Provenence!

When I am talking to people I often impart some of my history and experience within the building industry and I felt it was time I shared this with you.

My parents were involved in the industry, my father was a civil engineer and they had a string of companies including a large labour company, property company and security company so I was exposed to the building and construction industry from an early age.

When I was little, my father was often in his workshop making and fixing things, you name it, he was working on it, whether it was one of his cars furniture and mechanical items, I was often asked to help or hold things, more importantly I saw how he approached each challenge methodically.

When I was a little older, my father opened a large furniture shop, I was maybe about seven at this age so I would watch and help him build flat pack furniture, in those days there were a lot of glue, plastic blocks and clamps involved however the furniture always looked good.

By the time I was nine I had a few little jobs off my own, whether it was keeping the garden and rear yard tidy, cleaning the swimming pool, maintainer the filters or checking and starting the back up generator, in those days, the seventies, power cuts were a concern so it wasn’t unusual to have a generator hard wired into your home.

By the time I was ten you would find me on building sites lending a hand, passing messages, undertaking odd jobs or making tea and at the same time I was witnessing all the trades do there jobs from the roof down.

When I was a teenager, probably about thirteen or fourteen, I was gardening, I had three or four regular customers and my services were always in demand. It used to become confusing because each customer had a different view of what a weed was. I have finally researched this and the definition is simply that a weed is an unwanted plant, if only I had looked this up originally.

In my late teenage years I always had work when I needed it, I worked with tilers and carpet fitters, builders and architectural reclamation specialists, and even for a period I was even fitting car phones. I think the worst job I had was stripping wallpaper at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London, I was paid £35 per room and it was gruesome but there was a portacabin on the roof as a temporary café so it had it’s good points.

Then as an adult I had my own homes and properties which I would maintain and improve from time to time and I have worked for utility, communication and home improvement companies.

Now I am able to share my experience and offer practical solutions always conscious of keeping costs and overheads down. I promote quality of products and services whilst offering to add value. There is a lot to be said for the statement “You only get what you pay for” consequently I always promote quality solutions and fair transparent prices.

Thank you for reading this article and I hope it has given you some insight into my history and experience. Please contact me if I can help you in any way either by email to morlancarr@outlook.com or text/WhatsApp on 07873 565498.