I was a trainee cost and bonus surveyor and site engineer on Angel Lane , Stratford Redevelopment under project manager Jim Patience. Great company had most of own men for most trades. Learnt a lot as I was doing my course in Brixton School of Building. One of John Laing' strainees.Great company
John Laing was always known as an excellent building company, I once worked for one of their managers, on his home also a historic church that he helped to manage, he was a gentleman of the highest order, Sadly not a single word mentions about the large number of Irish that worked for John Laing
Made their money by working predominently Irish men to the bone. Virtually a 99% immigrant work force, gave them their reputation for completing some of the most prestigeous and dangerous tunnels in this country.
I worked on second Severn crossing for jones plant hire doing the muck shift on land and out in the river best job I ever worked on I was in moxy dump trucks
I've worked 'till the sweat has had me bet With Russian, Czech and Pole On shuddering jams up in the hydro dams Or underneath the Thames in a hole.. . Emigration built 💪 the country.
I worked on john laing sites in milton keynes in the early 70s they built it's new city back then we had a lot of irish people employed a good firm to work for later on the union became very strict donegal man
I won a hero's name With Macalpine & Costain Fitzpatrick ,Murphys Ash nWimpeys gang I'm often on the road on the way to draw me dole When there's nothing left to do For Johnny Laing!
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I was a trainee cost and bonus surveyor and site engineer on Angel Lane , Stratford Redevelopment under project manager Jim Patience. Great company had most of own men for most trades. Learnt a lot as I was doing my course in Brixton School of Building. One of John Laing' strainees.Great company
John Laing was always known as an excellent building company, I once worked for one of their managers, on his home also a historic church that he helped to manage, he was a gentleman of the highest order, Sadly not a single word mentions about the large number of Irish that worked for John Laing
One of the most important departments in construction companies is the Bid Team..... the British Library springs to mind.
Worked with laing 1971 western fly over London eamon from westmeath
I was thinking some paddys must be employed there))
You Lainger I'm from Cork
The irish made this company name give the irish credit
Always take time to talk to the older generation when you can, you get some fascinating stories!
Absolutely!
Made their money by working predominently Irish men to the bone. Virtually a 99% immigrant work force, gave them their reputation for completing some of the most prestigeous and dangerous tunnels in this country.
I worked on second Severn crossing for jones plant hire doing the muck shift on land and out in the river best job I ever worked on I was in moxy dump trucks
For he will put you behind the mixer
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Saying "good on ya Paddy, with your boat fare in your hand'.
Forget all the words, Mc Alpine's fusiliers.
Jimmy Long was a great man, bless him.
Not a word of appreciation of the irish
they were only in it for the money
They now own the construction company and an American private equity the skeletal remains of the public-private division.
I worked for Lang but not for Long
If you get it lol
The Irish build the company not a mension
I've worked 'till the sweat has had me bet
With Russian, Czech and Pole
On shuddering jams up in the hydro dams
Or underneath the Thames in a hole.. .
Emigration built 💪 the country.
I worked on john laing sites in milton keynes in the early 70s they built it's new city back then we had a lot of irish people employed a good firm to work for later on the union became very strict donegal man
Thanks for sharing
I actually found a biography os Sir John Laing❤
Prestigeous projects and dangerous tunnels in this country.
I subcontracted for JOHN LAING a great Company who never failed to support me.
0:34 "armed with shods and trowels" What on earth is a shod? Did she mean hods.
The age of skilled trademens and descent companies,not like today !@#$ butchers and builders that don't give a !@#$ about the worker👍
Build with Irish labour
I won a hero's name
With Macalpine & Costain
Fitzpatrick ,Murphys Ash nWimpeys gang
I'm often on the road on the way to draw me dole
When there's nothing left to do
For Johnny Laing!
Irish