Hi, my name is George.I have been running a man and van business in London for a few years.If i have too much work i normally pass the extra onto a few other trusted one man bands.The advantage of this is i can also call on them to help me out should i have problems with traffic,the van or overrunning house moves.
Every time i watch T.V. or listen to the radio,there is always mention of “the credit crunch”.In the U.K. mortgages are down by about half on last years figures.Should i be worried?I have slightly more work than last year.Will things get worse for me or better?On the plus side,as customers tighten their belts they may turn to the cheaper option of using a “man and van” service rather than a larger removals company.Which would mean i will get more work.On the other hand some large removal firms may start taking on smaller jobs and competing directly with me and my kind.As the recession starts to bite there will be the usual lay-offs and four day weeks,which means,there will be lots of drivers with vans looking to make some extra money at the weekends,evenings or both.Some may even try their luck full time.Couple this with a shortage of people moving and life for me could be about to get a whole lot more difficult.
There is a possibility that nothing much will change.The credit card applications will still drop through the letter-box.Black Horse will still offer to top up that loan from five years ago.House share tenants will still call me “last minute” because their mate let them down and i will still struggle to pay the bills.
I like everyone else really has no idea what is round the corner but if i intend to stay in this business i will have to keep looking for new opportunities.I will have to keep going that extra mile for the customers.I will constantly defend my good name and most of all i will always charge less than the big boys.Unless of course,i become one.
Regards , Alloageorge – man and van