Season 1 – Page 2 – Measuring Up Podcast

23rd April 201823rd December 2018

Episode 005: Overly Complicated Pricing of Floating Shelves

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Peter chats about his first experiences with paint spraying and we go in to the real detail of one of the most standard bread & butter joinery jobs, the installation of floating shelves. Andy discusses his ridiculously overly complicated pricing spreadsheet and confirms why you can’t compete with IKEA prices.

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9th April 201823rd December 2018

Episode 004: Mobile Tech, Parking Rants and Apple vs Android

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Today we’re talking a bit more about the tech used on jobs, from parking apps through to literally ‘measuring up’ tips. Peter explains the real cost of parking in London and Andy starts his first in a multi-part series of rants about the local council.

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25th March 201823rd December 2018

Episode 003: Joinery Day Rates and Managing a Small Workshop

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In this episode we continue on the theme of business management from last time and discuss hourly and daily rates for carpentry work, briefly discuss some of the technology used in our daily routine and also chat about surviving in a small workshop.

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25th March 201823rd December 2018

Episode 002: Getting Our Joinery Businesses Off the Ground

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Peter and Andy have a quick chat about current jobs and discuss how they built up their joinery businesses over the years. What marketing worked for each business and how has this changed over the years? They touch on job pricing, contracts and the sales process from first customer contact through to job completion.

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25th March 201823rd December 2018

Episode 001: Welcome to the Measuring Up Podcast with Peter Millard and Andy MacLellan

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Andy and Peter discuss how they entered the world of commercial joinery. From an early age both had a background in making things and in this podcast we find out how their carpentry and cabinet making businesses evolved to where they are now, both through slightly unconventional routes.

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