, Clutchy said:

I love it. 

 

It means less and less cheap competition which this thread proves. I win the higher paying jobs with these BS companies because no one else wants to jump through the hoops. Which suits me just fine. 

 

SSIP's such as CHAS, Safe contractor, construction online etc were all originally introduced to avoid every new contractor having to fill out all the pre qualifications questionnaires. 

 

That never happened and you still have to submit all this extra bollocks info. 

 

But as I say, suits me - less competition and I charge double the going rate becuase of it 

So do I but I choose to set my own terms with companies and do not hold the accreditations. What’s the point of holding a subscribed accreditation when companies still have their own hoops to jump through!? I don’t need someone to show a client that I have a modern slavery agreement because here you go I just emailed it to you along with everything else you require, only took me 30secs to email and I’ve saved myself thousands.