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That's a damn shame that.

I never met you but I've seen your work and love it .. but if you're not happy then health and happiness are far more important than pleasing us lot!

All the best however the future works out for you!

PS .. any more of those 'open' style front turrets available? .. now I have a Defender, like .. ;)

Yes Ive some left

Christ! I pay a grand a month for 5000 square feet with a 2 ton overhead crane!

Bloody southern prices.

Thats ok cos we are all rich:rolleyes:

It ****es me off, even the lez zone made my van and truck worthless junk.

Theres a 6000 sq ft building available with a leaky roof nearby in rayliegh, rent is £22000 but the rates are £27500pa.

Thats why I hate business rates ,they dont distinguish between big work with low turn over, and big business with high turnover.
Perhaps I need to move op north, but its a bit cold for my liking;)
 
It with great happiness that Im going to shut blacksheep down end of March, Im still making parts til then .
Im just posting to say thanks for landyzones support and the people who bought my stuff:D


Good your feeling positive about change, this is an official order for a 90 td5 cross member as per our chat the other day, let me know if its still poss? I can make it anytime to suit you. I could enquire on the farm if you want, they have plenty of units here.
 
Could have another one if you wanted to come to the promise land ;). Ton of places you could rent out up here. I was looking at a large unit across the road from my work a while ago. Was big enough for a wee bit of personal work, would have fitted two cars with ease and was in a secure industrial estate. 200 quid a month.
 
Christ! I pay a grand a month for 5000 square feet with a 2 ton overhead crane!

Bloody southern prices.
You are in Stoke though... no one in their right mind would want to be there ;)


Sadly living 2 miles from the M1 prices round me for units are ridiculous, been looking for a local one for ages for my little business to rent, i'm running out of places to put sheds in the garden!
 
Yes Ive some left



Thats ok cos we are all rich:rolleyes:

It ****es me off, even the lez zone made my van and truck worthless junk.

Theres a 6000 sq ft building available with a leaky roof nearby in rayliegh, rent is £22000 but the rates are £27500pa.

Thats why I hate business rates ,they dont distinguish between big work with low turn over, and big business with high turnover.
Perhaps I need to move op north, but its a bit cold for my liking;)

That's the ticket, move to gods chosen county (Yorkshire you heathens) rents are cheap, the beer's good and we have (in Sheffield at least) lots of engineering works still in business. A Land Rover specialist would fit in real well.
 
You're only here once so best spend your time doing what makes you happy, eh? Glad I've got a bit of Blacksheep bling for the back on its way to match the bumper on the front.

Hope your future is brighter and you find something that you can do with as much flare as your fabrications.
 
I work 7/15

Bad health, long hours bad conditions

Plain worn out



Main problem customer of my engineering stuff bought my workshop whilst I was in hospital and is evicting me 1/4/14. , I cant find any workshops in my area sub £500 per week so thats that


Don't quit! Get a partner!! Sure there are people here who could and apprentices!

You have an excellent name, theres worth in that.
 
I hope you're not retiring my friend. My health forced me to retire 5 years ago (at 40 years of age) and i'm bored ****less all day with nothing to do but play with the dogs and wait for the wife to get home from her business. Whatever you do good luck for the future.
 
I hope you're not retiring my friend. My health forced me to retire 5 years ago (at 40 years of age) and i'm bored ****less all day with nothing to do but play with the dogs and wait for the wife to get home from her business. Whatever you do good luck for the future.

hi,not funny is it,i had to give up work 18 years ago,so how bored do you think i am.:eek::eek:
 
Yes Ive some left



Thats ok cos we are all rich:rolleyes:

It ****es me off, even the lez zone made my van and truck worthless junk.

Theres a 6000 sq ft building available with a leaky roof nearby in rayliegh, rent is £22000 but the rates are £27500pa.

Thats why I hate business rates ,they dont distinguish between big work with low turn over, and big business with high turnover.
Perhaps I need to move op north, but its a bit cold for my liking;)


Think we have better weather than the south at the moment and in some parts of the north east they are practically paying folk to open businesses. ;)

Sorry to hear you are closing your doors but as others have said your health is more important.
 
Clive how much is a 90 crossmember anyway? I know it says on your website supply is from 75+vat. Wish I could do the drive to Essex but its a bit far for me so even if I purchase one I could get a local cowboy to stick it on for me
 
Bloody Hell! That's a hellova shame Clive. You fitted new x-member to my 110 last year, awesome quality and top job all round.
You could always move to Norfolk, loads of work for a man of your skills up here and cheaper rent too!
Best of luck with what ever you end up doing. :)
 
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