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I have not long completed my apprenticeship and wanting to get out in the big bad world. Would you guys advise trying to gain the experience with a small firm first doing house fronts or learn from the big boys.
Thanks
 
If your willing to graft and listen from the word go then try the big firms, but you could try the frint and backs for exp.
 
i disagree den i think small firms ie street work would be best simply because u learn alot quicker on street that was my biggest ever mistake at 18 i had a start on a small one and got a call from sgb and chose them ( granted it was a cuplock firm and not tube which obviously hampered my learning) but think street work will teach ya the importance of hard work and in time help you appreciate easier work such as site

good luck mate and make sure you choose one that uses tube and not system otherwise ull end up like me with illusions of grandure, and get shlt on here from a few of the boys lol
 
gilly87 said:
I have not long completed my apprenticeship and wanting to get out in the big bad world. Would you guys advise trying to gain the experience with a small firm first doing house fronts or learn from the big boys.
Thanks
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Whichever way you choose to go im sure you will do well, you are already showing you willingness and not talking money first.

Good luck.
 
Dont listen to ol fecking tap tap there gilly, hes just playing the sympathy card.....lol lol......aint ya bobby me ol mukka.
Na to be fair gilly he's got a point, i started on the big jobs and it took awhile for me to get my tools let alone cards.
All the best gilly in what you choose. Do yourself a favour thou buy an impact driver it will save you wrists in the long run.

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O welcome to the forum gilly.
 
scaffy 1980 said:
Dont listen to ol fecking tap tap there gilly, hes just playing the sympathy card.....lol lol......aint ya bobby me ol mukka.
Na to be fair gilly he's got a point, i started on the big jobs and it took awhile for me to get my tools let alone cards.
All the best gilly in what you choose. Do yourself a favour thou buy an impact driver it will save you wrists in the long run.
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Scaffy the sympathy card is the only card an apprentice should start out with, perhaps the citb can add one .lol

Not sure about starting out with an impact driver though.
 
Ern, its a god send if he's already got spanner exp then why not. I used to laugh at the lads years ago for using them, but i soon relised after using one bout 3-4yrs ago how much pressure it takes off your wrists.

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Cant put a price on your health.
 
Never really thought about it before, do they allow them at college ?
 
Na mate unfortunatly. We did use one for a demo on our advanced course, we dismantled the dumoer ramp we built in 15mins between two of us on drills and 7 labouring.

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How do you start a thread.sorry it's on this thread but I don't know how.cheers
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You pissed joseph.....lol
 
They will ban em soon and for a young lad keep the spanner for a few more years, seen plenty of street scaffs do well in the industrial game and the rigs but not the other way round, technically offshore and the industrial side is a lot harder however they are looked after and the work rate a lot slower, smashing footage up, learning to load up, planning your jobs on price, liasing with customers, and so much more for not massive money will give you the grounding and work ethic that you can take with you to other parts of the game,for fuks sake dont get an iw yet :wacko:
 
The reason every drill in this country comes with a secondary handle to attach is that for insurance purposes it needs to be on and be being used otherwise the insurance is void, think there a great device and im all for change but a young lad coming up should stick to his spanner as very few places allow an iw and also he needs to get fluent on the spanner first ;)
 
I agree what your saying joe. Why do you think they'll be banned?. They've been around for years so surely they would have banned them by now if there was a prob with them.
 
Mate they are going after everything they can , I hope they dont I just think the first job that comes down where iw s were used I think nasc will make sure its jumped all over, , like I said though I do personally think they are great for experienced scaffs ;)
 
Spot on joebag seen many an industrial scaff look like a fish out of water on big civil construction jobs.
Far easier to go the other way and fit in to industrial or offshore work as ex forum members have proved

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And as for the IW have they been approved by the NASC?
 
Go big and try get a good gang to work with. You will only be as good as your mentor.........
 
If you want to be the best you can be then start at the bottom & work your way up ! It's the hard way but it will stand you in good stead in the future. Be honest & hardworking & it will take you where you want to go eventually. Take the **** when it's deserved & don't take any when it's not & you will gain respect. It's a hard game which can be made even harder by knobheads! So listen to your own instincts not the knobhead with the big mouth. Good luck kid
 
I started out on streetwork, along with a wide variety of other varied work ( some of which was not the most enjoyable but on reflection now, invaluable in the experience I gained) with SGB and predominantly used tube and fitting. When I moved into the industrial and offshore environments I realised it had given me the best foundation to build my skills on.
 
I have to agree with skyhook, sounds the same as me & I've got no complaints now! May of had a few at the time but you just get your head down
 
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