Tradesmen.ie Blog

Hi folks,
this is just a reminder about a competition we are running to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab Wireless and 3G computer tablet.  To enter the competition all you have to do is next time you want a job done post it on Tradesmen.ie, get a number of quotes, hire your preferred tradesman and rate him.  So no matter whether you want a small job done like clipping the hedge, servicing the boiler, servicing your car or painting a room or a bigger job like upgrading your heating system, adding an extension, converting the attic, adding external insulation, getting new windows and doors, upgrading your bathroom, replacing your kitchen or even building a new home, it doesn’t matter because each time you hire and review a tradesman you are entered in our competition.

The way it works is like this; each month we have a draw with cash prizes* for people who post feedback on the jobs they post on Tradesmen.ie, it doesn’t matter if they hire someone or not, we are just happy to get as much feedback as we can so that we can improve the quality of our service and help our users to get faster quotes and better tradesmen.  In addition to this everyone who hires a tradesman and posts feedback in February, March and April will be entered in an additional draw where the prize will be a Samsung Galaxy Tab Wifi & 3G worth €600!

You can see the video of last draw on our Facebook page here

To post your job click here

Best of Luck Everyone!!

Regards
Oliver Dempsey
March 24th 2012

* The cash prizes for February, March and April are as follows:- 1st prize €100 and second prize €30.  There are terms but nothing too scary:) See here

March 2012:- This is just a quick note about anyone in Ireland looking for grants for childcare facilities, preschools, crèches, montessori schools and play schools etc.  The closing date for applications is 8am on Tuesday 20 March 2012 so please get your applications in as early as possible to be in plenty of time.

The Childcare Capital Funding Programme 2012 was announced by the Government in December 2011 and there is a total of 6 million euro available under this program

The grants are available to both community and private childcare providers currently taking part in one or more of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA) funding programmes in Ireland.  These include the following:-
1. Community Childcare Subvention (CCS) programme
2. Childcare Education and Training Support (CETS) programme and
3. Free Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme.

The grant is available for remedial / maintenance/renovation work and /or equipment.

We have had a lot of schools requesting quotes on Tradesmen.ie over the last few weeks as it is a very quick and easy way to get a number of quotes from rated tradesmen (my understanding is that 3 quotes are required for the grant application).  If you are involved in one of these types of childcare facilities above and you are looking for a number of quotes for the grant you can do so here

For more information at An Pobal see here

Cheers
Oliver Dempsey
Tradesmen.ie

Hi folks,

I am delighted to let you know about an exciting TV Show which is looking for tradespeople and trade professionals who are fluent Irish speakers and who are interested in learning how to be creative with their skills to develop an original piece of art under the guidance of well known Irish artists.  It is hoped that the publicity gained from the show could act as a springboard to launch a successful new business career.  It is a 6-part Arts series that will air on TG4, where they will take 6 well-known Irish artists from the areas such as painting, sculpture and glass, and pair them with skilled non-artists for the series. The non-artist will then produce their own piece of original art under the guidance of the artistic mentor. All contributors must be fluent Irish speakers.

They are seeking to put together a list of trades people, trade professionals, or people who have gained practical skills and experience in another field.  These people would have to be interested in, and also suitable to participate in the TG4 arts series ‘Tat Nó Tate’. The thinking behind the series is simple, they want to put that claim, dreaded by all artists, to the test; and that is ‘I could better than that myself.’ 🙂

Each programme will have a participant or tradesperson who has expertise in an area of work not directly related to the arts but that could still be quite creative (e.g. carpentry, building, stonemasonry, welding), paired off with an established and well-known Irish artist. The artist will mentor this person, and also assist them in unlocking their inner-artist and in gaining the skills and methods needed to produce a work of art. The end result will be a piece of original art, produced by the non-artist, that will be evaluated by highly respected critics, artists and gallery owners from the world of the Irish arts.  They are looking for people to take part who are genuinely interested in giving this project a go, and who may even use it as a means of opening new doors for themselves from a career point of view.

Many tradespeople and trade professionals are faced with projects that require deep thought, planning, preparation and creativity, and it is felt that the similarities in their everyday tasks would contribute extremely well to those required to produce original art.

If you are interested or know anyone who is interested please contact us at http://www.tradesmen.ie/contactform.asp and we will pass on your details to the researcher.

Cheers

Oliver Dempsey

Tradesmen.ie

Hi folks,
this week I wanted to give you a chance to meet one of our building contractors who is registered on Tradesmen.ie.  The article is written by Gerhard Heyl, Managing Director of HSLC Building Contractors Limited, don’t forget to check out their website at the bottom of this article:-