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  • Free Labour to gain experience – Bradford/Leeds

    Posted by Iain Gordon on February 10, 2005 at 9:40 pm

    I am willing to offer my time to anyone in the Bradford/Leeds area (approx 20hrs/week)

    This is the good part……I dont want any payment!!!!!
    In return i hope to learn some of the basic skills involved in applying vinyl to different substates. It will also help me understand more of the info on the boards.

    This is a genuine offer

    Iain Gordon replied 19 years, 2 months ago 6 Members · 6 Replies
  • 6 Replies
  • Peter Normington

    Member
    February 10, 2005 at 9:43 pm

    wish you were in this part of the country you dont get many offers like that!!! who ever takes you up on your offer will teach you plenty, nothing like hands on 🙂 and maybe you will teach them something

    Peter

  • Steve Broughton

    Member
    February 11, 2005 at 9:23 am

    Fred you need to speak to Paul (signworx) he may help you out he’s in Sheffield and used to teach at college and he’s a nice bloke too, you may be able to pm him, I for some reason cannnot 🙄

  • Ian Higgins

    Member
    February 11, 2005 at 10:40 am

    Hi Fred…

    Think you may have a problem with local companys taking you up on your offer…. A case of training up the opposition !!!

    We are based near York about 45 minutes from Bradford if you fancy coming along to see what we do do then feel free … will try to help and guide you as best we can..
    You dont need to work for us just come along have a play on the computer use up some of our scrap vinyl and get a feel for things…. Do not class myself as any kind of expert but manage to scrape a living together!!!! 😉
    Cheers
    Ian

  • Bill Dewison

    Member
    February 11, 2005 at 10:57 am

    Agree with Ian, local signmakers may or may not view you as competition unfortunately 😕 Brilliant offer to make though! 😀

    Again, as Ian said, you’re welcome anytime round my place. I only run a diddy signshop and I’m far from being an expert, but if you want to come and have a play, join in making the odd sign and drink the worst coffee in the Northern Hemisphere, I think I’m about 40-50 mins down the M62 from you. 😀

    Cheers, Dewi

  • Shane Drew

    Member
    February 11, 2005 at 12:08 pm
    quote fredthelad:

    I am willing to offer my time to anyone in the Bradford/Leeds area (approx 20hrs/week)

    This is the good part……I dont want any payment!!!!!
    In return i hope to learn some of the basic skills involved in applying vinyl to different substates. It will also help me understand more of the info on the boards.

    This is a genuine offer

    Fred, I am afraid the boys here may be right. Local co’s would not want you knowing who they work for.

    Take up the offers here. They are as generous as yours. I think the boys are rather modest too. Certainly they could give you some good tips, and I am sure the travel would be a small price to pay for the hands on experience.

    It is a pity tyou are not coming to OZ for a holiday, I’d be more than happy to show you the ropes for a hew days. I am still learning from the guys and gals here after 12 years in the trade, but I am happy to share what I know.

    Cheers

  • Iain Gordon

    Member
    February 12, 2005 at 1:44 am

    Well thanks for all the offers lads, i thought i was being a bit cheeky when i posted it..

    Dewi & Ian
    I would love to take up your offers sometime but it might take some arranging. You may be aware that i also have my own Pub and that getting time away from it is at a premium, that is why i wanted to stay local. But i will post my e-mail addy for you to send me your phone numbers and maybe i can pick your brains that way.

    Shane
    unfortunatley Quantas cant get me back to Bradford for closing time or i’d be there like a shot

    Thanx
    Iain

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