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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:16 pm
by specialbranch
Looking very good for us at the moment phone hasnt stopped ringing for the last 2 weeks got loads of quotes to sort and about 3 months lined up. Went to see one guy last Friday who we were reccomended to. He wanted a full landscape front and back and we quoted 15grand. He was flying to Dubai for work that night so transfered half the cash upfront and said we could get it done anytime between now and August when he gets back, does'nt mind what products we use or what design as long as its clean and tidy when he returns just send him some pics as we work. Got a glass and brushed steel rabbit run to make and a tripple dog kennel/run with a florida beech hut style brief? and a 5aside pitch to create. Just on with 6 new build townhouses at the moment Marshalls Pendal Patios & turfing and planting.
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:41 pm
by Carberry
Dave_L wrote:Carberry wrote:Booked for the next 6 weekends for life modelling, with a few other bookings for later on in the year.
Whats that all about?? Are you a nude male model or summat??
That's my weekend job. Get naked for hen parties :laugh:
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:48 pm
by Dave_L
Carberry wrote:Dave_L wrote:Carberry wrote:Booked for the next 6 weekends for life modelling, with a few other bookings for later on in the year.
Whats that all about?? Are you a nude male model or summat??
That's my weekend job. Get naked for hen parties :laugh:
Nice work if you can get it!
Are you being serious?
If so, I bet you could tell some stories............
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:12 pm
by mickavalon
I used to do Life drawing on me design Degree, the guy was nuts. He used to make chicken noises, and crack jokes while standing around with his cobs out, proper good bloke. Mind you the 20 something pretty goth girl who posed for the night class was worth staying late for, although she was a Lesbian. Of course I never let that put me off, true professional I am!!:rock:
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:27 pm
by Carberry
Dave_L wrote:Carberry wrote:Dave_L wrote:
Whats that all about?? Are you a nude male model or summat??
That's my weekend job. Get naked for hen parties :laugh:
Nice work if you can get it!
Are you being serious?
If so, I bet you could tell some stories............
Yes, I'm serious. Very good money. I'm getting £440 for 2 hours work this weekend.
Got some interesting stories, some funny, some sick :p
Going to be focusing on that part of the business over the next few weeks, got a few ideas for bringing in more work, trying to think of any ways to improve the 'class' too.
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:52 pm
by local patios and driveway
DNgroundworks wrote:I wouldnt say im busy, ive got a month booked in at the most, but there must be hundreds of groundwork/paving/civils oufits within a 60 mile radius of me, fair bit of competition lol
Dan did you get your site and adwords sorted yet?
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 5:25 pm
by DNgroundworks
Hi mate, no, ive spoke to the people that built the site and they say that it can take up to 3 months for google to fully index the site and thats why the adwords isnt working?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:35 pm
by Dave_L
Phone has been very lively over the past 5 wks or so, been out and priced 6 reasonable jobs thisavo, more to see tomorrow PM then a meeting with our H&S Advisor.
Rates are pretty much rock-bottom and costs are sky-high so that's just great ain't it?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:58 pm
by DNgroundworks
Daft question Dave, but how do you guage what your rates should be? by losing a few jobs first??
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 5:56 am
by Dave_L
Generally have a good feel for the job - and I do quite often find when I loose a job what the winners rate was.
There are some very busy fools out there - like someone doing overlay work at £12/metre - £850+VAT all in with no allowance for any prep work (forming joints, raising covers, sweep & tack etc etc)
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:50 am
by lutonlagerlout
we work on 30% rule dan
if we get roughly 1 in 3 jobs we price we know we are in the ballpark
more than 1 in 3 means we are too cheap and less means too dear
bear in mind that everyone has different overheads ,so prices can vary but both have been worked correctly
we do not and never have used and kind of banking facility,I know a lot of lads that have 50 grand overdrafts 
I used to find that out of every 3 potential customers,1 was a reccomendation,1 was someone looking for a comparison quote ,and 1 would be a total messer
LLL
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:22 pm
by GB_Groundworks
lutonlagerlout wrote:we do not and never have used and kind of banking facility,
under the bed stuffed with cash?
we are on this extension job and we've found the original house builder didnt retain the drive and garage so we are retrospectively installing one, client said i dont care what it cost just do it right 
. brought in the 8 ton today and sheet piles, vibro hammer got installed and we are ready to get going tomorrow morning installing the piles. gonna add 10-15k to the job i reckon
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:40 pm
by lutonlagerlout
i meant overdrafts ,loans,factoring etc
they keep pestering me to borrow and i am like "thanks,but no thanks"
I dont think i could concentrate if i had an overdraft of 50 K,be like working for nothing
LLL
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:55 pm
by GB_Groundworks
i was brought up with a in built fear of debt, never had a credit card dont think i will, mortgage is the only thing well and student loan i owe
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 6:56 pm
by DNgroundworks
i have an overdraft of 10k but im in and out of it all the time, but i havent been established for donkeys years, im only 5 years on from a standing start, dont have noodles of cash me!