How are we Doing?
Lets not beat around the (President) Bush, though beating him up might be tempting! The damage that the American problems have caused the financial markets has made things extremely difficult in the sector in which Japanese Knotweed Solutions (JKSL) operates.
Our main customer base has historically been the housing market which currently has hit a funding problem and all but dried up. New build projects have struggled to get finance and many projects programmed for 2008 have simply not happened. We continue to work on the large London project programmed to open in 2012 however there has been a struggle to get enthusiastic about the works as our advice is not being followed.
The year started slowly and has stumbled along with peaks (new projects) and troughs (clients businesses failing). Competitors have tripped and fallen and new companies have arisen to take up the challenge.
However the main message from this blog is that Japanese Knotweed Solutions continue to hold their head up high! We have managed to diversify our market and have sought new customers by hard work and a willingness to go out and chase new business.
Each and every member of the team at JKSL have given their utmost to ensure that the service that we provide is second to none. This has shown in increased customer confidence and a healthy order book taking us into Autumn 2008.
Hopefully things will pick up for everyone by Spring 2009; in the mean time plan ahead, plan for new development, plan for new projects - and ensure that you are one step ahead by clearing all your invasive weed problems whilst projects are on hold.
