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  Kerrie John-The garden design Co January 9, 2009 at 6:21pm

  Haven't done much commercial work but I do note any new building of houses and flats going on in the area (not much at the moment I know). I make a point of stopping and finding the foreman, having a chat and giving him (yes always a man) a card. Doing this actually resulted in my first job ten years ago.
  
  With the slow down, credit crunch (hate that expression) and the time of year, I now find myself doing it again! Worth a try?
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  Classic Gardens January 9, 2009 at 8:31pm

  All flats/residential areas have a housing assoiation who manage the property the best way would be to find out who looks after what and ask to be put on there books.
  
  The problem for a lot of gardners is that once the associations have found a contractor that they like and trust then they tend to stick with them, rather than put the work out to tender.
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  steve loftus January 9, 2009 at 9:05pm

  depending on the value of the tender,if its a big one,it has to go out to tender.....or is that just public sector,i cant remember without looking it up.large ones even have to include European quotes.(EU)
  always pop in and ask and leave a card,nothing ventured and all that.
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  Classic Gardens January 10, 2009 at 2:57pm

  Due to the fact that housing assoiations arnt regulated they dont have to give anything up to tender, public sector i think is a differant ball game altogether.
  Saying that i do the local land registry and have been doing so for the past 5 years with out having to put in a tender.