Way too quiet!!!!

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I priced up a job dismantling a big Lime tree in a very tight space, £2500+vat. Today the client had the decency to call and thank me for my time but has had a "more competitive quote of £800 including vat".

 

By the way, the client is actually a friend! :lol:

 

Tough times eh, tough times.......

[john p]

I priced up a job dismantling a big Lime tree in a very tight space, £2500+vat. Today the client had the decency to call and thank me for my time but has had a "more competitive quote of £800 including vat".

 

By the way, the client is actually a friend! :lol:

 

Tough times eh, tough times.......

 

think it may end in tears for your friend

[Jesse]

Work is incredibly scarce here in general landscaping/maintenance. If this keeps up I'll have to throw my hat at it......and if I get one more (potential) customer moaning about prices I'll throw my hat at HIM.

 

Try doing things in a different way, my mog has gone and instead of chipping into the back of a truck and hauling away, i'v got a TW veri track,the hopper comes off, which we can get in most places and we now chip into dumpy bags using a diffuser so the chip just drops loose into the bag which is held open by a modified fork attachment which is fitted to the chipper, i then sell the bags as an extra back to the client for a fee on top of the cost of the job, we can now achieve my 2man target day rate in approx 5hrs so i now earn about 30 to 40% more in a day . savings are in not hauling, much less dragging and fuel and in cleaning up as the closser you get to the task and process the less time is spent on a rake. We can still remove arisings from site , but 85% of the time the client likes the idear of the bag.

[Nick Gardiner]

Work is incredibly scarce here in general landscaping/maintenance. If this keeps up I'll have to throw my hat at it......and if I get one more (potential) customer moaning about prices I'll throw my hat at HIM.

 

Chin up Ant! Things will get better mate how many times have we both had a quiet couple of weeks now? and we're both still going!

[Buzzsurgeon]

Try doing things in a different way, my mog has gone and instead of chipping into the back of a truck and hauling away, i'v got a TW veri track,the hopper comes off, which we can get in most places and we now chip into dumpy bags using a diffuser so the chip just drops loose into the bag which is held open by a modified fork attachment which is fitted to the chipper, i then sell the bags as an extra back to the client for a fee on top of the cost of the job, we can now achieve my 2man target day rate in approx 5hrs so i now earn about 30 to 40% more in a day . savings are in not hauling, much less dragging and fuel and in cleaning up as the closser you get to the task and process the less time is spent on a rake. We can still remove arisings from site , but 85% of the time the client likes the idear of the bag.

 

Sounds interesting any pics of your deffuser please?

[aob9]

Chin up Ant! Things will get better mate how many times have we both had a quiet couple of weeks now? and we're both still going!

 

Hi Nick, thought I might get your attention.

[Nick Gardiner]

Hi Nick, thought I might get your attention.

 

Evenin! Giv me a buzz when you get a minute got a new advertising option which might interest you.

[Dog Tag]

Diesel and waste are killing me too, insurance has also gone up. I'm now being squeezed from both sides and it won't be long before I'll be a loss making business. Add to that the absolutely awful weather and you can see why I'm moaning.

 

That's my rant for today, I'll leave it at that:cursing:

 

not much better in the big smoke.

 

gone very quiet, despite all the money going to the councils.

 

they have lots of new transport though..

 

:confused1:

[Old Mill Tree Care]

think it may end in tears for your friend

 

I hope so.

[skyhuck]

I hope so.

 

Some friend you are.