Flat 6, Veronica House, Wickham Road, London SE4 1NQ / Tel: 0740 574 7882 Email:
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George Blackstock

Personal
Skills / Skilful, qualified and reliable bricklayer with 11 years experience. Self-employed status with own PPE, CSCS,Entry Permit and CIS card. Experienced in large commercial projects and domestic projects. Possess wide range of skills in other trades.In between large commercial jobs for large firms willorganise and manage private jobs trading under own business name.Experienced in communicating with the public, colleagues and outside agencies, including common interaction with residents to confirm repairs required. Experienced in working in adverse weather conditions, on roof tops, on scaffolding, and recently London Underground station projects.
Skills in bricklaying include:
  • Understanding various bricks types and the different uses
  • Understanding brick bonds e.g. English, stretcher, Flemish
  • Various trowel techniques
  • Set out, load out, andstack bricks
  • Mix mortars to the right consistency, rolling and working the bricklaying mortar
  • Laying the mortar for brickwork
  • Spinning the brick, butter the vertical bricklaying joint
  • Experienced in laying bricks that are level, plumb and to the correct gauge
  • Detach and attach pillars, a corner in single and double skin
  • Cavity walling using line and pins
  • Use profiles, dolly blocks, wall ties, insulation, d.p.c's, a raking iron, bucket handle jointer
Other skills including the following:
  • Tiling
  • Laminate flooring
  • Fencing
  • Paving
  • Rendering walls
  • Fitting washing machines
  • Plumbing in showers
  • Painting and decorating
Familiarwith all H&S requirements on site:
  • A valid Permit Entry
  • A valid CSCS card
  • Commencing on site inductions
  • Receiving introductions to H&S and welfare facilities
  • Locating the first aid officer and fire safety assembly points

Experience / Progressive,South London February 2010 - Present
Bricklayer and Multi-trade
  • Brick work, block work
  • Refurbishment residential flats
  • New build residential flats
Balfour Beatty, East London Line September 2009- February 2010
Bricklayer and Multi-trade on Trackside on London Underground
  • Brick work, block work
  • Rebuild and mend
  • Re-pointing
  • Associated works with brickwork
Apollo Group, South London April 2007-April 2009
Bricklayer and Multi-trade
Regeneration of Social housing stock on behalf of London Borough of Southwark, duties included:
  • Brick work, block work
  • Rebuild and mend chimney stacks
  • Re-pointing

Gilroy Brickwork Ltd, 2002 - 2007
Bricklayer and Multi-trade
Brick and block work for large commercial projects and developments across various counties in South East England including:
  • New school extensions
  • Retirement homes
  • Residential apartments

Education / Lewisham College, London SE4 1999–2001
  • NVQ Level 2 Bricklaying
  • NVQ Level 1 Bricklaying

Interests
References / Football, cricket, proprietor of own company: Blackstock Brickwork Ltd. Require sponsorship for TSC card.
Phil Feather
Rail & Transport Recruitment
Rullion Engineering Personnel Ltd
Direct Dial 020 7645 3614
Main Line 020 7645 3600 / Trevor Warrington, Site Agent
Apollo Group Ltd
15 Green Hundred Road
London SE15
Tel: 07771972538