Steve Bullman

Pretty sure its one of those trifid things

Read my paleo thread. Eating the right foods is everything. Knocking out sugar altogether means you have a consistent energy level with no sugar slump. I also find NOT working 20 hours per day helps.

Well thats the beauty of using the agency, if they are crap you can send them back the very next day without even giving a reason.....unlike an an employee who you would end up having to jump through endless hoops to get rid of.

Would suit my needs perfect Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk

Chassis certainly is. Engine too?

\ Doesnt need to be an arb agency

Not at all...i'm simply looking to help a friend find find good staff, which will also benefit me in turn

Looks pretty damm cool to me!!!

oh its working? I haven't even had a reply back from support yet!

Fair comment, I was about to post similar

I'm as picky about who I work for as I expect them to be about who they employ.

Of course that comes into it. But for many companies the pay is dependent on performance. Few stick it out beyond the initial lower starting pay, or otherwise never progress themselves to the point where they are worth more money. But yes, the industry isn't the best paid, we have been over that plenty of times

Nonsense, I know plenty of hard working people who voted out, myself included....I was even dating a polish girl at the time.....as I said, brexit has nothing to do with this whatsoever Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk

Does anyone have any experience with this, and anyone who can recommend any good agencies to go through? One of the companies I climb for are having increasingly more difficulties finding staff. Its not just them either, I seem to get a phone call or text at least once a week from different people asking me if I know any climbers or decent groundsmen looking for work. I find it hard to accept that there aren't any english people out there willing to work hard, but it really does seem to be the case. A company I climbed for a few years ago went the route of using agency staff, all Polish. These guys were fantastic. Came into work on time, worked hard from start to finish, and on top of all that they were happy in their work. Over a 4 year period this particular company had 5 different Polish staff, only one of which wasn't quite up to the standard of the others. That 5/1 ratio would be easily reversed in my experience working with the english work force unfortunately. With that in mind I have started suggesting people look to this route when they ask me if I know of anyone looking for work. Interested in anyones thoughts, and this has absolutely naff all to do with Brexit so please don't take it down that route, thanks.

Hopefully! might have a chance of passing it then finally

I think the big main question is do you actually have a digger to hand? If so then yes use it. When I first started out, stump grinders were readily available, finance not so much....so we dug out many many stumps by hand. It hard work, but leylandii roots are pretty shallow, perfectly feasible to dig these out by hand if you are looking to save money

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You just couldnt make it up! Oh wait, no need to..the insurance company made it up for you Save

Not compatible on my computer, would have liked to have a go on this

by the way, is there an actual certificate for hedge trimmers?

I would consider myself an experienced user, and quite regularly use a hedge cutter one handed for that extra little reach. If I then had an accident and cut myself as a result of that I would be far too embarrassed to even consider suing the company who were hiring me on that day...thats just out of order Hope if works out for you and whoever it is admits responsibility for their own actions/risk taking

Yep i'm aware of this issue, as per the other thread currently running. Working on it

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I've submitted a support request for this as I have done everything I can my end.

Have things really got that had that people can make claims for a few stitches? Loss of limb I can understand. I assume that's not the case though here Sent from my iPhone using Arbtalk