Good afternoon chaps.

What is the opinion on tools for employees?

I have always provided everything from a file and drill bits to recovery rigs and extension leads...Everthing. Obviously over the years this has got very expensive as employees don't treat my kit with the same care they would if they had bought it themselves. The amount of 13mm spanners I buy is unreal, every ceiling void around the country must contain one of my spanners. Don't get me started on 110v extension leads!!

So I was moaning about this to one of my customers (a reasonable sized M&E contractor) who has a workforce of directly employed PAYE site working staff appx 120 lads. He provides them with a van, fuel card and nothing else. All hand tools and general power tools are the lads own.

How do other forum members do this. Do you prefer to have your own tools or do you expect your employer to provide them?

This kindly takes me to my next point. Hope the forum boss doesn't mind?
I have mountains of tools that will not be given to employees ever again, so if anyone needs any tools give us a shout, I'm sure we can come to an arraignment.

Cheers

Eggs