new business name advice !

[terry the tiler]

hi all !! right my question is basicly iam thinking of changing my Business name and have found a nice company name to go on the side of my van etc , the problem is there is another tiler with the same name i want, but he is down london area and iam trading around the north east area. would this be a problem as where both different ends of the country ?

[Sir Ramic]

Plenty of trades with the same name. I know there are 2 Sir Ramics about ( I dont trade under that name ) theres a few Crocotiles too.

[kilty55]

crocotile..its snappy

[CCTiling]

Not sure on the legality but I'm sure if the other tiler hasn't registered his/her company name then it will be fine but don't quote me on that one!!

[CCTiling]

crocotile..its snappy

Are you getting your coat Kilty!!

[kilty55]

its already on cc lol

[brian c]

Jamie stick to tiling..get it?oh well i'll get my crombie!

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

crack on mate IMO look at mine there are loads of DIAMONDS around
but only ONE DIAMOND DAVE COULSON !!!!

[CCTiling]

crack on mate IMO look at mine there are loads of DIAMONDS around
but only ONE DIAMOND DAVE COULSON !!!!

How cheesy is that!!!!!!!

[terry the tiler]

wot happens if we both pull up at the traffic lights one day ? ... there will be TOTAL confusion !!!

[terry the tiler]

I was thinking of TOTAL TILING by the way as my new name !

[CCTiling]

Nah dont like it anyway mate!!!






















Only kidding

[connelltiling]

If you are a sole trader - you can trade under any name you like (as long as it isn't offensive etc). If you are a limited company - you cannot trade under the same name as another limited company. There is nothing wrong with two companies, however, having names like "tiling (london) ltd" and "tiling (newcastle) ltd". Also - you can be a limited company trading under a completely different name e.g "tiling ltd" trading as "the canny tiler"...so go ahead- call yourself what you like from someone who is trading under a very unimaginative name but who has two registered limited companies neither of which is trading at the moment but which are registered to protect the names for future use.

[Dave]

Just trade under your own name..

[terry the tiler]

thanks for the advice ! i was trading as terry's tiling but thought it was a bit cowboy ish and a couple of customers agreed !.. like bob the builder etc .. i spotted a van with john the bricky the other day and thought theres no way i would call him to build my wall lol.. just sounds wrong !!

[CCTiling]

Total Tiling sounds alot more pro than Terry's Tiling. Poor old John!!!

[SandyFloor]

You're right in saying Terry's Tiling doesn't sound very professional however if you incorporate your surname it does as well as giving a more personal image and you're more likely to be remembered. For example David Howe Tiling springs to mind.

My trading name is Ascot because my name is A. Scott , it's memorable and it comes up early in directories

[TF Ed]

how about.....'tiling by terence' wall & floor beautician ;0)

[CCTiling]

how about.....'tiling by terence' wall & floor beautician ;0)

You would get loads of business with that name if you lived in Brighton!!

[SandyFloor]

how about.....'tiling by terence' wall & floor beautician ;0)

Is it ceramic walls or ceramic nails he'd be doing?

[terry the tiler]

ha ha !!! think il stick to Total Tiling...its a lot safer.. lol

[Dave]

ha ha !!! think il stick to Total Tiling...its a lot safer.. lol

If you need a User name change to that then just pm me..

[united]

thanks for the advice ! i was trading as terry's tiling but thought it was a bit cowboy ish and a couple of customers agreed !.. like bob the builder etc .. i spotted a van with john the bricky the other day and thought theres no way i would call him to build my wall lol.. just sounds wrong !!

There is a 'Rob the builder' in Sunderland and he uses the bob the builder logo too

[whitebeam]

I tried "Bodgit and Scarper" for while, did'nt get any work though.......

[mikethetile]

we had a rob the builder in Leighton till last year

[david campbell]

there's a building firm in glasgow and are ran and manned by an asian manforce the logo on the van reads-

"you've tried the cowboys now use the indians"

and thats not a joke

[whitebeam]

we had a rob the builder in Leighton till last year

I had his Nissan Urvan, on the documentation he was Bob builder

[mikethetile]

your right mark

it was bob builder not rob the builder

shows how much notice I take

[united]

there's a building firm in glasgow and are ran and manned by an asian manforce the logo on the van reads-

"you've tried the cowboys now use the indians"

and thats not a joke

That's genius, Love it

[david campbell]

east kilbride also has its very own plumber who goes by the trading name -"wc flush"