Is work scarce right now?

[chilliepot]

Is work scarce for sparks right now? Or is it just me?
I'm near Manchester and I usually do agency work but it seems a bit thin these days.

 

[Pete999]

Not much agency work at all in the Bristol/sw area (unless they just don’t like my cv) Only work I’ve been offered is social housing stuff on the books

You could always go the the Shed and walk up and down the electrical aisle until you see some Joe Public picking up stuff, just ask if you can help, you would be surprised at the amount of small jobs you can pick up,

 

[-Matt]

Not much agency work at all in the Bristol/sw area (unless they just don’t like my cv) Only work I’ve been offered is social housing stuff on the books

Im north Bristol and utterly flat out, if interested in some work let me know?

 

[Deleted member 9648]

Busy as I want to be here most of this year, but wouldn't be surprised if it slows up soon. I've sometimes been in the position of being quiet whilst everybody else seems to be flat out,it can be very demoralising, but stick with it and something always seems to come up and then away you go again.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

You could always go the the Shed and walk up and down the electrical aisle until you see some Joe Public picking up stuff, just ask if you can help, you would be surprised at the amount of small jobs you can pick up,

I have done just that @Pete999 the diamond club for over 60s used to have a morning in the nearest branch with special pricing, I regularly used to pick up jobs when in there getting bits. The lighting aisle is the place to be, if not the socket/switch area.
I copied a friend and started putting my card in the lights, ovens and heaters. just slide it in the box and had on back 10% off the install with the business card.
Customers thought they were getting a good deal.
The psychology of it was simple, there is a price but they believe its a bonus getting 10% off. in reality my prices were pretty fluid in any case depending how busy I was and already had the discount built in.

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

I used to do a decent amount of small shops and offices in Bath, it sat well with the domestic stuff. It seems to have slowed down in the city at moment. shops closing and sitting empty and some not doing any refurbs.
I have noticed that some of the bigger national firms are doing the smaller jobs, maybe a sign bigger stuff has slowed down and they are keeping the lads busy? it has a knock on effect further down the chain as it were.

 

[JK-Electrical]

I'm mobbed at the moment and having to decline work, Jobs are coming in quicker than I can deal with.

 

[RDB85]

Anyone know of anything in Liverpool etc, I have been trying for months but nothing has come through.