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I am disgusted with Safestyle UK. After quotes and survey by them, they advised that we should have "trickle vents" put in all the windows. After installation, all the windows are now noisier and colder than before. I then complained to them and they finally changed some of the vents but the net result is the same. They are cold and noisy and whistle badly on windy days. 14 months later they are now saying that they are not prepared to do any more and are walking away from the problem. The problem was compounded by their totally inadequate complaints procedure. They don't call back, you chase and they don't seem to know what the situation is and take another few days just to find out. We finally got a surveyor (we've had lots) who agreed that the vents should not have been installed and agreed to replace all windows affected. Dates were all set and then they decided not to go ahead (due to cost) with the replacement but to try different vents. The net result was the same.

I would therefore, NEVER use them again and would strongly deter any other potential customers from doing so. They are unreliable and totally unprofessional.

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rich3721
bradford, GB
Mar 14, 2014 2:45 pm EDT

There is no contract because you are not the home owner. They only threaten to take you to court. They would loose, as they have broken the may 2008 consumer protection act against unfair trading practices, on several counts. If they call you up again tell them you are going to contact watch dog and trading standards and they'll soon cancel the contract.

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Neville Gray
Swindon, GB
Mar 02, 2014 5:02 am EST

I had Safestyle come out to my Aunts house twice eventually I agreed to use them. I was advised that the cooling off period was 14 days, I also asked the rep if I had to be the homeowner and he said the cooling off period was flexible and that I did not need to be the home owner. Like an idiot I believed him without actually reading the contract. I also made it clear I did not want subbies which he did write on the contract. Within the 14 days I decided to cancel and that was when I was bluntly told I was outside the 7 days and if I did not have the job done they would take me to court. The job was booked for 28th feb but when I called them they said it was 25th and my mistake. Eventually they changed it to the 28th or so I thought. I confirmed it the day before with their depot but then their HO said no one was available. I then waiting about four times for someone to call me and they didnt so I kept calling them and eventually a manager came on and offered me a further discount in respect of the building works, another manager came on and started shouting down the phone at me accusing me of fraud and god knows what else he said irrespective off who owns the house they will arrive on friday to fit the windows and if I refused they would take me to court. Despite telling them not to come out on the wednesday they did and was banging on the door of my elderly disabled aunt demanding that they be permitted to fit the windows. They have now given me 14 days to allow them to do the work or they are threatening to take me to court. I later ffound that they only use self employed contractors and I specifically said no subbies to be used and on their own web site they say that in order for them to do any work of this kind they will need the express permission of the home owner off whiich they had no agreement, do I have a case to cancel this contract? can anyone help?

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dangermouse46
, GB
Feb 03, 2014 9:22 am EST

I recently had a quote from Safestyle UK for 11 windows and a front and back door. The total list price quoted was £23000 (yes! £23000), which eventually came down to around £12000 after special discounts.

After 2 days I had a call from them regarding their quotation, and they were very pushy in wanting to come round to discuss their quote that evening, and when I said no, they invited themselves round for 10am the next day, to which I again said no.

I naively thought that was the end of it until this afternoon (some 2 weeks later), when I had yet another call from them. This time I told them I had already placed an order with somebody else (which I have), and that seemed to satisfy them.

Other quotes I received were cheaper by some £4000 - £5000.

The moral of the story is : NEVER, NEVER invite a safestyle rep round to give a quotation (which incidentally is never given in writing!)

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Alfabravo
Redruth, GB
Jan 09, 2014 11:16 am EST

Safestyle fitters arrived without polyurethane foam to bed the windows in, therefore I had to go to B&Q and get it myself...they also had to borrow other tools from me to finish the job. I regret paying them now as the rendering and french door fit was appalling!...I made numerous complaints about all this and they sent several more bodgers to try and rectify it over a period of 6 months before finally the finish was reasonable...There is no contact between fitters and salesmen as the latter kept pestering, and some of the fitters and so called 'engineers' appear to hate the company with comments like ''I would contact trading standards'' or ''Watchdog'' if I were you!...I had one so called local manager say that his granny could do better rendering when I sent him photos of that particular bodge.
If anyone is interested in seeing these photos my email is sidrat42@hotmail.com ...My advice is to avoid Safestyle at any cost as they are rubbish.

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Ajdjudo
Rochester, GB
Dec 03, 2013 3:41 am EST

I was ripped off by the safe style uk fitter, he told me he would fit soffits and facia all round for cash, took the money and run. Worse part was when I went to the depot the manager told me he "had jacked" and he had done that to customers at least three times before, each time safe style had to pay customers back, .unfortunately they didn't pay me back because he left and wouldn't give me an address to follow it up.
The amazing thing is they let a known fraudster go into people's houses on their behalf.
Also never came and sorted out the edging strips that came unstuck.
Should be " you buy one you get done free"!
If anyone else has been done by Gordon Simmonds from Kent would love to hear from you. Ajdjudo@yahoo.co.uk

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PRICE.s.
Havant, GB
Oct 04, 2013 9:05 am EDT

WE ARRANGED TO HAVE A PATIO DOOR INSTALLED BY SAFESTYLE. WE WERE GIVEN A DATE AND TIME FOR THE INSTALLATION. SEVEN HOURS AND SEVERAL PHONE CALLS LATER WE ARE STILL WAITING. THE LAST CALL MADE TO THE COMPANY BY MY HUSBAND, WE WERE TOLD THE INSTALLERS WERE ALREADY WITH US!WE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER COMPANIES TO INSTALL OUR WINDOWS AND DOORS, AS THIS COMPANY ARE UNRELIABLE. THEY CAN NOW WAIT FOR THE FINAL PAYMENT, JUST LIKE THEY MADE US WAIT FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE.

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Falmouth man
Falmouth, GB
Jul 16, 2013 11:27 am EDT

Safestyle are rubbish. The fitters stole £200 from me by Demanding money they were not due, I had to reclaim in cash from a manager locally, and also had the front door adjusted 3 times and now it doesn't fit again! and it hits the frame when we try to shut the front door we have been told we have to wait one month before they will come out to fix it, And that we should use the back door instead! Shocking company shocking customer service shocking after-care please do not use this cowboy outfit! You have been warned:((

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rosecottage
New Tredeger, GB
Apr 15, 2013 7:25 am EDT
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A disgusting firm don't care who they hurt

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rosecottage
New Tredeger, GB
Apr 15, 2013 7:17 am EDT
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I would never recommend these to my worse enemy rip off merchants and the way they treat their customers is disgusting

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tha window man
upminster, GB
Apr 08, 2012 9:15 am EDT

i too have worked for safestyle and you right about what you say thay told me too cut the top off windows to get them too fit as thay will not remake them for 30mm and not on one case ether the manager is rude to customers and talks to the installers like crap and then tells you to take glass out of peoples homes if thay can not pay that day but say thay will pay the next day the product is made very badly thay use very cheap locks and the keeps bend i did not fit one window that was made sq thay ever job is rushed as the fitters don't have the proper time to do a nice job as you get told it has to be done in 1 day i would never work for them again and would tell any good fitters not too as thay tell you a load of lies too get you to start then you find out what its really like so a word of warning too any one fitter of customers do not work or buy from the worst company out there

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bob the builders
Peterborough, GB
Dec 15, 2010 2:59 pm EST

i used too install for safestyle uk and they are the biggest bodge it and scarper cowboys i"ve ever worked for they told us the installers too get the windows and doors in no matter what and if the customer caught us bodging it and asked for it too be put right or some reduction off the bill then it would come off our wages the biggest ripoff merchants around

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