Louby62 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Why do workmen not ring back when they give a time they say they will,and off checkatrade too where reviews say they are reliable. Tut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR123 Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 It does seem very difficult to get tradesmen to do anything. I have spent tens of thousands of pounds with tradesmen over the past 7 or 8 years and it has been a struggle to get tradesmen every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Too many jobs, too few tradesmen. So they cherry pick the best paying jobs and ignore the smaller ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borista336 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 most trades want a full day and wont mess around for little jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudbeer Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Has anyone any experience of the web sites where you post a job and they get back with quotes, seems a good idea in principle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightrider Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 On 02/07/2019 at 09:58, alchresearch said: Too many jobs, too few tradesmen. So they cherry pick the best paying jobs and ignore the smaller ones. How does this fit with brexit supporters claiming foreigners are taking all the working class jobs though? Is this a thing somewhere else in the country, and just not in Sheffield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattricia Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 There is a shortage of skilled tradesmen therefor the qualified ones can pick their customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider1 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Whsts happened to all the proper trades men in sheffield . Is it because they stopped nearly all apprenticeships 30 years ago. If you want one you have to make sure he is above 55 years old to be sure. Been trying to get a plumber and nobodys bothered anymore Think this shows the state of the country as a whole nobody bothered will it ever get back to normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petcharlie Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, spider1 said: Whsts happened to all the proper trades men in sheffield . Is it because they stopped nearly all apprenticeships 30 years ago. If you want one you have to make sure he is above 55 years old to be sure. Been trying to get a plumber and nobodys bothered anymore Think this shows the state of the country as a whole nobody bothered will it ever get back to normal You answered your own question top quality apprenticeships have all but gone .Training young lads in skills in engineering like fitters welders electricians went with the demise of steel and coal and engineering firms.My brother who ran a engineering business could not get them for love or money and had to resort to asking retired guys to do a couple of shifts for him to fill in.Sad but true.The few young guys that have found an apprenticeship place in engineering will soon be able to name their own price they will be as rare as rocking horse muck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudds1 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 35 minutes ago, spider1 said: Whsts happened to all the proper trades men in sheffield . Is it because they stopped nearly all apprenticeships 30 years ago. If you want one you have to make sure he is above 55 years old to be sure. Been trying to get a plumber and nobodys bothered anymore Think this shows the state of the country as a whole nobody bothered will it ever get back to normal I suspect most won’t take up trades anymore as people don’t want to pay tradesmen prices ,how many times do you see adverts saying tradesman wanted to do this or that job but must be cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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