On 2007-12-02 01:10:05 +0000, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

My local council's trading standards dept operates a 'Fair Trader' scheme &
I've just been accredited as a member!

http://www.medway.gov.uk/index/busin...fairtrader.htm

Not that difficult to satisfy their standards TBH, I already did 90% of it
anyway. According to several people I've met who are members it gets you a
lot of business. Cost me £124 a year.

You get to use the logo on your web site (CD supplied with images is
absolute crap), get listed on the councils web site, you can use the logo on
the van etc.

Another opportunity to tuck up the punters :-) (Just joking).

Don't know if these schemes run anywhere else in the country, might help
some readers?

Which section? Property Maintenance? Will Consider all Jobs?

How do they check that you do what you say you will do, or what they
think you will do?
It is good that they are doing something proactive rather than sitting
on their botties waiting for the complaints.



I'm a bit bothered about Medway Council's motto, though. Serving you.