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Hi everyone .Dont know if many of you do work for the police.If you do would love to hear some of your jobs as i do at least 80% of my work with them .

I dont - but would love to know how you get the work and what type

i also would love too get into that sort of work

I would imagine as a start touch base with your crime reduction officer and visit the station and speak with the duty Sgt, leaving some cards on the desk or general area.  They cant recoment anyone.

Hi fellas..

Like Dean says the Poilce cannot recomend people...When the force I work for requires boarding up/locksmiths etc we go via a call centre called 'BOING' who contact the required on call trade person..sama with undertakers and recovery vehicles..I'm in work later today so will ask around and find out how it all works. When we do properties as part of the housing association then they have their own in house people.

Like chaz says boing is your best bet .it might take a while to get on there books but well worth it in the long run.

Here Is `BOING` website for those it may be off interest - http://www.boinguk.com/

kevin

Thats usefulf Chaz.  Never knew that.  Thanks for the link Kev.

@ Dean no probs..

Thanks for putting the link up Kevin.

We have areas in the front office for trades persons to put cards adverts etc..may be worth also writing to the local force to get your name in the inforce magazine/etc as a bit of free advertising. We have an 'exchange and mart ' style paper inforce always happy to pop peoples details in that..plus as a trades person you know your clinet isn't going to be any' trouble' so to speak

One thing i should let you know is you my hav to pay them for a postcode or codes in your area .Then when the jobs are there they will phone you so just a word of warning guys

Does anyone know if there is a similar company serving similar organisations in the Southwest?

Hi Tony, Boing are nationwide so you could just specify your local postcodes to them and then just pay to be forwarded job leads in your area.

Our local Police are not listed on Boing (W. Dorset) - is it best to get in touch with the local station itself or the headquarters ?

I got locked in the grounds of our local police headquarters one night years ago   saw a van go off the road - nothing serious - so as it was just down the road (before mobile phones were popular) I followed a car in through their gates.

How was I to know the gates closed automatically and you had an electronic pass to let you out again ..... they were rather confused as to how I got in and what I was doing there. Security was rather tight then as we had a working nuclear reactor facility next door to it.

@Gerry..PM'd ya mate

how much is it to subcribe with boing for being on there list

@ stu, I have recieved some info from `boing` regarding work for the West Midlands` which has prices and info to give you an idea. If you send me your email I will send you a copy to you,. Note : I have sent them to Jay hoping he can have them on for more to see.

kev.

pm sent cheers

@Kevin: I have put the Pdf  that you asked me to put on below. It's the main document as the rest, as you said, relates to West Midlands and anyone interested would need to get in touch with them to get doc's relevant to their area.

http://www.thelocksmithtrainingcompany.co.uk/BoingWestMid.pdf

http://www.thelocksmithtrainingcompany.co.uk/BoingWMPoliceCosts.pdf

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I have worked for boing in the past and found them a good company to work with, they gave me a fair amount of work. I dont know about any one else but the work I used to do for them in regards to police jobs was not what I considered locksmith work, but mainly consisted of repairs to doors and frames where the police had used their "BIG RED KEY" to get access to the premises, and they do make a mess. I also noticed that in my area the police were not the  fastest of payers in regards to bills.

Please do not regard this as been negative, the police work did bring some good jobs and was just starting to be a good part of my business when I had to stop, I am just trying to show that the are pit falls in working for the police same as any company.

Chatting to a boarding up chap yesterday...he said' BOING' have gone bust?

maybe somebody can clarify....

@Mick..tell me about it..try getting overtime out of them!!!