[rhys/jinan]

Hi all,
we set ourselves up as bio hazard cleaning company ( blood, feaces, needles, unexpected deaths etc) last year and are really struggling to get work.
we are fully licensed for waste and have our ADR licence to transport haz waste. we have gained contractor status with all the local county councils including social services and housing associations but still no work coming our way.
Are we missing a trick here??
is there anyone else out there who can ease our trauma!!!

Cheers
Rhys & Jinan

[chloejayne]

Its a right bloody job and you need lots of blood and guts to do it,!c

[Chris B]

There is a network being developed at this very moment, it wont hurt to join...and its free

www.cleanersearch.co.uk/ncsc

Chris

[The Great One]

Hi

I did my course back in November and as yet have not done any trauma work.

I have been in touch with the main guy at the local council and no work has been forthcoming as yet (4 months) sent out many letters and nothing.

It is very tough to break into it seems?

Regards

Martin

[pro-clean]

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Hi Chris  B
Try to join your trama site but keep getting the abover Error can you help please
thanks Rich.

[Chris B]

Heres the direct link

http://www.cleanersearch.co.uk/ncsc/ncscform.htm

[marcusj]

Lets pretend i work for one of the companies you have been approaching i come across filthy horrible flats all the time, now i dont get paid for sifting through the mess so i dont notice the syringes or faeces on the floor.
I ring a cleaning company that do clearances and deep cleans and bobs your uncle they come out have a look they find needles and faeces inform me of this, luckily enough they can solve the issue and away we go.
I suppose i am trying to say you may lose potential custom if you are hammering the bio hazard thing, yes you do it but these organisations have more heavy duty cleans not involving bio hazards than ones that do and the fact that you do provide it means that when they come along you can do it.
It is odviously not working for you so be a bit flexible build rapport by catering for what they want and make them aware of the bio thing along the way.
As opposed to going straight in with the bio thing, i hope you can find some benefit from this and there is plenty of work out there dont lose heart.

[The Great One]

Hi

Marcus

I do all the heavy duty cleaning and have for over 5 years, Trauma cleaning is a new avenue for me.

Most of it goes to the big companies for council and housing associations, trying to get that work is tough but it is just a matter of time and to keep on keep telling people what you can do, same as any business.

Regards

Martin

[keith b]

Marcus is right,..........trauma cleaning tends to be an occasional thing!,........the company I work for is contracted to clean for the Met Police (I will try and find out more when I return after this bank holiday).

Martin606 ;- Im visiting Brighton on sunday,....do you know any good places to eat? or to visit?

[The Great One]

Hi Keith

depends, are you coming with family?

We have a Nando's which is great with the kids, palace pier, pricey but good for a few rides, the lanes are cool with loads of speciality shops.

Regards

Martin

[keith b]

Just me and the other half,.......we are looking for a nice sunday roast beef dinner, ...I was thinking of that Regency place in kings st? or a nice carvery?

Yeah we will visit the lanes for definate!

Any pubs or bars to recommend?

Is parking going be expensive or difficult to find?

[The Great One]

Ok

Firstly parking will be a nightmare, we have just started the Brighton festival, so it is packed down here, best to set off extra early to beat the traffic (or branch off at the bottom of the M23, take the Worthing exit and come off at the first exit, Devil d**e/Hove, less traffic that way.

Cheapest parking will actually be the Churchill Sq shopping centre, central and close to everything.

Loads of great, cheap restaurants in the lanes (2 courses for £6.95 etc) Regency is a nice place and on the beach. Pubs like the druid in the lanes is nice and loads of outside seating in this great weather we have .

Must stress you set off as early as possible (to get here for say 9am) otherwise you will spend 3 hours in traffic.

My mob 07941 923903 call me if you get stuck

Regards

Martin

[Londoner]

I responded to a thread on here a while back. Someone was enquiring about a crime scene course and I said it was a waste of money. I didn't quite go as far as saying it was a con but that was my general tone. I think I said it was only a good business if you were running the courses at £500 a person.

Needless to say. The guy running the course was soon back on shouting me down but I still believe I was right.

All this started after a program on TV a some time ago showing a team of people in California who went round cleaning up after murders and sudden deaths. It gave the impression they were a team of highly paid professionals. After the progamme there was a flurry of posts from people saying can we do the same over here. The general view was no. Councils have their own people and its not the police's responsibility so they don't have a budget for it.

Through my window cleaning business I know of four instances recently where people have died in their property and not been found for some time. Three of them were in council places and the clean up work was done by ordinary council workmen. Council workmen are (supposedly) fully trained in such matters. They have to deal with needles and dead cats and things like that every day. However the young kid I saw heaving up outside one of the flats didn't give me much confidence.

The other was a house nearly opposite where I live. The police had it taped off for two days because they weren't sure how he died.
About a fortnight after that a skip appeared and two Eastern European blokes dragged everything out of the house and threw it in the skip. Where they came from is anyone's guess but i suspect the estate agent employed them.
They also probably employed the people who came and tidied up the garden and the people who redecorated the place. Well, slapped some paint about anyway.

My point is this, the course I was talking about in the original post was a lot of money but I still don't think there is the work to be found afterwards. Sadly, this thread seem to support that view.

[skylady99]

Hi All,

this is my first post so bear with me.

I did a training course in Feb 2009 with the National Academy of Crime Scene Cleaners run by a guy called Ben Giles.  It was a fantastic course!

Anyway I came away thinking after a bit of advertising I would have work rolling in. As you can guess it didn't happen like that.

However I have stuck with it and pushed my business through every avenue possible.  I have literally worked all hours to market myself.

This week I have had my first, and second job come in and as it happens a third arose from the first.

My company is SB Specialist Cleaning www.sb-specialistcleaning.co.uk and we are based in Manchester.

I think you just have to knock on eveybody's door but it also helps that I am a member of the NACSC as it gives me credibility with prospective clients.

Keep at it!

Thanks
Sharon