Want to have a conservatory besides my home

[Adrian Brentnall]

If you think that's bad - take a look at the testimonials!

Credible ? - not! Amateur ? Yes....

Adrian

[Tim Watts]

Oh come on - that is the lamest excuse possible.

You might have got away with the "visit to India" but you just had to put the SPAM in. Now where's "Bullshit Man"?

[JimK]

Oh yes!

Esp "Mr Hanley" who provided 2 of the 17 "5/5" reviews, worded exactly the same, but 10 days apart!?

Shome kwolity contwol mishtakes shurely?

Or one wonders is the laziness & sloppy attention to detail an indicator of their work in other areas?

Who was it again? Oh yes

I think? To be sure I'll tripe it again

Jim K

[spuorgelgoog]

Perhaps someone might want to phone their 0800 number a few times.

Owain

[meow2222]

Thanks for warning us about your company's dishonesty

NT

[John Rumm]

Odd thing is, they advertise all the numbers as being in Scotland...

Maybe the "in the UK area" bit was not a lack of nuanced understanding of English after all, and just a hedge in case Mr. Salmond gets his way ;-)

[John Rumm]

Still its a top tip for your next holiday... spend it all inside a dodgy internet cafe researching your next conservatory purchase.

[bert]

In which case it won't be in the UK area it will be in No Man's Land.

[F]

But Beverly has had it fixed... only one now from Mr Hanley.

[John Rumm]

A quick look at some other review sites seems to suggest our Bev had better look out, if the reports are to be believed, they sound like a right bunch of chancers. Here is one:

"I asked Advanced Group to quote me for two bay windows to the front of my house as I wanted to reduce the noise that was coming from the road in front of my house. They quite happily came to my house and said that triple glazing would make a huge difference to the noise coming in through my existing double glazing units.

They proceeded to tell me about the excellent heat retention of the triple glazing windows, but I explained quite clearly that I only cared about the sound dampening qualities.

After much assurances about the fact that they would make a huge difference and they wouldn't ask for payment until I was happy, I eventually decided to purchase the triple glazing windows.

On the first day that the fitters came and instlled the first window, I let Advanced Group know that I wasn't happy with the sound reduction, as it wasn't any different from the windows they'd taken out. They ignored this, but on the second day as soon as the job was finished, they asked for payment.

The next business day, I had the sales director phoning, threatening and eventually coming to my house and blocking the driveway demanding payment.

When I tried to show him how little difference the windows had made, he proceeded to open the windows, close them and stated that the windows did make a difference. Not exactly a scientific or fair comparison.

To cut a long story short, I now have triple galzed units, which are no better than the old double glazing units. And am several thousand pounds worse off. The windows themselves are alright, but I certainly wouldn't say they had been fitted well. Each mahogany facing board on the inside has some 20-30 staple gun holes, and the edges have been almost sealed with copious amounts of translucent mastic.

I wouldn't recommend this company, nor belive a word they say. Their behaviour is awful."

[Adrian Brentnall]

A quick Google on "advanced group glazing reviews" turns up an interesting mix of (supposedly) customers reviews.

Oddly enough - only the ones on Advanced Group's own website all show 5 stars - the other review pages give as few as one star - with one reviewer wishing that it was possible to provide 'no stars'.

I wonder if there's any chance that Beverly works for a particularly inept Mumbai-based 'reputation management' company - and is paid to 'astroturf' Advanced Group's products...

Only trouble is - all this discussion of Advanced Group and their possibly devious promotion techniques, will only mean that people idly Googling 'Advanced Group glazing reviews' will spot threads like this, and realise what's actually going on...

I wonder if Beverly is paid by results ? Adrian

[JimK]

Ah someones awake then? FLV of awake... not quite switched on tho

Still poor old Mr Wilson seems doubly happy too....

"We live in a conservation area and needed replacement windows that replica ted the neighbours. At first we thought that wooden windows was the only op tion, however, after great advice from the Advanced Group, we decided to go for triple glazed, wood effect, slide & sash windows, which looked almost identical to the original style. We are more than delighted with the outcom e and would highly recommend the company and it's product to anyone who wan ts to maintain the original aesthetics of their home.

-- Mr Wilson Mar 2, 2014

We live in a conservation area and needed replacement windows that replicat ed the neighbours. At first we thought that wooden windows was the only opt ion, however, after great advice from the Advanced Group, we decided to go for triple glazed, wood effect, slide & sash windows, which looked almost i dentical to the original style. We are more than delighted with the outcome and would highly recommend the company and it's product to anyone who want s to maintain the original aesthetics of their home.'

-- Mr. Wilson, , Langside Mar 7, 2014

Advanced Group is rated 5/5 based on 17 reviews"

cut & pasted by themselves.....

WTF are "slide & sash" Windows??

WTF wrote this stuff? Er hang on.....

Jim K

[Adrian Brentnall]

It gets even better - Advanced Group's website seems to have been created by a bunch called WSI - possibly these folks

- who offer "...the WSI social media package helps you use the most popular social media platforms to craft meaningful content, create buzz, conduct research, and allow customers to connect with your brand in a more powerful way than ever before. The best social media strategy concentrates on results that increase your revenues and grow your business ? not just empty chatter."

How's that strategy working out ?

Google Mapping the WSI folks' business address suggests that they operate from a residential property in New Jersey, USA - so they're not in Mumbai, or in England ... apparently...

Fun, eh ?

[Judith]

I hope that loads of people do not email them requesting someone to come round and give a quote.

[John Williamson]

Actually, I could do with the extra space. Foundations might be a slight problem, though, as I'm surrounded by water at least a metre deep on all sides. Still, they sound as if they like a challenge...

[bert]

You live in a duck house?

[John Williamson]

A boat. Just to make it *really* challenging.