IQE Boilers From B&Q 10 year warranty

[Centralheatking]

Hi Ray - I was informed from a senior source at major multi national that

Screwfix operate an opposite marketing policy - ' Where the trade Buys' is their
mantra - but over 60% of their sales is to every tom dick and croppie who has been drawn
in by the adverts CHK

that

If ever B&Q work out how the trade market operates, then they could be dangerous. Trouble is, they are retailers at heart, and retail and trade don't mix well. They require different stock, different premises, different processes and different types of staff.

They tried with TradePoint format which was the closest they ever got, but it still felt like a B&Q.

The more Screwfix open tradecounters, the more they acquire the same overhead base that traditional merchants have, which negates their core advantage.

You're right though. Interesting times.

 

[ADM360]

It seems its all going this way nowadays, my 'trade price' is often more then I can get down screwfix anyway.... Plus boilers are the same price if not cheaper online... No such thing as trade price anymore it seems!

I just up the labour rate

Had a quote from my merchant just the other day for a Baxi duo-tec, good price including flue, a couple of days later the Plumbfix book drops on the mat, and included is a leaflet with the same boiler for about £80 more but also include fernox F3, F1 and TF1 so possible an even better deal!!
but you do have to pay for it there and then!!

 

[Ermintrude]

Get a trade UK card. 30 to 60 days credit.

 

[hammers4spanner]

i see b and q are now fixed price boiler repairs starting from £70

little man getting squeezed everywhere now

 

[gassafe]

i see b and q are now fixed price boiler repairs starting from £70

little man getting squeezed everywhere now

As with anything these of firms do its "from £70", not to mention the terms & conditions that apply...

A quick glance, and the prices soon escalate, with the term 'beyond economic repair' soon appearing!! I can't help but think they will use this low entry repair as a foot in the door to sell there iqe boiler to people!!! These engineers will be on commission no doubt, and before you know it perfectly working boilers will be in the scrap heap cuz the fan failed & was beyond echoing repair...

 

[pottsy]

i agree but this is a throw away socitey part of mr feels its wrong to todo this sort of stuff but the other side thinks why not it creats jobs and keeps us inwork unfotunatley work some times a monkey could do

 

[stevetheplumber]

i always think thatargos was the fore runner of all the various companies springing up every where screwfix tools station tooled up etc
everything in a catalogue and served by min wage staff