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"It is very user friendly." (August 2010)
Michael Cook, Lecturer, Sheffield
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"There is no section for dispute resolution - mediation, adjudication which is sought after by contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and clients alike." (August 2010)
Simon Fegen,
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"Liked pictures of products but would have preferred far more and in different designs and colours Very frustrating that no prices were listed anywhere." (August 2010)
Rill Roberts, Self Builder, Cornwall
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"Likedthe ease of access and finding what I needed so quickly." (August 2010)
Alex Elliott, Facilities Manager, Inverness
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"Automatic access to a host of relevant companies and easy to request a quote from them all at once." (August 2010)
Philip Barter, Self Builder, Cambridge
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"I very much liked the over all presentation and layout of the site, and will be using it again in the future. " (August 2010)
Richard Whitear, Contractor, Ascension Island
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"Plenty in the range of info and companies, plus all companies sent quotes in one request." (August 2010)
B Glassman, Bedford
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"Very easy to follow. We watched a video presentation on the site for one of the suppliers which was very good." (August 2010)
Patrick Lee, East Sussex
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"Looks good but so far haven't had time to explore it. Could be useful in future." (August 2010)
David Hews, Self Builder, Swindon
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"The ability to select which contractors quote for a job. It would be useful if the contractors could be sorted by proximity to the client address." (August 2010)
Cameron Smith, Local Authority, Accrington
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"Spent an afternoon looking at individual companies - but this took minutes to contact lots!" (August 2010)
Tom Dobson, Tradesman, Cleveland
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"Information readily available and easy to use." (August 2010)
Keith Davenport, Quality Assurance Engineer, Worcestershire
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"Everything was easy to find, and well laid out." (August 2010)
Chris Mackenzie, Quantity Surveyor, Nairn
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"Subjects, links and content well set out. A friendly site. Efficiency helps save time and money which makes the site a winner." (August 2010)
Sayed S, Nasser, Trade Association
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"It was easy to ask for multiple quotes from companies" (August 2010)
Andy Allen, Contractor, Cleveland
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"Easy to use, direct and to the point of the information I required." (August 2010)
Mr P Ribbins, Self Builder, Suffolk
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"Incredibly efficient, Informative and helpful. I am researching for Guy Thompson who is currently head of architecture, housing and sustainability and will forward your website onto him." (August 2010)
Debbie Nossiter, Surrey
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"I like that it has every thing in it not just products but info,jobs, etc..." (August 2010)
Derek McDonald, Contractor, Fife
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"It was clearly laid out and easy to navigate." (August 2010)
Vanessa Fleet, Kent
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"I liked the amout of options I had when sourcing materials." (August 2010)
Ian Fleming, Tradesman, Cleveland
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"Eveything is easy to access because of the breakdown of the products. It is a very good website!" (August 2010)
Eamonn Webster, Tradesman, co. waterford
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"You can enter the details and then wait for the info to come through." (July 2010)
Andy Cheesewright, Contractor, Peterborough
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"Very simple to use, plenty of information." (July 2010)
Lydia Desmond, Manufacturer, Bedfordshire
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"I could email many companies for quotes without having to do it myself. One form to all sent. Brilliant for a starting point to get information. Will be back as the barn conversion gets underway." (July 2010)
Amanda Jane Harrison, Self Builder, Surrey
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"We found the site very user friendly. Very helpful!" (July 2010)
Gerald Clutterbuck, Drawing Service, Cambridgeshire
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"I liked it's common sense layout." (July 2010)
John Brown, Consultant, Surrey
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"Unsure really as this is my 1st visit, but I will come back here to see what else I can locate." (July 2010)
Penny Sene, Kent
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"Clear layout and Navigation. Well structured." (July 2010)
Emma-Louise Hardwidge, Researcher, Essex
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"I liked how easy it was to search and locate." (July 2010)
Mr Michael Price , Self Builer, Swansea
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"Easy and quick to complete. Very good layout." (July 2010)
Chris Cook, Contractor, Global Displays
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"I didn't have any dislikes at all, the site was easy to find my way around and very informative. I'll be recommending you to other people. In fact I've bookmarked you so I can find you again quickly. Thanks. " (July 2010)
Miss Janet Binns, Yorkshire
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"Easy to use. Keep up the good work" (July 2010)
Jason Duncan, Training Centre, Derbyshire
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"Multiple company quote request makes it easy for me to get quotes from 3 companies in a single click. Really saved a lot of my time." (July 2010)
Kudakwashe Zirota, Zimbabwe
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"Easy to use considering the number of products." (July 2010)
Peter Rathbone RIBA, Macclesfield
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"I found what I needed easily. I will recommend the site to my friends." (July 2010)
Gassim Mohammed, Manchester
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"Liked the content. A CAD tool to draw your own would be useful. Information to help the novice DIY decide on which products to buy for the purpose would be useful. " (July 2010)
William Gregge, Northern Ireland
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"Easy access to what I was looking for." (July 2010)
Andy Chapman, Tradesman, Manchester
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"Your site is the only site that I could find and fill in info. Very easy to use been trying for 2 weeks found sites, but no way of entering any info." (July 2010)
Charlie Singh, Bradford
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"Simplicity and quickness. Keep up the good work." (July 2010)
Kevin Fogarty, Tradesman, Essex
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"Easy access - found what I wanted without any fuss or head scratching." (July 2010)
John McLaren, Local Authority, Merseyside
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"Everything was straight forward and easy to use and find." (July 2010)
Gillian Lamb, Manufacturer, Liverpool
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"I got more than I was looking for by being able to request multiple quotes in one straight forward request." (July 2010)
Mike Bilham, Devon
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"I liked the amount of content for each item and the various options available. Disliked a bit too much going on in the screen at once which can be confusing." (July 2010)
Anthony Dayel-Baker, Contractor, Jersey
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"Very interesting to be able to post a message to numeorus companies. What will be interesting to see is if anyone replies to the email, as my enquiry is for a purchase of a boiler to be used outside of the UK" (June 2010)
Dr C MacDonald, Hampshire
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"I liked the ease of navigation throughout the site and easy to understand tabs." (June 2010)
Ben King, Tradesman, Somerset
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"It appears to be "idiot-proof"! I received a contact from one of the companies selected whilst filling in this form, that is, minutes after sending the enquiry!" (June 2010)
Michael G Starck, Structural Engineer, Northants
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"Liked the setout of all the possible manufacturers on one screen...makes life easy for us!" (June 2010)
Gregory Basmadjian, Architect, Hertfordshire
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"Excellent navigation layout." (June 2010)
Jay Shah, Middlesex
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"Site is very impressive. Can find out what I need to know." (June 2010)
Girish Malde, Middlesex
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"I liked ease of use. Glad I found the site!" (June 2010)
Janice Russell, Glasgow
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"Very easy and quick to locate what I required." (June 2010)
Stephen Astle, Tradesman, North Wales
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"Very clear. Some information was not available, but contact details were clear for further request of information." (June 2010)
M. Khiani, Bedford
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"Homepage is a bit crowded but lots of information and an easy to read font." (June 2010)
Ele Walker, Nottingham
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"Being able to select many companies from one website makes it so much easier and less time consuming than it would otherwise take, searching for each one separately. I wished that I had discovered your website before now! Thank you for such a useful website :)" (June 2010)
David Routledge, Tradesman, Gwent
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"It is so easy to use" (June 2010)
Neil Cannon , Solitek Ltd, Sussex
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"Helps you request quotes from many companies at once saving time and searching." (May 2010)
Simon Davidson, Self Builder, Herefordshire
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"Easy to use - the menu on the left hand side though is slightly off putting." (May 2010)
Roslyn Kee, Civil Engineer, Co. Tyrone
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"Generally it was very good but you could only make one product selection at a time which obviously is a problem." (May 2010)
Richard Windsor, Architect, Norfolk
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"Liked the variety I got and the brief information under the company name that helped me click or choose the company for the product I needed, which was readymade curtains." (May 2010)
Catherine Ross,
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"I was straight to the area I wanted to be from the search engine." (May 2010)
Lukas Rabin, Global Heatsave, Hyde
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"The fact that you could send one request to three companies for them to get back to you. Saving a lot of time contacting each supplier." (May 2010)
Sara Crann, Local Authority, Leighton Buzzard
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"Only used once, early days yet seems a lot of information available." (May 2010)
Mr Brian Harris, Contractor, Essex
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"It was easy to use. It's very hard navigating the web but you have helped loads, I will be revisiting your site." (May 2010)
Simon Riggs, Tradesmen, East Sussex
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"Like: Easy to use Dislike: Limited companies available in London...should have regions of London eg West,South etc" (May 2010)
Sameeme Malek, London
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"Very good, useful website - I shall use it again." (May 2010)
David Weeks, Self Builder, Coventry
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"Excellent variety of suppliers and resources, maybe a bit limited on company information. " (May 2010)
Matthew Jensen, Architect, Hampshire
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"I think the layout was perfect. Maybe navigation at bottom could be a little bigger. " (May 2010)
Declan Jewell, Kent
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"I found a very detailed resource of information here." (May 2010)
Martha Lessie, Local Authority, Hounslow
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"I was very impressed with the amount of useful content." (May 2010)
Steve Goodheart, Signwriter, West Sussex
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"Easy to find my way around. An FAQ section to the website would be useful to anticipate common queries and answers." (May 2010)
Keith Thorpe, Local Authority, London
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"Sheer wealth of information available. Particularly liked the section about the Code for Sustainable Homes." (May 2010)
Mark Evans, Architect,Cheltenham
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"Good free info, but would like more content of CAD drawings!" (May 2010)
Luke Riggall, Architect, Lincoln
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"There is a good amount of information for each company/product providing a good background before visiting the individual websites." (May 2010)
Jacinta Pratt, Manufacturer, London
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"Plenty of content; would have been really hand to be able to build up a wish list of favorite sites as I went along that I can come back to, rather than having to individually book mark each one." (May 2010)
Simon Carn, Kent
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"Pretty much all areas covered. Great resource! I've now bookmarked this site." (May 2010)
Lo Pooh, London
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"I liked the site as it is a central one stop resource for everything related to the construction industry. I also liked that you can request quotations from companies directly from the site. I am not sure if you are easily able to cherry pick companies to limit the number of quotes as I haven't tried this yet. I assume this is possible. I imagine that this will be an ever growing resource. If so, it will make searching for information, companies and products so much easier and less time consuming as it can be at present. A definite bookmark on my browser from now on!" (April 2010)
Jeffrey Douglas, Architect, Hampshire
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"Easy to use with many companies in the database. No dislikes." (April 2010)
Gary Matthews, S&P Architects, Nottingham
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"I liked that it gave me the option to contact all the companies in one hit. Good work, thanks!" (April 2010)
Toby Darkins, East Sussex
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"A very comprehensive website, but with to many options that at times lead you away from where you want to go." (April 2010)
Nicholas Horton, Self Builder, Oxfordshire
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"Easy links to advertisers web sites very useful. Sustainable homes info helpfully provided in one place. Would have liked a link to Code for Sustainable Homes Assesors. Probably there but I could not find it easily." (April 2010)
Valerie Hinde, Architect, West Sussex
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"Huge content. Keep up the good work!" (April 2010)
Robert Cooper, Architect, West Sussex
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"Not enough use yet, but I think I will be using it again. It looked impressive generally." (April 2010)
Alex Fenton, Architect, Nottingham
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"Very easy to navigate and search for items." (April 2010)
Valerie de Fontanals, Architect, Somerset
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"It's a one stop site, saved hours of searching, thanks!" (April 2010)
W Underwood, Self Builder, Cumbria
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"Easy to navigate around the site, and hopefully will give me the results I'm looking for." (April 2010)
Bernard Beamish, Specifier, Gardiner & Theobald London
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"I like that when I searched, I got your site and it took me to a big list of names that I could email asking about the supply of hardwood windows." (April 2010)
Sophie Parsloe, Researcher, Derby
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"Site contains excellent information about products and also comprehensive feedback." (April 2010)
Faisal Malik, Contractor, Europe
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"The fact that I was pointed in the direction of a lot of choice for my enquiry, and I only had to fill my details in once." (April 2010)
Peter Dixon, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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"The questionaire boxes and process to get through the information was very good and direct. (which was great!)" (March 2010)
Lisa Jones, Mechanical Engineer, Nottingham
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"Quick and to the point! Very efficient service. Many thanks - hope the companies will be equally efficient!" (March 2010)
Marie Brittenden, York
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"Nice to see lots of information covering a range of the construction industry in one place, almost acting as a hub. " (March 2010)
Fabio Scimeca, Worcestershire
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"It is a one-stop-shop, UK based. Best site Google came up with. " (March 2010)
Steven Grimshaw, Dumfries
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"It would be good if the contact all suppliers button contacted the companies on all pages, rather than just the page you're viewing at the time." (March 2010)
Nick Livingstone, Self Builder, Aberdeenshire
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"I liked the fact that I could send one e-mail to about 12 different companies. Saved me a lot of time! " (March 2010)
Elaine Metcalf, Cheshire
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"Excellent web site I will use again... " (March 2010)
richard smart, Housebuilder, Scotland
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"We all too often reach for Google to search for various items, and the usual flicking between non-uk and junk sites can be tiresome. A `one-stop shop` is very useful!" (March 2010)
Julian Vallis, Architect, West Sussex
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"Easy to use, straight forward, could request brosures from different companys in one go, great idea." (March 2010)
stephanie keen, Researcher, Kent
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"It is simple to send several enquiries. It would be helpful to be able to send an attachment with the emails" (March 2010)
Martin Woodhouse, Building Constultant, Warwickshire
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"Easy navigation. I found what I was looking for in seconds!" (March 2010)
Jeff Sowerby, Architect, Sheffield
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"It was very easy to use. It made it very easy to contact a good number of companies in a very short amount of time." (March 2010)
Rhys Jenkins, Project Manager, Ceredigion, Wales
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"Very easy to navigate and all sections clearly presented." (March 2010)
Vivienne Bosse, Architect, West Sussex
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"I liked the fact that I quickly found the information I was looking for." (March 2010)
Steve, Contractor, Essex
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"I liked how easy it was to find exactly what I was looking for. A few simple details needed filling out and I was done!" (March 2010)
Mrs Amanda Waldron, Self-builder, Essex
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"Easy to navigate and fast response." (March 2010)
Mike Rafferty, Civil and Structural Engineer, Northampton
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"Very comprehansive range of products and services." (March 2010)
Tony Wiles, Barnsley MBC, Barnsley
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"Very fast navigation. The fact that I could request multiple brochures from one enquiry screen was very useful, especially as I will have some information to include in my presentation to the rest of the Management Team." (March 2010)
Stuart Precious, Lancashire
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"The Categories system for each section is fantastic and really easy to use it allows the user to find what they are looking for quickly. The links to all local planning departments is another really good idea the website is well laid out and the content is excellent." (March 2010)
Danielle Miller, Architecture Verte Ltd, Devizes
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"I could find useful contacts for two sets of parents living in different counties during the same search, instead of having to spend double the time looking separately for each area. I will be back on the site to investigate further as soon as I have time." (March 2010)
Margaret Merritt, Worcestershire
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"Is clearly laid out with a great deal of information." (March 2010)
Jane Keats, Architect, West Yorksire
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"Reasonably comprehensive. Useful to combine so much info together." (March 2010)
Alan John Arthur, Architect, Somerset
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"Good clear website, easy to navigate and locate information. A good central source for all requirements. Text is a little small, can it be increased a Font size up?" (March 2010)
Karen Pomery, Architect, Winchester
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"Quite easy to find what I wanted, yet I want to list my company and couldn't find the link to join!" (March 2010)
Stan Gaunt, Tradesmen, Staffordshire
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"Very easy to find what I was looking for." (March 2010)
Paulius Gruzauskas, Engineer, Kent
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"The website is laid out very easily so is quick to find relevant trades in our area. Only down side is the list is not include certain companies around our area that we use frequently. " (March 2010)
Stuart Webb, Milton Architects, Wiltshire
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"Will use again and recommend if feedback received on quote request favourable" (March 2010)
Bradley Lawrence, Architect, Bedfordshire
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"The traffic to our website is as good as googles. " (March 2010)
The Hon. Lancelot Beaufort, Architect, West Sussex
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"Obviously not yet totally comprehensive, but this will improve with more subscibers" (March 2010)
Michael Pilkington, Architect, Warwickshire
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"Very easy to use, to move back and forth, very detailed, information is relevant and up to date." (March 2010)
David Haycock, Architect, Yorkshire
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"Content very limited in the areas I was interested in on this occasion. However layout and 'feel' of the site is good and I shall give it another go in future." (March 2010)
Stephen Andrews, Architect, Shrewsbury
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"Like the look and feel - colour coding very good for navigation Don't like the way CAD drawings take you externally without any attempt to show the content" (March 2010)
Simon Fitzpatrick, Architect, Haywards Heath
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"It would be useful to show the town, location, suburb of companies in your array when a product search is done. Or, even better, the ability to search within a particular radius (eg 25 miles) of the searchers' postcode." (March 2010)
Rod McMahon, Self Builder, County Down
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"Many companies on one site and availability to email them all at once, for a search." (March 2010)
Alan Jackson, Consultant
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"The website was easy to access and it was easy to find the relevant information I needed." (February 2010)
Lauren Kennedy, Housebuilder, Scotland
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"Filling in the information was fairly straight forward." (February 2010)
Heady Gumede, Quantity Surveyor, Camberley
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"I liked how easy it was to order brochures." (February 2010)
Keith Lester, Plumbers Merchant, Telford
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"Multiple companies available to receive emails." (February 2010)
Eugene Tozer, Small Developer, Somerset
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"One click to get where I wanted to be." (February 2010)
Robert Hartland, South Humberside
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"Very easy and quick to use will use the site again." (February 2010)
Pete Williams, Contractor, Southampton
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"Very clear to find what was required." (February 2010)
Sharon Yates, Small Developer, Northants
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"I think this is the best website I have been on looking for wetrooms." (February 2010)
Louise Wolstenholme, Bolton
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"layout and simplicity" (February 2010)
George Mokhtar, Architect, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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"The simplicity of the navigation buttons" (February 2010)
Gareth Sheraton, Contractor, Co. Durham
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"To be able to contact several companies in one go. I Ggoogled the phrase "bespoke radiators" and you came up 2nd in the organic listings if my memory serves me." (February 2010)
Nick Way, Birdham, Sussex
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"Did exactly what I wanted. Will add to favourites." (February 2010)
Bruce Tate, Contractor, Kent
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"Straight forward easy to use. Nothing to dislike." (February 2010)
Paul Barclay, Local Authority, Northumberland
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"Liked the simplicity of being able to emai a specific enquiry from the site. Have found difficulty previously in locating the item requested so this is a very straightforward way of finding if it is avaialble." (February 2010)
Kate George, Homeowner, Wiltshire
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"Plenty of variety. Good information on the whole website." (January 2010)
Mark Rees, Self-builder, South Wales.
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"Very good to browse" (January 2010)
Brian Taylor, Contractor
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"I liked the set out of the website & I didn't dislike anything. " (January 2010)
Kayleigh Johnson, Architect, Newcastle Upon Tyne
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"I was hoping for a list of local merchants but hopefully the companies I emailed will help. I did like the fact taht I could email all at the same time." (January 2010)
Georgina Babbington, Haulage Firm, Bedford
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"Complete database in chunks. Great idea. Saves trawling through Google!!" (January 2010)
Stephen Allen, Emergency Planning, Lincoln
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"Provided a very simple way to ask for a quotation. Just a very good idea for putting buyers in touch with potential sellers." (January 2010)
Bill Halson, London
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"Easy to follow. You can email all companies by sending just one email. Very good." (January 2010)
Guy Williams, Self-Builder, Abersoch, Wales
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"It's so easy to work your way through." (January 2010)
Paul Coombe, Contractor, Cumbria
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"Very easy to navigate." (January 2010)
David Williams, Quantity Surveyor/Estimator Cornwall
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"The website took the hassle out of contacting different companies indivdually." (January 2010)
Mark Scrace, Retail Industry, Essex
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"Clear listings, easy to tell at a glance which ones were relevant." (January 2010)
Mrs B Thompson, Fife Council, Dunfermline
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"Reasonably comprehensive. Merchants selling products often do not highlight individual products in situ e.g. a picture of one brick does not mean very much." (January 2010)
Ddavid Lorrimer-Roberts, Architect, Bromley
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"I liked simplicity of navigation and informational value." (January 2010)
Ryszard Lisowski, Self Builder, Cardiff
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"I like the simple no nonsense way of finding what you are looking for without navigating several separate searches. I liked the fact that I typed in what I wanted and I got a list straight away and the option to contact all the suppliers with one e-mail was fantastic 10/10" (January 2010)
Andrew Aitchison, Small Developer, Lancashire
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"Ease of use and comprehensiveness of content. Having found your website, I shall certainly bookmark it for future use. Thank you." (January 2010)
John Wheeler, Colchester
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"This is a bit like money super market but for building materials. " (December 2009)
Doug Horrocks, Tradesmen, Warwickshire
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"The way all companies were in view right away. I needed several different companies and will be marking the page as a favourite." (December 2009)
Colin Young, Ayrshire, Scotland
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"I thought the website made the task of looking for pre-built houses very simple, easy and quick." (December 2009)
Ciara Bollard, Housebuilder, Merseyside
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"Fast to complete and send details." (December 2009)
Norman Murray, Contractor, Enfield, Middx
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"No prices given which I was looking for. Apart from that good because it is easy to contact a lot of companies." (December 2009)
Richard O Mara, Small Developer, Co Mayo IRL
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"The ease of requesting brochures - a very informative site." (December 2009)
Steven Waring, Plumber, Manchester
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"Being able to email and request brochures from multiple suppliers for each product with a single request." (December 2009)
Bev Higgins, Specifier, Bracknell
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"Good choice of suppliers. Ease of navigation to each supplier. Ease of obtaining a range of quotes from a single input of data. Will use this site for other products in future." (November 2009)
Adrian Neeves, Chester
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"It was clear and easy straight to the details I wanted with little or no advertising to confuse the issue. Really quick and easy. Well done!" (November 2009)
Chris Stout, Self Builder, Billericay
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"I liked the website as it was easy to search and find want you are looking for. No additional comments only that it was very helpful." (November 2009)
Tanya Breen, Ireland
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"I may be a lock wizard, I am certainly not a computer wizard but I found your site easy to use." (November 2009)
Roy Walker, Locksmith, Isle of Wight PO37 6HB
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"Everything was very well laid out and easy to navigate." (November 2009)
William Allen, Contractor, Cumbria
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"I like that I can ask a lot of different companies for a quote at a click of a button, very impressed. However I will be waiting for my quotes to be submitted asap, so I am hoping I will recieve a quote asap. My overall opinion of your website is a thumbs up, 9 out of 10 and I will be recomending your website to friends and family." (November 2009)
Jamie Reynolds, South Wales
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"It was very clear and consise, informative, and to the point." (November 2009)
Steven White, TSS UK, Tipton
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"The overall layout and content is spot on, very easy to use!" (November 2009)
Tim Moffatt, Contractor, Wrexham
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"Easy enquiry layout with multiple suppliers quoting with one entry only. Excellent and time saving feature. Will now keep this as an excellent pricing and ordering resource." (November 2009)
Howard Letch, Blue Dog productions, Hampshire
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"The fact that I was able to send requests to many companies at the same time." (November 2009)
Mr Robbie Ryder, Contractor, Cornwall
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"Easy and straightforward to use. Very useful site especially when you can send one enquiry to loads of companies at the same time rather than spending ages going to each of them individually." (October 2009)
Suzanne Bratley, Specifier, Cheshire
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"I found several websites of companies through your website, which are providing the product/service I was after. I did find other suppliers through other means but could not find the product/service which was just right. Here however I got what I wanted. (Was searching for custom made Glass-bi-folding doors, found SunSeeker)" (October 2009)
Michael van Vegchel, Engineer, Middlesex
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"Liked user-friendliness of site for the non-professional, also being able to contact several companies at once with the same enquiry." (October 2009)
Dr Alan Wolfe, Carnoustie, Scotland
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"I liked the broad range of subjects the site covers." (October 2009)
Paul Queripel, Tradesman, Southampton
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"It is quite comprehesive." (October 2009)
Raymond Wong, Brewer Smith & Brewer Chartered Architects London
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"Straight forward website. I liked that I could email several contacts in one go, saving time." (October 2009)
Grant West, Contractor, Kent
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"Easy to negotiate and concise." (October 2009)
John Childs & Associates, Architect, Kent
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"The tabs at the top are very good enabling me to navigate to the section I require really easily. The different colour coding is also useful. A really well thought out website. " (October 2009)
Alison Bushell, Researcher, North Yorkshire
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"Curent prices needed for rapid estimating ie: not enough time to phone or email detailed requirements which are not known in detail as some design is needed without architect's preambles of materials and types etc" (October 2009)
Dudley Barker, Contractor, Middlesex
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"Liked: Ease of finding products" (October 2009)
Steven Tyzzer, Teacher, Salford City College
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"I am a techno-phobe but found the site very easy to navigate. All the info offered was clear as to aim of search. Products were easy to locate." (October 2009)
Buzz Clark, Tradesman, Scotland.
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"I liked the fact that it was very easy to navigate and it was very fast! I really did not see anything i did not like, honestly. Just keep up the great work." (October 2009)
Ted Owivri, Sales and Business, Overseas
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"Liked: Quick links and comprehensive info." (October 2009)
Keithy Parry, Tradesman, Salford City College
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"Well thought out, good content and very helpful. Keep up the good work." (October 2009)
Christopher Bennett, Tradesman, Greater Manchester
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"I like the site, I think it is extremely user friendly. I will be using it again and also recommending it to colleagues." (October 2009)
Andrea Davies, City Scaffolding, Chesterfield
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"Liked: The results I got from it. I even get a free mouse mat, brilliant!" (October 2009)
Adrian McGrath, Manufacturer, Norhtumberland
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"There was no search area for the keyword of the product I need: Rubble-stone cladding. In general a reasonable website in the it was quick to resond but I would have liked the ability to send a photgraph, to a prospective supplier of the stone walling I need to match." (October 2009)
Dr Robin Stephenson, Engineer, Brampton
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"I liked the broad range of Construction related links you provided. You may wish to consider not clearing down the search field each time the Go button is pressed, as the searcher may wish to modify their search parameters slightly. At present these are lost and have to be input repeatedly." (October 2009)
Paul Dawe, Architect, Derbyshire
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"Very easy to use and informative." (October 2009)
J W Souttar, Architect, Brechin, Scotland
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"Good assortment of the sectors and product groups." (October 2009)
Muslum Guzel, Manufacturer, Makstek
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"Liked how easy everything was to find. Little bit too much info on the opening page." (October 2009)
Thomas Hibberd, Tradesman, West Midlands
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"Useful link to send one enquiry to other similar companies." (October 2009)
Julie Mills, Contractor, Carrier Landscapes Ltd, Leicestershire
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"Good website, lots of useful information." (October 2009)
Gary Watson, Lecturer, Salford City College
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"Liked: Ease of use, and the information provided." (October 2009)
Anoop Drubhra, Quantity Surveyor, Thomas and Adamson, Mayfair, London
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"Ease of access to large volumes of information," (October 2009)
Eamonn Barry, Quantity Surveyor, Murphy New Homes, Ireland
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"It was easy to understand." (October 2009)
Scarlet Fell, Trade Association, Marksman International, Linconlnshire
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"Liked everything disliked nothing. I really love this website it is excellent" (October 2009)
Linda Spoor, Lecturer, Sunderland
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"Liked: Simple tabs and drop downs at top of page." (October 2009)
Steve Grant, Architect, Milton Keynes
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"Liked: Everything! " (September 2009)
Daniel Butterick, Quantity Surveyor, Thomas and Adamson, Mayfair, London
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"Liked: Lots of categories and sub-categories. Easy to browse" (September 2009)
Natasha Machtus, Quantity Surveyor, London
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"Liked: Ease of use" (September 2009)
Ultan Guilfoyle, Quantity Surveyor, Edinburgh
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"I was able to get catalogue from all suppliers in one go." (September 2009)
Shaun Purchase, Small Developer, Somerset
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"Liked the front page / home page - everything is there for you to start searching straight away." (September 2009)
Jennifer Reynolds, Quantity Surveyor, Birmingham
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"Liked: straight forward and logical to follow." (September 2009)
John Reynolds BSc (Hons), PG Dip (Ed), MCIOB, School of Engineering and the Built Environment,University of Wolverhampton
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"Very easy to navigate site. Should be able to find local suppliers or companies by postcode or nearerst." (September 2009)
Juwad Nayyar, Small Developer, Cheshire
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"I like the speed I was able to get a quote request out. " (September 2009)
Reginald Martin, Architect, Edmonton
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"The site was easy to use, direct and to the point." (September 2009)
Matthew Bennett, CAD Engineer, Hyder Consulting (UK) Limited, Birmingham
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"Like the fact its 1 e-mail for a number of brochures. " (September 2009)
David Curtis, Chartered Building Surveyor, Kent
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"Its a very good and useful website. " (September 2009)
Anthony O'Regan, Quantity Surveyor, Cork
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"I particularly liked how I could contact suppliers for quotes with only the need to input information once; this saved a lot of time." (September 2009)
David Cross, Housebuilder, Lincoln
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"Liked: Ease of use lots of info, will now have a look at some more of it - Thanks!" (September 2009)
Helen Moss, Devizes
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"It was all fine. Gave me the info I wanted. " (September 2009)
Kathleen Gibbon , Kesslers Int Ltd, London
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"Some manufacturers do not provide much detail about their ranges of produces but rely on catalogue download or e-mail contact." (September 2009)
Nick Rowell, Architect, Newcastle upon Tyne
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"Liked: offering available information to a wide audience. I will keep using this site it's very good." (September 2009)
Alan Henry, Contractor, Lincoln
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"I like the wide range of issues you cover (from finding products to construction news). The layout needs modernising, it can look abit cramped." (September 2009)
Chris Egot, Architect, Dagenham
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"Quick to find what I wanted" (September 2009)
Ruth Jones, Pencoed Comprehensive School, Wales
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"Liked: The content of information in one place, the ease in which the information is at hand. " (September 2009)
Adrian Jeavons, Tradesmen, Stourbridge
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"It was easy to navigate to the items I wanted to find. I would recommend this site to anyone who needs to identify items for the building trade." (September 2009)
Adrian Swan, Housebuilder, Nottingham
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"I like the product specifications which are clear and the pictures of products. Something I think may help to save time if possible is to put prices on products?! " (September 2009)
Jamal Nasir, Engineer, Bristol
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"Fast loading, didn't have to wait and wait for pages to upload. Aesthetically very good clarity, good overall impression." (September 2009)
John Healey, Hertfordshire
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"Thanks for this site, this is also very helpful for us (interior designers)" (September 2009)
Pooja Panjwani, Interior Design Contractor, Overseas
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"I could email all companies at once and receive the information from them for me to look over at in my own time." (September 2009)
Wayne Grantham, Local Authority, Cambridge
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"Its broad coverage is very useful" (September 2009)
Richard Hough, Architect, Info Polygon, Cheshire
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"The Email All function was brilliant and saved me a lot of time, otherwise I would have had to make contact indiviually." (September 2009)
Natasha Sidhu, Hyder Consulting, London
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"Somewhat dry, clinical, dour and uninviting. However I navigated the site well and the access to the information was good, my criticism is merely confined to the aesthetics and graphics of the site. A more imaginative use of visual cues would be an impovement" (September 2009)
Peter Benedict Worsley, Preston, Lancs
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"Didn't like layout but content was very good." (August 2009)
Paul C Cookson, Castles UK Ltd, York
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"The ease with asking for a quote from a dozen companies via your webpage." (August 2009)
Sam O'Connell, Pinnacle, London
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"I think the colours should be more contrasting like the traditional black and white, for people who do not have good eye sight." (August 2009)
Ravina Bhangu, Wolverhampton
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"Good broad coverage. Interested in a labour only sub-contractors page. Ideally with info on training and area covered etc. Also a safety and training section would be useful." (August 2009)
Peter Treacy, Midlothian, Scotland
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"Easy to follow and well illustrated. Basic non trade prices I think should be quoted as I otherwise think this lack of information would deter some would be customers from placing orders as they might think price wise it would be out of their budget (i.e.DIY enthusiastes) " (August 2009)
Mr P G Archer, Derby
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"Concept is great, content is getting there. You need to put more effort into researching and listing exhibitions that building-related companies may be interested in attending as exhibitor or visitor. Perhaps you can organise a north and south (not central london, maybe milton keynes) exhibition yourselves in 2010?" (August 2009)
Barbara Primrose , The BPC, Hertfordshire
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"Very informative and easy to search for what is required - It would be good to have advice and ideas for construction and what is available " (August 2009)
Ronald Westwood, East Sussex
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"A good extensive range of construction based information. No dislikes." (August 2009)
Gary Stone, GL Services, Wales
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"Liked: Ease of use and level of information offered. " (August 2009)
Craig Phillips, Cluttons Stles & Whitlock, Oxford
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"I liked the ease of use. Clear use of tabs to go into each section. Would be very useful if you had a vacancies section for all the companies." (August 2009)
Kalwinder Nakhwal, Staffordshire
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"The fact I could get a quote from 7 companies at once from one quick form and the fact it was a QUICK form" (August 2009)
Craig Kille, Hertfordshire
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"The ability to email all the companies easily." (August 2009)
DJ Gibbs, Ringway Group, West Midlands
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"Intelligent response to search query." (August 2009)
Jackie Sears, Present2Sell, Exeter
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"Very easy to use and quick to gain the required information. Would definitely recommend site to friends" (August 2009)
Lynda Shaughnessy, London
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"Multi coloured tabs for easy navigation " (August 2009)
Mike Wigmore , Cheshire
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"I was impressed with the quantity of companies and the vast range of products. Well done. I am a self employed mason in Edinburgh and I'm always looking for new sources of stone" (August 2009)
Les Balfour, Edinburgh
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"Simplicity of navigation and getting what I wanted" (August 2009)
Chris Allen, Allen Tree Services
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"Like - Lots of information here, will be returning soon! " (August 2009)
Mr A Fearnley, Cheshire
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"Actually the site is kind of useful and helpful to students, scholars and even people who are ignorant of the subject matter to know much about it!" (August 2009)
Adeosun Tobi, Overseas
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"Easy to get around I will be browsing your site a lot over the next 6 months " (August 2009)
J McMillian , Glasgow
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"Did not find list of construction professionals to be comprehensive enough. Add extra professions including Code for Sustainble Homes/BREEAM assessors." (August 2009)
Antony Straszewski, Proport Eco
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"The ability to request a quote from several companies simultaneously" (August 2009)
E A Goslitski, Kent
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"Liked all I saw, as it was so quick and easy to get what i needed from the site." (August 2009)
Arthur Evans, Wales
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"Should be promoted a bit more, with special offers or trades discounts etc " (August 2009)
Steve, EBS
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"Looking for flood defence systems Nice to be able to get everything in one site." (August 2009)
Andrew Batty, Herefordshire
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"Just the fact that you exist! I am in the middle of a building project and sourcing materials is becoming more and more difficult now the recession is hitting and builders merchants are holding less stock and what they are holding is only the very common or the in demand stuff. I will now use you again and you have been added to my favorites. Thanks. " (July 2009)
Lara Cozens, Bristol
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"Very easy to find my way around and well laid out. Appealing to the eye. " (July 2009)
Alex Gale, VES, Hampshire
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"I found a number of sites instantly and was able to e-mail all at once. Much Easier " (July 2009)
Lisa Hayes, Essex
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"For someone that is not a building pro it was still quite easy to get round the site. " (July 2009)
Graham Geddes, France
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"I liked the way you could request catalogues from all companys " (July 2009)
Mark Longley, Hull
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"Website has such an immense amount of content, a suggestion would be to add scrolling images/pictures of work/products, possibly adpoting a facebook technique in using a bold underline or cursor hovering which explains the product in a small text bubble... what and how do i obtain a promotional code?please email me" (July 2009)
Mr Singhz, London
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"I liked the ease and quickness of the site. Disliked the size of text on some pages, rather small. I will use it again, definitely." (July 2009)
Grace MacLachlan, P Flint & Co, Hampshire
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"Basic structure meant it was easy to navigate. No" (July 2009)
Jaypreet Hothi, Amazing Double Glazing Ltd, Wolverhampton
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"That I could send one email and it went to every door company on your list." (July 2009)
BM Lett-Charnott, Lincolnshire
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"everything under one roof " (July 2009)
Mrs Hughes, Flintshire
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"Liked the ease of use & speed that I am able to find what I'm looking for " (July 2009)
Lisa Grizzell, Russet House School, Middlesex
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"You assume that your site users are with in the industry and this is not always the case, hence they will not be able to navigate in the way you expect them to." (July 2009)
Neil Openshaw, The village Hotel and Leisure club, Cheshire
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"I like the fact that I only spent a few short moments looking for the info I needed. Your site will be one of my top search sites from now on." (July 2009)
Clayton Hunter, Rapid Space, Berkshire
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"From my previous use of the website, I obtained the information I'd requested within 24 hours, all my queries having been answered. Easy to use." (July 2009)
D. Hutton, Middlesex
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"Liked the ability to send various quotations in one request " (July 2009)
Mr Milesh Patel, London
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"This website is well laid out and easy to navigate...content is very good too." (July 2009)
Neill Craven, Local Authority - Leeds
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"ease of use, typed in query, answer correct first time" (July 2009)
Mr G Rose, Essex
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"Quick to find what I was looking for, didn't have to visit a thousand pages first. no" (July 2009)
Miko Burfitt, France
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"I like the layout of the site,its very easy to use." (June 2009)
Scott Allen, Derbyshire
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"Like all of it really, well laid out, easy to use " (June 2009)
Tom Gregory, Alfies Property, Staffordshire
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"As an individual buyer, I need better illustrations of products and some idea of costs. Also, technical details, e.g. is glass safe, durable etc? How does it compare to stone for durability in a kitchen? " (June 2009)
Ms Christina Ruse, Norfolk
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"I was able to find what i needed quickly" (June 2009)
John McKenna, Home Office, London
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"A variety of info available in one hit!" (June 2009)
Mrs T L Atkinson, Sussex
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"It has a very good selection of companies for each product but perhaps a little more information about the particular companies would enable people to be more selective in choosing companies. The best overall site for my particular search for a specific product" (June 2009)
R Kapila, Berkshire
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"I liked the things which you have included. I was in search of a good company for doing buisness in electrical goods and I was able to find one. " (June 2009)
Derek Sebastian, Amran establishments
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"Not enough on Moss Roses but there was plenty of options to offer to my customer. I would like to use this site a lot more in the future." (June 2009)
Douglas Robertson, Scotland
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"It saves me time checking each site individually and the onus is on the supplier to provide me with specifically the information I want. Will use this site again." (June 2009)
Lindsay Baillie, Newport,Essex
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"Home page was clear and easy to navigate to chosen section " (June 2009)
Allan Hilton, NPS, Norfolk
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"It was easy to find what I wanted, therefore saves time. " (June 2009)
Nick Hodgkiss, Clark & Hodgkiss, Boston, UK
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"Straight away I was offered a brochure for stone products, which is why I came on to this site. Please enter any additional comments" (June 2009)
John Jowett, Essex
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"Scroll-down easy-to-use menus" (June 2009)
Connor Waters, South Wales
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"I like the easy way to request quotes and brochures from all manufacturers." (June 2009)
Tim Brading, Gale & Snowden, Devon
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"I like the ease of navigation, many product manufacturers available but as ever, more would be beneficial. Great - a very useful resource." (June 2009)
David Worrall, FBDA Ltd, West Midlands
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"Simple single page documents without need to trawl through huge amounts of info at that stage." (June 2009)
David Mackenzie, Mackenzie Architects, Essex
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"The site is very good to navigate and information is readily available. Spot on!" (June 2009)
Amjid Mehmood, Local Authority, West Midlands
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"A very good amount of information." (June 2009)
Alexander Fuller, Wyre Forest District Council, Worcester
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"The key categories and search tool on the front page were very useful to find the information I required." (June 2009)
Andrew Fradgley, AE Thornton-Firkin & Partners, Newcastle upon Tyne
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"Clearly laid out sections, no ambiguity." (June 2009)
Richard Morris, Arup, Newcastle upon Tyne
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"Good layout and easy to use." (June 2009)
Chris Gothard, Chris Gothard Associates Ltd, Sheffield
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"A wealth of information to assist me at work." (June 2009)
Matt Samways,, Giarti Ltd, Kent
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"It seems to be a one stop shop where you could find a wealth of information and contacts. A potential substitute for the office brochures/catalogues." (June 2009)
Andy Webster, Birmingham
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"Wealth of information - covered so many areas, will certainly bookmark for future reference." (June 2009)
Cath Cabourn, NSW Architects, Derby
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"Easy to navigate – full of information." (June 2009)
Kevin Ling, Pell Frischmann Projects Ltd, Tunbridge Wells
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"I believe it is the best one stop shop for building products I have seen. Its deliverables are as impressive as the simplicity of the website layout. It is very easy to navigate around the pages and very well detailed. The construction centre is very deserving of an international platform." (June 2009)
Oladipo Adeniyi, Scott Wilson Plc, London
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"Now I know the site exists, I will definitely use it as I used to use the Barbour Index." (June 2009)
Jaqueline Nightingale, Taylor Nightingales & Associates, Derbyshire
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