Madbradz

Im a self employed blind fitter.... Just nothing coming in! All the big contractors are dead too (Kilby & Gayford, Opus, SW Bruce, Alfred Mcalpine etc)

anyone else finding it a bit tough out there??

3 of my mates roofers have just been layed off

Steve the Plumber

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Yep Plumbing and Heating work has dryed up for me in Kent, im fitting kitchens atm, which is what i used to do (15years ago) before the Plumbing and Heating.

C4llyT

What do you fit mate?
Maybe the guide dog puts people off?

c.fogarty

The big Housebuilders have all made cuts, and the building game always suffers first........


Luckily most of my work is maintenance & local authority work which has only dipped a little.....

JTECH James

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beat me to it

Fudgey

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short of work? am i fuck

only been in this job about 3 months, and im currently working 10-14 hour days.

start at 6.30 and at least 3 days a week i wont be in before 7pm...

cunts

dovboy

it is very quiet,i'm getting work but i'm used to turning jobs down due to being too busy.i'm a bricky

Mark_

im a lorry driver and my company is at its summer peak at the mo so im lucky to get a day off other than my lagal rest periods at the mo

TIFF

I am very busy Plumbing and heating at the minute........

Just got a few big contracts too

Munch

yep me, im a shop fitter

currently looking for a new job as it happens

matt p

Not really, i do maintenance work on buildings in london.

Lost a few sites but that was mainly down to the buildings being sold and the new landlords bringing there own people.

Just how it goes really, should be ok for a while as a lot of the big chillers need replacing now as the gas they run will not be available from 2010.

So got plenty of work doing the retrofits.

But on the flip-side, guys at college who do a/c install's have said work has dried up pretty quickly and are struggling a little bit (sp).

Regards

Matt

hughy

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yes same story for me im plasterer currently working in dublin but Ireland is just fucked at min totally, i know heap of friends that went to UK to find plastering work but got nothing.... it just seems to be same al over!!!

Madbradz

Oh dear almost as bad as the Nun joke!! haha

I Specialise In fitting Electric Blinds, As we speak I'm In Edinbourgh with 8 to fit tomorrow, Turned the job down twice!! But as all my usual contacts are dead, some work Is better than none!!

mrjenrst

fucking wish it was quieter at the min 12 hour day's during the week 8 hours on a sat and 8 on a sunday.

And we've got guaranteed work for the next 5 years at least

I like overtime, it's moneytastic

Madbradz

Lucky Man what do you do?

mrjenrst

Work at a company that make's the wiring and electrical system's for big arsed mother fucking ship's

Ginge !

im short 50% of staff and my company are planning to make MORE than the expected sales,,,,, im FUCKED !!!

im gonna look for another job as im REALL tired as my job is mental strain and i cant be arsed with the hassle

MAD EVO 4

Im busy as hell usually this time of year we have been known to do 18hr days

gus

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im a scaffolder and i know alot of firms are struggerling at the mo

which means further down the line other trades (brickies, sparks, etc, ets) will start suffering

c.fogarty

Any downturn in the economy hits the site Brickies/spreads/chipies first, and is proof of a future recesion, no matter what the Gov' say...

jameswrx

My work is quiet but I've spread myself over 2 other jobs in the company so I'm actually very busy at work (get paid piece work too) Most others are happy to do one thing and earn less, I'm earning more now than in the last 12 years there. If I dossed about and stuck with my 'main' job I'd probably be earning half what I do.