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    Starting a charity for elderly who need small jobs doing by tradesmen.

    I often work closely within the construction industry and have many contacts in the way of business owners and highly skilled tradesmen. For a while now I have been a little bothered about how aged vulnerable people, sometimes disabled are paying out money they can ill afford to have small jobs...
    • grumpygit
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    • charity doing electrical work small starting trade
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. M

    starting out alone!!

    hi i am a new member here. i just wanted to know if anyone else has taken the leap into setting up on there own! I have 2 months ago and i am kind of hitting a brick wall. i have posted on gum tree, made flyers and cards. i have posted locally and sent them to local builders and letting agents...
  3. A

    Starting up advice

    Good afternoon guys/girls I'm looking for a little bit of advice I'm employed and work full time mob-fri. I'm looking into carrying out small jobs for a friends building company mainly EICR's on a weekend and some notifiable work. my question is do i need to be with a self certifying scheme...
  4. D

    Starting my 2365 at able skills, what are there courses like

    Hi all, I'm booking my 2365 tomorrow with ableskills, I was just wondering have any of you done it there? Will I get all the proper certification that you'd get at collage. I only ask as I have seen on watchdog etc in the past that people have spent thousands on qualifications that aren't worth...
    • danielc4514
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    • 2365 after course courses practical skills starting weeks
    • Replies: 45
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. holstead

    starting 2395 any advice welcome

    anyone with advice on the 2395? have got gn3 , any other help welcome cheers
  6. L

    Starting training

    Hi Folks, Just a quick intro to you all. Joined the site as I am just starting an electricians course and I will no doubt have a host of questions for you. I have been a contract IT consultant for many years but fancy a career change now and the electricians ticket will give me options going...
    • Lee7
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    • cheers section starting trainee training welcome
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  7. O

    Starting up and enrolement

    Hi , Im sure this has been asked before but I can not find. I am looking into starting up my business. Have been contracting for the past 11 years and I have my c & G 2356, C & G 2330, AM2 and 17th edition I am looking at completing both parts of the testing and inspecting in the next 12 months...
  8. P

    Offshore work. starting off.

    Hi Guys New to this. I was just looking if anyone had any tips or leads or know who's hiring in the oil and gas sectors. Really want to start my career offshore as it has interested me for a while. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers
    • Phil671
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    • electrical work experience offshore starting
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Starting up help

    I will post again but with another title, hope to get more response. I been on this forum for a while now but never really used it... until now! I am in a bit of a predicament where yes I am working within the electrical field, although not on the tools which is where I want to be. I am...
  10. M

    Bathroom Extractor Fan Starting - Digital Shower

    Hi All, Would appreciate your thoughts on how I might initate a bathroom extractor fan starting. No pull cord starters wanted by the way. Extractor unit itself is mounted in loft out of bathroom. Shower unit is a wireless controlled digital shower valve pumped. What I would like to do is have...
    • mache
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    • bathroom digital digital shower extractor extractor fan fan relay shower starting switch
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: DIY Electrical Advice
  11. N

    3 phase fan motor.

    Hi all, want to pick your collective brains. I installed a supply to a 3 phase motor which is connected in star delta. It is a 22kw motor . I calculated that a cable of 6mm (4 core) by using KW x 1000 / 1.73 x 415 x 0.95 (pf) This was installed and protected by a 60898 D MCB rated at 40A...
  12. T

    starting up a business..

    Afternoon all!! Right.. What do you need to start up self employed and run your own business? I am sure of a people people around my area that have started up a business but with no actual qualifications? How is this? I assumed you needed level 2+3 nvq 3 am2 and 17th edition.. Or is it as long...
  13. M

    3 phase supply to motor cable sizing

    I need to run in a supply for a 3.52kw 3 phase motor 70m from DB i worked out that 1.5 swa in free air would just about be sufficient so thought i would use 2.5mm 4 core length of Run 70m P= 3.52kw v=400 I = P/V = 8.8A Table 4D4A USING INSTALLATION METHOD E 1.5MM can take 19A Table 4D4B...
    • Maestro
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    • 3 phase cable cable sizing current motor phase sizing starting supply
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    process of starting up

    Hi In the process of starting on my own Im in scotland As like all of yous on starting up you are not a member of a scheme like select until you get some money behind you. My idea is build up some work then join one. However i know when doing work for a local builder in fife you can...
  15. G

    Starting my own business

    I am looking for advice. Im a fully qualified electrician with NVQ3. Ive 14 years experience and worked for the same company in that time. And now want to go it alone. What other qualifiations are required for me to get the ball rolling.
  16. P

    just starting out

    Hello everyone I`m just starting out on my new career after passing my 17th and part p exams so I might be in need of some advice at some point cheers.
  17. L

    starting up issues

    Hey guys could do with some advice here i work full time for a non profit company i am planning on working part time on my own back have a few saving i still live at home at my mums place so the spare room would be my office so its her house and i dont know how to go about starting up do...
    • Lee Kerr
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    • issues starting
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Business Related
  18. L

    Starting Up

    I have worked for a nsi gold security company for the last fifteen years whose main business is intruder and fire alarms. I also install CCTV and door access. This maybe the wrong place for me being mainly a 12v installer(i expect some stick) but i am keen to hear any advice on going self...
  19. A

    Anyone working on generators or motors in quarrys?? Starting new job need advice

    As title suggests im starting a new job Monday gaining experience working on generators and motors in quarrys, its a week long trial with a view to giving me a 6 months to a year long placement. Im just not sure what to expect, the guy has said theyve went through 20 apprentices in recent years...
    • alanmcm
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    • advice anyone electrical work generator generators motors new starting working
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    how to get customers when your just starting out ?

    I am trying to get my business up and running, about 2 months ago i set up my website, listed my company on directory websites gumtree etc, try to drum up business but I have had about 3 phone calls and 2 jobs over 2 months, this may be normal for someone starting out, I am not expecting jobs to...

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