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Living like animals
During the last few years of my decorating days I worked a lot with a particular builder – let’s call him Reg. He didn’t choose me. Rather I was selected by his clients. I was employed by one and then her friend, and then her ex husband and so on. If you do a good job the local bongo drums of personal recommendation bang far more vociferously than an expensive marketing campaign. I liked this builder and had a lot of respect for him. His team was good, the work was excellent and this made my life very easy. If you are matched with an...
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