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A day in the life of a fencing installer
It’s Monday morning. You wake up in a good mood, full of good memories from the day before. It started with a lovely long lie-in. Then...
Rembrandt Happel
Jul 7, 20247 min read
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Can installing fences make you rich?
If you ask a fencing installer why he got into the business, you’ll get all sorts of different answers. Usually it will be something...
Rembrandt Happel
Jun 2, 20246 min read
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Often you are too scared
“What, wood? Do you want a fence made of wood? Do I look like a carpenter? We do not have wooden fences here, go somewhere else. Bye.” It...
Rembrandt Happel
Apr 25, 20244 min read
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The greatest %&#$$ on earth
Fencing installers can generally get along pretty well. They’ve often learnt the trade via the same (steep) learning curve – with a whole...
Rembrandt Happel
Apr 2, 20244 min read
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Teamwork makes the dreamwork
In a previous column I wrote about the importance of a healthy working atmosphere – which is actually something that every company needs...
Rembrandt Happel
Jan 31, 20245 min read
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That playground has to be fenced
In a previous column I wrote about super-installers, and all the things you can do to become one. One thing I didn’t mention – because it...
Rembrandt Happel
Dec 20, 20235 min read
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Business cards are no longer changing
If you walk around any trade fair in our industry, whether it's Fencex in England, Paysalia in France or Perimeter Protection in Germany,...
Rembrandt Happel
Nov 16, 20234 min read
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From fencing worker to super-installer
In the previous issue, I wrote about the super-installer – and that it would be a nice objective to see whether you could double the...
Rembrandt Happel
Oct 17, 20237 min read
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Were you also too stupid to qualify for any other job?
If you ask a fencing installer why he became one, the answer you often get is: “I wasn't clever enough to do anything else.” That always...
Rembrandt Happel
Sep 19, 20235 min read
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Assumption is the mother of all f*ckups
On my first day at work in the fencing industry, my boss said to me: “Here’s a RAL colour fan. Look after it, because you won't get just...
Rembrandt Happel
Aug 22, 20235 min read
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What are you doing it all for?
Whenever we come across fencing installers who want to sell their business – usually because they want to retire and they have no...
Rembrandt Happel
Jul 25, 20235 min read
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How long do you spend dealing with stupid customers?
Installing fences is a nice profession. You get to be outdoors a lot and you make great fences, which at times last for decades. You...
Rembrandt Happel
Jul 4, 20234 min read
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All fencing installers can now retire
In April, several German fencing installers sent us the new Aldi brochure. The accompanying comments ranged from ‘Look, we can retire,’...
Rembrandt Happel
May 30, 20235 min read
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