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[Ray Stafford]

good business model ray!.

there is nothing like what you do around here, all the merchants full of land lords!.

where would you be operating in the toolstation type operation ie; low stock but loads of outlets?

Not really low stock. Trade customers don't like to hear "we'll get one for you tomorrow". They prefer "Back the van up mate and we will get you loaded". Obviously we can't keep everything, but with interest rates on the floor, it's better to have stock than cash.

 

[TBServices]

HAHA - yeah... you ever used copper pipe from stax?

No, never buy any plumbing stuff from there tbf, other than a few wastes/rad valves now and then.

 

[Orry Clayton]

Good and don't, flexi's are less flexible than the copper pipe from there! Poor stuff!

 

[stevetheplumber]

Last company that came up from the south and died a death was jayhards bit further down than you exeter way swallowed whole by city plumbing

 

[Ray Stafford]

Last company that came up from the south and died a death was jayhards bit further down than you exeter way swallowed whole by city plumbing

Yep - Jayhards were originally a Southampton firm, and back in the 80s and 90s were in a permanent war with City Plumbing who were also independent back then - HQ was in Salisbury. They absolutely hated each other. Both got bought by Travis Perkins, but City was bought first, and it was the City Plumbing name that stuck. Several other indies also got taken over at the same time or just a bit later.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

jayhard was the harding family, went to school with one of the sons.

 

[Ray Stafford]

jayhard was the harding family, went to school with one of the sons.

Which one, Alan, Peter or Brian?

 

[Rickster123]

Worked for g.e.hardings 10 years back. Small world!

 

[PlumbBobBob]

it was a long time ago lol i think it was brian. we used to live just down from them on the other side of the road in cobden avenue. well my mum still lives there.