A train station in Carlisle has been given an exciting new DIY makeover in preparation for the filming of a new television advert. The station's bridge has received a stripy-coloured makeover, while one of the platforms has been transformed with turquoise paint, purple wallpaper and lampshades hanging from the ceiling.
A builder from Yorkshire has been jailed for four years after conning homeowners out of tens of thousands of pounds.
Darryl Glynn from Selby managed to get customers to hand over £54,990 for work that was left undone, leading to rain-damaged houses that had to be vacated and bills of at least £34,000 to fix.
A new survey has revealed that the average Brit spends more than two weeks of their lives waiting for tradesmen. The time is equivalent to 366 hours or 15 days.
A plumber from Maidenhead has managed to shrug off a heart attack and a quadruple heart bypass in an effort to finish off work on a youth centre community project.
It can seem like mission impossible but if you do the right research they can be tracked down. Why can't builders just turn up on time, do the job properly and stick to budget?. And how do you get them to do so? Having renovated many houses and flats in the last few years, I have learnt that the answer lies in careful research and painstaking paperwork.
The first step is to find a good builder, because a bad one will want to rack up costs.
A survey from npower hometeam has shown that 1 in 3 women don't like inviting tradesmen into their homes. One of the women polled complained that she walked into her bedroom to find a builder rifling through her underwear drawer, whilst another watched as her fireplace was smashed to pieces.
As "hilarious" as these anecdotes are, you've got to ask how helpful some of these polls are. The poll goes on to state that "an incredible 86%" want tradesmen to turn up on time - what about the other 14%?
Chancellor Alistair Darling announced that £2,000 handouts will be given to anyone trading their ten year old or more bangers in for new British models.
In a report from the Sunday Times, it has been disclosed that contractors working for local councils have been paid in excess of £20,000 in the 2007-2008 tax year. Under a Freedom of Information Act request, it came to light that one plumber, working for Kirlees council in West Yorkshire, was feeling flush after bagging a £22,000 bonus on top of his his £20,000 salary.
The council defended the payouts stressing that bonuses were only paid out on work that was done on time - and there was me thinking that this was all part of the job...
B&Q owner, Kingfisher announced on Wendnesday that the "White Van Man" is central to the future development of the DIY retailer. In a report in the Times, Chief Executive Ian Cheshire is quoted describing tradesmen as "absolutely key" to company strategy.
As the nights began to drawn in we busily set to work on improving ProblemSolved to make it a better experience for both customers and tradesmen. Many many cups of coffee later, all of the improvements have been implemented, ready for you to enjoy.
Just want to say a big thank you to all the tradesmen and customers who took part in 'The Great ProblemSolved Review 2008.' Over the past two weeks a survey has been running on the site, asking for feedback, review and ratings for our site.
The insurance firm Norwich Union Risk Services is today warning that tradesmen cannot rely on property owners and managers to ensure that asbestos is properly dealt with in areas where they work.
The news comes after the Asbestos the hidden killer campaign enters into its fifth month. The campaign was set up by the National Health and Safety Executive to warn people of the dangers of the substance.
Reliable and recommended builders, plumbers and electricians are all well and good, but when a homeowner attempts a DIY project themselves, there is always the chance that something could go wrong.
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Tradesmen are costing London’s workforce up to 13 million working hours every year according to a recent survey by Aspect Maintenance.
Nearly a third of the 996 Londoners polled revealed that they had to take time off of work to wait at home for an engineer, with almost half losing six or more hours of their time waiting at home for tradesmen.
Builders, gasfitters and other tradesmen have an “alarming” ignorance of the risks posed by asbestos, with 20 dying each week, a report revealed today.
The British Lung Foundation said a survey of 400 workers showed that only one in eight knew that exposure to asbestos could be fatal.
One in 10 of those questioned revealed they had been pressured to continue working even if they suspected that asbestos was present, while one in four mistake
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There has been a lot of talk of the ‘credit crunch’and the knock-on effects for business and consumers. Share prices have dipped, and banks have tightened their lending criteria. What might this mean for tradesmen over the coming weeks and months? ProblemSolved has been examining the potential impact on your business.
Here are just some of the tradespeople you have recommended this week
• Martin Hackett, highly skilled plasterer and tiler, covering all London and Kent.Call 07900 195 962 • Division 5, experienced building company offering refurbishments, extensions and conversions, covering all London. Call 020 7241 1555, 07713 250 044 or visit http://www.division5.co.uk/
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