Some people!!!!

[Spike295]

So you would all be happy going to the merchants knowing your not getting a good deal & the customer can buy materials for the same rate as you!

 

[Reg Man]

Happens all to often. Some non trades people seem to be able to get same deals if not better than us in the trade. The merchants are not our friends, their in it for sales.

 

[tamz]

Bit like CAPITA then

 

[Bartdude]

Happens all to often. Some non trades people seem to be able to get same deals if not better than us in the trade. The merchants are not our friends, their in it for sales.

Aint it the truth?

There's no doubt the internet is a wonderful thing,but it doesn't help our profit margins.

Sign of the times I guess

 

[julesverne]

i think you just have to gauge the market as to what you can charge. and how desperate you need to pay the mortgage. but doing work at a silly prices will only hurt yourself and other plumbers/ gas engineers in the long run, after all people will expect that price all the time. we need to protect our market. At the end of the day we could all beat BG's prices for boiler changes it's the rogue traders that do the most damage. have recently been getting enquiries from builders asking me to commision boilers. i do point out this is illegal they cut me off. next time i'm gonna get the address and report the installtion to HSE. problem is there will be engineers that will go out and commision them.
it also seems strange to me that you don't have to be gas safe registered to buy a boiler. i don't think it would be rocket science to set up a system to restrict boilers to gas registered businesses. this would go a long way to helping our trade and getting of the rogue's and justify the huge overheads we have to fork out.

right rant over

 

[SafeGasInstall]

This thread must go to gas safe register only!!!

 

[gaspastemania]

Sorry to rain on your parade here guys but i know loads of registered engineers who would install a boiler for £250 labour only

 

[SafeGasInstall]

where about is this ?

 

[gaspastemania]

i cover devon/cornwall retirement home for plumbers /gas fitters here .
once you start charging over £400 for labour on boiler change you just as well sit at home all day as will never get work .

 

[SafeGasInstall]

ok ,but this need to be finished in here lets moove to gas safe register only