m&s passport

[nybor62]

5 of us sat all day yesterday in a training centre being assessed as 2 weather we can work on m&s stores the instructor talked all day about addy & grouts .what trowel we should use for large format tiles .we stuck 1 tile down then he lifted it 2 c if we had 100 percent coverage of addy ..we had a small test . do you silicon intermediate movement joints. what is the british standard no .using a large format trowel what coverage would u get out off a 20kg bag of pourable addy. . we also had 2 set out a small room & tell him what size cuts would b against the doors

[diamondtiling]

So......................................did you pass?

[nybor62]

they did,nt tell us said they have to send results off to an independent marker
F.I.T.A MY EMPLOYER IS FURIOUS ITS COST 200 A MAN

[diamondtiling]

£200? That must be a new thing that they are doing, I am on a job at their distribution centre in Crewe In August, never had to do any tests. Maybe its for all the new guys.
I will phone my contact in Bradford and see if he knows anything about it for you.

[Colour Republic]

good idea, m&s must have figured out it's cheaper to do these tests to ensure their floors stand up to abuse rather than keep repairing them. Bravo

[nybor62]

apparently they have mainly used soft floorings .they are now going over 2 tiling but want 2 avoid problems by getting the right fitters .is has been costing them 80 million a year in repair bills and poor work man ship .well thats what we were told