New website will help you avoid cowboys
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Mark Oellermann, Leza Riley and Neil Duttson launching their new
website Kenttradesmen.com Picture: Terry Scott
by Martin Jefferies
mjefferies@thekmgroup.co.uk
Thanet tradesmen will be rated and reviewed on a new website
that lets people praise or criticise work they have had done.
Consumers can use Kenttradesmen.com to post jobs and receive quotes
from registered traders, including plumbers, electricians, painters
and decorators and builders.
Users can then view a company's profile and read comments left
by previous customers, who can also leave a rating of between one
and five stars, helping them avoid falling foul of rogue
traders.
The concept is the brainchild of Mark Oellermann, his fiancée
Leza Riley and Neil Duttson.
Mark, 29, who also runs his own aerial installation company,
said: "It can be difficult to work out which companies are the most
reputable and reliable when you're searching on the internet or
flicking through business directories. Kenttradesmen.com aims to bridge that gap.
"It's a really simple concept that allows consumers and
tradesmen to connect easily. It's also about securing local work
for local tradesman, who should eventually find an abundance of
work when they search for jobs in Thanet."
Leza, 27, manager at the Marlowe Innovation Centre in Marlowe
Way, Ramsgate, where Kenttradesmen.com has a virtual tenancy, said:
"We're aiming to save consumers time and money and put Kent
first.
"We're already looking at ways to develop the website. We plan
to launch text alerts for tradesman who work on their own, so they
can be informed of jobs wherever they are, even if that's up
a ladder."
Tradesmen can sign up for either three, six or 12 months, with
membership starting at £8.25 per month.
Dozens of companies have already signed up to website, which was
launched eight months ago and Mark hopes it will become a household
name within a year.
He said: "We've pumped plenty of resources into the
website and spent many sleepless nights getting it up and running.
We're determined to make it a success."
Thursday, January 07 2010
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