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  1. Highland Forestry
    I didnt realise it was possible to do that..... sounds a damned good idea to me.. The problem I come across alot is being too busy to chase up debtors and invoices..... you get into a routine with work, ploughing through it all and you;re so busy with that and so concentrated, before you know it a month has gone by and you're still owed money. I called in alot of my outstanding invoices at the end of april, and so had alot of money come in quite quickly, which has resulted in a whopping VAT bill.. however.. bought the new truck in May, so thats the next quarter and have a good ammount to cliam back. The big bosses and the big companies are getting harder and harsher all the time... I think when they feel the pinch everyone under them is made to suffer.
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    Congrats.. The ticket is for life at the moment, but I am told that is changing imminently.
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    My phone is always on, day and night, and like stevie all calls are usually screened anyway unless I recognise the number... it's the only way to work or some days you'd never be off the phone because of plonkers phoning you wanting something for nothing or trying to sell you something. Had a good one the other day, an ''eastern'' lady called wanting me to answer questions for a survey so I told her if she made an appointment to talk to me at a more suitable time and was happy to pay a £50 consultancy fee there would be no problem...... she hung up on me!! lol
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    Not for me, no chance..... they had it too good for too long, I'd rather download my music and make my own CDs at a fraction of the cost and the artist still gets their royalities if you use iTunes or similar.
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    As far as I know..... you dont have to pay over the VAT until you get paid anyway, so you dont pay the VAT over on outstanding invoices.
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    How does this work Stevie??? do you mean clain the VAT in one quarter to offset your bill and then pay the invoice the next quarter?
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    Big companies can be a real pain in the arse... you know it's bad when you know the contract managers mobile number off b heart because you've been trying to get hold of him for weeks to get paid. I did a job in march for a management company that we don't usually work for.... this was the second contract we had done for them and the first one was only a day job. This was a 7k job and took us a few weeks to complete, then when I was finished and sent in the invoices and all the paperwork I was told that they'd get paid when their clients paid their invoice..... nothing mentioned about this in the contract so I explained that it was in their interests to pay promptly if they wanted any future work done. One of our regular clients pays immediatley on reciept of invoice, but I have to pay a 0.5% charge for this on all invoices.....
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    I looked into factoring my invoices last year and discovered that yes you can get paid straight away less the percentage charged by the bank or the factoring company, but if your customer fails to pay on time then the factoring company take the money back off you!
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    Rob - that is a difficult question mate... Theres alot of unknowns with ''a days work'' and every job is different. Speaking from a forestry cutting POV - depending on the job, I'm £90 a day per chainsaw operative based on two operatives minimum, For climbing - £100 a day for remedial/small jobs. For all other jobs arb wise, it depends on what needs doing and who's doing it, but £120 a day for me to climb. For other forestry ops such as spraying, fence maintenance, surveying and data collections etc, we're £80 a day per person.. However, when we get the chance to do piece rate work, we can earn approximatley £100 a day, which is nice all round.
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    I can relate to that.... at the end of May I was owed a record 26k in outstanding invoices.. Cashflow is a nightmare.... even though I know I owe the VAT man because i've taken it in, whilst waiting for other invoices to be paid you have to use that money to keep the business afloat... I could put the VAT away as I was paid it, but it would remove vital funds which the business needs to keep the boys paid every week.
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    Ok, following on from reading about this in another thread... Who thinks they pay too much tax, or indeed not enough tax?? I know that if you're not paying any tax then you're not earning any money.... My tax is taken care of as I have a nasty habit of spending all my money on new kit, vehicles, and some machinery soon I hope.... What kills me is the VAT and cashflow... Just got my bill in today for my Feb-April vat return - £7200!!!!!!!!!! To say I spat my coffee out reading the summary from the accountants is an understatement!
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    sweet bracing! .... very posh!
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    Worth nothing if your no good.... but priceless if you're amazing. (£70 a day labouring, £100 climbing)
  14. Highland Forestry
    I bet it had long legs too..
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    lubetube or youporn?
  16. Highland Forestry
    just downloaded it, seems good! cheers mate.
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    Actually..... I dont.... Its one I really want to do, and was talking to Ron Clowse (do you know him??) the other day about it...... basically i'm going in for it and have all the assessor guidance, info and boomf on it but I now need to find a hardwood tree big enough to fell and do a crown break down.. So.....if you find any big big trees needing felled - let me know! Actually I have t find two as the assessment would be for a minimum of two people.
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    sugoi 420mm for me!!
  19. Highland Forestry
    I'll be making sure i'm at the APF next year then..
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    Erm - I was unable to attend, but from all the reports and pictures i've seen..... I thought it looked like quite a small show... How does it measure up to the APF?!...
  21. Highland Forestry
    Aye that's glazza alright..... party on dude's!!!!!!!
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    Already on the case there with the CS40/41 - going to go straight for the assessment.
  23. Highland Forestry
    Monster Munch, Shepard Penguin!!
  24. Highland Forestry
    I have to say.... I agree with that entirley. BUT....... the course if not flexible enough to cater for a de-veg squad that know more about the chipper and how to operate it than the guy teaching or assessing the course.
  25. Highland Forestry
    ahem...... John, I'd like to call on a previous post on your chipper assessment photos thread... ''We had 6 people through today and we were finished nice and early. I dont know how they could make it last two days. Its not rocket science'' I rest my case, your honour.

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