london gas fitting

[gasfitter]

Im a self employed gas fitter and i am going to relocate to london. can any gas fitters/plumbers on this site advise me on which areas would be best to set up in, traffic,amount of work,prices,advertising....

I would be mainley carrying out service and repair work

any info would be very much appreciated

 

[mickyg]

what are you looking for? contracting, or try and get your own custards?

 

[gasfitter]

my own customers, but was thinking I might have to sub contract a bit of work untill my own work bilt up a bit

 

[kmeeres]

I am in west london.
Recently put ACOPS + training on hold due to market conditions.
Some seem to be ok but now is not a very good time to be building a new business.
Something like 20 pages of plumbing+ heating ads in YP.
Know several subbies on the wet plumbing side who are not doing well at all.

 

[mickyg]

my own customers, but was thinking I might have to sub contract a bit of work untill my own work bilt up a bit

yep more likely you will. There's work about. London one of the few places in the Uk where that can be said. Just make sure everythings in order, GSR registration (no corgi here ) PLI and worth getting a CRB check just in case anyone asks for one. Try giving RIG energy a call to see whats available, always someone looking for people. BG are always looking for contractors in London and surrounding.

 

[mickyg]

ACOPS

you mean acs fella, your a few years out of date

 

[gasfitter]

my own customers, but was thinking I might have to sub contract a bit of work untill my own work bilt up a bit

yep more likely you will. There's work about. London one of the few places in the Uk where that can be said. Just make sure everythings in order, GSR registration (no corgi here ) PLI and worth getting a CRB check just in case anyone asks for one. Try giving RIG energy a call to see whats available, always someone looking for people. BG are always looking for contractors in London and surrounding.

whats pli and crb check.

what type of money can you make subbing of bg.

I was thinking of advertising in local papers shop windows etc

 

[kmeeres]

ACOPS

you mean acs fella, your a few years out of date

Erm yes, did i mention corgi, i meant gas safe.

 

[mickyg]

pli- public liability insurance
crb- a police check to make sure ya not an MJ before bg sends you round to their custards.

Not sure what bg are paying tbh there's some guys on here subbing to them, they might be able to tell you.

It takes a long time to build up your own customers. flyers and media advertising only has a limited effect generally, and will take you some time to make a decent living.

 

[gasfitter]

pli- public liability insurance
crb- a police check to make sure ya not an MJ before bg sends you round to their custards.

Not sure what bg are paying tbh there's some guys on here subbing to them, they might be able to tell you.

It takes a long time to build up your own customers. flyers and media advertising only has a limited effect generally, and will take you some time to make a decent living.

yeah i have public liability

whats a mj lol

 

[mickyg]

whats a mj lol

michael jackson

 

[namsag]

Easy to make a grand plus a week subbing for BG but london parking could take that down

 

[gasfitter]

Easy to make a grand plus a week subbing for BG but london parking could take that down

ARE ALL PARTS OF LONDON CRAZY FOR TRAFFIC AND PARKING

I also do comerrcial catering is there much demand for that in london

 

[Deleted member 105431]

Easy to make a grand plus a week subbing for BG but london parking could take that down

ARE ALL PARTS OF LONDON CRAZY FOR TRAFFIC AND PARKING

I also do comerrcial catering is there much demand for that in london

yes and yes.

 

[Boilerman2]

Did a Service call in SW1 last year as a subbie, had to put £10-00 in a meter to give me 1 1/2 hrs parking, rang the door bell had to carry tools up countless flights of stairs to get to the top floor apartment, showed client my Corgi Card to be told that the flat had no gas -fault was with E7 Heating, total waste of a day