Grass cutting Contracts

[Arbornot]

Mind if I ask for those of you that do commercial or larger grass cutting contracts, were you approached to do them or did you have to market the service direct to places like business parks/ nursing homes etc ?

 

Im looking for ideas on how to expand and am interested in more commercial side, by way im based in NI so wont be poaching any customers.

 

cheers

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

I approached - didn't work. Rate of 1p per m3 now, used to be 2p.

[Mortimer Firewood]

All the bigger stuff you have to tender for but the right contracts with the right kit can earn good money. There is a contract coming up local to me that's worth around 80k a year the works spread out over 26 sites and would keep two blokes busy for most of the season. If you have the right gear and good blokes you can make good money

[MikeTM150]

we used to do some verge trimming and larger area mowing, used to be a nice little earner, never make you rich but it was worth doing. Now either the council have it back in hand (making there machinery more justifiable which is good for council coffers so good for local people) or there are a few around here who seem to be doing it for less than what i see as cost price, so i've let them get on with it. We had to tender for council contracts, and be an approved contractor.

 

I suspect there's still money out there in it if you get it right, but I guess i didn't move into any new areas so fell out the bracket for it. Also as the contracting business grew, I had enough to do without doing that as well for a cut throat price.