FCF's Founder and CEO, Jacob Foster, started out as an electrician. Here is what he has to say to fellow electricians out there...
As electricians we have an array of different choices after our apprenticeships end, such as communication, electrical engineering or the fire industry, just to name a few. Luck would have it that I found myself in the fire industry after finishing my trade. After all the joking had ended about just changing 9 volt batteries, my eyes had opened and I recognised how large the fire industry is in Australia. Particularly the additional skills I could gain with ease. Now as a business owner, the routine maintenance aspect of the fire industry is what interests me greatly, as my cash flow is fairly stable compared to my former employers who only focused on electrical works. The fire industry works on seeing your customers a minimum twice a year or 12 plus times a year, with repeat testing, repairs, maintenance and installation; depending on the assets.