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derek west

Re: TACCA
« Reply #40 on: February 11, 2014, 11:30:11 pm »
i don't run and hide Susan, there is a phone number on the TACCA site, your quite welcome to ring me and i'll try my very best to answer any questions you have, very busy but friday i'm home making an upholstery cleaning video  so if you do decide to call then that would be a good time for me. i get a lot of calls and always try my best to help, or you could come along to the TACCA training day in June and witness a fantastic day with like minded people enjoying themselves and ask me all the questions you want while enjoying one of the best hog roasts in the country.  :)

What i refuse to do is get into arguments and debates on here, i have a very busy life with my business, TACCA, 4 kids and a wife to look after so forgive me if i don't post much lately. them days are long gone.

Simon Gerrard

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #41 on: February 12, 2014, 12:49:27 am »
What irks the sh-t out of me on this issue is that regardless of what you think of TACCA, every right thinking person should be humble enough to take their hat off to Derek and Sian for the sheer amount of effort they have put into it. If you don't like TACCA, fine, don't join, but please - shut up and show some respect.

Simon

maxcampbell

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #42 on: February 12, 2014, 07:12:03 am »

 all I am asking is show me where all this hot air talk as lead


There didn't seem to me to be a lot of hot air - they just said they wanted to form a group that would advertise direct to the public, which the NCCA aren't good at, whatever else they do.

Where it's lead is to some excellent training days, at which I've learnt more than the courses I've been on, and a good website. No-one ever expected an organisation that would insure all its members. Considering I'm not paying anything to benefit from this, i'm happy with the organisation.

In time, I would like to see TACCA get choosier about who gets to be a member, and I would like to see it do more advertising to the public.

Of course, Susan doesn't need to learn anything from anyone outside her own business - if she started that she'd lose all the confidence in herself that we all find so amusing.

JandS

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #43 on: February 12, 2014, 10:50:15 am »
"In time, I would like to see TACCA get choosier about who gets to be a member"

Considering it's the "Approved Carpet Cleaning Association" that's a strange thing to say.
Impossible done straight away, miracles can take a little longer.

maxcampbell

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #44 on: February 12, 2014, 04:25:24 pm »

Considering it's the "Approved Carpet Cleaning Association" that's a strange thing to say.

Not to me - it's a young organisation and it was fairly easy to become "approved" in the early days, and fair enough - just that with time I would like to see (even) higher standards applied - I'm open-minded about what, in detail, those standards are.

JandS

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #45 on: February 12, 2014, 05:07:14 pm »
But how can you get higher standards when you don't even know the people your approving, or their quality of work, or their training, or their insurance etc.
People at the moment are basically approving themselves insomuch that they can tell Derek pretty much what they want and he as to decide whether they are kosher or not.
It's not really approval by association is it?
Impossible done straight away, miracles can take a little longer.

gwrightson

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #46 on: February 12, 2014, 05:13:43 pm »

I have read this topic with little interest to be honest, just for the sake of reading it and  observe whats been said ::)roll   from the  very beginning i have never really considered joining, no specific reason nothing against Derick or its members, just my choice .

Any way here is my opinion for what its worth, I see it as a good thing, I do see it benefiting some members, I can see why c/c  want to join, after all its another logo on the van and in time it may well be a recognised organisation ( early days )    .
Having said that,  in the past I have seen posts where members have replied to enquiries re. carpet cleaning jobs, quoting (  contact a tacca member )  , that pi*ses me off a little as if they are implying nobody else is
capable ???   as for max,s  comments  

"Not to me - it's a young organisation and it was fairly easy to become "approved" in the early days, and fair enough - just that with time I would like to see (even) higher standards applied - I'm open-minded about what, in detail, those standards are¬

What will all the c/c who have joined do then ?
Will they be vetted again ?   just a though .

Geoff.
ps not having a go at tacca, I wish them look ,I even have derrick as a friend on f.b
who ever said dont knock before u try ,i never tried dog crap but i know i wouldnt like  haha

derek west

Re: TACCA
« Reply #47 on: February 12, 2014, 07:22:34 pm »
TACCA is not elitist. we just want decent cleaners to join who can offer all types of cleaning. bit of training, half decent set up that covers all forms of cleaning and insurance. not much to ask, and before you say it, this doesn't mean that if you don't make criteria your no good, far from it in a lot of cases, but unfortunately, we have to have a basic rule of joining. if we let the odd one in who doesn't make criteria then it would just make a mockery of having criteria in the first place, i never set out to make it hard to join, it was all about finding guys that wanted to join and fitted the criteria. if guys want a superior association then there's nothing stopping someone doing that. i would join if i passed criteria, as long as it was free  ;D if i didn't pass criteria i wouldnt come on here and spit me dummy, i'd just get on with running my business.
all i'm trying to do is build a good foundation for TACCA so that when a committee takes over they have good solid ground to take it to the next level and onto to be a fully recognised association. and yes i would like to retire from it. it takes a lot of my time  and i think i have better things to do. some great guys out there, far more suited than me to take it to a fully blown well run association. yes its not brilliantly run at the moment but i think on a shoe string, i'm not doing to bad even though i say so myself.  ;D
if you want to diss it then fine, go for it, i aint got time to argue with you, thats why i dont reply on here, its your opinion and i respect that, even though i find it confusing why anyone would waste there time dissing something they have no interest in.  ???
I will crack on with slowly but surely getting our members work and hopefully dominating google. the next training day should raise some money to push for that.

Thats all i have to say on the matter, i wont be responding to any more questions on here about TACCA, got far to much to do with the change of my company name and new approach to marketing. but if you want to chat my details are everywhere so i'm not hiding, always got time for a chinwag. as long as its not abusive.
last night i negotiated a great deal on a Hog roast for the TACCA training day. Crackling, apple sauce, coleslaw, buttered potatoes and a Hog roasted for 24 hours so its falling off the bone. come to the TACCA day and have a chat with me. food doesn't get better than a hog roast. Its open to none members as well so see you all there, gonna be a great weekend.  :)

Neil Jones

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #48 on: February 12, 2014, 08:01:53 pm »
Simon - nail - head

Mike Gwilliam

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #49 on: February 12, 2014, 08:29:55 pm »
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all i'm trying to do is build a good foundation for TACCA so that when a committee takes over they have good solid ground to take it to the next level and onto to be a fully recognised association. and yes i would like to retire from it. it takes a lot of my time  and i think i have better things to do

I'm mistified.........why try to create something and then say '' It takes a lot of my time and I think I have better things to do'' ?

jasonl

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #50 on: February 12, 2014, 08:50:11 pm »
even though i find it confusing why anyone would waste there time dissing something they have no interest in.  Huh



To settle your confusion , because there are good carpet cleaners who do not wish to join , and who do not fit YOUR criteria.

As well as cleaning carpets , a good carpet cleaner must.

Be on time , settle problems fast , price fairly, not break stuff in buildings , be smart , be polite , explain what is being done and why if needed , and many more things .

One could join TACCA and possess few of these qualities
I clean carpets
I dry Buildings

John Kelly

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #51 on: February 12, 2014, 09:51:02 pm »
I think what Derek meant is that his time spent on TACCA would be better spent on his own business.

robert meldrum

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #52 on: February 15, 2014, 03:41:49 pm »
Wonderful to come on here for the first time in many many months and find almost nothing has changed.


I've followed Susan's  post since day one and have to say ...........


It's highly unlikely there is anyone on here who has achieved anything like her family's success from carpet cleaning.


As we all know there thinkers / dreamers and there are do'ers with the latter taking the spoils while the dreamers constantly miss the boat .


Great to here of your continuing success Susan and loving your attitude.


Robert m

Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus)

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garry22

Re: TACCA
« Reply #54 on: February 15, 2014, 06:15:41 pm »
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As we all know there thinkers / dreamers and there are do'ers with the latter taking the spoils while the dreamers constantly miss the boat .

Well said Robert. That sums up Derek and his work with TACCA perfectly. Definitely a doer.

Neil Jones

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #55 on: February 20, 2014, 07:07:32 pm »
Well I've just received £100 off my checkatrade membership because I'm a TACCA member, now I'm probably still guessing that the high principled people having a pop at TACCA would still turn their nose up at £100 on principles. Oh well.

Paul Evans

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #56 on: February 21, 2014, 08:39:07 pm »
Wonderful to come on here for the first time in many many months and find almost nothing has changed.


I've followed Susan's  post since day one and have to say ...........


It's highly unlikely there is anyone on here who has achieved anything like her family's success from carpet cleaning.


As we all know there thinkers / dreamers and there are do'ers with the latter taking the spoils while the dreamers constantly miss the boat .


Great to here of your continuing success Susan and loving your attitude.

This is her 3rd Generation success given by her family.
how can you applaud this.
built by ancestors, not by her. SHES DONE NOTHING APART FROM TAKE THE HELM AND KEEP THE SHIP STEADY.

Its a ready made business.  WOW she did well


Robert m

Carpet Dawg

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #57 on: February 21, 2014, 08:49:57 pm »
Robert is another one that belongs on the funny bus.

robert meldrum

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #58 on: February 22, 2014, 03:25:47 am »
Paul

I think you might find that Susan Dean's business moved on dramatically a couple of years ago when she took on board the advice of a couple of highly successful carpet cleaners who were prolific posters on here

I've unfortunately cleaned my last carpet and only briefly visit forums out of curiosity.

Best wishes.

Andrew Briscoe

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Re: TACCA
« Reply #59 on: February 22, 2014, 12:26:06 pm »
Bought my early bird ticket so saved a tenner  :D
looking forward to this year, a lot off good things going on.