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Recomendations for a consveratory supplier and fitter

Hi

Has anybody had any experiences good or bad with the companies listed below

Anglian home improvements
Astraseal
T & K

I cannot find one single good review with Anglian

We are looking at a 4x3 conservatory with a budget of £10k-£15K

Thanks in advance
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  • Have you thought about asking a local builder instead?
  • kkgree1
    kkgree1 Posts: 328 Forumite
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    Where are you based?

    I know of our good local company in Cambs/Herts area.
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  • docmatt
    docmatt Posts: 915 Forumite
    Hi

    Has anybody had any experiences good or bad with the companies listed below

    Anglian home improvements
    Astraseal
    T & K

    I cannot find one single good review with Anglian

    We are looking at a 4x3 conservatory with a budget of £10k-£15K

    Thanks in advance

    Anglian are a 300mil turnover company so there will be lots of bad reviews (the good ones never get printed!)

    I only know good peeps in the Midlands area. You haven't said where u live ;)
  • vesper
    vesper Posts: 941 Forumite
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    edited 17 February 2011 at 11:28PM
    Again where abouts do you live? My OH works for a company that supplies conservatry roofs and knows where most of the good companies are, just need to know where you are aprox located.
    He says he hasn't heard of the second two but has of the first one. Supposedly they are ok but defintely not the best for quality, value or price (saying it in a polite way)
    Remember never judge someone that makes a mistake, because in six months time it may be you that makes the next mistake.
  • Anglian? Rip off merchants, quite happy to cause distress to my mother-in-law in her eighties:

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2444211


    I'm not surprised no-one's got much good to say about them. Shop around, and try to find a good local builder or manufacturer. If you're in the south-west I can show you our conservatory and recommend the company we used.
    Reason for edit? Can spell, can't type!
  • Tom_Jones
    Tom_Jones Posts: 1,562 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    docmatt wrote: »
    Anglian are a 300mil turnover company so there will be lots of bad reviews (the good ones never get printed!)

    I only know good peeps in the Midlands area. You haven't said where u live ;)


    The bigger the company, the worse the customer service. Stick to a good local company.
  • ormus
    ormus Posts: 42,714 Forumite
    re anglian reviews,
    the only good ones we see on here, are the DG spammers.
    Get some gorm.
  • bsmithers
    bsmithers Posts: 10 Forumite
    Hi there, I work for Anglian and even though our prices might be higher comapared to competitors and even smaller firms, it's because we have high quality products. From start to finish we keep an eye on all our products and none are standard fit. You tend to see bad reviews more than good because most people just want everyone to know that they're having a moan about us. If there is a problem through any of your time period with us then all you need to do is let us know, either via email or perhaps Twitter. We are always more than happy to help :D
  • mandragora_2
    mandragora_2 Posts: 2,611 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 6 March 2011 at 9:27PM
    bsmithers wrote: »
    Hi there, I work for Anglian and even though our prices might be higher comapared to competitors and even smaller firms, it's because we have high quality products. From start to finish we keep an eye on all our products and none are standard fit. You tend to see bad reviews more than good because most people just want everyone to know that they're having a moan about us. If there is a problem through any of your time period with us then all you need to do is let us know, either via email or perhaps Twitter. We are always more than happy to help :D


    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Try telling THAT to my widowed, 88-year old mother-in-law who Anglian were in the process of scamming by quoting DOUBLE the price for a door that any supplier would supply and fit. It wasn't, as far as I could see, gold-plated or capable of doing anything other than filling in a space and being a door. They only stopped when I told them that if they proceeded, I'd contact press.


    AVOID AVOID AVOID. Get a reputable local firm in.
    Reason for edit? Can spell, can't type!
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    bsmithers wrote: »
    Hi there, I work for Anglian and even though our prices might be higher comapared to competitors and even smaller firms, it's because we have high quality products. From start to finish we keep an eye on all our products and none are standard fit. You tend to see bad reviews more than good because most people just want everyone to know that they're having a moan about us. If there is a problem through any of your time period with us then all you need to do is let us know, either via email or perhaps Twitter. We are always more than happy to help :D


    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    Yeah, a pig just flew over my house.:D

    Ever heard the saying; No smoke without fire?
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