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  1. K

    Best toolbag/box

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    Best toolbag/box

    I've no testers as of yet, just a 1st year apprentice. Been using a toolbox the company has supplied me but it is very small and my amount of tools is growing.
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    Best toolbag/box

    I am looking for new toolbag as I'm running out of my room with my current one. Any suggestions? I want it to be designed so I can I find tools pretty quickly and am not fumbling around for 10 minutes just to find a tool like my current one. Suggestions please? No more than
  4. K

    Reliable Volt stick?

    Its wierd how loads of people like to rubbish volt stick, but nearly everyone has one in their bag?
  5. K

    BT And advertising?

    Try this :http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/ After you register it may take a couple of weeks for your details to be filtered out of 'the system' but it will stop MOST unwanted calls. Any other calls you get after that you simply respond quickly with "do you know I'm registered with TPS?" and...
  6. K

    Free crates of Coors/Grolsch/Carling

    Cheers mate. Couldnt attend yours as I had already done someone elses. Didnt know you could only attend one! I've managed to get 5 people to mine and they say a voucher is on its way. I basically just 'borrowed' all the phones from the family in my household and uses them to create different...
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    Free crates of Coors/Grolsch/Carling

    If you can get 5 people to say they're attending your event you get a voucher for a crate of 10 coors/grolsch/carling. If you lot do me a favour and join my event I will be happy to join yours. Get on it before they run out! http://www.homedraught.com/event/4c0b9197ef00d
  8. K

    Busy or not ?

    Sorry but I have trouble understanding the scottish :P Not trying to be funny though, I actually do struggle with thick scottish accents
  9. K

    Busy or not ?

    Just had a letter from the company I work for saying thay have been successful in securing a large project in Suffolk. Part of the letter: "In securing this project the company has eliminated uncertainty of employment for many of its staff and operatives" Thank god for that was starting to...
  10. K

    Busy or not ?

    I take it back. The big job has fallen through and there is now talk of people being made redundant! :(
  11. K

    Tool allowances

    Im an apprentice and I got a toolbox at the company I work for when I joined. Though the tools in it are terrible so I've gone and bought my own. They're handy to have as spares though.
  12. K

    Busy or not ?

    The company I work for is blowing hot and cold I think. Alot of work one minute then drying up the next. Got one big contract coming up though that should sort us out nicely.
  13. K

    b&q doing dewalt open tool bag

    I need a toolbag. Might have to nip into B&Q when I get the chance.
  14. K

    Tools

    Cheers for the help guys. Can anyone recommend any decent hacksaws? Desperately in need of one of them at the moment.
  15. K

    Tools

    I'm an apprentice and I'm looking to buy some tools for myself. Where the best place to buy? Also, toolbag or toolbox? And where from?
  16. K

    About to start apprenticeship

    Its brilliant thanks. Loving it. 2nd week was a bit slow,the bloke I was supposed to be with was on holiday so ended up with someone else who was a pain in the arse. He spent most of his time criticising me and talking to me like sh*t so spent alot of time biting my tongue for that week. But...
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    About to start apprenticeship

    Thanks alot for the advice Evans. The pay for the first 3 months is
  18. K

    About to start apprenticeship

    Just had a confirmation letter come through today. It is actually an initial 3 month trial period (they bloody kept that quiet) then if my work is satisfactory they will put me on the JIB for an apprenticeship. Is this normal? I understand the need for a trial but 3 months seems pretty long...
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    About to start apprenticeship

    Large firm. Mainly commercial.
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    About to start apprenticeship

    Thanks everyone for all the advice. I havent heard JIB mentioned so will have to get that checked out.
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