Total Trade Services - Wales

[liam b]

Just wondering if anyone has heard of total trade services?

anyone worked for them or with them?

good or bad experience?

cheers

 

[robsparky1975]

Take some energy pills youll need them. Basic health and safety stuff.
Its scarey how many people there taking on when theyve only been given work till april. Theyll get more after but probly not as much as they have now. People will be laid off.

Am i right in thinking this firm is doing warmfront/eaga contract?

 

[sparky3366]

yes but warmfront finishes soon...

 

[Paul.M]

If I was you I would write down every minute, every mile and every penny that you put into the tank. Keep fuel receipts and mileage and also take a photo of each install you do. This all may sound like over kill but I wish I did all this with the last firm I worked for, it would make the money chasing easier. Hope it works for you I really do, just don't get caught with your pants down. Good luck.

 

[sparky3366]

nice big diary and memory card...already done

 

[robsparky1975]

Its all up in the air at the moment,66% of government funding to be slashed,thats gonna be even more people out if work,i do work on this scheme down south,not gonna say which firm on a public forum but im a bit fed up,got made redundant last august,got employed again october and now facing redundancy again,and all with the birth of our new born girl,who knows whats gonna happen,i can only cross my fingers,toes and gentlemans sausage,this govt and their predecessors have done us all no favours.

 

[new2011]

mate your obviously not listening to what is said , but good luck and i look forward to your negative press on the company sometime in the coming months . dont be fooled by the first few weeks or the first pay cheque , it goes down hill from there

 

[nwsparky1]

I've worked for the company for the last four years. Not the easiest of rides in all honesty, but let me tell you some of the issues I've had....

a) Fuel:- Got to pay for it youself and claim back.
What's not said on here though is that they DO give you an up front allowance. I get it in my bank account two weeks later like clockwork. The only time I have an issue is when I send in my paperwork late. Who's fault is that? Their's?

b) Yeah there are issues with turning up on site etc. and there are no clocks/programmers that the plumbers have left behind and it is a bit of a mission to get one. I do believe them though that if they had to pay for an extra one on every job it would mean they aren't in business. Is that their problem or is it the plumber not doing their side of the bargin?

c) When you leave them they don't pay you your full wages. I believe this is true and actually agree with it. The amount of crap I've had to go back and fix because of to**ers who don't do a proper job and then f**k off is ridiculous. Why should they get paid when they aren't doing it properly. The company holds back final pay until every job is inspected and then pays it as the inspections are done. I fully accept this in the current climate.

I've been given my work past April now..... so don't understand the April comments?

All too easy to sit at home and criticise. I wouldn't have been here for four years if they didn't do something right. What I have seen is people who come and go and take an adversarial approach with the company - guess what - they get the same back. Those of us who have been here a while and work with them have a good relationship. Let the to**ers go as far as I am concerned.

If any of us want a job near home, paid loads, for doing 7 or 8 hours a day..... those days are long gone and the sooner everyone realises that the better.

As for them advertising in London..... I've seen the advert. Why criticise when the advert clearly says "you will be travelling away in the North of England"? Eh? Sorry, don't get it.

 

[Electricalserv]

I've worked for the company for the last four years. Not the easiest of rides in all honesty, but let me tell you some of the issues I've had....

a) Fuel:- Got to pay for it youself and claim back.
What's not said on here though is that they DO give you an up front allowance. I get it in my bank account two weeks later like clockwork. The only time I have an issue is when I send in my paperwork late. Who's fault is that? Their's?

b) Yeah there are issues with turning up on site etc. and there are no clocks/programmers that the plumbers have left behind and it is a bit of a mission to get one. I do believe them though that if they had to pay for an extra one on every job it would mean they aren't in business. Is that their problem or is it the plumber not doing their side of the bargin?

c) When you leave them they don't pay you your full wages. I believe this is true and actually agree with it. The amount of crap I've had to go back and fix because of to**ers who don't do a proper job and then f**k off is ridiculous. Why should they get paid when they aren't doing it properly. The company holds back final pay until every job is inspected and then pays it as the inspections are done. I fully accept this in the current climate.

I've been given my work past April now..... so don't understand the April comments?

All too easy to sit at home and criticise. I wouldn't have been here for four years if they didn't do something right. What I have seen is people who come and go and take an adversarial approach with the company - guess what - they get the same back. Those of us who have been here a while and work with them have a good relationship. Let the to**ers go as far as I am concerned.

If any of us want a job near home, paid loads, for doing 7 or 8 hours a day..... those days are long gone and the sooner everyone realises that the better.

As for them advertising in London..... I've seen the advert. Why criticise when the advert clearly says "you will be travelling away in the North of England"? Eh? Sorry, don't get it.

Its a con mate they will take anyone with ONLY the 17th and a crb check. I didn't even attend the induction....interview was far too easy and everyone got a fecking job. Thats why they get monkeys not finishing off work...

DO NOT LOWER YOURSELF AS AN ELECTRICIAN TO WORK FOR THESE GUYS!!

 

[nwsparky1]

Its a con mate they will take anyone with ONLY the 17th and a crb check. I didn't even attend the induction....interview was far too easy and everyone got a fecking job. Thats why they get monkeys not finishing off work...

DO NOT LOWER YOURSELF AS AN ELECTRICIAN TO WORK FOR THESE GUYS!!

Good call! Dole is always better!!!!!

 

[Scott F]

I believe you both have made fair points and at the end of the day its down to the individual and

what they are prepared to do.If it s good for you Nw sparky then good on you mate. Decent

professional workers are in the minority in my opinion.But electricalserv has a fair point too.

 

[sparrrrrky]

Just wondering if anyone has heard of total trade services?

anyone worked for them or with them?

good or bad experience?

cheers

Stay well clear i started work for them in jan left end of feb. they could not run a bath between them.

u will spend most of ur time chaseing up problems like when is my van coming, where is the gear i ordered. when am i getting paid etc. i left end of feb and i still aint been paid in full. its just been one thing after another and i will be glad when this is all done with

 

[sparky3366]

I havent had any problems so far, apart from not getting my sim card for my phone yet...but they are being dished out now. There are some crap sparks on this job and also crap plumbers. If you are a big firm like these are, you are bound to get some bad ones...
I will be staying here as long as its feasible, after all...its not many jobs where you can earn so much for easy work. My earnings for this week are in excess of £700 before tax etc and I didnt bust a gut to get it.

 

[Scott F]

I havent had any problems so far, apart from not getting my sim card for my phone yet...but they are being dished out now. There are some crap sparks on this job and also crap plumbers. If you are a big firm like these are, you are bound to get some bad ones...
I will be staying here as long as its feasible, after all...its not many jobs where you can earn so much for easy work. My earnings for this week are in excess of £700 before tax etc and I didnt bust a gut to get it.

No need to show off Sparky3366

 

[sparky3366]

That wasnt my intention, but if you are willing to work for it you can earn good money here...

 

[Scott F]

I was only having you on Sparky

I tried to find the smiley but couldn't for the life of me, find it.

Sounds a good number