Cosmo
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Bit of a rant really. Everyone is saying that this recession has seen the building trades die a death due to no work.
Well Ive got fuck loads of jobs to do in our shops, nothing massive, but a good 3-4 weeks work in total. Add to that some work around the house which is probably another week or so. Had 7 or 8 guys speak to us in the last 4 months, only about half of these bothered to quote, then the rest after quoting didnt bother getting back to us. I made it clear to them that I knew the jobs werent massive and was happy for them to be done in between bigger jobs. I also made it clear that we'd be moving one of our shops in to much much bigger premises within the year and would be happy to carry the job on if the work was good.
Just GTF imo. I hope to God more Polish come over and take your fucking jobs you annoying twats.
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sand-eel
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shibby
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i work in recruitment for the construction industry, majority of people having a tough time!
would have thought people will be biting your arm off for work
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Cosmo
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I thought they would be too, and I could may be understand if it was a day job or something, but its a good 4 weeks or so of work in total (over different sites) and none of them have really been fussed at all.
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Hammer
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I can't understand it tbh, I know for a fact there's tons of folk out of work but I also know it's still impossible to get someone to fix your boiler when it's fucked. How does that work? 
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CORSA NUT
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Craig only the weak are having trouble mate! We are rammed but it's only me and my boss.If you need any electrical work doing give me a shout.
[Edited on 08-02-2010 by CORSA NUT]
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Cosmo
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Craig only the weak are having trouble mate! We are rammed but it's only me and my boss.If you need any electrical work doing give me a shout.
Im sorry to say, and I am as you're close enough to do work for us, but the one trade Im OK on is electricians - and thats only because my ex's Dad who Im still good mates with owns his own firm 
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CORSA NUT
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No probs mate 
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Cosmo
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Pitty as the electrical work in our new place was huge, whole place was rewired, was 3 phase to the outside as was a massive industrial dry cleaners, so whole inside was redone with a few hundred lights
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Rickavo
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are all the places in liverpool? maybe the beginning of postcodes to see how far you are as a company i contract for will do it all.
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Cosmo
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Chester, Liverpool, Preston, Southport and between the last two. All basically city/town centre other than last one.
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Rickavo
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There all about an hour away which is a bit far, nevermind
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CORSA NUT
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quote:
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Pitty as the electrical work in our new place was huge, whole place was rewired, was 3 phase to the outside as was a massive industrial dry cleaners, so whole inside was redone with a few hundred lights
Shame
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Joe
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I'll tell lead you think he's a cunt, even know he already knows you think that.
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oceansoul
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Im sure doyle will set up his own Plumber/Builder firm and do it for you 
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AndyKent
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What I've found is that all the little one-man band firms are still very busy.
Its the major employers (Barrats, Persimmon etc) that have dropped thousands of contracts leaving all those workers with nothing to do.
They haven't got the skill or ability to set up on their own, but make up a massive proportion of those out of work.
The smaller firms are just carrying on as usual.
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Cosmo
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I'll tell lead you think he's a cunt, even know he already knows you think that.
tbf Mark and them lot have done all the big work that was to be done. Its getting all the rest of it done thats too small for them lot (or at least the stuff they decided to leave and not bother doing) done.
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Colin
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Ive got about 4-5 mates that are all plumbers & tbh I wouldnt have any of them working in my house, they are all lazy, I just know i'd be let down & I get the impression wouldnt be a mate any more if I had them do a job for me. Got a guy ive been using for years that does all the bits I need doing at good rates!! He's top notch. Used to work at the same company I done the contract tendering at & he left to set up on his own around the same time that I left to work offshore. Since then ive had him do 2 bathrooms & a boiler & hes coming round to do a few bits on the new house as & when I require him.
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a_j_mair
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We are still busy, finishing a house just now then got another to go to, a coffe shop extension, and had alot of interest in our development in last month or so.
Quality builders are still busy IMO
We employ 6 workers and 3 of us in the office
[Edited on 10-02-2010 by a_j_mair]
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nikkijamie
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
Bit of a rant really. Everyone is saying that this recession has seen the building trades die a death due to no work.
Well Ive got fuck loads of jobs to do in our shops, nothing massive, but a good 3-4 weeks work in total. Add to that some work around the house which is probably another week or so. Had 7 or 8 guys speak to us in the last 4 months, only about half of these bothered to quote, then the rest after quoting didnt bother getting back to us. I made it clear to them that I knew the jobs werent massive and was happy for them to be done in between bigger jobs. I also made it clear that we'd be moving one of our shops in to much much bigger premises within the year and would be happy to carry the job on if the work was good.
Just GTF imo. I hope to God more Polish come over and take your fucking jobs you annoying twats.
Sound like you've just described what us tradesman call SHIT BITS, loads of little jobs that have been left and will be grief, only a few people would want to do them as they generally don't earn you much for the hassle that come's with it,
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Cosmo
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They arent anything that would be hassle to do. Just shitty jobs - but for what could be a set daily rate between bigger jobs I thought most 'hard up' builders would be happy with the work.
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If doing the "Shit bits" to a good standard would get you more/bigger jobs then surely it would make sense to do them Especially in this climate!
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nikkijamie
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depends on how desperate you are for work, most good tradesman have enough contacts to stay busy and don't do shit bits unless they have nothing else to do
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Cosmo
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That and they are too fucking lazy to piss about with smaller jobs at multiple locations.
Shame, as the last shop we did up was a massive contract and this next job isnt going to be much smaller
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andy1868
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isn't mattk a plumber? get him on the case.
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