Busiest in 4 years.. Recession over.. official

[Dougs Third Go]

You Northerners, you like what you know, and you know what you like ;-) lol

yep, we like vaseline, failing that a bit of spit and sharp sand will do same job:8:

 

[DHTiling]

yep, we like vaseline, failing that a bit of spit and sharp sand will do same job:8:

The sharp sand keeps you on your toes lol lol .

 

[Pebbs]

I have seen an upturn for sure, I am snowed under with cost engineering for large scale projects at the moment. Yes the market is moving for sure, its long overdue.

Lynn

 

[Andy Allen]

So, it seems the recession is over, as its the busiest its been for a few years, if you're not busy.............. you're doing it wrong ;-)

what a stupid thing to say...

I know plenty of good tradesmen that are up and down like a yo-yo, and have been for the past 3/4 years..

is the recession over ?.....I hope so, but just cause your not booked up for 5 months, I wouldn't say your doing something wrong...

and by the way im fine for work...as busy as I want to be, but I know plenty of good tilers still scratching round for work, as they ring me to see if I need a hand on a regular basses ...

 

[Pebbs]

I just want to add something, to what Andy has quite rightly said, location is everything, some areas of the country have picked up yet others are still in a deep recession. However the market may be picking up but the rates are still at recession levels...I havent seen a shift there, thats for sure.

Lynn

 

[kilty55]

another good year for me, booked till xmas easy, and quoting a couple this week for feb time

 

[Spud]

I will wait and see what next year brings , yes I have been busy but as the builders are picking up loads of work they are getting really bad at paying on time I have turned down one big job for next year as the builder was a nightmare on payment

 

[White Room]

I've got be to fair I'm lazy on marketing, still up and down like a yo yo...

 

[afright]

Got a few jobs and a couple big jobs in Jan bit my health is starting to get in the way.

 

[jonnyc]

There's tons of work out there, loads of new builds and extensions going up round here. I've got my heart set on a new van in September, hope it works out.

new van bri!!
wtf
how old is the beauty in the picture!
surely a work van is just that and judging by your current van your private drive will be something tasty.
i always buy new and write them off after 7 years.
I have employees that share my vans so they do not get looked after as well as you might.
but to me a vauxhall vivaro sportive or similar is a good compromise and i do not feel the need to change every few years.
if i did i would not get much money for them because they are full of adhesive but still mechanically good because i service regular