Gas-elec group franchise.

[SisterAbdullahX]

Saw an advert in Installer magazine for gas/elec safety certificate engineer franchise with Gas-elec Group. All looks very good, as these things always do, estimated income of 50+k etc. Anyone actually taken the plunge or know anyone who has? How much is the initial investment? As a gas engineer I don't have any electrical qualification, so how long and how much to get this?

 

[tamz]

As a gas engineer I don't have any electrical qualification

Well that will rule you out then

 

[5TIMES]

sorry abdullah, but its like ****ing in the wind, not only would you need electrical qualifications but the experince too

how long have you been a "gas engineer"?

 

[Gasguru]

Check your messages

 

[mickyg]

asfaik they offer training for the electrical stuff. why don't you just phone them up and find out.

 

[Agile]

Surely this trade question shoulod be asked in the CC ?

 

[gas4you]

I went through a lot of the process for this about 6 years ago. IIRC the franchise was about £10K, training not much different then you had to buy the laptop off them etc etc.

I think in total it would have been an outlay of around £30k

 

[bengasman]

Gas-elec, isn't that related to group4? If so, I wouldn't touch them with a barge-pole.

 

[SisterAbdullahX]

Check your messages

Cheers, GasGuru, that was all I needed to hear. Thanks again.

 

[dhphy]

I have recentlly been looking at this Gas-elec franchise too.
Very difficult to find out any information from anyone working for the company that hasn't been posted via the company's promotional literature.
This post concluded with a PM so not sure whether it is positive or negative.
Anyone any experience or information they are willing to share
Thanks

 

[Agile]

Why dont you register for and ask in the CC ?

 

[scatmanjohn]

Why dont you register for and ask in the CC ?

Why? He is asking about a franchise. Whats that got to do with Gas Safety.

Maybe The Trade Talk Forum might be a better place.

 

[Agile]

For legal reasons it would be easier for some comments to be made in a closed forum if they were not positive.

 

[bengasman]

I have recentlly been looking at this Gas-elec franchise too.

It is only for registered gas installers.

 

[dhphy]

Why dont you register for and ask in the CC ?

Well I have been on this forum but mainly in the electrical section really.
Although qualified as an electrical technician I have been out of the industry for a long time and occaisionly read related information there.

I posted here as the thread had already been started but ended with a mysterious PM.

Hoped for a bit more information related to the company.

I've had a look at the forum headings and can't see so not sure what the "CC" is and whether that would be more appropriate