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RPA Joinery & Building Maintenance This year, will be 7 years since Rob Allen set up his business RPA Joinery & Building Maintenance. He admits, starting before the credit crunch was very brave. Whilst many other contractors packed away their building tools for the last time, Rob has gone from strength to strength and has built an excellent reputation based on quality workmanship, customer care and a fair price. Rob began his career in the Royal Engineers, learning his trade and spent many years mastering his skills. When he left the Royal Engineers, he became a civilian contractor, assigned to a local RAF airbase. Perhaps however his most memorable week occurred when he was managing a general building company in the East Midlands,
“ I went into work on the Monday and was made redundant. It was a huge
Ernest Shields
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shock! I took stock of things and tried to see this as an opportunity. On the Tuesday I purchased a van and by the end of the week I was trading “ A memorable week indeed! The first job was to market his services and Rob immediately introduced himself to all the property management agencies in the area, this formed the basis of his client base. The next job was to find like-minded contractors that could offer useful services. “I realised that working with other sole traders was an excellent idea. It’s like a
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