R
Rodolphe
Hi chaps,
Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I've been rather busy with different things.
Here's some news though.
This morning, the Landlord to BTSC (Aviva Investors) turned up early and prevented access to everyone. Here is the letter they were handing out:
"If you are a BTSC customer, please note the following:
Unfortunately due to financial difficulties, Building Trade Skills Centres UK Limited put itself into liquidation in April 2012. Operating under the BTSC brand, it had leases for units 5 to 7 at the Barwell Business Park, which is owned by Aviva Investors. As a result of the liquidation we have taken the difficult decision to terminate these leases with immediate effect, therefore neither BTSC nor any BTSC customer will be entitled to gain entry to the premises at Barwell Business Park.
We understand that a re-structuring of the business is proposed; however, this follows the previous re-structuring during the course of an insolvency in 2010. A considerable amount of rent is overdue under the leases at Barwell Business Park, which has been building up for many months.
Having accepted the previous insolvent re-structuring of BTSC along with the substantial arrears of rent we have taken the difficult decision to terminate the leases. However, we have duties to protect our client's investments and have concludedt hat these can only be served by immediately terminating the BTSC relationship."
The guys for the landlord were telling the students that there was NO WAY they would ever deal with the BTSC management ever again. So unless some brand new faces buy the brand in the coming days - unlikely - I think this is the last of BTSC for a good while, until they find new premises elsewhere and possibly a gullible landlord.
Personally I don't come out too badly out of this, having completed my level 2 just 3 weeks ago (I was going there this morning as part of my frst week of level 3). Also I have not paid them in full yet - unlike some other unfortunates.
I know what some of you think of those fast-track places and I'm sure few will mourn BTSC's passing, if this turns out to be what it is. I understand your point of views. But I feel I was really learning a lot there (not all I need to be a full-fledged plumber, granted, but at the very least some solid basics) and in all honesty the training staff there doesn't deserve this. The ones I worked with were, without exceptions, clearly good plumbers with quite a lot of experience under their belts, as well as nice people. I don't care for BTSC as a company, but I do feel for most of the individuals working there who now find themselves in limbo and really don't deserve it.
I got some thinking to do now as to my way forward. Still, thought you guys might like to have some news from the field, as it were.
Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I've been rather busy with different things.
Here's some news though.
This morning, the Landlord to BTSC (Aviva Investors) turned up early and prevented access to everyone. Here is the letter they were handing out:
"If you are a BTSC customer, please note the following:
Unfortunately due to financial difficulties, Building Trade Skills Centres UK Limited put itself into liquidation in April 2012. Operating under the BTSC brand, it had leases for units 5 to 7 at the Barwell Business Park, which is owned by Aviva Investors. As a result of the liquidation we have taken the difficult decision to terminate these leases with immediate effect, therefore neither BTSC nor any BTSC customer will be entitled to gain entry to the premises at Barwell Business Park.
We understand that a re-structuring of the business is proposed; however, this follows the previous re-structuring during the course of an insolvency in 2010. A considerable amount of rent is overdue under the leases at Barwell Business Park, which has been building up for many months.
Having accepted the previous insolvent re-structuring of BTSC along with the substantial arrears of rent we have taken the difficult decision to terminate the leases. However, we have duties to protect our client's investments and have concludedt hat these can only be served by immediately terminating the BTSC relationship."
The guys for the landlord were telling the students that there was NO WAY they would ever deal with the BTSC management ever again. So unless some brand new faces buy the brand in the coming days - unlikely - I think this is the last of BTSC for a good while, until they find new premises elsewhere and possibly a gullible landlord.
Personally I don't come out too badly out of this, having completed my level 2 just 3 weeks ago (I was going there this morning as part of my frst week of level 3). Also I have not paid them in full yet - unlike some other unfortunates.
I know what some of you think of those fast-track places and I'm sure few will mourn BTSC's passing, if this turns out to be what it is. I understand your point of views. But I feel I was really learning a lot there (not all I need to be a full-fledged plumber, granted, but at the very least some solid basics) and in all honesty the training staff there doesn't deserve this. The ones I worked with were, without exceptions, clearly good plumbers with quite a lot of experience under their belts, as well as nice people. I don't care for BTSC as a company, but I do feel for most of the individuals working there who now find themselves in limbo and really don't deserve it.
I got some thinking to do now as to my way forward. Still, thought you guys might like to have some news from the field, as it were.
