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Builders who change their name

  • 02-09-2014 9:58am
    #1
    Frog Song
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 371 ✭✭


    We are enquiring about builders at the moment and noticed that quite a few have changed their company name in the last few years. Should this ring alarm bells? Other than hiding something what is the reason for them changing their name? 2008/2009 seems to be quite a common time for them doing this. I understand some have broken away from partners etc but we have noticed that quite a few in our area are only registered with their new name for a few years yet claim to be building for 20+ years. Obviously we are researching as best we can but have noticed a common trend with this.


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  • #2
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    Banks stopped lending,Developers/clients stopped paying, contractors didn't pay suppliers. Many folded their companies and started again. Research, look at their work & get personal recommendations


  • #3
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    ....oh yeah, btdt (as a client that is............). Ended up in court with mine, he lost, promptly folded his tent and removed signage from his van and I got left carrying the can.............

    ...he's still around, but with an oh-so-subtely modified trading name...........on the side of the same van........

    Very caveat, very emptor.

    Get actual names of actual clients, and make a point of talking and visiting them. If you get resistance to this, well, keep on looking.......

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