Experience

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  Colin Wright Associates

  • Walsall, United Kingdom

  • Proprieter

    • Sep 2013 - Present
    • Walsall, United Kingdom
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  Wrights Fine Furniture Ltd

  • Director

    • Dec 1998 - Aug 2013

    Responsible for all aspects of Contract Furniture works, including employing subcontractors a nd management of installations .Liaising with customers from initial enquiry, through layouts, specifications quotations and placing of orders once contract secured.

  • Director Contract Furniture

    • 1998 - 2013

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  Powys County Council

  • Welshpool Powys

  • Building Inspector

    • Dec 1995 - Nov 1998
    • Welshpool Powys

    Responsible for checking incoming drawings to ensure compliance with current Building regulations, making site visits to check that works are being carried out to Building Regulations and approved drawings.Entering into correspondence with applicants as to alterations to enable application to com...

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  Montgomery District Council

  • Newtown

  • Clerk of Works

    • May 1994 - Nov 1995
    • Newtown

    Onsite representative for District Council, ensuring quality and specification where up to required standard

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  Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council

  • Quarry Swim Center

  • Clerk of Works

    • Nov 1992 - May 1994
    • Quarry Swim Center

    Eighteen month contract. I was the Borough Architects representative on site and liaised between the Mechanical, Electrical and structural consultants, contractors and center staff. All the mechanical and electrical services where renewed and incorporation of CHP system. New changing rooms, state...

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  Montgomeryshire District Council

  • Flash Leisure Center Welshpool

  • Clerk of Works

    • May 1991 - Nov 1992
    • Flash Leisure Center Welshpool

    Duties comprised of general quality control, monitoring of nominated sub contractors progress and day to day assistance to the architect on finer detail and problem solving

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  Walker Contractors

  • Birmingham, United Kingdom

  • Senior Projects Manager

    • Oct 1989 - Feb 1991
    • Birmingham, United Kingdom

    Controlling two office development projects in Birmingham in excess of £1 million each, with Site Managers on each Project

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  Linford Group Limited, Astbury Contractors and ...

  • All over the UK

  • Site Manager

    • Feb 1979 - Oct 1989
    • All over the UK

    Control of all site labour, Cost control, Placing orders for material and Sub-Contract labour (including material take off). Preparation of programme, liaison with Architects, Clerk of Works and Sub-Contractors. Overall responsibility for site profitability.

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  IMI Marston Ltd

  • Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

  • Assistant Civil Engineer

    • Aug 1978 - Jan 1979
    • Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

    Preparation of drawings and control of new works- maintenance and Machine movements in a large factory

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  Linford Group Limited

  • All over UK.

  • General Foreman

    • Nov 1972 - Aug 1978
    • All over UK.

    General Foreman on large supermarket, schools including CLASP and SCOLA involving setting out and supervising labour and quality on a building from start to finish, in conjunction Architect, Clerk of Works, other Council officials and Sub- Contractors.

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  Mayer Construction Company

  • Cannock

  • Assistant Site Agent

    • Apr 1972 - Nov 1972
    • Cannock

    Carpenter/Assistant Site Agent, on a Senior Citizens Center and College extensions.