It sounds like your Uncle is in the same boat with the rest of us, putting food on the table but otherwise just getting by. The slowdown started about two years ago around here too but didn't hit my customers, and then me, really hard until the beginning of 2010. Like I said when things break back loose there will be alot to do and I'm doing my best to keep my head above water and position myself to be ready when it does. I figure if this brochure brings in even one or two customers out of all the potentials I've found I'll be doing alright. Looking back over Dad's invoices from the mid eighties when he started there were about 6 or 8 core customers and then a few one or two timers in between them each year. In his case the core guys were big places like Martin Marietta, etc The problem is alot of the larger places increased their maintenance teams or started buying or leasing NEW equipment that was dealer maintained so they are all but out nowdays. My core customers are smaller outfits averaging about 5 to 10 guys each. Still I've got probably a dozen small companies keeping me going but I'd preffer to get a few more and get back to being really and truely busy again.
Thanks for the input and tell your Uncle I said good luck. He sounds like a pretty good guy.
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