While irrigation may seem straightforward, the reality is far more complex. Irrigation contractors and business owners navigate many challenges, from labor requirements and material costs to environmental planning. It’s a delicate balance between managing every minor detail and ensuring a profitable project.
ONE BUSINESS OWNER’S JOURNEY
Di recente abbiamo avuto il piacere di parlare con Jimmy Biggs, un esperto installatore di impianti di irrigazione autorizzato che ha dedicato gli ultimi 20 anni a questo settore. La sua passione per l'irrigazione e la progettazione del paesaggio non è solo una professione, ma parte integrante della sua stessa essenza.
His career started by chance at a young age when he worked for a friend’s dad, who owned a lawn service. This was the beginning of his career, where he cultivated his knowledge of plants and landscape design while being exposed to the financial side of the business. These life experiences led him to purchase his first landscaping business and acquire several related companies, enabling him to provide customers with a full suite of landscape, design, and irrigation services.
PRODOTTI DI QUALITÀ E ARTIGIANALITÀ
Abbiamo chiesto a Jimmy quali fattori lo abbiano aiutato a mantenere il successo per tutta la sua carriera. Ha risposto subito che la qualità dei prodotti e la maestria artigianale sono stati la chiave.
He said he often smirked when talking to new customers who used a competitor to install an irrigation system that now needed repair. He said he could tell within seconds of opening up the ground and looking at the PVC joints that they used an inferior PVC glue. Jimmy said, “The PVC Adesivo o Collante used on those Tubaziones is critical. If the weld isn’t good, then my people are going back to make repairs. I can’t afford to lose money, time, and reputation, so I only use the best products.” He said he has been a Weld-On customer for many years, and it is the only Cemento solvente he would use. If a product is a few cents more than other products on the market but he knows it’s reliable and trusted, he will spend the extra few cents.
COSTO DEL PRODOTTO VS. REPUTAZIONE
Jimmy ha continuato a elencare il costo complessivo di un intervento di riparazione per un giunto rotto e l'impatto che avrebbe potuto avere sulla sua attività. Ha riso e ha detto che si trattava di stime, perché non aveva mai dovuto intervenire per un guasto. Nel corso degli anni, aveva assistito alla rottura di Tubazione, ma i giunti in PVC con Weld-On erano intatti.
I costi del cedimento dei giunti in PVC
Equipaggio di due persone per mezza giornata…………$200
Tempo perso su un nuovo progetto……………$200
Materiali……………………………………$100
Reputazione per gli affari………………..How do you calculate?
Frustrazione del cliente………………….How do you calculate? Damage to customer’s assets can be substantial.
Progetti futuri perduti……………………How do you calculate?
In conclusione, il fallimento non è un'opzione quando si tratta di richiami. Come imprenditori, dobbiamo considerare i costi e le conseguenze di una rottura di un giunto quando si utilizza il cemento CPVC o PVC sbagliato.
COLTIVARE RELAZIONI COMMERCIALI
When people talk about business relationships, they think about two people meeting and connecting professionally over a shared interest. After decades of running a business, Jimmy also learned that companies have relationships with the brands and products they use. Jimmy said, as a business owner, you or your employees may have used a specific product over the years that, in your experience, has been tested to be reliable, trusted, and foolproof over and over again. When he finds a product he can trust, and failure isn’t an option, he and his crew will stick with that brand to the end.
“I knew first-hand how reliable and versatile Weld-On was since my area had extreme heat, extreme cold and wet conditions. Weld-On has a PVC cement and PVC Primer for every situation.”
– Jimmy Biggs, Professionista dell'irrigazione e del paesaggio
IL FUTURO È WELD-ON
After 20 years in the industry, Jimmy’s wife transferred jobs to a new city, so he decided to investigate his next chapter in life. He knew he wanted to sell his successful business and find a meaningful career that hopefully would tie into his past life experiences. We’re happy to say Jimmy now works for Weld-On as a Business Development Representative focusing on product growth and education. “Working at Weld-On was a perfect fit for me. I’ve been a loyal customer for many, many years. I knew first-hand how reliable and versatile Weld-On was since my area had extreme heat, extreme cold and wet conditions. Weld-On had products for every situation.”
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Informazioni su Weld-On
Weld-On Adesivo o Collantes, Inc., a subsidiary of IPS Corporation, is the pioneer and leading manufacturer of Weld-On® Cemento solventes, Primers and Detergentes for PVC, CPVC, ABS and other plastic piping systems. Weld-On products are globally recognized as the premium products for joining plastic Tubaziones and Raccordos. Headquartered in California, Weld-On has state-of-the-art operations throughout the United States, as well as China, and a worldwide network of sales representatives and distributors.