Tradesman Survival Guide

TRADESMAN SURVIVAL GUIDE 10 essentials for your tool-kit Phone Smart phones are perfect for businesses on the move and there are great apps to download, including invoice creators, calculators, note-pads and diaries. Need a spirit level? Download the spirit level app here: www.ihandysoft.com/level_free Thermos Remember to take your own ready-made tea but if your client offers you a cuppa don't turn it down or they may never offer you a brew again. The same principle applies to cakes, biscuits and, if you are lucky, sandwiches Map High-tech GPS system are terrific, but make sure you keep a map or A-Z in the glove box. Sat-navs are not always reliable First-Aid Kit Check it's fully stocked and all items are within their use-by date. If you don't already own one then ask at your local chemists 4 Spare Change Have enough change with you to pay for parking meters, car parks or toll roads ................... Liability Insurance Documents Dropped your spanner and chipped the client's bath tub? Drilled through the wrong pipe? We all make mistakes. This could be the day you need to speak to your insurer Business Cards Leave a few with each satisfied customer to pass on to friends and family. Double-check your details regularly and update as necessary Lunch As well as your usual sandwiches, don't forget to pack some emergency snacks such as fruit, nuts and chocolate to keep energy up and stave off hunger until tea-time 8. ........................... Clothing Whether you're painting, bleeding radiators or digging foundations, work can get messy. Pack an extra set of work clothes for emergencies. Soak any stained items in a bucket of warm water and then wrap in plastic ready to be washed as soon as you get home Brush and Pan Clean up after yourself and you'll be invited back. So remember to put newspapers down, bring cleaning cloths and if you're really out to impress bring a travel-size vacuum cleaner 10 towergate insurance Towergate Insurance is a trading name of Towergate Underarting Group Limited, registered in England with company number 4043759.