How Did You Expand Your Business?

[southcoastboile]

Not sure about the legal ramifications, I'm sure you don't need to be Gas Safe to run a registered company, just your engineers.

If you had a GSR you could install your own kitchen gas appliances, move pipe work etc as necessary, and you'd also have other streams of revenue. I think being a one-stop shop can be appealing to many.

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I had to find out about this the other day, if you are a company wanting to take on gas safe engineers you need to pay a registration fee which will then give your company its own gas safe registration number allowing to use a gas safe engineer named on that new company reg number. If you want to take on additional engineers it is £60 a go

 

[Koogatubac]

Hey guys, dave just granted me plumbers arms 🙂

Regarding this:

Ive been self employed for a month now and im getting loads of servicing and boiler repairs (which i dont like, however its work) but no installs (which i love doing)

A lad who i went to college with rang me up the other day and said his business is booming! And wants to take me on. Im a gas safe plumber whos only got boilers. Hes willing to get me on HETAS, other appliances, get my OFTEC and everything to get me, he sees hes going to make alot of money off me and also give me my own apprentice.

Just goes to show if you got the work then it sure is a risk to take someone on, however if it pays off and work stays coming in the director can make alot of money aswell as less stress surely

 

[mountainman]

Employees=(Less Stress+More Profit)

Good in theory!

Well done in joining the Arms tho 🙂🙂🙂

 

[Koogatubac]

Need more of the true plumbers being employed! Theres too many of the fast track 'plumbers' coming up.

Cheers mountainman 🙂

 

[Nat]

Croft it sounds like you are thinking an apprentice won't work for you bit its worth a second thought in my opinion. I am in a similar situation to you and have decided to take on an apprentice. The government are offering a wage incentive if you employ them for at least 6 months they will actually give you a lump sum of cash that almost covers all of their wages! I think you get some of the money after 6 weeks and the rest after 6 months. Well worth it in my opinion.

 

[cr0ft]

Hi Nat are you on about the £2k grant for taking on someone between 18-24 on JSA?

 

[Nat]

Hi Nat are you on about the £2k grant for taking on someone between 18-24 on JSA?

Hi croft. Don't think they have to be on JSA. I am on hols at the moment but when I get back I can dig out the details for you. Alternatively just phone the local college and they can tell you all about it. They are very helpful as they need to get apprenticeships for their students.

 

[julesverne]

Hi croft. Don't think they have to be on JSA. I am on hols at the moment but when I get back I can dig out the details for you. Alternatively just phone the local college and they can tell you all about it. They are very helpful as they need to get apprenticeships for their students.

if you could post the details up Nat that would be great as im also looking employ an apprentice but to be honest would prefer an apprentice in thier 2nd year with a little bit of experience

 

[julesverne]

found this on google regarding grants for apprentices.

[DLMURL="http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/Home/Employers/Steps-to-make-it-happen/Incentive.aspx"]Employer Incentive (AGE 16 to 24) - Apprenticeships[/DLMURL]

 

[Nat]

Have a look at this:

Youth Contract ? key initiatives - DWP

They will give you £2275 if you employ a young apprentice and give them 6 months' work at a minimum of 30 hours per week.

I have been setting this up with them today and they have emailed me some stuff about how you can claim. I will happily forward this on to you if you PM me your email address.