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Hi i am interested in hearing other engineers opinions i have been doing occasional days work for a company at £20 a job even if not completed ie needs a part ordering. This includes using my van, diesel and me paying tax. They now want to give me a day every week but want to reduce the price, what do you guys think is a fair price?
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If your in profit and have no other work, then its fine.
Most contractors work from £20-40.00 per completed call, get £20 on all calls is a far deal.
I`m sure others here will tell you they won`t work for less than £60 a call, but if they don`t someone else will.
In a perfect world we`d all get together and demand that kinda money, problem is the industry has a huge skills gap and manufactures are well away that not all engineers are worth paying a lot for.
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£30 call/labour/diagnosis.
Bump the spares up a bit or ( rrp ) to make up.
But if they keeping u busy on calls don’t get greedy. 😆Re: Subcontracting-whats a fair price?
we use to do it 25.00 a call doing 3/4 days a week 10 calls but i sad to say not getting any more ,they also cutting back 😥 i say do it if calls are not too far
boselecta wrote:Wow I am in shock that in 2009 some of you work for £20-£30 a job!.
Yup! always have done.
And its getting busier,and busier!
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I hve 2 sub contract Engineers, they get paid £30 – £55 a completed call depending on whether Gas or Electric and if contract job or private customer, they seem quite happy 😀
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If you can clear 2 jobs at £30 an hour 8hrs a day 5 days a week, not bad money.
That is £9,600 a month.
Or £115,200 a year.
I luv calculators. 😆
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pmb wrote:Hi i am interested in hearing other engineers opinions i have been doing occasional days work for a company at £20 a job even if not completed ie needs a part ordering. This includes using my van, diesel and me paying tax. They now want to give me a day every week but want to reduce the price, what do you guys think is a fair price?
❓ If You Have to go back for a part do They give Another £20.00
iv Noticed Rather Large Companies With Subcontractors been Out To Diagnose the Appliance needs A set of Standard Carbons or Even A pump
but They Don’t Carry The Parts On The van.The customer may have To Wait Another 5 to 8 DAYS before The Engineer Comes back.
Then it may be A Different Engineer And he has the Wrong part :rolls:
And there may be Another 7days Wait .I Would be Kicking Myself if I Traveled 20 Miles or So And Didn’t have A pump or set of carbons On The Van.
❓ how Do They Make Any££££Iv been Dying To Ask this Q ❓ for A While just Didn’t Want to get Up somebody’s Nose 🙂
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lee8 wrote:They fiddle the invoices, every call is a 1st fix call.
mmmmmmm Still Don’t quiet get it 😕
So if I went contracting I Wont Need A Van Full of Parts get Paid Every Time I call And Save A packet on Fuel because I dont have A Heavy Load Anymore
Garn
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No you don`t need a van full of spares. 😉
You`ve not worked for a major company ?
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lee8 wrote:No you don`t need a van full of spares. 😉
You`ve not worked for a major company ?
Nobody Would Take me On lee 🙂
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It costs me, an independent sole trader, just under £20 per call to ring a customers door bell.
I will not do this if my return per call is a hair over £10.
Lee, find Ken’s cost calculator in the Downloads section, fill it in completely honsetly and prepare for a nasty surprise.
Chris.
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