Anyone done work for Trade Tek

[JAH HEATING]

My cousin has been in touch with them, never heard of them myself ?

There is no cost involved apparently for the owrk you get i.e. like rated people etc

Just wondering if anyone has dealt with them

Cheers

 

[jtsplumbing]

Hello Mate, doing some for them only get the odd job from them, they will try to get you to go any distance, do not pay any running costs / you get 50% of cost of job, do-not get materials on your account always use theirs if you have got to get parts will-not cover time off site all this come's out of your money, if you are working in a large city, with easey access to Plumb Center and can get 4 to 6 jobs a day then it will pay, if like me you are out in the sticks then it will not. They are an emergancy Co do some work for insurance Co You may know them as REACT-FAST based in Birmingham, same people differant name.

 

[JAH HEATING]

Hello Mate, doing some for them only get the odd job from them, they will try to get you to go any distance, do not pay any running costs / you get 50% of cost of job, do-not get materials on your account always use theirs if you have got to get parts will-not cover time off site all this come's out of your money, if you are working in a large city, with easey access to Plumb Center and can get 4 to 6 jobs a day then it will pay, if like me you are out in the sticks then it will not. They are an emergancy Co do some work for insurance Co You may know them as REACT-FAST based in Birmingham, same people differant name.

cheers mate

 

[hammers4spanner]

Hello Mate, doing some for them only get the odd job from them, they will try to get you to go any distance, do not pay any running costs / you get 50% of cost of job, do-not get materials on your account always use theirs if you have got to get parts will-not cover time off site all this come's out of your money, if you are working in a large city, with easey access to Plumb Center and can get 4 to 6 jobs a day then it will pay, if like me you are out in the sticks then it will not. They are an emergancy Co do some work for insurance Co You may know them as REACT-FAST based in Birmingham, same people differant name.

react fast still about then ??

 

[jtsplumbing]

same old story we got bought out, but just happen to be at same address with same people running it, same set up, except now do-not pay you for getting materials, used to be able to claim up to 1Hr. now only pay for time on site, ! Have you done work for them then Hammers ??

 

[JAH HEATING]

same old story we got bought out, but just happen to be at same address with same people running it, same set up, except now do-not pay you for getting materials, used to be able to claim up to 1Hr. now only pay for time on site, ! Have you done work for them then Hammers ??

say you went out to a leak, you had to go and get materials from plumb centre and come back to fix

took you 2 hours in total, how much would you be earning ?

 

[hammers4spanner]

no looked into it ,
was never to sure tho about the payment deal with them and if i would earn half decent money so gave ita miss

 

[jtsplumbing]

They charge £79 .00 per hr sometimes they will cut it back just to get the job you get 50% £39.50 less 20% tax = £32.91 take of the running cost of van say £10.00 leaves £22.91 out of this your other overheads say £5.00 = 17.91 works out around £8.50 pr Hr, this is why you need to be close to a Plumb Center. So you see you need a few jobs a day and close together, you will get 50% of proffit on meterials, but you also waste time and phone calls, have to get a price for mats phone it in get ref number all takes time

 

[hammers4spanner]

I suppose it would be o.k if they gave you day fillers in between the days youa re quiet ,

You dont recommend them then?

 

[jtsplumbing]

OK if you can fit in jobs with your own work, but is only one now and then, first job for me this week run all the way to tideford customer had sorted it , job cancell'd , so nothing for me. next one book'd for fri pm Devonport (shower waste) so your not going to earn a fortune from them, usely only get 1 job every 10 days, think its the £79 pr hr + parts +vat they will reduce this to get a booking ! but this also reduces your % age, Had the same when it was Reactfast, just odd jobs and they used to advertise in yellow pages, Used to do quite well with them when I lived in Barkshire, but more money around that area.

 

[gassafe]

Sounds like a load of old rubbish...

 

[sylvannia]

I suppose it would be o.k if they gave you day fillers in between the days youa re quiet ,

You dont recommend them then?

From a customer point of view working for them won't bring you second call outs with the client; I did not even know they used outside workers, thought they were a reputable business as was looking for a regular plumber I could trust. I phoned as directory advert sounded good, no callout fee!! Disgusted to be charged £94.80 to connect a washing machine to my kitchen, no extra fittings as the pipework already installed so just I moving into place and connecting up hoses. As I am unemployed seeking work this is TWO WEEKS of my money. A disgrace charging this amount. Even trained psychotherapists only charged £30-45 per hour with many years of training and university degrees. £94.80 for under half hour work is a total rip off. No new Parts at all DO NOT ENTERTAIN USING THESE PEOPLE Friends are always looking for plumbers but I will ensure they do not use these people, I am taking my complaint to a higher authority as have sought advice. the lad doing the job was lovely polite its just the company that prey on people looking to have work done. They will not keep clients though as once bitten twice give them a miss! They should reimburse me £60 of the money paid out as I have now found out what the job should have cost

 

[jtsplumbing]

No good complaining after the job had been done, you would have had the charges explained to you over the phone so you could have refused to use them at that moment in time, it is charged at the rate they told you per Hr or part off, and you would have signed to job sheet that also show's the costs when the Plumber arrived, £79.00 + vat, depending what area you are in some would consider that affair price, I have been out to jobs for them that only took 10 min but they still get charged for the full Hr. As for your remark about what psychotherapists charge with university Degrees, How many years do you think it takes to train as a Plumber he is still a skilled person who has spent men'y years on low wages wile training, What in your world do you think a plumber should be charging ? taking into account the on-going costs involved with doing this job, maybe as much as £3.00 per Hr !! Come on you need to have a reality check on costing's after all it is the 21st century not the 19th

 

[leethegasman]

I have done a few jobs for trade Tek over the years take it for what it is fill in work when you are not doing any thing.i personally think it is a good business model and they provide a service to customers and they are 100% up front with they prices to customers.they have never come across to me as a rip off company but more as a well run business providing a service to customers and installers.i have passed on there no to my customers if I can not get to them personally.

 

[jtsplumbing]

From a customer point of view working for them won't bring you second call outs with the client; I did not even know they used outside workers, thought they were a reputable business as was looking for a regular plumber I could trust. I phoned as directory advert sounded good, no callout fee!! Disgusted to be charged £94.80 to connect a washing machine to my kitchen, no extra fittings as the pipework already installed so just I moving into place and connecting up hoses. As I am unemployed seeking work this is TWO WEEKS of my money. A disgrace charging this amount. Even trained psychotherapists only charged £30-45 per hour with many years of training and university degrees. £94.80 for under half hour work is a total rip off. No new Parts at all DO NOT ENTERTAIN USING THESE PEOPLE Friends are always looking for plumbers but I will ensure they do not use these people, I am taking my complaint to a higher authority as have sought advice. the lad doing the job was lovely polite its just the company that prey on people looking to have work done. They will not keep clients though as once bitten twice give them a miss! They should reimburse me £60 of the money paid out as I have now found out what the job should have cost

So if you have just found out what the job should have cost then why did you not use that person first ??? What are you expecting to pay ??? Trade-Tek £79.00 less the £60.00 you want back ! so you are expecting some one who is Self Employed to come out and install your W/M for £19.00 Get Real ! would not even cover the plumbers overheads just to come out, Why do you people always complain about the costs after paying the bill ! if you think its so easy then you should have fitted it yourself

 

[JeffD]

They charge £79 .00 per hr sometimes they will cut it back just to get the job you get 50% £39.50 less 20% tax = £32.91 take of the running cost of van say £10.00 leaves £22.91 out of this your other overheads say £5.00 = 17.91 works out around £8.50 pr Hr, this is why you need to be close to a Plumb Center. So you see you need a few jobs a day and close together, you will get 50% of proffit on meterials, but you also waste time and phone calls, have to get a price for mats phone it in get ref number all takes time

Be careful working for them they only tel you the reduced rate once your filling job sheet out on the job! And I did a job for them at a house diagnostic work customer refused to pay, they said we will sort it out 3 weeks later, response was you win some and you loose some! Who wants to work for a outfit like this

 

[JeffD]

So if you have just found out what the job should have cost then why did you not use that person first ??? What are you expecting to pay ??? Trade-Tek £79.00 less the £60.00 you want back ! so you are expecting some one who is Self Employed to come out and install your W/M for £19.00 Get Real ! would not even cover the plumbers overheads just to come out, Why do you people always complain about the costs after paying the bill ! if you think its so easy then you should have fitted it yourself

And they always tell you price on phone so why go ahead with the job in first place!

 

[Sanke]

I worked for Tradetek for awhile. However, requested that I be removed from there database after several problems with them paying invoices

 

[JeffD]

Ya that is why they are always advertising for engineers word gets about after a bit !

 

[jtsplumbing]

Well some of you must be the unlucky one's, I have never had any problems with payments, customer is always told what the rates are B4 engineer arrives, if you follow the guide lines never get any problems, I personally have covered work for TradeTek (Reactfast has they was) for over 10 years, used to get loads of work from them when I lived around Ascot, but only get the odd call now ! but that's maybe something to do with the currant climate.