Darren, Paul, Colin, Many thanks for giving me the skills, knowledge and confidence to take the plunge into self employment as a professional tiler. Your course was excellent and packed full of useful and practical information, I thought the contents of your course was spot on and the way Darren delivered it was great. The amount of information and practical work was fantastic, every second was utilized, it was hard work, but very worthwhile. I am looking forward to my next part of my training in February, the natural stone course and learning all about these tiles, if the course is half as good as the last one I would still be happy. You all work extremely hard and your dedication shines through, you are very friendly and approachable and treat everyone on the same level from novice to the professional, I would have no hesitation in recommending your course to any interested party, again I thank you. I will let you know how i get on, got a meeting with Business Gateway next week. John, Scotland

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Darren and staff, I attended your course a few months back now and would like to let everyone know how much I enjoyed it, it sure does put you through your paces mentally and physically and certainly delivered the goods, Darren and his team who run the centre cant do enough to help you and are very easy to get on with, After finishing the course i have e-mailed Darren a few times with queries, getting the answers back the same night on each occasion. The 8 day course I attended was far more informative than I or any one on my course expected, The amount of detail that is put in is unbelievable, much more than slapping on tiles in a mock up bathroom we covered all the important matters of what to be aware of before you even think about the tiling like how to prepare any surface that you are tiling, full understanding of the adhesives, different methods of setting the job out and fixing the tiles, measuring, i could go on and on, efficiency is the key with darren and some of his ideas are just a little short of genius, couldn't believe after the first day we would be cutting accurate curved shapes in tiles in seconds and i am talking under 10 . You may think its a lot to take in such amount of information in a short time, the way Darren has devised his course to get the info over so you understand is just brilliance on his behalf, only when you have finished can you look back and see how clever this course is. When we were doing our tiling we had different choices of what kind of features and borders we wanted to do, everyone made a great job of their own but we all had an understanding on how the different ones were done as they are all made from just square tiles just cut up, even the playboy bunny one which looked fantastic took about 30 minutes to do. The natural stone course was a great help as the third job i done was a marble floor in a conservatory, the money i got from that job alone payed for the full tiling course i done, Im off to buy a van next week as the jobs are coming in regular now, things are definitely looking up and i thank you once again for the personal help,

Liam Nottingham

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Hi Darren, Its Sean, one of the party from Leeds, the dot and dab guy. Thought I would say some words about the course for all the non believers out there, this is a damn good course, I considered myself a good tiler, i had done seven big jobs already before the course and because I was going to go self employed thought I better take a professional course, the lads at work said you'll never learn everything in four days, I know a guy who did a 8 week course, well that I say, SO WHAT. .... I'm a good tiler but the stuff Darren taught me opened my eyes, i'm quick but the stuff he told me left me standing and the Ideas he has with what you can make out of a £5 box of tiles was incredible. Trust me this course is worth the money....... He is true to his word which I know he is, what he told me we would cover, was covered very clearly and easily. .I would give this course 100% and I mean that, I learnt so much in the four days that I was absolutely exhausted by the end, as were all the other guys on the course, If you have any doubts what so ever please feel free to email me and I will verify everything that I have said, My email is siliconesean34@aol.com, I cant recommend this course enough even if all you want to do is re tile your own house, you will get your money back and still have the skill forever. Thanks again for your support .........................

Silicone Sean , Leeds

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Many thanks Darren and team for a fantastic course, amazing how much can be learned in a four day course, very well set out and planned, Darren is a very knowledgeable and patient instructor.

Steve, Bradford

Dear Darren and Tracey, I am writing to let you know how much I enjoyed your 8 day course, I was unsure what my plans were after arriving from Australia a couple of months ago. When I registered for the course, like everyone I suppose, was a bit unsure what to expect, you put us all at ease straight away and after completing the course I felt confident, inspired and well informed which helped me make the decision to set up on my own in my tiling business. I am already hunting for a van , have ordered tools as well as making contact with various tiling stores in the area. I have lined up jobs straight away for friends and family, Its very exciting. The 8 days flew over and covered so much info in a short period of time. I feel that the theoretical grounding you gave us will help me be a well informed professional tiler. The course also gave me great experience and loads of info on running a business from what you need to get started to what tools you need to measuring, pricing and dealing with customers. Brilliant, It really is a school of excellence. Thanks ......................

Gary, Aussie Tiler

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Hi Darren, Thanks for the course I really enjoyed it. I am sending you this email in case any others want some feedback from someone who has been on the course. Having changed career a few times now Ive been on many courses, inc various building courses, computers and others. The way you put your course together puts the others to shame, its clear ,concise and covers everything. Its truly an excellent course. When you take a week off work, pay for transport, digs, the course, tools you don't want to waste any time. Its the first course I've ever been on that I can say that I was impressed from the very beginning to the end, nothing was missing and everyone had the same opinion as myself that completed it, you certainly know your stuff and how to get it across, everything was layed out in a relaxed friendly and most enjoyable manner. I would have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone. As you can see I 'am very happy, Thank You all.

Ed, Berwick Upon Tweed

Craig, Durham

Jeff, North Yorks

David, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Hi Darren, been finished from your course about a month now, big change for the better than the factory I was in, first week was slow then started getting a few quotes in then I was away, haven't stopped since. Thanks very much for your course, wish I had done this ten years ago, I'm loving the freedom of being self employed and the money is much better than I was getting at the factory. Anyone thinking of changing career like I was, get yourself on this course and you'll be amazed at how good you'll be when you leave. The course is no nonsense just pure tips and knowledge for the 8 days from start to finish, Best of luck Darren.

Sammy, Prudhoe

James, North Yorks

Tony, Durham

Chris, Cleveland

Paul, Bradford

Chris, Scotland

A plasterer by trade and being doing tiling jobs for about a year, came on the 4 day course to brush up on some skills, what an eye opener for me, learned the tricks that will just about half my time and realized how wrong I was doing it in the first place. Was amazed at how advanced the course was covering just about everything, cracking course, will be back for the 3 day extension, would recommend it to anybody.

Gary, Gateshead

Chris Kennedy, Scotland

Ken, South Shields