Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:58 pm
cemex blocks £8.95m for 60mm in kings lynn , been that price for 2 years now,your in wrong place Tony... 
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 11:25 pm
Going back 10 years there was a firm in stoke doing block paving for £21 per m2 all in. That was the hook but they would charge extra for trays and drains. Turned out they were embroiled in the VAT scam and the boss did some time
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:26 am
you can only use local merchants markmsh paving wrote:cemex blocks £8.95m for 60mm in kings lynn , been that price for 2 years now,your in wrong place Tony...
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:35 am
Im paying £10.50 psm for brett 50mm
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 11:02 am
There will *always* be someone cheaper than you, and there will always be customers who are only interested in a cheap job rather than a quality job.
No-one builds a lasting reputation for being cheap. Reps are based on quality, and the customers who want quality understand they will have to pay for it.
Back when I was contracting I used to tell clients to let me know if I was the cheapest because it meant I'd cocked-up the pricing. Don't waste a moment's thought on the knobheads working for 50 quid a day. They are living hand-to-mouth and will never get any better. The only jobs they are winning are the ones you don't really need, anyway.
When it comes to the real prestige jobs, the ones that reward well and look fantastic in a portfolio, the cheap'n'nasty knobheads won't even get a look in. Don't ever be tempted to cheapen yourself by chasing the bargain-basement work. It doesn't pay; it doesn't do anything for your rep; and it lets all your competitors think that you're struggling.
No-one builds a lasting reputation for being cheap. Reps are based on quality, and the customers who want quality understand they will have to pay for it.
Back when I was contracting I used to tell clients to let me know if I was the cheapest because it meant I'd cocked-up the pricing. Don't waste a moment's thought on the knobheads working for 50 quid a day. They are living hand-to-mouth and will never get any better. The only jobs they are winning are the ones you don't really need, anyway.
When it comes to the real prestige jobs, the ones that reward well and look fantastic in a portfolio, the cheap'n'nasty knobheads won't even get a look in. Don't ever be tempted to cheapen yourself by chasing the bargain-basement work. It doesn't pay; it doesn't do anything for your rep; and it lets all your competitors think that you're struggling.
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:43 pm
Knobheads lol! haha
Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:49 pm
Wise words gafferTony McC wrote:There will *always* be someone cheaper than you, and there will always be customers who are only interested in a cheap job rather than a quality job.
No-one builds a lasting reputation for being cheap. Reps are based on quality, and the customers who want quality understand they will have to pay for it.
Back when I was contracting I used to tell clients to let me know if I was the cheapest because it meant I'd cocked-up the pricing. Don't waste a moment's thought on the knobheads working for 50 quid a day. They are living hand-to-mouth and will never get any better. The only jobs they are winning are the ones you don't really need, anyway.
When it comes to the real prestige jobs, the ones that reward well and look fantastic in a portfolio, the cheap'n'nasty knobheads won't even get a look in. Don't ever be tempted to cheapen yourself by chasing the bargain-basement work. It doesn't pay; it doesn't do anything for your rep; and it lets all your competitors think that you're struggling.