Why Most Boiler Quotes Fail (And What the Perfect Quote Actually Looks Like)
You spent an hour driving to the property. Another hour surveying, measuring, chatting. Then you went home, spent thirty minutes putting together a price, and fired it over by text or email. A day later, silence. A week later, still nothing. Sound familiar? If you’re losing more quotes than you’re winning, it’s rarely because your […]
Why Being Busy Does Not Mean You Are Making Money
Why Being Busy Doesn’t Mean You’re Making Money You’re out the door at 7am. You’re on your fifth job by 3pm. Your phone doesn’t stop ringing. The van’s barely cold before you’re back in it. You’re booked solid for the next three weeks. And yet, when you check your bank account at the end of […]
How to Present Your Quotes to Win More Jobs
How to Present Your Quotes to Win More Jobs You’ve done the site visit. You’ve worked out your costs. You’ve put together a fair price. Then you scribble it on the back of a business card, text it over, and wonder why the customer went with someone else. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: in plumbing and […]
Fixed Price vs Time and Materials: Which Works Best for Heating Engineers?
Fixed Price vs Time & Materials: Which Works Best for Heating Engineers? Every heating engineer has been there. You quote a fixed price for a boiler swap, hit an unexpected problem behind the wall, and suddenly you’re working for free. Or you charge time and materials for a repair, the job drags on, and the […]
How to Price Emergency Callouts Without Losing Money or Customers
How to Price Emergency Callouts Without Losing Money or Customers It’s 11pm on a Saturday night. Your phone buzzes. A panicked homeowner has water pouring through their kitchen ceiling. You drag yourself out of bed, drive 40 minutes across town, spend two hours sorting the problem, and invoice them… what, exactly? If you’re like most […]