[georgy]

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone could tell me if such a thing as a qualified freelance rope access techinician? and if so where i'd find some?

i currently have a contract who already have a company come in and do the work, they recently asked if i could find them a cheaper quote.
they gave me the paper work including the last invoice from this company, which was just under £600 - i had no idea it could be this lucrative.

i've contacted the irata & the federation of window cleaners who offer details of other companies who provide this kind of work - but is there anyway of contacting qualified freelance technicians for occasional work with out having to pay for the course- thus keeping most of the money!

any help at all would be great. 

[steve k]

well, you have to have a level 1 qualified abseiler to supervise the abeiling set up/health + safety...you cannot just get an abseiler to work on their own...at least 2 and 1 has to be level 1 qualified.

[Moderator David@stives]

Georgy

There is no easy option that is why they charge what they do.

If you really examine what they can earn it is not much more if any than someone with a good solid round.

Dave

[poleman]

I have used this type of window cleaner and there not cheap, you cant corners when it comes to this type of access

Andy
PS you would have to pay me good money if I was on the end of a rope all day

[Rob.Hall]

Where do you live Georgy.

[steve m]

you could try industrial abseiling. They are in northampton somewhere and as the the name says, thats what theyy do.

steve

[Rob.Hall]

The reason I asked is that I have a top rope and abseil qual from the climbing and instruction I used to do.

[midniteruna]

thats cheap m8,ive seen what m8s have got in one day,u wouldnt get much of that

[stevekennedy]

The insurance for rope work is V V Expensive!

[midniteruna]

And lets face it i know that with reach and wash,how many out there have even been up a treble 17 or a cradle yet alone jumped over the edge ov a tower on a rope?youd get lafft at asking less than £500 a day and after all it isnt as safe as what its made out 2 be............and u dont get up again when u fall from that hight so i think ud want at least that?