standby generators

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nichols21vt

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For our little electrical contracting business we are interested in buying generators directly from manufacturers.
Any thoughts or advice re: being an authorized dealer or distrubutor and bypassing the wholesalers?
 
I know a few manufacturers offer training and support when you become an "authorized dealer and installer" of their products. It also adds the appearance of credibility in my opinion.
 
If your going to install 3 or 4 a week then go for the credibility. If your installing that many a week believe me those greedy generator manufacturers will hunt you down and support what your needs are. (hookers, booze, IM's to congressional pages)
What you need to do is find your market first. Use your installation skills to hone in a number that is attractive and yet cost effective. About that time the guy you are using to install those generators will quit and you will need to train new help. Back to the real world, who needs that many generators? In Florida, where we haven't had a hurricane yet and all the insurance companies are going belly up from last years storm season, generator sizing rules are next to impossible to meet to just put a standby unit in and not something that will power the whole block. (A camel is a horse designed by committee) Sell to those that need one and let the other panicked potential customers go by the wayside. It will make for better Karma.
 
Are you allowed to tell us what brand of generator you are interested in buying wholesale? Are you thinking that you will sell 3 or 4 units a week? Perhaps just one or two a month? And think real hard why you want to do this. Are you prepared for what warranty work requires? Do you know what really happens with warranty work? Is your business slow and need the work? Do you have a lot of request for standby gens or does the idea just seem exciting? Maybe you had one job setting a genset and thought you would get into it big time. Have I been down this road? Did I ask if you know what warranty work rips out of your a**?
 
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