Brief work history
June 1996-September 1999
employer = Steve Midgley carpentry services, Coychurch, Pen-y-bont, South Wales,
duties include= calculations of the required materials and time work will take,
loading of all materials, planning, preparation and to do work along side my teacher
and boss [Steve Midgley]. I worked with or under the supervision of my teacher every
day during my three years apprenteship and was always taught to take pride in my
work, with no exceptions to speed with quality, Steve taught me all the tricks of the
trade that he knew to do to work properly first time, every time, with standards to
pass building regulations , at this time we covered all aspects of carpentry from
traditional cut roofs, hardwood floors, new construction, renovation, renovations, loft
conversions, restorations industrial, commercial, domestic and private sectors. In my
first year in collage, I spent 2 days a week in the collage and the second and third
year I went one day a week. In collage, I learned how to calculate stress and
structural issues in the construction, depending on the size and shape of the building,
all Welsh / British and European regulations, on the floor beams, staircases,
traditional cut roofs, etc. , etc. by the end of my apprenteship I done all work alone
then checked and approved by my teacher, in 1998, I won a [construction industry
training board] Great Britain contest for cutting a roof at Castel Coch [red castell in
English], Cardiff, South Wales. carpenter and joiner apprentice to the year Britain.
qualifications at this time
GNVQ 1996-1997GNVQ [citb] level 1 carpenter and joiner
GNVQ 1997-1998 GNVQ[citb] Level 2 carpenter and joiner
Apprentice carpenter and joiner 1998 GNVQ citb of the year [United Kingdom]
1998-1999 GNVQ [citb] level 3 carpenter and joiner
September 1999 - December 2000
still working with my teacher, but this time as a qualified carpenter and joiner, next
year I gained a GNVQ [citb] Avanced carpenter and joiner [June 2000], in December
2000 I was confident to go alone, So I did this with my teachers confidence and
advice, my buisness is still running today in Wales =CPT CARPENTRY SERVICES
[19 pant-glass, Pencoed, South Wales, cf356yl]
December 2000-June 2009
I work for myself [cpt carpentry Services]
In janurary 2002 I was nominated by the Catholic Church in Bridgend, South Wales
to do a course on ancient works of cut roof carpentry[Cadw certified] After the cutting
on their new roof. I also did the work in domestc, occupied houses, including new
doors on old frames, new kitchens, kitchen facelifts, loft conversions, staircases,
fences, decks, 1st fix, 2nd fix, decorative work, laminate and hardwood mosiac floors,
summer houses, etc, etc, after two years I have a contract with a national home
builder [Barratt] myself along with some carpenters and students i employed
completed houses from start [shuttering] to finish [door handles] in many locations in
the South Wales area, thousands of homes over the years, on the other side of the
buisness, I had a contract with the local social housing sector [Rhondda Cynon Taff
Council] was taking out old kitchens in the occupied houses and installing a new ,
each house had to be completed in one day. The project was finished after one year
as they lost 30 million pounds in Icelandic bank that was there to fund the project
June2009- preset
working as a zzper [selfemployed] in den haag holland, for companies along with
private domestic customers, references available on request
I also had good relations with many builders who used me on a price basis job, I was
used for a specialist work that their employed carpenters couldn’t do = [traditional cut
roofs and parquet / mosaic hard wood floors, etc, etc,
I hope this is enough information you need, if you need more information do not
hesitate to ask.i speak cymreag / welsh [native 1st language], english [fluent] dutch
[fluent] and learning german
regards Chris tucker