Payment terms for landscaping?

Hi guysJust a quick one, how do you all state when payment is due when doing a landscaping job?Here is our example:We supply and lay a slabbed area 8x10ft once completed the customer tells us they will do a faster bank transfer to our account and fun

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French win 'right to disconnect' from out-of-hours work emails

French companies will be required to guarantee a "right to disconnect" to their employees from Jan 1

French companies will be required to guarantee a "right to disconnect" to their employees from Sunday as the country seeks to tackle the modern-day s

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Waste transfer notes to customers?

Happy new year everyone and all the best for 2017!Do you give your customer a waste transfer note when you remove waste from their garden?Example:You remove an old fence and take it to the local recycling centre.You give the customer a WTN and when y

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Diary & Work Organsation

Hello Peeps,

I operate a garden maintenance and landscaping business in York, with around 150 regular customers. 

Lots of my customers are either regular mows (1-4 times a month), or regular maintenance (2-8 hours a week/month)

My problem is that I seem

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being more organised

im currently looking at few software issues quick books etc to make my life alot easier when it comes to doing accounts online invoicing payroll etc, does anyone know if there is a function on this to retain client lists or contact lists so anyone wh

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Honda HRX476QX

Hi

I'm looking at smaller and lighter alternatives to my heavier mowers for this coming season.They'll be used on small domestic lawns that are tight to get round and have access issues like steps etc.Does anyone have any feedback on these honda's?

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Petition: Stronger punishment for perpetrators of tool thefts from tradesman's vehicles

A tradesman's tools are his livelyhood ,he isn't always in the position to empty his van an lock them away .There are organised gangs traveling the length of the country helping themselves to thousands of pounds worth of tools by peeling open the doo

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to become vat registered or not

hi i am 100% domestic on both gardening maintenance and landscaping and wondering  just myself and 2 others employed, wondering if both legal and viable to  keep my sales totals down by not including materials which i dont charge money off anyway, by

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Screwed over.

Hi,

After taking someone on last year things were on the up, all going well £400 PW, I was very honest, truthful to my word, Loyal and respectful. Even a few bonuses during year, I also keep the person right in the loop and always to took his opinion

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Signwriting design

Morning all,

Following my (not so) recent post, I've got a design back from the signwriters for the new van and just wanted some opinions on it. Is completely different from the original I bodged up, but I like it. There's a couple of contact detail

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Unseasonably warm weather sees daffodils flowering three months early

Unseasonably warm December sees daffodils bursting into bloom three MONTHS early and trees beginning to blossom 

• Bright yellow daffodils have bloomed early, while cherry blossom and hazel trees have sprung flowers
• Despite recent hard frosts, the daf

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Setting up and collecting direct debit payments from your clients using GoCardless

Setting up direct debit payments through a business used to be a lot of hassle. 

Businesses had to be big enough to ensure security for their clients and a business had to pass a fitness test before being allowed to participate in the direct debit sc

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New member chat

We've got a new member chat and I hope you find it easier to use.

To use it, just click on Chats in the right hand corner and select Member chat from the list.

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path sweeping machine hire

Morning guys, 

I need to hire a sweeping machine,next week, to remove moss on tarmac pathways on a residential site I maintain,

I have tried all the major and small tool hire places and no one can help me out ( apart from hss but not got an account for

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Lowering a manhole cover

Hi guys, looking for some knowledge advise and guidance.We have a quote today to supply and lay 60 2x2 Slabs in a front garden that will have a small natural fall as the garden meets the public paving at a lower level but that's OK we can do that no

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NEW member says Hello

Hello Everybody new member to the site, been having a look around and still finding my way here lol. Own small lawn care/ grasscutting business in Scotland near Glasgow.

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Terravent

Hi all.

I purchase a terravent machine (robin dagger type?) a year or so ago and have yet to use it!. I was wondering if any one had any experience in using one and what results i could expect?

It was my aim to market this and the domestic market and p

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Upgraded Website - Feedback Please ?

Hi folks

All this downtime has given me chance to revamp my website and I would really welcome your feedback and suggestions as to how I may improve it further. It seems daft not to tap into all the knowledge and experience within the group and I know

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Landscaper Pay Rates

Hi folks

Could do with some advice.

Traditionally, we have been a stockist and supplier of artificial turf and have sold our product directly to landscapers based on their requirements. We also receive domestic or commercial enquiries and subcontract t

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Conducting insurance work (i.e. For claims)

Hi all,Firstly a merry Christmas to all members!I am looking for a bit of guidance into the world of insurance claims.If a customers fence was to blow down or be damaged in the high winds and needed repaired, they contact their insurance company and

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