#costings

source I don't wish anyone bad luck or hard times, but when it is at my expense I do not give two hoots. Business is business whether it is family or someone else as there is so much riding on the line.

source Over the last week I have been busy with a costing exercise for a screen printer to see if having the punch bags printed locally was financially viable or not. I had been quoted on our current job

Last week I had some punch bags screen printed as a sample test run and to confirm and negotiate a price. The buyers were happy with the finished product and finally negotiated what I thought was an expensive

source Roughly 18 months ago I was doing the costings for the warehouse business and that included trying to find a logistics partner that would deliver pallets of goods to Cape Town via Johannesburg.

This morning I received some really good news regarding a new client with the packaging business. This was totally unexpected as I had presumed this deal would have happened within the first week of sending

The first order for our new client was delayed by 7 days which is not ideal and those responsible for the delay being another client have been spoken to. Sometimes things are out of your control and as

Work smarter not harder as our filler is what gives us the edge over everyone else and we buy every kilogram they have for sale. Last year in August /September we took over the supplying of punch bags

source Thankfully all humans are different not only in appearance, but the way our brain functions and thinks. My daily work life is mainly consumed by numbers which for most would be a nightmare, but

source Microsoft 365 I have never had a need to use it until today and usually avoid apps on my phone for some reason. If you say that someone spins a yarn, you mean that they tell a story that is not

This evening after close of business we received a phone call that the audit we have been working towards will happen either Monday or Tuesday next week. The prospective client wants to decide on their

This morning we received the new orders for next month which is always pleasing to see which tells you the product is selling and you are at least what you are doing is working. I wasn't quite sure how

We are slightly under the pump this week having to get the orders out and in store by Friday. The outlying areas will be collected tomorrow and local deliveries we will start dispatching on Thursday. This

Tomorrow is a big day with regard to the punch bag business as we may be meeting up with a potential partner. This guy is the kingpin of waste cloth material and we need his supply desperately. He also

source Just in the last two weeks raw material pricing on plastic has increased and dropped over 25% and is back up again today after it had dropped yesterday. Everything just seems crazy right now as