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Hi,

I started framing up near Glasgow a couple of years ago and have now made a fairly dramatic move for there to Dorset! I'm trying to re-establish my business down here and was wondering if anyone could advise about suppliers for glass etc.

Thanks!

Craig

Thanks to everyone for providing such useful information. This has certainly given me new ideas about promoting my business and probably saved me a lot of cash, too!!

Cheers

Do you reckon you get much business off of Yell, btw? I know you have a really strong presence elsewhere on social media etc.

Was kind of assuming that it might be possible to get a higher listing without forking out a fortune and that confirms it for me. Cheers mate!

Absolutely Not. I only pay about £49 for web presence only I don't go in the book it's not worth the money Aye, seems a lot to be committing to; especially as I'm a relatively new business. It's not for a "web presence" really, just a guaranteed listing at the top of Google searches in th...

Hi, Just had Yell.com on the phone for about an hour, promising me the world if I choose to pay for their priority listing. It's working out about £190 pcm and guarantees top listing on their website for two areas & also top page of Google. Has anyone else paid for the privilege and is it at all...

Thanks for that, Richard. Mark has sorted me out with a spare part. He's a top bloke!

Hi, been registered here less than a fortnight and I'm already seeknig further help. Does anyone no anything about fixing underpinners or getting them serviced? My Minigraf 4 (an aged 2nd hand one) has sprung a leak from a sort of encased valve (see pic in hyperlink) https://www.dropbox.com/s/nfgecr...

pramsay13 wrote:Hi Craig, welcome to the forum.
Feel free to pop out to Stonehouse for a cup of tea and a chat.

Cheers! We're in S Lanarkshire as well so I just might take you up on that!

Thanks for your help, everyone! It's greatly appreciated.

Peter, if you could pm me that text you mentioned, that would be brilliant, ta

Hi, I'm brand new to the framing business so please forgive me if this question exposes my ignorance but..... ...when using a vacuum press for simply flattening out posters or prints to remove creases and folds and not actually bonding them to backing boards, are there any set -in-stone guidelines a...

Thanks, Steve!

Just starting out in a new framing venture outside Glasgow. I'm hoping to pick your brains to benefit from your expertise and experience! Not just yet, though.

Cheers,

Craig