In May 2021 I made the huge mistake of taking on Iain Martin and Revere Scotland Contracts Ltd…read more(SC627808) to work on my home and in December that year I had to terminate his contract. Since then, I've found out he had already gone insolvent in June 2020 and had been expelled from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). I would strongly recommend anyone thinking of using Iain Martin to look at a Facebook page called 'Edinburgh C0wboy Builders' and search for him and his business - it's a long list of victims. My project was to knock two rooms into one and add patio doors, along with some other internal works. My problems started when Iain Martin invoiced me for materials such as steelwork, patio doors, doors, windows, heating and electrical supplies. Nothing unusual and all within the quote, so I paid. But as the work stalled and deadlines were missed, he blamed the suppliers or Covid and found any excuse to divert attention. It all sounded so feasible. My suspicions grew, so I called some of his suppliers and found that orders had never been placed or suppliers were not doing business with Iain Martin because they hadn't been paid for earlier work. Iain and his 'Account Manager' do not have the slightest grasp of decent project management, effective (or polite) communication, client service or managing peoples money honestly I cannot emphasis enough that he should be avoided and I would recommend everyone reads the various links online. As I hear from other victims, it is clear this is not an isolated case and is a very common way he operates. Despite long negotiations and discussions over the past year, including Court Action, he has not repaid what is owed and I remain significantly out of pocket - as do many of his other victims.

From the owner: Our business specialise in being an all in once contractor that work on domestic and commercial…read morerenovations. We have all trades in house and work to ensure the customer gets exactly what they wished for. Quality of work is what we strive to achieve at Revere.

We had a very bad experience with this company. Peter clearly didn't understand the job, even…read morethough we provided manufacturers print outs for all the bathroom stuff we wanted installed. He seems to have massively underquoted and then instead of trying to resolve issues he simply stopped paying the fitters half way through the job, leaving us with no heating and a toilet flushed with a bucket.

Alpha Business Contractors are caring, professional, talented contractors that use best business…read morepractices. They are excellent in all areas and hardworking. Alpha Business Contractors will get the job that you want done with expertise.

We turned to Insurepair after a friend recommended them, as the company we were using before hadn't…read morebeen great. From the start, Insurepair were efficient and professional. Their survey was quick but detailed, and they actually discovered that some of the work we'd been told was needed wasn't necessary at all! The team carried out the repairs promptly and to a really high standard -- we're absolutely delighted with the results. Communication was excellent throughout, and the whole process was stress-free. I'd definitely recommend Insurepair to anyone needing reliable, quality home repairs.

Property Repair have just recently completed the reinstatement works to my home after we were…read moreflooded by our neighbour above. They were Fantastic. Just Fantastic. They were extremely helpful from start to finish. At one point just before the claim was accepted, the insurers decided to go down the 'cash settlement road', which pretty much meant that they were washing their hands off me, which I was not going to stand for. Richard at Property Repair contacted the Loss Adjuster to explain my plight and shortly afterwards rang me to say all would proceed as planned. His Tradesmen all arrived in company liveried vans and wore company uniforms, they were polite and not once did I hear profanity from any of the builders, even if I did use some myself. Very Happy with Property Repair, very happy indeed! J x

Invoiced £1075 by James Combe the sole trader of JRC ROOFING AND MAINTENANCE for incomplete work…read more James Combe the business owner then insisted he could not return to finish the work without further payment and produced invoices he requested I send to claim for the costs from my home and building insurance. We then sought a second opinion from Scotdrain who fixed the problem on their first visit in 45 minutes for £175.00 inclusive of VAT. Would not recommend to anyone to allow this company to even provide a quotation as they will use pressure selling tactics and false promises to secure work they are not capable of doing.

DO NOT USE this company!!! will be taking to small claims court. took our money, gave false…read morepromises and now not responding

These boys are very professional. No fuss, they managed to fit double glazed windows in my flat…read morewithin an day of work, so I was only mildly inconvenienced by their presence, just went to the pub and when I got back pretty much everything was finished. The windows they fitted were lovely, and I didn't have any problems with draughts and such like. Nice job!

This is an awful company which l actively caution people to avoid. They take no pride in their…read morework, which is reflected in the poor attention to detail and finish, sloppy work ethic and egregious service. They have no respect for their customers and don't deserve your service. We have taken weeks off work to have Viewforth come round and make the same mistakes over and over again, we've had windows repainted three times after Viewforth have been called back to fix (and repeat) mistakes. We've had to explicitly ask for them to stop sending the same junior installers round to repeat mistakes, installers who sit in their vans all day playing on their phones and then taking a day to fix a one hour problem, at the customer's expense - this is how they respond to a complaint. Where a reputable joiner would use a chisel and a workbench these guys will hack at your frames using a Stanley knife, and then fit the parts squint. We've had ropes detach, having been poorly fitted, brass parts fitted squint (and then moved and fitted squint again!), or brass parts left scratched and buckled. It took almost a year for them to fix one problem (mastic), blaming everything from birds to bees for the simple fact that they didn't do the job properly in the first place. This review is based on my experience over a year, so this wasn't simply a single bad experience that I'm having a moan about but rather a sustained marathon of incompetence and apathy. You can do better than this.

AVOID. Ill just detail my experience. - Receptionist said…read morethe words "I know nothing about windows" after serious miscommunication meant windows werent fixed. - Tradesman just didnt show up because I didnt answer their call 15min before app. - Partially fixed one of four broken windows after they finally showed (for over £200). Its as if a plumber found a clogged toilet and clogged sink but only partially unclogged the sink. - Very disrespectful fitters, just plain unfriendly, seem to only care about invoices being paid- no care at all for customer satisfaction. Just astounded at the fact that the service failed so badly at every possible juncture.

Do not use this company. If it is a simple task and nothing…read moregoes wrong then they are fine. If you have any problem then they very quickly become rude and don't return calls/emails. It is clear they only care about getting the money, and not about building a relationship or a customer base. We had a problem and they refused to engage saying not their problem, they also became very rude on the phone. So there are lots of glaziers out there, many of which are kind, considerate and don't resort to this behaviour. Best to go with someone else.