How come my Public Employers and failure is costing £2500 from Suttons???

Another quick question....

when subbying, what is supplied by the company you're working for?

Materials for job obviously. does that include cable?

what about trunking, j.b's, chopblock, etc?

Who supplies the fixings. Screws, plugs, clips, etc?

What happens if they don't supply enough?

what happens if a job runs over, is it on the subby's toes?

What if a job is badly spec'd. Do you refuse it or......?

These are easy ones for you guys

Another quick question....

when subbying, what is supplied by the company you're working for?

Materials for job obviously. does that include cable?

what about trunking, j.b's, chopblock, etc?

Who supplies the fixings. Screws, plugs, clips, etc?

What happens if they don't supply enough?

what happens if a job runs over, is it on the subby's toes?

What if a job is badly spec'd. Do you refuse it or......?

These are easy ones for you guys

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very good question

this is making very interesting reading

any more for any more?

Normally they would only supply the alarm equipment and cable. All the other stuff such as tools, mains cable, trunking, clips etc you would supply yourself - ie. use whatever stuff you prefer to complete the job to standards and spec.

The co I used to work for normally dictated the amount of days a job took.

It was usually acurate but sometimes the subbie was there one or two days less somtimes half a day more.

Most co's dont want a lash up job so allow enough time to do it, somtimes there's problems the surveyor did not spot ie no access to the loft, then you have to go back to them so they then go back to the customer.

It is all common sense, and as long as your reasonable you will find the employer reasonable back (and he will use you again)

Pete

thanks guys, seems fair enough.

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If most of your work is going to be as a subby to other alarm companies then you definitly want to be VAT registered. It means you get the vat back on everything that you buy. Vehicle, fuel, tools etc. That adds up to a fair bit. Although you don't have to register untill your turnover is over a certain level, you can register volontarily at any time.

The only downside is that you have to charge VAT on everything that you do, this isn't a problem if your customer is a business as they claim back the vat, but if your customer is a private individual then it means that your quote will be more expensive than a competitive quote from another engineer who isn't vat registered.

Another bit of advice:

Whenever a firm says to you "don't look anywhere else, we'll keep you busy" don't listen to them. The ones that say "I can't promise anything but we'll give you what work we've got" are the most reliable ones. Always keep a couple of firms on the go.