Ceiling fixer & dryliner · London

VitaliiKuziutyn

Twenty years fixing ceilings on London's commercial fit‑outs. Suspended grid, MF plasterboard, perforated metal tile and drylining. Most recently Citi Tower in Canary Wharf, the £1.1bn refurbishment of Citi's European headquarters.

Experience

20 yrs

CSCS

Gold

IPAF

3a · 3b

Languages

Four

About me

I was born in Ukraine and came to England twenty years ago. I have worked in construction ever since, almost all of it on London sites, and almost all of it in ceilings.

I am self‑employed, taking contracts direct from main contractors and fit‑out firms, on my own or running a small team. Most of what I do 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.

SAS metal ceilings, suspended grid, MF plasterboard, perforated metal tile, margins and shadow gaps, drylining and metal stud partitions. I work from the drawings, set out with a laser, and coordinate with the M&E above the line. On a fast‑track fit‑out that is the difference between a floor that hands over first time and one that comes back as snagging.

I hold a CSCS Gold card as an Occupational Work Supervisor, so I can run a gang as well as work on the tools, an IPAF licence for mobile vertical and boom platforms, and a CITB SSSTS safety ticket. Own tools, own transport, references from main contractors on request.

I am fluent in English, Ukrainian, Russian and Polish, which helps a lot on big sites with mixed teams. I can communicate with everybody on the job.

Skills

01Suspended grid ceilingsExposed and concealed grid, mineral plank and metal tile
02SAS metal ceilingsSAS International systems, including SAS150 clip‑in tile on concealed grid with hinge‑down access
03Perforated metal tile and raftsAcoustic systems, floating rafts, integrated linear lighting
04MF plasterboard ceilingsFlat, stepped and curved, bulkheads, upstands and shaped rafts
05Margins, upstands and shadow gapsDouble‑skin margins, shadow gap trims, cut and held true to the line
06Drylining & metal stud partitionsMetal stud framing, boarding, moisture‑resistant and acoustic board
07Taping and jointingJoints taped, filled and sanded to a seamless finish on walls and ceilings
08Setting out from drawingsArchitect's drawings, schematics and specification, set out with laser levels and held true
09Working above the lineM&E coordination, ductwork and containment boxed in and boarded around

Latest project

Citi Tower, Canary Wharf

The £1.1bn refurbishment of Citi's 42‑storey European headquarters at 25 Canada Square, for main contractor Overbury with architect WilkinsonEyre. 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.

Vitalii Kuziutyn in full site PPE - hard hat, safety glasses, hi-vis vest, cut-resistant sleeves and gloves - standing on a finished office floor beneath a metal plank ceiling. — **On site.** A finished office floor, under metal plank ceilings and slot diffusers.

Selected work

Recent jobs

Citi Tower, 25 Canada Square. Ceilings across office floors, reception and lift lobbies on the £1.1bn refurbishment of Citi's European headquarters in Canary Wharf — main contractor Overbury, architect WilkinsonEyre. Some of these are finished detail, some the work part‑way through.

**Reception, Citi Tower.** Curved ceiling over the lit feature wall, downlights set out to the panel line.

**Circular rafts.** Setting a round light fitting into perforated metal, working off the steps.

**Curved bulkhead.** Set out with a laser before boarding.

**Perforated grid ceiling.** Office floor, one tile out to the services above.

**Metal raft, lift lobby.** Perforated tile with an integrated LED perimeter.

**Boarding a curve.** Cut and fixed to the radius, shadow gap held true.

**Perforated acoustic tile.** Flush LED panels set into the grid, one tile dropped to the void.

**MF ceiling.** Slot diffusers and downlights set into the plane.

**Corridor.** Cove lighting run tight to the panel line.

**Office floor plate.** Grid and MF ceilings going in across the whole level.

**MF ceiling, boarded and taped.** Joints filled and sanded, sprinkler drops and detectors set out before the finish.

**Above the line.** Bulkhead framed and boarded around ductwork and containment.

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

Current

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

Current

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

Current

Languages

EN English
UK Ukrainian
RU Russian
PL Polish

Fluent in all four. On a big London site that means I can talk to everybody on the job.

Availability

Available for contract work

London and the South East, and away when the job needs it. Self‑employed, on my own or with a small team. Own tools, own transport, cards current, references from main contractors on request.

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