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phjonesNewideas

Joined: 03 Apr 2012 Posts: 17 Location: Cheshire, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:37 pm |
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Is it worth researching into the idea of an independent company doing technical phone/internet enquiries for all plumbing,oil,gas,boilers,water issues.
0845 phone number and advertising would cover the basic annual costs.
Maybe training,inspections and 4 mobile engineers to cover and talk with clients.
Last edited by phjonesNewideas on Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:43 pm, edited 1 time in total |
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dcawkwell

Joined: 02 Nov 2010 Posts: 2725 Location: Humberside, United Kingdom Thanked: 403 times
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:39 pm |
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Unlikely. |
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boilerdoktor

Joined: 14 May 2009 Posts: 897 Location: Manchester, United Kingdom Thanked: 172 times
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:45 pm |
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if you pay me £70,000 pa i'll jump on it and make it work!! |
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Space cat

Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 3760 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Thanked: 74 times
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:46 pm |
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| Quote: | Is it worth researching into the idea of an independent company doing technical phone/internet enquiries for all plumbing,oil,gas,boilers,water.
0845 phone number and advertising would cover the basic annual costs. |
It's been done already. You're using it right now.  |
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phjonesNewideas

Joined: 03 Apr 2012 Posts: 17 Location: Cheshire, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:50 pm |
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:45 pm Post Subject:
if you pay me £70,000 pa i'll jump on it and make it work!!
AS a self employed person,that is what we can offer BUT you need to know everything.[/quote] |
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Agile

Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 45997 Location: London, United Kingdom Thanked: 2522 times
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:25 pm |
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Do you realise how much an 0845 number gives you?
It would need to be an 0946 or similar number !
And who do you imagine will call it at that cost of say 50p/min. |
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phjonesNewideas

Joined: 03 Apr 2012 Posts: 17 Location: Cheshire, United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:30 pm |
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costs me nothing. |
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transam

Joined: 20 Nov 2009 Posts: 6189 Location: Surrey, United Kingdom Thanked: 731 times
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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:49 pm |
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| phjonesNewideas wrote: | Is it worth researching into the idea of an independent company doing technical phone/internet enquiries for all plumbing,oil,gas,boilers,water issues.
0845 phone number and advertising would cover the basic annual costs.
Maybe training,inspections and 4 mobile engineers to cover and talk with clients. |
most SE rgi's / plumbers are already doing that
For free as well !!!!!!!! |
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bengasman

Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 26913 Location: London, United Kingdom Thanked: 2161 times
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:30 am |
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I always thought April fools was the first of April. |
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Onetap

Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Posts: 1662 Location: Essex, United Kingdom Thanked: 167 times
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:52 am |
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| phjonesNewideas wrote: | Is it worth researching into the idea of an independent company doing technical phone/internet enquiries for all plumbing,oil,gas,boilers,water issues.
0845 phone number and advertising would cover the basic annual costs.
Maybe training,inspections and 4 mobile engineers to cover and talk with clients. |
What, you mean like engineers, that you can consult?
A great idea. You could call them Consultant Engineers.
Oh, hang on.....
http://www.acenet.co.uk/ |
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ollski

Joined: 08 Oct 2003 Posts: 4886 Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom Thanked: 51 times
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:12 am |
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Tried it a few years ago, was a waste of time. I did a website with a haynes manual type of pictorial instruction to see if there was an interest, hoping to cover costs by affiliate marketing. It may work on a site with heavy exsisting traffic like this but you're market is so limited, most with an interest in doing the job themselves will already have a good idea on how it's done. |
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peekay53

Joined: 22 May 2011 Posts: 654 Location: Merseyside, United Kingdom Thanked: 91 times
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:12 am |
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are ph jones that short of work that having to come on here brainstorming for ideas to increase profit stick to giving bad advice over flue termination
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Agile

Joined: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 45997 Location: London, United Kingdom Thanked: 2522 times
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:31 am |
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One of my customers had a £45 book on repairing combis.
But it had not helped him to repair his boiler.
The problem is that general experience of hydraulics, electronics and combustion are all needed to effectively repair boilers.
Tony |
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peekay53

Joined: 22 May 2011 Posts: 654 Location: Merseyside, United Kingdom Thanked: 91 times
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:42 am |
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| Agile wrote: | One of my customers had a £45 book on repairing combis.
But it had not helped him to repair his boiler.
The problem is that general experience of hydraulics, electronics and combustion are all needed to effectively repair boilers.
Tony |
when ppl say i should have listened to good advice this above id very good advice tony is very knowledgable so remember the cheap fix never is always comes back to haunt you down the line
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Charnwood

Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Posts: 2398 Location: United Kingdom Thanked: 334 times
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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:06 pm |
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Probably.
I know of one fairly substantial contract they've just lost and quite frankly, surprised I am not.
Having experience of the RFI of their allegedly RGIs I'm surprised they still have Gas Safe registration. |
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