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How many of you quote jobs on email without seeing it? I'm referring to wireless installs, customer picks how many detectors they want and you turn up and fit. I am sick of surveying and not winning.

Hi All ! Curious to know peoples opinions on which alarm handling software you feel is best and also why you feel its the best ? Alarm Master ? Cash For Windows ? Others ? Thanks in advance

How many use http://adata.co.uk/ or Q Vision? Is it good? OR Tat?

Hello, I was wondering if anyone would be able to tell me where I could get an old bell box foam detector, like a Viper V-Foam detector. Or if anyone had any information about these foam detectors, I know that they used some sort of optical beam which would be broken if foam was put into the bell box, but that's about it Thanks

Got this letter from North Yorkshire- 17031600.PDF Unheaded, but franked 15/0/3/2016 Thought the admin fee was to cover the cost of employing admin ?

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I spend the vast majority of my days working unaccompanied and i'm generally ok with that but recently there have been a few jobs where i would very much appreciate another pair of hands, or someone to go off and get materials etc. It makes sense to me to have installers working in pairs, my boss doesn't seem to see it the same way for obvious reasons. I'm thinking about bringing this up with my boss and it's got me wondering how many other engineers work like this. Putting two competent engineers on a job might cost twice as much in wages but in my experience the job is done in probably a third of the time it would ta…

I picked up on a conversation today or overheard. My understanding is the law in regards to contractors going bust has changed. Our office is persuing a failed contractors insurance company for damages. Anyone else done this?

It would seem that you no longer have to keep hard copies of your VAT invoices https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-70063-electronic-invoicing/vat-notice-70063-electronic-invoicing#introduction So long as you comply with the HMRC's rules. I am about to move premises and I have 10 years worth of invoices in the loft, and the last 6 years of hard copy invoices in filing cabinets downstairs. The expense of having these security shredded by a professional company would be costly. I could burn them on a bomb fire at home but that struck me as a waste, and not very kind to the planet. Any green ideas on how I could recycle them, taking into account …

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has an old Concept 4 zone panel that has been removed or that they don't want. I would be willing to pay for postage to send it up to me. Thanks

Local Derby and our lot won, Well done hawks.

Hello All. Though I've been happily reading topics for some time now this is my first post. I have a simple yet strange query. I should begin by stating I am a domestic customer and DIY enthusiast (don't hold that against me pls) Following a burglary to my garage around the New Year, I decided to get my double garage alarmed up - possibly add a PIR and contact to the back door from the garage. I have a compact Honeywell hard wired 8 zone system at present on the house. With 4 free zones. My garage is attached to the house. The panel is approx 6 metres from new PIR location. I began by contacting the alarm company that installed my system (house was a new build 10 years …

Ive Had a job offer starting off in a trainee position but gonna be 3500 year worse off. Only for a few months though till im trained & go on too full engineer pay. But it means less weekends and more sociable hours for me and its an open door to the industry that i have been wanting to get into full time. I just been doing odd days with differant companies when im off from my current job. I know im the only person who can decide this Just wondered on your thoughts

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Hey all, so the toolbox is looking a bit worse for wear so trying to see what to get as a good replacement really thinking about getting a toolbag as its a lot easier to carry around so what are you lot using Also same issue with the cutters, any good ones you've been using - thinking about the new bahco 160m side cutters all

Afternoon all, Where do you find good subbys? I'm particularly interested in North Essex / Suffolk area. Thanks