Following a hard fought battle on social media, plasterers have picked up the title of Swarfega’s Toughest Trade 2018.

Trades people from across the UK sent in photos of their toughest jobs. Those good people at Swarfega used their patented Swarfega Tough-o-Meter (ahem) to judge all the entries, rating them from Tough as Vinnie Jones down to the softie Tough as a Cup of Tea.

So here are the winners, in the traditional reverse order:

• Rated fifth toughest were Plumbers.

• In fourth place came Linesmen, those guys who maintain the electricity network climbing pylons with live cables.

• Getting the vote for third were Mechanics.

• Second place went to Scaffolders, especially the offshore blokes who work in the middle of the sea in all kinds of weather.

• Top place, though, went to Plasterers, who have bragging rights for the whole of 2018.

Now I am not going to suggest that our staff are especially tough (with one or two exceptions!) but we can certainly compete when it comes to completing a professional task on time and within budget. In fact, we might even be Gloucester’s No 1 firm for plastering and rendering!

Give us a call on 01452 535656 to find out what we can do for you.