How's Business?
- Thread starter daleuger
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ibew441dc
Senior Member
I live in Orange County CA and have traditionally enjoyed a short drive to work.....its still very slow and messy here, so I have to commute to downtown LA for any good dough right now. Its only about 40 miles but in LA traffic it feels like 100.
brian john
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- Location
- Leesburg, VA
We are working but I have had NO, none, zip, zero phone calls this week. Usually average 18-20 a day.
Rewire
Senior Member
- Location
- Lake of the Ozarks
I just hired a new hand this week,work is picking up fast. We expect the tourist to be returning for the big Memorial Day weekend.
electricmanscott
Senior Member
- Location
- Boston, MA
roger3829
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- Location
- Torrington, CT
El Crapo
Ditto............
JacksonburgFarmer
Senior Member
- Location
- Butler County Ohio
We are more busy than a one legged man in a ass kicking contest.....not a real big shop, 3 guys in field....working 10 or 14 hrs. a day, 5 days a week....trying to keep up! More work coming down the pipeline too!! I am very thankful that we have the work we have, and I have worked hard to get it....
The Iceman
Senior Member
- Location
- Florida
Still laid off here. Nobody hiring.
peter d
Senior Member
- Location
- New England
When I hear "we have more work than we can handle" the first thing I wonder is "How cheap are you guys working right now?"
SmithBuilt
Senior Member
- Location
- Foothills of NC
I have hired 1 person so we are doing very well. Maybe not the more work than we can handle category. Note sure about others but I have not lowered my rate. I have been hustling to get more work though.
rt66electric
Senior Member
- Location
- Oklahoma
all or none
all or none
finnally went from bored, bored, bored, to OH NO!! I'M behind and getting covered up by sheetrockers, but most of my work has been from loyal customers. New home guys are getting hungrier>>
all or none
finnally went from bored, bored, bored, to OH NO!! I'M behind and getting covered up by sheetrockers, but most of my work has been from loyal customers. New home guys are getting hungrier>>
We have borrowed 10 men from other IEC contractors. We run around 80-100 men average.
I have 4 bids about to break. Roughly worth 900K.
The large, fast track finish out type jobs with a ton of lighting and gen power are attracting the contractors who have a lot of men sitting around, and it goes very cheap.
I've been successful getting really nasty work that, for some reason, no one wants to take the time to figure out how to get them done.
I have 4 bids about to break. Roughly worth 900K.
The large, fast track finish out type jobs with a ton of lighting and gen power are attracting the contractors who have a lot of men sitting around, and it goes very cheap.
I've been successful getting really nasty work that, for some reason, no one wants to take the time to figure out how to get them done.
We're really not by comparison around here. That's the funny part of it. I've heard of people laid off left and right and everything being slow yadda yadda yadda, but overall we're faring pretty well.
resistance
Senior Member
- Location
- WA
I believe the yadda yadda yadda is true! Some People, and bussinesses are having a tough time finding work.
Things are slow here, but I'm optimistic. I'm sure we have more competition--seeing that the new construction electrical contractors are moving into our main market (old construction). The good thing about our company, is that we can do both old, and new construction.
Hope things get better for us yadda's!
electricmanscott
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- Location
- Boston, MA
StreamlineGT
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Things are good, even with no rate decrease. I'm comfortable.
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