Leaving the Forces thinking about Plumbing

[harry]

P.S sorry if I'm stealing your thread!

 

[REDSAW]

I'm ex Rn as well, did college route whilst working in construction and qualified in gas initially, then did oil conversion and prefer working with oil to gas now. Been at it a while, took several years to get a customer base and established but your pension will be your saving grace. pm me if you want a chat

can i call you uncle albert?

sonic, what about rolls royce submarines? my cousins a nucular physicist with them, could maybe get a job for you porting plutonium.lol

 

[nicro3]

Hi Harry- A word to the wise, do not take redundancy until you are sorted with another job. Then retrain part time. There are plenty of threads on here and those who know more than I do about the best courses (i was in college nearly 40 years ago) All the best

 

[dancinplumba]

5300 soldiers to be made redundant, said on the news tonight

 

[armyash]

cheers for the advice Ash ive been looking around and sending my CV out problem is im a SNCO in the "Supply Chain Logisitcs" field so no plumbing experience etc, ive applied for maintenece jobs with my local council etc and i want experience more than anything, my wife earns enough to keep us afloat for a while, my pension can cover the mortgage and my gratuity is there for any snags. To me its all about a job that im happy doing, enough to keep me out the house all day and pay for a few treats a month such as meals out with the family etc.
If i can get my foot in the door and work hard i know ill be ok, its just getting that break, i know im a hard worker and i enjoy helping people out and the rewards of a job well done so once i have the experience and some quals i can make it work.

You are in a good position money wise from the sounds of it so that will take the pressure off. All I can suggest is turning up at your local merchants and asking guys if they have any big jobs they need a hand with so you can get experience that way. Be prepared to work for free but the experience you gain will worth it. You can write to local companies too or get a list of local plumbers and call them, it's easier to say no to you when they are on the phone, at least face to face they can see that you are well presented and polite and it looks like you have made that extra effort. I spent the majority of weekends working for free last year with a guy I met doing my gas portfolio, it was hard work and giving up your spare time for no money can get to you after a while but it gave me a little bit of knowledge and confidence and I'm now working for a heating firm, only been there 3 months and I have been lucky to get it. Hard work and it's more mentally draining than physical but as long as I stick at it, it will all come together one day.

As long as you don't stop trying something should come up.

 

[lame plumber]

start simple and keep it cheap, no 12 plate vans etc. If youre willing start with property maintenance and specialise thereafter, as you go. Ie do the painting and tiling and small plumbing and get to know people, build a customer base and they will convert to your plumbing base long term. get liability insurance and tool up as you go. night classes/day release for plumbing training,local mags for ads, or flyers but we have advertising mags down here £100 a month gets 2 front covers and 1/2 page every other month. then specialise, too many plumbers and gas techs round here so I went oil as well and apart from a really bad time off ill recently that side has built nicely , taken 10 years but nothings instant. dont go cheap either maintain quality and service and people will pay!

 

[harry]

Many thanks for your response, I have considered this and looking into possibilities of going part time so I can maintain a little boost from income until I get established enough.

 

[GunnySonics]

Currently looking at doing some training courses with tradesttraining.co.uk just waiting for a call back, they're based in Edinburgh which is close.

 

[armyash]

Currently looking at doing some training courses with tradesttraining.co.uk just waiting for a call back, they're based in Edinburgh which is close.

Keep checking in at the forum loads of knowledgeable guys on here. I come on all the time, even if i'm not posting anything there's plenty of info to soak up.

 

[GunnySonics]

will do, im using this forum as sponge every evening, good advice and keeps me away from the wife, bonus