Most London maintenance companies charge £100-£180 just to walk through your door. Before any work. Before any solution. Just for the privilege of a conversation. We think that's absurd. At 3COL, site visits and quotes are always free. Always.
We don't compete on brand size. We compete on value, transparency and professionalism. Here's what that looks like in practice.
Hourly billing creates a perverse incentive: the slower the work, the higher the bill. Fixed pricing aligns our interest with yours - get in, solve it, get out.
A simple tap replacement should take 45 minutes. At £180/hour with a minimum 1-hour charge, that's £180 before materials. Add a £120 call-out fee and you're at £300+ for a tap. Some London providers have been reported charging £400-£500 for exactly this job. Ex-employees of major London maintenance firms have publicly stated they are pressured to extend job times to increase billing. With 3COL, you get a fixed price quote before any work begins. If we quote £95, you pay £95.
If your maintenance contractor removes waste without an Environment Agency Waste Carrier Licence, the liability falls on YOUR company - not theirs. Under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, using an unlicensed waste carrier can result in unlimited fines and criminal prosecution for the waste producer. Most London maintenance companies are not EA licensed. 3COL holds Licence CBDL628634 with full documentation on every waste movement.
Every job includes: written fixed-price quote before work begins, same-day Job Completion Report with photographs, Net 7 invoice with transparent cost breakdown, 6-month workmanship guarantee, and full waste documentation under EA licence CBDL628634. If anything we have done is not right, we come back and fix it - at no cost to you. No arguing. No invoices. Just accountability.
We built 3COL around the real workflow of Property Managers and FM Directors - not around maximising hourly billing.
Plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, cleaning, waste removal - one number, one account, one invoice. No more juggling five different contractors.
Before/after photographs and Job Completion Report delivered the same day the work is completed. Ready for your landlord, your client, or your records.
Emergency in EC1? Urgent repair in SW1? We respond the same day across all Central London core zones. No premium emergency surcharge.
Every job generates environmental data - waste recycling rates, materials used, energy impact. Formatted for your ESG reports at no extra cost. Learn more
Move from reactive to preventive. Planned maintenance contracts starting from £350/month with priority 4-hour response in core zones.
3Col Maintenance Services Ltd, Company No. 15452227. Not a sole trader. Not a franchise. A registered company with full accountability and transparency.
Free site visit. Fixed price quote. No call-out fee. No hourly surprises. Just professional commercial maintenance done right.