- What does it cost to join?
- Nothing. Registration is free, quoting is free, there is no monthly fee, and nothing is deducted from your invoice. You keep the price you quote — our margin is added on top and paid by the customer.
- How and when do I get paid?
- The customer pays a deposit to book the job, and the balance falls due once the work is done and they have confirmed it — or automatically three working days after you mark it complete, if they neither confirm nor raise a problem. You are paid your full quoted price once that balance has cleared and we have your invoice. You never invoice the customer yourself.
- What happens if the customer doesn’t pay?
- That is ours to deal with, not yours. A deposit is taken before you start work, and if the balance goes unpaid we chase it — and will pursue the debt until it is paid, formally if it comes to that. You are not the one making those phone calls.
- Do I have to quote for everything I’m sent?
- No. There is no obligation to quote and no cost to quote. Price the jobs that suit your kit and your diary, and pass on the rest — passing costs you nothing and does not count against you.
- Do I set my own prices?
- Yes. Every price is yours. We never quote on your behalf and we never change the figure you give us.
- Which jobs will I be sent?
- Work in the counties you tell us you cover, for the services you tell us you do, and nothing else. You can change either at any time.
- Is there a check before I start getting work?
- Yes, though it is a light one. Registration is free and subject to approval: we check who you are and that you are a working contracting business, and we speak to you before any job reaches you.
- Do I need my own insurance and certificates?
- Work done through us is covered by our own public liability policy, so you do not need to hold cover of your own to take jobs from us. We do not ask to see spraying, chainsaw or machinery certificates either — what you are qualified and ticketed to operate is your responsibility as an independent business, not something we sit in judgement on.
- What do you get out of it?
- The customer pays us for arranging the work and standing behind it. It does not come out of your price.
- How much work will I get?
- It depends on your county and the time of year — topping in high summer and hedge cutting after the nesting season are the busy stretches. We would rather tell you straight than promise a number we cannot stand behind.
- What kind of outfit is this for?
- Agricultural contractors with their own machinery, from a one-tractor operation upwards. Whether you top a handful of paddocks around other work or run a full contracting business, the jobs are the same jobs.