Hey everybody,

4 years ago I did a training course at Easy Composites and straight away I knew I wanted to manufacture composite parts. I moved from Ireland to England to persue it. I am still in the industry but working for a pre pregging company, not laminating. I have been working up to start my own business manufacturing parts but I am trying to get as many opinions and insights from people as to what I should manufacture. Some think motorcycle parts (as I live in Lincolnshire, bike country), some say furniture, some say motorsport....what do all of you guys think?

Contracting you can do 65hrs by Fri lunch an your on your way home
Couple of weeks a year off an your looking a smidgen under 60k for 50 weeks
Your "family" time is the weekend an that's it.
No point having your family with you if your doing 15 hr days
An if you have your family with you you won't do 15hr days !
Do the hrs an turn up every day an your like gold dust to the agents an you get the good contracts.
Plenty of guys can't manage a full week
Manage Monday mornings
Manage getting in on time
In short supply at the moment so they are tolerated but the first to be let go.
You could start on your own an seen a couple of people make it but they were very skilful and VERY lucky.
Until you have done plenty of core work,internal bagging,wrapped foams and wrapped 3D printed to name a few you haven't got the skill set
Even the "everyday" cheats that we use that they never tell you about on the courses.
Is Paul Russell still with you ???

I really appreciate your honesty, it’s refreshing. A mate of mine who I used to work with left to do contract laminating and is currently at Pentaxia making some serious dough and loves it. He’s reliable like you say and has been kept on when others were let go. Putting the hours in or doing the hard graft has never been an issue for me and I don’t think I’ve ever been late for work.
I have done a little bit of core work but like you say I have never done any internal bagging or worked with bladders or wrapped foams so they are skills that I do lack but would love to learn...if ONLY there was a company in Lincolnshire.
I would imagine that there are only a few companies that do all that sort of intricate work though?
No Paul left a few months ago

I know, I never really got the chance to talk to him enough. I believe he has gone to Atlas now as far as I know.
Do you mind me asking...what companies are in the “yes” pile? It sounds like you have been around quite a few