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Re: *** Important *** WTA /UKW Meeting Fri 25th Feb
Europart Maddocks will be there all day. We look forward to meeting everyone again after a very successful show in September 2010.
Re: WTA / UKW SEPTEMBER 2010 MEETING
Europart Maddocks is pleased to announce that we will be supporting the event from 9am onwards all day.
We will be on hand to answer any questions or queries you may have.
See you there!
Re: GHD Hair straightners
Good to see some of this discussion emerging.
With a recession underway everybody in the trade is looking for new ways of diversifying to boost sales. The very real issue as a distributor Europart is seeing is the decreasing gap between the price of the spare part needed for the repair vs. price of new replacement finished appliance.
The small appliance repair market has been almost destroyed some cases because of the fact that (as a rule) you need to be able to complete a repair for the customer at about a cost of 25{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} against the cost of purchasing a new appliance. Where this isnāt possible the repair is rarely undertaken ā altogether too common nowadays.
GHD spares remain affordable and readily available. This enables our customers to offer a blanket repair service – āany repair of any GHD for Ā£40ā, or a bespoke one where no single spare will cost the customer more than Ā£15-Ā£20.
In short the 25{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} rule is always a possibility.
GHD are regarded by users as the āFerraris of Hair Straightenersā. With over 5 million units sold in the UK and a typical RRP of Ā£80-Ā£120 per unit. Customers value these appliances, and this in many cases makes these products are even more commercially viable to repair than many vacuum cleaners or budget home laundry appliances.
If your considering offering the service, think about the fact, you can take of stock of the items that 95{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of the time fail and need replacement for less than Ā£50-Ā£75. This doesnāt require a huge investment in stock, and it means that you can offer a quick turnaround service. Imagine if this was true for Indesit appliances for example!
To boot, the repairs themselves are relatively simple to perform. We see this as being the key. You can to add a new profitable dimension to your business, with minimal investment of capital and skill to enable this. Ultimately, it doesnāt require much of a risk. Something few of us can afford to take given the current strains upon the trade.
Re: APM6855-1 – FAN MOTOR
Hi,
At present a pattern has not been produced.
53-HY-163 Ā£48 from Maddocks taking 3-4 days.
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Re: Bosch 154740 carbons- who’s the cheapest?
Dave_Conway wrote:Try 12-BS-03 from Maddocks (about Ā£3), they look and feel a lot better than the other pattern ones (BS12103 for instance) and are meant to be laminated.
Dave.
Thanks Dave
12-BS-03A is the BSH Genuine Equivalent
Ā£16.19 a pair
Ā£15.99 for 10 pairs+Special though taking 3-4 days.
The 12-BS-03 however is an excellent equivalent.
Re: Diplomat AHY4410 oven glass.
Hi – you can also use 14-HY-155 from Europart
These are in stock – Ā£22.50.
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Re: Part number 724018200
Hi it comes as a switch bank kit with 4 switches, the bank and the screws.
Europart part number 62-HY-27
Re: Stoves DFa900 (059056600) – Broken outer door glass
If you can confirm the door to be Stainless Steel. Europart’s 14-ST-0208 is compatible. Special order, maximum delivery time of about a week Ā£112.50 before VAT. Very expensive I know but marginally better.
Re: Neff half turn elements
Maddocks stocks these elements – 14-NF-43, as a pattern alternative to the genuine (which is rather steep in price)! We source them ourselves also so they’re not from the same batch as other trade suppliers.
We sell quite a few of them and I’ve not had bad reports back from Customers. Although that’s not to say you’ll never had one that doesn’t work.
May be worth a go if your current source is too expensive / unreliable!
