Adrian Collins Email & Phone Number

I started my working life as an apprentice wooden recorder maker. It involved hand turning exotic hard woods, preparing timber in a machine shop, hand carving and then finishing with oils or varnish. We had to make a large proportion of our own tools. I also had to make brass keys and other metal items for instruments.I even carried out the sign writing on harpsichord nameboards in gold leaf.After 6 years I left and became an trainee panel beater and paint sprayer eventually specialising as just a panel beater. After 10 years I became a Bodyshop Manager for 5 years, I then spent 3 years as a freelance repairer throughout the south of England.In 1998 I started carrying out snagging repairs and maintenance mainly on new build houses. For the next 25 years I have carried out building work and repairs for many large and medium sized developers. I specialised in many types of smart repairs with techniques developed from my previous trades and from many different courses. I have carried out repairs for commercial builders as well as house builders, and I also worked on cars and boats.

Listed skills include Customer Experience, Customer Service, Office Administration, Building Maintenance, and 5 others.

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  Woolmer Hill School, Haslemere, Surrey