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SP Tiling Plc · 17-10-2007

hi to all sp tiling plc here, based in burgess hill west sussex
just a quick thank you to kenny,vinnie,jason.
after being a mechanic for 15 years i was getting a bit bored with the motor trade and on top of that my marraige ended so life was looking very glum with not much prospect of it getting any better.
so i decided a possible career change was appropriate but what could i turn my hand to??
i did some re-search into all different trades as im pretty good with my hands and quite a quick learner. tiling came up trumps so ok now what??
well i jumped onto the internet actually looking for car insurance for my other half and what came up but a company called diamond! (didnt get her insurance in the end) so i emailed for an info pack,it arrived,i looked checked my finances and decided to go and check the center out. when i arrived i was greeted bt vinnie at first then introduced to kenny dobson. we had a chat and a walk around. a bit sceptical at first as i trained for 4 years to become a mechanic and the course i was looking at was 4 weeks, so i had a chat with some nice chaps who were busy tiling a full mocked up room complete with bath and box section. the chaps were happy and a few pratical jokes bieng played which made for a good relaxed atmosphere. so i left and decided to take the plunge. im not bad mouthing other centers but i did look at a few different ones like that offerd to train me in 5 days??????????? surely then @ 4 weeks was i being taken for a mug?? NOT AFTER SEEING THE DIAMOND TRAINING FACILITY!! so i paked my job in and off i went into what i thought was easy.
i couldnt belive what i had learned in the first day let alone the first week!!
i made some good friends and soon the banter was flying.
from not ever fitting a tile to tiling a complete full room was brilliant from straight set to diamond,brick bond to a masons mitre. from knowing how to set out a wall to setting out full rooms and floors all kinds of patterns its endless.
i left diamond with a great sense of knowlege and of course the hotline dedicated to tilers which has proved magical! well if i would recomend a course have a look at diamond training centre speak to them and if possible pop down they do a 1 day taster so you can get a good idea of tiling also just pop in for cofffee as i often do! well at last i finally have got around to this so thanks to diamond and its staff for everything cheers ken!