You forgot a few home truths.
The average apprentice and then tradesman is a unmotivated drop kick who probably spends most of his time on 'Facebook and has his phone in his hand most of the day. :?:
They actually think they are entitled to a $3000+ paycheck per week but will do little to earn it. :roll:
The management will then rely on people like me (over 50's) to actually do the work in a safe and timely manner.
The flipside is I will actually help those tradesman who want to learn actual skills.
I find it easier to learn the skills and do it yourself,even a Boilermaker/Welder can cut a thread.
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I take it the OP is in the UK but here in Australia seems little different,I put a thread up some months back asking for help with this same thing,reliable sources here in NSW to have machining work done on Norton's.
The thread got countless views but not one reply,I had it removed due to embarrassment,two emails sent to the NSW Norton owners club got the same reply (no reply)
I guess the answer is they are simply not there.
My Triumph work I had done in South Australia two states away,I am actually looking at sending a head to Jim Comstock in the USA.
There is another side though,a lot of folk probably want top workmanship (if it can be found) at bargain prices.
If you were to take a head to a machine shop for a job that might take minutes to do you still pay the charge out rate to actually set up the head for machining which might take far longer than the job itself.
