Its Official - I am Apprentice of the Year

[ben_haynes]

About 6 months ago my boss gave me an Apprentice of the Year Application / Questionaire, I filled it out and then I got a letter asking me to go down to the training centre because I got to the top 10 in the country for Fiat and Alfa Romeo, then Tuesday morning my boss came down to me and said he had some good news for me, i had forgotten about the Apprentice of the Year and I just thought I was getting a pay rise as I had been hassling him for one for months, he told me i had to go to a presentation evening last night where I recieved my Prize which was £700 worth of Snap-on Tools.

But our Snap-on dealer does not visit us anymore after he decided we did not buy enough from him.

[Baby_Rhino]

\:D/  well done!

[Xtremeteam]

well done,

theres always some1 else who can outdo me eh  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Rangie3.0LtrDan]

Whats nice about that is they give you a prize thats practical and something that obviously you will find useful in the motor repair trade!

Well done though dude :D

[ben_haynes]

well done,

theres always some1 else who can outdo me eh  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Na i think yours is better as mine is only for Fiat and Alfa and not for the institute of road transport best motor vehicle apprentice (i think they are both the same award) :lol:

[Xtremeteam]

atleast you got a good sized prize,im getting £100 for 2nd place at the competition i went to & probably £50 like last year for the IRTE thing,

although having my name on the trophy 2 years in a row makes it better

[ben_haynes]

Whats nice about that is they give you a prize thats practical and something that obviously you will find useful in the motor repair trade!

Well done though dude :D

unfotunatly at snap-on prices i will only get a set of spanners, a 3/8 rachet and socket set and a rachet screwdriver set as snap-on will not do me any discount for a bulk buy so it is + VAT and i will probibly be putting £25 on top aswell

[Xtremeteam]

£700 at snap-on prices = a top box & not alot else  :lol:

[ben_haynes]

£700 at snap-on prices = a top box & not alot else  :lol:

i have just bought a brand new Mac tools Aston Martin DBR9 tool box the latest limited edition

[Xtremeteam]

£700 at snap-on prices = a top box & not alot else  :lol:

i have just bought a brand new Mac tools Aston Martin DBR9 tool box the latest limited edition

oooooooooooh

i bought a clarke HD rollcab last year cos they knocked £100 off it cos the front had faded with sitting in the window  :lol:  :lol:

[landraver]

Well done Ben, pleased for ya mate :D

Jeff

[ben_haynes]

i will get some pictures of it  when i get time in the next few weeks as i am on holiday after tomorrow

[v8kenny]

Well done Ben and a belated well done to Mikee - although still can't believe you are being shafted by your current employer as you obviously must be a decent mechanic
Maybe you and Ben should get together and open the dream garage !

[Xtremeteam]

well i shall have my tools with me at wales so may be able to do some jobs at a reduced weekend rate  :lol:

seriously considering having a go myself even to give my ex employer some competition

[ben_haynes]

I am already looking at setting up a family business some where maybe northants but maybe further a field like derbyshire or yorkshire, there are a few garages for sale fully equipt around these area's. It is worth looking around on a few business sites like SBS comercial for Garages for Freehold or Leasehold

i should be qualified soon anyway so that will help

[v8kenny]

seriously considering having a go myself even to give my ex employer some competition

Go for it Mikee - you have nothing to lose and a whole lot to gain - same thing happened to me 20 years ago - got shafted and started my own business and haven't looked back
Revenge is a great tool for focussing the mind !  
I am sure everyone on here that could put work your way would be happy to oblige, myself included

[ben_haynes]

well i shall have my tools with me at wales so may be able to do some jobs at a reduced weekend rate  :lol:

seriously considering having a go myself even to give my ex employer some competition

these might be of some assistance to you then

http://www.sbscommercial.co.uk/
http://www.daltonsbusiness.com/
http://www.business-partnership.com/

these are only some of them there are loads more but watch out for some, me and my dad went to look at one business and the guy wanted £50,000+SAV for the business but it was only 25% share holder

[spy]

Nice one ben!  Being a good mechanic must come in handy with that disco of yours... ;):D:D

[jaws]

ben yer name rings a bell,did you go to college in coalville?oh btw congrats on apprentice of the year!i qualified earlier this year 4years of hard work now i rep the benifits.4days a week off!(i won't mention the 4x12hr days i work! )