Recession?

[Jutt]

Cheers montybaber, we've gone from having 5-6 sites down to 1 in two weeks times as company has been under cut drastically when the others were up for renewing. hard times indeed.

 

[salisbury spark]

Stopped advertising for 2 weeks as last 4 weeks had nothing from local paper! (usually get 4 calls)- Luckily im cheap so every customer has more work done. Found local carpenter with contacts and have been passing leads to him and visa versa -also his plumber has joined in sharing leads so workload increasing.... Cold called a new shop opening soon and got the electrics plumbing and carpentry work for us before she gets other quotes. - Now need 'mate' to keep up with this and another full shop install. - going to try advertising mentioning something like christmas tree electrics installed ( had work already for trees this week). Employer locally laid off 5 sparks of 9 workers last week so contractors being hit here. Seeing loads of house improving going on rather than moving home.... - Glad wife earns most of money as i would starve otherwise

 

[UK_Night_Owl]

The firm I worked for in Bristol, up until last week that is, has been laying off. Just not enough work to keep the electricians going, let alone the mates and myself the apprentice. Doesn't seem to be any chance of finding another firm to carry on apprenticeship with, so after four weeks the college sling me off the apprenticeship program. - Certainly looks like my plans of becoming an electrician are well and truly dead in the water!

 

[Jutt]

Found out definatly today as of next week another 15 sparks to be laid off from our company, me included. pretty **** but hopefully something will turn up even tho theres not much about at the mo.