talking buisness

[simmy08]

hey, im meeting with the boss of a large bathroom and kitchen company tomorrow.
He got my number through yell.com and called me up asking me id like to meet him as he has just opened a new showroom about 20 miles from me and is seeking a tiler.
I dont know anymore information regarding the name of his company or anything but i will tomorrow.
I have a price list typed and printed out ready to either show or tell him what i charge.
i have a day rate, hourly rate, price for extra cores in porcealin etc all worked out
im also gonna say that the prices are based on a minimum of 2 jobs per month.
ive cut my sqaure meter rate for walls and floors by £2 a meter.
Im unsure to hows its gonna go,wether he wants me to price his jobs or he is giving me set prices or what?
If he tells me im too steep then should i go lower?
Any help here with do's n dont's would be much appreciated
thanks

 

[Mike]

someone getting a job through yell :yikes: be careful of it :lol:

 

[simmy08]

ive had quite a few jobs through yell

 

[kilty55]

hi simmy,i would let hiim say his peice 1st and see what kind of instalsl he does exactly before handing him prices set in stone

only reason i say this is i do work for a bathroom company and at 1st it was all meterage rates but the way the rooms were working out on there installations i was getting sometimes only 5 metres with 4 built in shelves and lights etc to core out

i ended up agreeing a day rate with them on all jobs,see what you think thats just my opinion mate

 

[kilty55]

oh and good luck hope it works for you

 

[Ian]

Be prepared to negotiate a bit, why not just quote each one as they come in? Then you know you'll be getting what you want. Nothing worse than doing a job for less than it's worth to you.

 

[Gall.B]

Sound's like a good one to get if it all pans out every body needs some stability at the mo

Same as Kilty company I do them for works better for me on a day rate and I get between 5 to 8 per month, on the downside there has been problems regarding prep, but once you grt into the swing of working with a team it sorts its self out

Whats the payment structure like, Firm I do them for pay me once a month usally some times sixty days, so might be worth doing a credit check, are they supplying addy etc, might be a chance for some mark up :hurray:

Good luck with it m8.

 

[simmy08]

hey kilty thanks for that illl keep that in mind. The guy said he has 2 showrooms and opening his 3rd, 1 in Edinburgh and 1 in cupar,fife. Do you know who it might be?
hope you dont mind me asking but what is your day rate for the Bathroom company?

 

[kilty55]

pm sent simmy

 

[Andy Allen]

good advice from kilty, i would keep that price sheet under wraps and let him do the talking to start with.

 

[Stewart]

You need to be quite savvy working for bathroom companies... They promise you the world to start with and then the standards start to slip after the first few jobs. Some of these companies have a high turnover of tilers and you'll probably find yourself under quite a bit of pressure to work fast on not always the best prep. Top advice from Kilty and don't sell yourself short.....

 

[kilty55]

agree 100 percent with stewart ,dont sell youself short as most will drop you like a hot potato if you dont adhere to there demands so make sure you get paid adequately

 

[simmy08]

top advice. Ill let you all know how it pans out on Monday. Going over to meet the boss on monday morning. cheers

 

[hillhead]

Good luck simmy, good advice above and just keep your cards close to the chest.

 

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