The way home

[Lane Ender]

And the power stations were no better ( the old CEGB), subcontractor on these for over thirty years.
Before nat power/ powergen and the rest, CEGB fitter, fitters mate and an apprentice just to take a 6 bolts off a flange. Nowadays 1 man,( not necessarily a fitter, it's all multitask, ) 2 flanges a valve a bit of welding, all to be done yesterday. Back then they didn't care, it was public money.

I had 25 years on the tools as a bricklayer the majority on price work.
Worked on contracts in power stations,steelworks,pits I saw what went off it couldn't carry on like that.
I've run my own firm for 20yrs the majority of my men are on price work.
Incentive works.

 

[Jonboy60]

I had 25 years on the tools as a bricklayer the majority on price work.
Worked on contracts in power stations,steelworks,pits I saw what went off it couldn't carry on like that.
I've run my own firm for 20yrs the majority of my men are on price work.
Incentive works.

Outside work lane Ender, or in the boilers, hoppers, furnace.

 

[Lane Ender]

Outside work lane Ender, or in the boilers, hoppers, furnace.

Outside JB most of the time but I cashed on the furnaces in the shutdowns

 

[Jonboy60]

Outside JB most of the time but I cashed on the furnaces in the shutdowns

Shut downs, oh yes. Not so much money now, but back then, would work all over the country on shutdowns through the summer months, and have enough to keep me going through winter until they came around again.