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redone 22-11-2011 23:48

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I can confirm that MAP are doing installs and its not just tivo migrates as they were promised its now full install work and pre pulling there own cables the week before. As far as im aware they are in the Manchester area,teeside and Glasgow. Its all there lads from the ccu project so that looks like its been stopped

martin292 23-11-2011 18:01

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that sounds good to me mate! a would really like a crack at kellys

skateboard_B 13-12-2011 16:01

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Does anyone work for mjquinns? Or kellys in north east England? What are Quinn like to work? Any advice would be greatly appreciated... also I'm hearing kellys are being dropped by bt openreach and Quinns are getting majority of the work?? Few lads i know were working for kellys in north east but said conditions were terrible...
Thanx in advance!!

sweaty 14-12-2011 20:00

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BT Openreach have just booted out a lot of the night team agency guys. They were completing the llu broadband work. Most areas will be changing to days in the new year. BT have done this because of the new agency rules coming in soon and were going to see a 50% cost increase.
From my own experience anything to do with Kelly's is risky!

copperpot 19-12-2011 20:22

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anyone done any work for fujitsu on the virgin media contract? i have an interview on friday and would be leaving quite a good job.

cable monkey 20-12-2011 11:17

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i have worked on the business side of VM contract for over 10 years,having worked for as a sub contractor for Enterprise,Map FTel 1st time,these have to be the worst by far, bullsh1t and lies DO NOT LEAVE A DECENT JOB TO WORK FOR FTEL

beller 20-12-2011 12:33

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Does anyone know the latest on McNicholas in the Bristol area?
Ive heard that they are on a warning or two from VM for poor performance and that Avonline have picked up some of the work again.
Is there any truth in this? would be interesting to find out if anyone knew

martin292 20-12-2011 13:53

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Quote:

Originally Posted by copperpot (Post 35348211)
anyone done any work for fujitsu on the virgin media contract? i have an interview on friday and would be leaving quite a good job.

Whrere is your interview being held?

copperpot 22-12-2011 21:00

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Quote:

Originally Posted by martin292 (Post 35348463)
Whrere is your interview being held?

in liverpool mate

redone 22-12-2011 21:40

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Quote:

Originally Posted by copperpot (Post 35349699)
in liverpool mate

Good luck getting hamered with with quads and triples all day with a site manager who just laughs at you in the morning as he gives you the work

Tom2270 22-12-2011 22:33

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Quote:

Originally Posted by beller (Post 35348439)
Does anyone know the latest on McNicholas in the Bristol area?
Ive heard that they are on a warning or two from VM for poor performance and that Avonline have picked up some of the work again.
Is there any truth in this? would be interesting to find out if anyone knew

Yeah they have got till the April to sort it out. If they don't vm will probably kick them into touch and get another contractor. And it will just keep going on like this forever. I think there is one common denominator for all these contractor?????

beller 23-12-2011 18:25

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom2270 (Post 35349708)
Yeah they have got till the April to sort it out. If they don't vm will probably kick them into touch and get another contractor. And it will just keep going on like this forever. I think there is one common denominator for all these contractor?????

To much work in to little time, and that is the bottom line in my opinion

copperpot 23-12-2011 22:01

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Quote:

Originally Posted by redone (Post 35349704)
Good luck getting hamered with with quads and triples all day with a site manager who just laughs at you in the morning as he gives you the work

can i earn good money doing this type of work?

redone 23-12-2011 22:38

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Quote:

Originally Posted by copperpot (Post 35350103)
can i earn good money doing this type of work?

i dont know what the fujitsu contract pays the older contracts are where the real money is. But as long as your ready to put the work in i cant see why £80-90 a day isnt achievable

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom2270 (Post 35349708)
Yeah they have got till the April to sort it out. If they don't vm will probably kick them into touch and get another contractor. And it will just keep going on like this forever. I think there is one common denominator for all these contractor?????

I heard fujitsu are in the same boat they were on a pip that they failed big time. But as long as these contractors keep the same management in charge of the sites things will never change.

install_tech 24-12-2011 17:19

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I work for Fujitsu and u really need to work hard and long how's to make any money! if it was me I wouldn't join a contractor again! the management are hopeless and don't care about anything they are only interested in how many job have been completed in a day, and as redone says the management laugh at you coz there sitting in a office or there house


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