Saturday morning and only one survey today. This one is for a friend in Nottingham and anytime of the day will do. So, it’s a light breeze from the south and clear skies – Paragliding time! I arrive at Rushup Edge in the Peak District at 8.30 and by 9.30 I’m airborne. In paragliding, spring […]
NVQ level 4 in Management
22 Apr 10 by
Through my companies, I’ve been involved with the Federation of Master Builders for over 25 years. The FMB is a very useful organisation for small contractors, with a great suite of membership benefits. One of these is access to excellent CPD and training courses, as well as updates on everything from Health & Safety, employers […]
Property Care Association awards 2010
29 Mar 10 by
Blimey! On Friday night, at the awards in London, I was presented with a ‘Highly Commended’ award in the PCA training category. It was a good night, spent at Lords Cricket ground with the great and the good of the preservation industry. Guest speaker was the superb batsman Alex Stewart, who scored over 8000 runs […]
Alan Pettingale pays me a visit.
31 Jan 10 by
Well, this Sunday was a laugh for sure. Alan and I go back over twenty years. We first met when I was franchising the Brick-Tie business back in 1987. Alan bought the Humberside Brick-Tie franchise and was by far the most enthusiastic member of the Brick-Tie team for quite a time. Alan wasn’t from a […]
13 Jan 10 by
These are my technicians – All super heroes to me. Ryan, Craig, Darren, Stuart and Adrian – the best bunch of best trained and highly skilled operatives in the UK. Find out more about these guys at our web site