SBT Issue 43

SUBBy
I supported a mutual friend; Royal Marine
Commando Garry Curtis is bringing is life
story to fruition and getting it published. This
project was a real eye opener, with no military
background the lack of understanding of what
these men and women sacrifice, sometimes
the ultimate sacrifice. I really wanted to bring
something to life through Subby that is special:
James Gilbert Taps Into A Very Effective And Resourceful
Workforce For The Construction Sector. The Veteran
One of the great things about our
Veterans world are the amount of companies,
charities, organisation etc that
are willing to go the extra mile to help our
country’s ex-Armed Forces. Over the past few
months we have looked at a few companies
that combine the civilian world of industry to
utilise the best workforce in the world.
The veteran’s initiative simply is a fully funded
program to get veterans into construction:
• Fully funded construction courses
o Plastering
o Painting
o Wall and Floor Tiling
o Bricklaying
o CSCS Card Testing
o Building Maintenance
o Motor Vehicle
It is quickly becoming apparent that Veterans
provide a vast set of skills which can be used
in a huge variety of areas across the board.
When you think of our Armed Forces, one can
imagine a well motivated, hard working, trustworthy
and physically fit individual.
James Gilbert, who readers of The Sandbag
Times may remember, featured an article
about his friend Garry Curtis with his
book’Incoming’ which if you haven’t read yet,
you are missing out. Now James has turned
his own skills into a way of combining our
Veterans into the Construction industry. So
let’s hear all about it from James himself on
his new venture, Subby.
James Gilbert
Where did it all start? I can’t tell you that for
sure but I can give you a little background on
me. I have 10 years’ experience in construction
and carpentry. As for most Veterans, it
can be worrying time when you need to look
for your next job.
We live in a world where just about every
industry has some sort of dedicated job app
apart from construction. Construction comes
second to last for technology being used in
the industry, one place above agriculture and
farming!
This is how Subby started, creating a platform
just for construction and the people working
within it, to find work.
Text SBT to
“The Veterans Initiative” – There are a lot of
areas of life that we all take for granted and as
I’ve learnt over the past 3 years. The Armed
Forces is definitely one of them.
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