Well, first, we must say happy holidays and Easter, everyone. We hope you're having a great time reading this, whatever you're doing. And, for those lucky enough to be on break, that you are feeling happy and relaxed!
Now, we have to raise a little something here and explain how the last week was for those of us in solar (and the many other weather-based trades out there)—much love, as they say.
We couldn't work last week due to the weather. Up until last week, it's been arguably the busiest start to a year. However, we can't get on roofs while it's pouring down.
That brings us to the point of this article and why we have the model we have. We lose money when it rains, but compared to other solar and electrical companies, we get through almost completely unscathed. Let us try to explain a little just how that works.
You see, we don't have any vans, warehousing, or wages that need to be paid when we don't work. Yes, we do pay a lot more than most in the industry for our people when it is sunny, and we are working. This means that when times are good, we all make more, and when times are bad, e.g., raining or high winds, we don't race backwards. This means we can attract talent that others simply cannot.
In the past, we had seen so many great companies go under due to nothing more than bad weather, and we made sure to fix the problem!
Unfortunately, for all people who work on roofs, you can't always work 365 days in a year. Many trade-based businesses forget this factor when running their race (seriously, you wouldn't believe how common this is) and subsequently go broke due to nothing else but Mother Nature. You can also see why tradies who will be around have to make money when they can work!
We also found that over the years, there was a scramble to make up the lost funds during these times, which can last for months, as when companies started to let their standards slip, they were desperate to try and recoup some of the mother nature incurred losses.
Thankfully, this week has been full steam ahead and all guns blazing so far. But as of tomorrow, we're meant to be unable to work again for a while. We will be okay, though.
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