Recent content by saveloy

I have. Brilliant idea for bottom entry tails. Get them from Gilec, Heres a link for you http://www.gil-lec.co.uk/products/Circuit+Protection/Consumer+Units+%26+Accessories/Hager+Consumer+Units+%26+Accessories/Accessories/Hager+Incoming+Tails+Kit/3513736726.

In the REM song- The sidewinder sleeps tonite, the singer sings "calling Cheryl Baker". Must be Bucks Fizz fan!! :^O

Not sure if it is the same thing but they 'demerged' from Kingfisher in 2001 They have been struggling with debt for years, as have a hell of a lot of other businesses! Sorry (for the doom and gloom)but we have had a party for the last 10 years and now it is the morning after. I expect to see...

Labour hate the self employed because we are resourseful enough to make a life for ourselves without depending on the state. They hate that. We are a section of society who don't need nannying and they can't stand us!!

I believe that was the original intention which would have been good, but some how they have "morphed" into a short cut route to bypass the regs. - Not quite sure why you have put the word mate in inverted commas TBH I don't see it as my place to police the industry. One of the purposes of the...

To be honest I was shocked at the standard of work I saw yesterday. Part P is definitly a waste of time if it can be bypassed like this. This bloke hasn't even got 17th FFS. And I think he's got shares in a junction box manufacturers judging by his liberal use of them. All in a flat roof with no...

Thanks for that. So as I am beginning to see there are no hard and fast rules with the part P scheme where councils are concerned. Great. Really going to improve standards that is. My examples are under different LABC. God help this bloke if he ever tries to pass off his work in the borough...

Cheers Steve, I understand that now, didn,t at the timeBlushing. What I don't understand is : this matey who is signing off is not registered with anyone. Apparently he just pays his fee, issues cert and the work is passed by the LBC- no inspections at any stage. He is judged competent on the...

Hello, Could anyone who knows answer this question. Thanks in advance Is it the case that if you are not registered with a relevant Part P organisation then you can: Go on a 5 day Part P course and pass. When you come to do a job, you inform the LBC and pay their fee. You issue the cert for...

Hey TT. Just remember anything is possible;). I fannied about in different jobs from the time I left school up until about 2000 when I started up on my own. I never lasted more than about 2-3 years in any job. I liked all of them but I get bored very easily. The reason I reckon I've lasted so...

Hello TTbangbang. I'm in the west London area (Uxbridge, Heathrow). Unfortunately I don't require an apprentice. No offence but I prefer to work on my own. I like to take a bit of time off now and again at short notice when it suits me, and if I have someone working for me, then it's not fair...

Well in reply to the OP. Diversification (I hate that word) is the key IMO. I run my own building business. I left school at 16 and trained as a bricklayer. I taught myself plastering. I taught myself carpentry. I taught myself roofing I taught myself tiling I do extensions,conversions...