Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone has ever had the need to hire contractors in on an industrial site and how they chose them?
I've worked in industrial insulation (Chemical/Petro etc.) and apart from a couple of weeks here and there I was contracting at the same place for 12 years or so, after which time you tend to lose out on contacts and such, and, as most contractors I know seem to get work on a 'word of mouth' basis this has me wondering how to continue...
Is it worth making a website as I can't help thinking no-one would look because they 'already know someone'?
Cold calling? Or is that just a pain in A*#e to get such calls etc.?

The couple of other jobs that I got through word of mouth have dried up, but they were for such bonkers money (to me!) that I'd quite like to continue Oh, and the money that I thought was bonkers was also only just over half of what the 2 sets of other contractors had quoted!
I'm also fairly sure my work was better than what they would have done. I've sub'ed out a couple of times and others tend to use terrible quality insulation etc, plus I can do all aspects of the trade, I've not seen any others yet that can, they all seem to need 3 different blokes coming in at random times, sometimes weeks apart, so I think I've at least got something to offer, but how to get people to listen?!?
Any advice welcome.
Cheers
KevD

All our subbies come from word of mouth.

When I'm stuck, I usually ring our suppliers to see who they recommend. i.e. for pipe fitters / welders I ring my steel pipe supplier. Who supplies insulation, how about Sheffield insulation and the like?

Get an A4 sheet laminated and drop a few around to suppliers of materials for your trade.

Website is also a good idea, just make sure it's well optimised, as is a sign written van (unless you want to sub to larger companies and they want discretion).

Hadn't though of the suppliers, I've use Enigma insulation for a fair while (sheffield sounds familiar too so may have used them) so I'll ring 'em and see, thanks for the idea!

Sign on with an agency, thats what I did 17 years ago !!


RD