It is hard. We are NSI Gold, and have about 350 monitored and probably the same again as Bells only under contract. I've noticed as an engineer when i started back in 96, we used to bang in 2-3 4737 systems in a week, now the domestic side we are lucky if its a 3-4 new installs a month. We are quite lucky however that we supplement our big sister Electrical company. With their many maintenance contracts we supplement them with access/cctv/intruder work. Yes some of its crappy pub t/o but its work............ Couldn't see how you could start a company from scratch in this climate in our industry at the moment.

It's hard going, I started in May 2008.

I am always surprised by the number of monitored contracts some older firms have, i always think it would be more.

We have probably 100 or so fire alarms also monitored on top of that, as you know you win some, you lose some lol

We have probably 100 or so fire alarms also monitored on top of that, as you know you win some, you lose some lol

I'm not knocking it, just as an engineer you always think companies have more then they do. Then when i started up i found it wasn't the case.

There was/is a manchester firm for sale, been going 15 years or more, only 90 connections.

Edited January 4, 201115 yr by alterEGO

Jeff`s?

Jeff`s?

ROFL, you will be next on his list now

I think Jef is a way up from that.

If I had not of said it I think Norm might have

If I had not of said it I think Norm might have

FO. We have less than 5 bells only.

Nova 2`s ?

How many less, 1 2 3 or 4 ?

Edited January 5, 201115 yr by Oxo

Nova 2`s ?

How many less, 1 2 3 or 4 ?

You may have just pulled up an anomoly. Type A systems our DB says 258. This is impossible and i suspect some fire systems have been given the wrong code.

1 My dad Its a Gardtec 800

2 A very old lady who refused to FO when we dropped her from contract because she wouldnt signal. Its a Veritas and its been ther for 15 years

3 -5 Im strugling but the DB didnt help.

Whats a nova 2

Whats a nova 2

the 83/ 84 vauxhall ?