Business premises location

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello, 

Looking for sage opinions and advice from the honourable and most venerable citizens of this Parish, especially those who have experienced similar.

 We currently operate from home with a garage attached.

However it would be nice to separate home from work life.

I have just been offered a unit in an industrial park visible from a well trod road that leads to the local tip and sharing clean modern premises with a construction firm to who I have subcontracted to before and they to I.

Our turnover has been relatively stable since 2018, more than enough to live on but not enough to employ a full time climber without taking a salary hit.

(Don't try to equate UK employment costs with France)

The unit is 800 euros per month all in and far larger than my current needs.

A new alarm and surveillance system is included.

My feeling is that having a presence in this area would raise the profile and credibility of the business and so potentially bring in far more work thus more than compensating for the cost of renting a unit.

I can have our business signage displayed promenently on the building visible from the road and put an A board out front.

 Please, share your thoughts and experiences.

      Thank you

         Stuart

 

 

 

[Fellstoflats]

I've absolutely nothing useful to add to this really, but I'm intrigued- did you transfer UK qualifications to France, or train up over there?

[Ty Korrigan]

58 minutes ago, Fellstoflats said:

I've absolutely nothing useful to add to this really, but I'm intrigued- did you transfer UK qualifications to France, or train up over there?

 

In France, no qualifications are required to become a tree climber.

Insurance companies don't ask for anything other than your business registration certificate and even then, they are pretty lax about who can obtain insurance.

The authorities are only now beginning to more strictly regulate the industry.

Regardless of that, France doesn't recognise UK NPTC certificates.

 

 

[Fellstoflats]

Useful to know, thank you!