“If it’s electrical, I can do it,” says formerTulketh High School pupil Russ Gregson, who’s offering to do all those smaller jobs many electricians avoid.
Preston-born and bred, Russ, 56, has 42 years’ experience, including owning his own electrical company with up to 15 staff and a building company. Now he’s winding down and seeking to do jobs such as fault-finding, outside lights and sockets, extra sockets, external lighting, smoke and heat detectors, fuse boards and other minor jobs – but not bigger projects like re-wires.
“If I can help people, then I’m happy, “ he says.