Commercial kitchen appliances

[Dannypipe]

Anyone on here qualified for commercial kitchen appliances?

I look after the plumbing/heating for four pubs owned by two different people.

Both have now asked me if I want to look after their kitchen appliances. Said, I can't as I'm not qualified.

Does anyone know of a firm in Kent or Sussex who train in this area. If its not too expensive, I'll do it, even if the work at the pubs just covers the costs, as it's another string to the bow, and who knows, there could be other businesses I could offer the service to as well.

 

[Mike Jackson]

I use Steve Willis at Burgess Hill.

 

[Dannypipe]

Thanks Mike, I'll give them a call. Is there much to it? How long does it take?

 

[Mike Jackson]

I've not done it but I've seen people there doing the assessments. They're normally very helpful there.

 

[acecharly]

I get on well with a guy from a pizza shop and do quite a bit for him at mates rates. He keeps asking me to do catering stuff he reckons the guy he has come out charges him £100 no matter what the job minimum.

 

[Dannypipe]

That's the problem with mates rates. They suit the mate and not the poor sod working for em!!

 

[WHPES]

I used to look after commercial dishwashers at one time.

The manufacturers of the appliances sometimes run courses.

Others try to force people to use their own engineers, such as Hobart.

Don't think there are any special qualifications other than the usual Gas Safe, electrical Part P etc etc

 

[Dannypipe]

I'm pretty sure there is a commercial catering difference with most appliances....and I would be working out of scope if I worked on them.

 

[hydrotherm]

Was offered a job last week fitting gas interlock to kitchen extractor in a care home. Had to turn it down as it deffo came under commercial catering qualification. Shame because they were paying good money. Think we are going to see a lot more of this type of work as environmental health is cracking down, that includes your local takeaway.

 

[Dannypipe]

I haven't had the chance to look into it properly yet, but I'm sure you're right.

 

[WHPES]

I expect most will depend on the function of the appliance.

 

[Bernie2]

Hey! guys commercial kitchens are common sense and easy enough to work out. Plenty of books to help you. Not hard to do. Have a go. The competition are the likes of Hobart, Lynx, and a few others I have forgotten. But make sure you have plenty of insurance and I am told the big companies prefer PLC's than single traders. Also on many jobs you need a bit of support so try to get a few mates to help out.

 

[WHPES]

Hobart charge a fortune to service and maintain equipment and I've found loads of work in this field, particularly at a cafe for a local attraction. They use plastic beakers and they're always getting jammed in the dishwasher on a weekly basis and each time it's a call-out to unjam it.

 

[Dannypipe]

Hobart charge a fortune to service and maintain equipment and I've found loads of work in this field, particularly at a cafe for a local attraction. They use plastic beakers and they're always getting jammed in the dishwasher on a weekly basis and each time it's a call-out to unjam it.

Are you qualified to work on commercial gas appliances? That's an area that interests me.

 

[Rob Sale]

Most guys I talk to say they hate working in catering cuase of the greece, but prefer shoving their hands down a shunky clearing number 2 jams.