TOTAL FRAUD: AVOID THIS COMPANY AT ALL COSTS!! Our business hired B&M in December 2020 just prior to a major snowfall on 12/16. We were asked to pay up front to be added to the schedule (& we chose to pay for a season contract for the slight discount) for snow removal in addition to calcium chloride treatment for sidewalks. Not only did B&M NEVER show up to clear our sidewalks and driveways, they sent photos of a completely different business to prove they had visited our site (I had to point out to business owner Paul in an email that the business he sent photos of was not even on the same street as our business). We spent HOURS trying to contact Paul only to to have a stranger pick up the phone saying they had found it in the street (really??)... We ended up contacting the insurance company named on the COI so see if it was a fraudulent business (they claimed it was legitimate) and they provided alternate cell phone numbers to reach Paul. Those phone numbers ALL went to a full voicemail box and our emails went unanswered.
Our emails demanding a full refund for breach of contract finally elicited a response the next day from Paul (after we had finished the hugely laborious task of clearing the snow OURSELVES). He apologized for going to the wrong address (how that could happen after confirming our address which was also clearly printed on the contract he generated, I still have no idea) and he promised this wouldn't happen again and sent a "service manager" to survey our site so, being out the money on the season contract that Paul didn't want to refund, we hoped it had been a first time error and things would proceed smoothly next time.
When the next major snow storm came this week on 2/1/21, Paul promised on a phone call with our building manager that all snow removal would be complete before 7am the following day. As of 7am the next day, we still hadn't had any snow removal. When we could finally reach Paul on the phone, he claimed they were minutes away. As of 9am on Feb 2, they were "26 minutes away" but never showed up. After that, all calls went to a full mailbox and now on Feb. 3, our calls and messages are still unanswered and mailbox are still full- same story as with the storm in December. WHEN YOU NEED THIS COMPANY THEY WILL NOT SHOW! At FULL COST TO OUR BUSINESS we had to hire another snow removal company 48 hours after the storm with B&M still MIA and this business showed up promptly as promised and cleared all our snow with no drama, no run-around, no hiding from the customer which seems to be the way that Paul operates his business. Our business has NEVER encountered anything like this shameful behavior by someone who claims to be running a legitimate business. STAY CLEAR of this company! They will take your money and waste your time on endless phone calls that lead nowhere and you will not even get the service you paid for. I've now written to Paul for the second time asking for a full refund for the season contract we paid for up front - now with ZERO snow removal after 2 snowstorms and still no response from Paul. I am disgusted by not only the utter lack of professionalism by B&M, but the total disregard they have for the businesses that hire and rely on them not only for our employees' and customers' safety, but also to avoid fines by the city for failure to remove snow (and the danger of personal liability lawsuits). I cannot believe that one single positive review for this company could possibly be real. I am filing a complaint today with the Better Business Bureau and am warning all potential customers to avoid B&M and to make sure this company isn't allowed to continue this scam. DO NOT HIRE B&M or pay them a single dollar- THEY WILL NOT REMOVE YOUR SNOW ! read more