Ceiling fixer · London
VitaliiKuziutyn
Twenty years fixing ceilings on London's commercial fit‑outs. Suspended grid, MF plasterboard, perforated metal tile and drylining. Currently on site at a £1bn+ banking headquarters in Canary Wharf.
About
Vitalii was born in Ukraine and came to England twenty years ago. He has worked in construction ever since, almost all of it on London sites, and almost all of it in ceilings.
He is self‑employed, taking contracts direct from main contractors and fit‑out firms. Most of what he does is high‑end commercial: office floors, reception spaces, lift lobbies and the kind of shaped, lit detail that has to be set out properly or it shows from the floor.
He holds a CSCS Gold card as an Occupational Work Supervisor, so he can run a gang as well as work on the tools, and an IPAF licence for mobile vertical and boom platforms.
He speaks English, Ukrainian, Russian and Polish — which on a London site is less a nice‑to‑have than a way of getting a mixed gang pulling in the same direction.
What he fixes
- 01Suspended grid ceilingsExposed and concealed grid, mineral and metal tile
- 02Perforated metal tileAcoustic systems, rafts, integrated linear lighting
- 03MF plasterboard ceilingsFlat, stepped, curved bulkheads and shaped rafts
- 04Drylining & partitionsMetal stud, boarding, shadow gaps, moisture‑resistant board
- 05Setting outLaser levels, coordination with M&E above the line
Current
A major banking headquarters, Canary Wharf
A £1bn+ scheme and one of the most closely watched fit‑outs in London. Suspended and MF ceilings across core office floors, reception and lift lobbies, working to finishes that get inspected from the floor rather than the drawing.
Selected work
Recent ceilings
Photographs from a live commercial fit‑out in Canary Wharf. Some are finished detail, some are the work part‑way through — grid going in, services coordinated above the line, bulkheads set out and boarded.
Client names are withheld. Photographs are of the ceiling and finishing work only.
Cards & tickets
Qualifications
All current. Physical cards available on request, and the CSCS card can be verified electronically via Smart Check.
Construction Skills Certification Scheme
CSCS Gold Card
Occupational Work Supervisor — Level 3 NVQ Diploma. A supervisory card, not an operative one: qualified to run a gang on site as well as work on the tools.
- Level
- NVQ Level 3
- Valid to
- April 2028
International Powered Access Federation
IPAF PAL Card
Powered Access Licence for categories 3a (mobile vertical) and 3b (mobile boom) — scissor lifts and cherry pickers, which is most overhead work above a couple of metres.
- Categories
- 3a · 3b
- Valid to
- June 2029
CITB · Site Safety Plus
SSSTS
Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme, for the construction and civil engineering industries. The standard supervisor safety ticket, and the one main contractors ask for alongside a Gold card.
- Scheme
- Site Safety Plus
- Status
- In date
Languages
- EN English
- UK Ukrainian
- RU Russian
- PL Polish
Fluent in all four. On a mixed London gang that tends to matter more than it looks on paper.
Availability
Available for contract work
London and the South East. Self‑employed, own tools, own transport, cards current.