craigmason
05-10-2006, 14:44
a building company in sheffield was on bbc watchdog
RGS Building Services, run by father and son team Andrew and Roy Goodison, are skilled in gaining money from their customers but, as Watchdog found out, these skills don't extend to their building work.
Local father Simon Nix soon found out that the Goodisons don't live up to their promises. They gave him a quote for a number of home improvements and Nix paid a large deposit, but when work began it wasn't impressive.
A catalogue of mistakes occurred, including damaged brick work and crooked windows. As Nix grew worried about the quality of their work, the Goodisons came to the site less often, before giving up on the job entirely.
Across town, Bonny Etchell Anderson wanted a basement conversion. Several thousand pounds down the line, she has very little to show for it. She says the Goodisons put her family in danger, having left a load-bearing wall unpropped in her basement.
The substandard work didn't stop there. John Farrelly found that the boiler that they'd fitted was leaking. The Goodisons had installed a boiler without employing a Corgi-certified worker, which is required by law. When Corgi was called in, Farrelly found that his boiler was not only badly installed, but was potentially dangerous as well.
Leaving people out of pocket is nothing new for the Goodisons. Watchdog has found that over the years, they've collectively amassed over £40,000 in county court judgements.
In addition to this, they also have five undischarged bankruptcies between them to add to their collection of legal paperwork.
In a statement, Andrew Goodison said he disputes what happened in all the cases. He blames the customers and claims that his father has never been employed by RGS Building Services. He says the company's no longer trading and he's now working as an electrician.
this is one company to avoid
RGS Building Services, run by father and son team Andrew and Roy Goodison, are skilled in gaining money from their customers but, as Watchdog found out, these skills don't extend to their building work.
Local father Simon Nix soon found out that the Goodisons don't live up to their promises. They gave him a quote for a number of home improvements and Nix paid a large deposit, but when work began it wasn't impressive.
A catalogue of mistakes occurred, including damaged brick work and crooked windows. As Nix grew worried about the quality of their work, the Goodisons came to the site less often, before giving up on the job entirely.
Across town, Bonny Etchell Anderson wanted a basement conversion. Several thousand pounds down the line, she has very little to show for it. She says the Goodisons put her family in danger, having left a load-bearing wall unpropped in her basement.
The substandard work didn't stop there. John Farrelly found that the boiler that they'd fitted was leaking. The Goodisons had installed a boiler without employing a Corgi-certified worker, which is required by law. When Corgi was called in, Farrelly found that his boiler was not only badly installed, but was potentially dangerous as well.
Leaving people out of pocket is nothing new for the Goodisons. Watchdog has found that over the years, they've collectively amassed over £40,000 in county court judgements.
In addition to this, they also have five undischarged bankruptcies between them to add to their collection of legal paperwork.
In a statement, Andrew Goodison said he disputes what happened in all the cases. He blames the customers and claims that his father has never been employed by RGS Building Services. He says the company's no longer trading and he's now working as an electrician.
this is one company to avoid