"Installers who gain accreditation will have a distinct marketing edge over their competitors."
Installers
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What are the Benefits for Installers?
Member Case Studies
13th October 2010 - ‘DGCOS significantly increased sales’ says Radcliffe Glass
Manchester-based installation company Radcliffe Glass & Windows says sales have ‘significantly increased’ since becoming a member of the Double Glazing and Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme (DGCOS) in June. Clive Powers, Managing Director of Radcliffe, says his sales team have made good use of the marketing materials, which include a ‘Peace of Mind’ pack outlining the benefits of the scheme to homeowners, and a DVD, both featuring TV’s Nick Ross. “Our customers see us as a reputable, high end company that offers something extra,” explains Clive, “and they are far less likely to negotiate on price. We offer them something our rivals don’t.”..........read more [below]
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Fenestration News Click to view pdf
15th September 2010 - DGCOS Founding Member says Nick Ross is great sales tool
Norman Smeddles, Managing Director of installer Formby Windows Ltd, knows a good thing when he sees it, so when DGCOS (the Double Glazing & Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme) started he was one of the first to join. The scheme offers a free advice line, free mediation, free independent inspections and free arbitration by The Ombudsman, backed up with a Compensation Fund to help protect all parties.......read more [below]
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Fenestration News Click to view pdf
9th September 2010 - Carter Glass joins DGCOS – and wins 7 jobs in a day!
When the Double Glazing and Conservatory Ombudsman (DGCOS) appeared on BBC Breakfast TV Guy Carter from Carter Glass had three calls at 7am from friends and family saying: “you must join this – it’s brilliant”. “And it is,” adds Guy. “A week after we joined the Double Glazing and Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme we quoted for seven jobs in one day – and won them all......read more [below]
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25th August 2010 - AA Plastics Ltd wins contract with DGCOS membership
“One of the major benefits of belonging to DGCOS is the confidence it inspires in our customers”, says Stephen Allard, Managing Director of installer AA Plastics. Stephen was initially attracted to the scheme because of the strict criteria for joining. “DGCOS asked questions, and they insisted on certain standards which must be met – it isn’t just a question of paying a membership fee.....”read more [below]
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15th August 2010 - Evesham Home Improvements wins business from DGCOS membership
Martin Cooper, Managing Director of Evesham Home Improvements Ltd, has reason to be happy he joined the Double Glazing and Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme (DGCOS). “The marketing materials are excellent and homeowners appreciate the DVD featuring Nick Ross, which we show while we price a job. But it is membership of the scheme itself which has already paid dividends – we recently picked up an order as a direct result of joining.”........read more [below]
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GGP Bullseye Click to view pdf
8th August 2010 - High-Tech Windows Ltd is 200th installer to sign up to DGCOS
As the 200th installer to sign up to become a member of the Double Glazing and Conservatory Ombudsman Scheme (DGCOS), Cheltenham-based High-Tech Windows Ltd was presented with a bottle of bubbly by Richard Christie, CEO, in July. Over 246 (as of 14th July) installers across the UK have signed up since the scheme was launched in January, and numbers are growing rapidly........read more [below]
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01st August 2010 - As seen on TV: Ombudsman scheme inspires confidence in installer
“The double glazing and conservatory industry needed a scheme like DGCOS to smarten it up,” says Trevor Back, Managing Director Essex-based of Bentley Plastics. Trevor’s installation company joined the Ombudsman Scheme in February this year. “We wanted to demonstrate that we are a reputable company – there are too many companies which appear to be dependable but who prove to be anything but when there’s a problem,”.......read more [below]
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4th June 2010 - Homestyle ups conversion rate by 15.8% after joining Ombudsman Scheme
Joining DGCOS is delivering real business benefits to reputable installers as homeowners respond positively to the offer of protection from rogue traders. That’s the view of Graham Shemmings, Director of Ipswich-based Homestyle Windows Ltd who became a member of the Ombudsman scheme last November. “Since we started sending out the marketing materials supplied by the DGCOS our conversion rates have gone up 15.8%,” .......read more [below]
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17 May 2010 - New DGCOS Membership Pack wins Installer £19,000 job Within Minutes!
DGCOS has launched a new membership Pack for Accredited Installers......and an installer has already won a £19,000 conservatory project after using it for the first time! Simon Parr, Managing Director of Essex based First Choice Windows, is a Founding Member of DGCOS and says the packs have already helped his enquiry and conversion rates .......read more [below]
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Windows Active Click to view pdf
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What Attendees Thought of the DGCOS Conference?
Find out what delegates thought of the recent DGCOS conference.