Advertising

[Armo74]

Hello Everyone,

How many people on here advertise themselves as a plumbing and heating company if they are not gas safe? Maybe a daft question but just wondered if you thought it gave the wrong impression.

Thanks.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

that's exactly what i do phil

 

[hammers4spanner]

that's exactly what i do phil

Are you not gas safe??

if not how do you find getting work just as a plumber?

 

[PlumbBobBob]

no i'm not gs. quite quiet at the moment, ticking over really.

 

[dontknowitall]

It's quite easy really. Most of my jobs don't require my oftec qual or GS. Reason I did oftec was a) I live out in the sticks and b) I didn't want someone phoning me saying "My heating doesn't work" and me not having the first clue about boilers.

Which brings us back to the original post, I suppose!

 

[philtheflush]

its crap out there at the mo but im sure it will pick up thats why i have heating on my card it gives me a bigger chance of getting jobs but if i get calls on boiler changes i go out with my mate who is gas safe and help him but services i pass on to him and if hes busy i get his plumbing jobs

 

[REDSAW]

putting plumbing and heating on your info will create a lot of gas related enquiries, if you dont have someone reliable to cover these jobs that you wish to put your name to, then your reputation is in jeopardy.imo.
then again, i believe 'general plumber' yet again pulls in more jobs of the right type.

 

[philtheflush]

im thinking of putting gaenocologist on my cards as well theres plumbing in that somewhere

 

[Armo74]

Thanks for the replies guy's, Kind of a mixed response i suppose, i agree that obviously without the boiler the rest of the system is pretty much useless, However i also believe that there is alot more to heating than just the heat source itself which is why i asked the question.

 

[JCplumb]

I don't advertise as a heating engineer but I still get a fair few calls for fires/boilers etc. I'm currently looking for someone reliable in the area to pass these on to. My website does state central heating repairs as it's easier than stating all the bits of the central heating that I'm allowed to play with.
Once you get a decent customer base though and can pull back on the advertising it gets simpler. E.g. I have 2 landlords who use me for everything except gsr jobs, they have 22 houses between them, I give them a good rate and they don't look elsewhere. Probably get a job or two a month from just those 2 customers

 

[moony]

I think 'and heating' if you haven't got a fuel ticket if any sorts is a bit misleading, but it will get more enquiries, but I can't imagine going to a job to check why heating isn't working and not being able to check boiler if needed. What would you say? I can check pump, valves, programmer but can't open boiler , also can't do a service either sorry missis. If your going to try and advertise heating at least go to the effort of getting a fuel ticket as dontknowitall has.

 

[WaterTight]

99% of the public see the word plumber and think you do everything anyway. My experience is that not having heating written on cards/website has in no way stopped me receiving endless enquiries about boilers and gas which I refer on to others. I'll take the rad jobs but that's about it. I don't hunger for a challenge. If I could I'd fill my day with outside tap replacements. Ah that'd be the life. Unscrew you, dum-de-dum-de bit of ptfe, in with the new, doop-de-doop, 50 squids please and off to the next one!

 

[hammers4spanner]

Thanks for the replies guy's, Kind of a mixed response i suppose, i agree that obviously without the boiler the rest of the system is pretty much useless, However i also believe that there is alot more to heating than just the heat source itself which is why i asked the question.

what everyone is saying its not required to be gsr but helps

 

[mutley racers]

classic, i like that wacko! This ever happened to you??? I had this dilemma when i first got my nvq 2. But i did advertise heating. But then, i knew a GSRE who i could call to do the gas side.

 

[scorps]

I don't advertise as a heating engineer but I still get a fair few calls for fires/boilers etc. I'm currently looking for someone reliable in the area to pass these on to. My website does state central heating repairs as it's easier than stating all the bits of the central heating that I'm allowed to play with.
Once you get a decent customer base though and can pull back on the advertising it gets simpler. E.g. I have 2 landlords who use me for everything except gsr jobs, they have 22 houses between them, I give them a good rate and they don't look elsewhere. Probably get a job or two a month from just those 2 customers

I live in Bolton JC,you can pass some on to me,I won't let you down either

 

[markfxy]

don't need to be gas safe to install a heat pump, solar thermal or an electric boiler so why shouldn't you advertise heating