[Jewelry making - Article 01070] - Re: [Orchid] Jeweler's former lives

[Ian W. Wright]

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Hi,

    I had an interesting 'working' life. Starting as a land surveyor
    until I decided I didn't really like wandering around snow covered
    fields for 8 hours a day, I then moved into building surveying and
    management. This was a fascinating period as much of my work focussed
    on modifying and managing 'factories in multiple occupation' - old
    steel works and cutlery works which were divided up and let off one
    or two rooms at a time to small companies. At any one time there
    would be maybe 200 different companies in the properties I was
    managing. It was also a period in the 1970's and 80's where local
    government who I was working for was under little pressure to perform
    and so I had plenty of time to look in on the various firms and pass
    the time of day with them. The range of businesses was fantastic -
    manufacturing pewter ware, silversmiths, goldsmiths, jewellery
    makers, glass workers, wrought iron, plastic moulders, rubber hose
    makers for the aircraft industry, musical instrument makers and
    repairers, and many more. There were also artists, antique dealers,
    printers, performing arts studios etc. etc. I learned more about how
    to do things in those years than most people learn in a lifetime! In
    the 1980's my focus changed more onto building engineering and I
    ended up as a facilities manager running the council's office stock -
    a couple of dozen buildings ranging from the grade 1 listed Town Hall
    to small district offices in outlying areas. I did everything from
    designing works, negotiating contracts and obtaining finance,
    clearing legal points, arranging and supervising the works through to
    allocating staff desk space, arranging the services installations,
    managing the security cleaning and maintenence staff and being on 24
    hour call for emergencies! 

    Retirement and the ability to follow my previous hobbies in a bit
    more joined-up way is a delight - if only there were more
    time........ 

Best wishes,
Ian
Ian W. Wright
Sheffield UK
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