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Did a bit for them through the pandemic. Thought they were a good firm really. Week’s training/induction which partly goes towards your CPC, lots of Fors stuff, put up in a nice hotel. Lots of H and S stuff but as the logistics arm of Laing o’Rourke they do a lot of construction work so only to be expected. Trucks are good, well looked after, kitted out with everything you need for the job, no sat navs and not all have microwaves tho. Paid parking, layby kipping discouraged. Jobs come through to a supplied phone, pretty much left to it. They are very very hot on infringements. Money not spectacular but ok, were always offering extra hours if you wanted it - i did 4 on 4 off.

I think your depot dictates what work you’ll be on, I was out of St Neots so a lot of Select plant hire stuff, lad I inducted with was Newark and did mostly concrete sections. I did a lot of weekends on tower crane movements in/out of central London. If you’ve not done flats or abnormal, wide long stuff you’ll get helped. If my circumstances here changed again I would go back.