Industrial shrink wrap

Havespannerwilltravel said:
Paddy,
I was in Holland when a company now called Envirowrap started using it. About 15 years ago now.
You dont need training. A monkey with a cigarette lighter could do it.
We used to steal gloves off welders lol
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ha ha ha.....shrink wrapped a full oil rig; airtight and water tight......then some thick **** cuts wndows in it cos it's hot. Like playschool....round one arched one etc.....ha ha:laugh::laugh:
 
so phil by now you must know what its like to buy stuff that dont shrinkrite then comes to pieces to be told you havent installed it right ??
 
i know one thing if you dont keep the heat moveing you have more holes than my socks lol!! only used it a couple of times but i think it beats that monoflex for neatness!!!!
 
scaffy said:
so phil by now you must know what its like to buy stuff that dont shrinkrite then comes to pieces to be told you havent installed it right ??
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I found out the hard way scaffy :cry: but we did get paid for the 3 roofs we done and i have sourced a good supplier down Hastings way who will be be helping me with my future requirements ;)
 
Havespannerwilltravel said:
Paddy,
I was in Holland when a company now called Envirowrap started using it. About 15 years ago now.
You dont need training. A monkey with a cigarette lighter could do it.
We used to steal gloves off welders lol
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Well said mate. (not the bit about the monkey tho)
Couldn't believe these prices some charge....
I worked for Envirowrap on/off for about 10 years, I would be able to retire if I charged everyone I trained.
 
Thought about it many times mate, too much hard work. Lol
I wrote and designed a training manual/course about 5 years ago and took it to citb, but they told me there wouldn't be much interest in it and never took me up on my offer.
I was trying to make shrink wrapping a trade.
Too lazy now. ��������
 
Joking aside...the lads you trained,are they still in the game. TBH I dont know much about it. Is there something technical about it that would make it a trade?
 
There might well be a demand Frederik from busy scaffs who can't afford the time but it will only ever be an add on to a skill set, never a trade.
 
georgebrown140 said:
industrial shrink rap ???
i take it u mean enviro rap. as the only industrial shrink rap i have used was like supper strenth cling film. me and a mate thought it would be funny to rap a freinds car in it one night after a lot of drink. how were we to no that night the temp would go to -2 and freeze to the car. took half the paint of his car when he tryed to remove it in the morning to go to work. oooopppss. lol
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LMFAO, Brilliant.:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh
Always wondered what would happen.

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frederik said:
Joking aside...the lads you trained,are they still in the game. TBH I dont know much about it. Is there something technical about it that would make it a trade?
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Yea man, A few still work with the Shrinkwrap companies i worked for, A few abroad and a various Shipyards and Powerstations around Britain.
Most would spend a few months getting onsite training and then leave due to working away from home for so long. A lot of time and traveling involved.

Yes it quite a tecnical job. I wont bore you with all the detail but
Lots of people(scaffs) see it as just sticking plastic to scaffolding....Easy....

I wish it was that easy.

A cracking job for the winter>>

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aom said:
There might well be a demand Frederik from busy scaffs who can't afford the time but it will only ever be an add on to a skill set, never a trade.
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Did you work for CITB 5 Years ago??? Lol

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frederik said:
Joking aside...the lads you trained,are they still in the game. TBH I dont know much about it. Is there something technical about it that would make it a trade?
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Yea man, A few still work with the Shrinkwrap companies i worked for, A few abroad and a various Shipyards and Powerstations around Britain.
Most would spend a few months getting onsite training and then leave due to working away from home for so long. A lot of time and traveling involved.

Yes it quite a tecnical job. I wont bore you with all the detail but
Lots of people(scaffs) see it as just sticking plastic to scaffolding....Easy....

I wish it was that easy.

A cracking job for the winter>>
 
Did you work for CITB 5 Years ago??? Lol

eh no but good to know it's not the first time you have heard that advice.
 
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