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Well I made it very clear that we aere there for the DASA meeting and all the rooms get paid for on atendance.
There is no up-front charges, only a CC number to hold the rooms, that was all. And no, Chris is not aware.
Ā£55 a room was the rate I think for a single and Ā£65 or thereabouts for a double.
K.
Oh you were there but obviously there’s a little bit of spin involved in the meetings as well as the post on the forums re the AGM. š
Now, I could take it apart bit by bit but I don’t think i ought to, suffice to say it’s not very good representation of what actually happened that day. The glaring ones being Kevin having a dig at Chris and then saying that he got no reply to his letter as director of DASA, if that wasn’t a response I don’t know what is! The other one is EESEL, that should sit well with Mark who basically told him to shut it on the subject as it was sod all to do with DASA.
I an *SOOO* tempted to post what really happened either here or on the DASA forum, or a response at least.
K.
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Okay, the rooms are all booked! š
They are all booked in each individual’s name and for both the Friday and Saturday, any changes either through me or direct with the hotel.
K.
Yes, now is the time to ask questions, especially for those that are outside of DASA as all and any input is valuable to try to tailor the whole network to try to please everyone.
You can ask here or you can send an email to the network team but please if you have comments or concerns then air them. Of course there is also the DASA AGM which is open for non-DASA members to attend and there will be people there that can answer most queries I’m sure. I’m also sure that anyone that is not currently a DASA member will be made most welcome at the AGM.
K.
Ally wrote:Can’t wait to see what the future holds!!:lol:
No, me either but I hope it will help to improve the trade in general as, after all, that’s what we all want at the end of the day and idiotic notions like the one that started this thread will only lead to the company being branded as stupid and arrogant. Oh, hang on, I think I heard someone say somewhere that they were those things already! š
Seriously though, does anyone that reads this site think it’s set up to slag off one WP? I don’t think so and I think I may well have a bit of insight there.
K.
Yes, being able to tell them to stuff it is a good thing in some cases as is not being beat about the head with some stupid clause in a contract!
Things like, you can’t work for another network or you can’t talk about the company in question or that you cannot accept work from their customers should they wish to go direct. Now that’s just plain silly in this industry. š
You should read the thread about contract law in the legal section as that makes for some interesting reading.
K.
Yep, still more dire warning on Powerhouse on the front page today, looks as if no-one wants to know about the problem and are doing an “ostrich”.
The knock-on effect could be felt for a while though by sales of warranties as we have this and the CC report due this month as well just for good measure which means that the media will no doubt run with it as a live story. Thing is, it will not be from a good angle for DSG, Kesa and the rest as I think they’ll get a hammering over it again.
The problem is though, that without a constant cashflow stream coming in these warranty companies will die and there may be some casualties along the way, I’ve seen it happen before and doubtless we’ll see it again.
It also means that they will all be looking for ways to cut costs, guess who the prime candidates are for cost cutting? š
K.
I am sorry, bad coding by yours truly. š³ But it’s sorted š
Or was that message intended for someone specific? š
K.
Roni,
Fantastic advice and guidance on a subject that often baffles we engineers thanks for taking the time to look into that for us.
K.
No doubt you’ll get the “everything is fine and you’ll make loads of money” sales pitch.
All I’d say is watch any contractrual implications very carefully indeed.
K.
Is this a dodgy deal or something? What’s the involvement, financial?
Just what we need, another dodgy WP! š
K.
I’d have to agree with Dave on that one, in writing or a no-go IMHO.
But, what about the work that’s already been done or is in progress, will that get paid for as well? If not I know what I’d be telling them to with it! š
K.
It is a great pleasure to see that the website has today passed the 100,000 page views mark and it is growing in both strength and numbers, as well as very importantly, building a community of like-minded individuals within the Whitegoods trade.
The truly amazing thing is though that, even springing from the Whitegoods Mailing list, which is still very much alive and kicking, this has been accomplished in a little over three months from the launch of the website.
It has brought closer the manufacturers, work providers and repairers and at times offers a unique insight into the workings of each party. Almost all the posts and information is of great interest and of use to us all to help create a better understanding in the industry and to, hopefully, breed more tolerance and better working relationships for everyone.
The thing to remember is though that this is your community and website! You all contributed and have made it a valuable commodity as well as steering the course of it for the most part. So if you wish to applaud anyone for this effort, applaud yourselves.
My thanks goes to the people that work tirelessly behind the scenes for what is often thankless tasks like Dave Conway, Kevin Heath, Neil Howieson amongst others. Your contributions, help and guidance have been invaluable and appreciated over the past few months to both myself and the many people that use the website.
The past few months have seen some radical moves in the industry and some surprises and twists along the way, MFI deciding to go direct and use agents who have done this in an extremely professional manner and have earned a huge amount of respect from us all Iām sure. As well as the public announcement of Network DASA, a network that is designed to help repairers and manufacturers or insurers alike and build a better foundation for service work for independents in the UK for the future. I wish these endeavours every success for the future.
As for the site there is some remarkable figures returned from the site statistics, this month alone has seen the site for the first time break 30,000 page views in one month as well as having our busiest day ever on the 12/09/2003 with 3121 page views in a single day! Which, to me, only highlights the passion of the people that are using the site and the high level of interest in the topics on the agenda?
We have also seen the first ever UK Whitegoods meeting in Peterborough this month which I feel and, hope others do too, was productive and worthy of the effort and hopefully there will be more over time.
So thank you everyone for your comments, posts, help and advice and all the efforts that have gone into this website and the group in general and hopefully it will continue far into the future and contribute to making this an industry that we can all be proud to work in.
K.
Re-posted here just in case you missed it on the frontpage.
