Buy with confidence from Slough's traders
Slough Borough Council is offering businesses in the area a chance to set themselves apart from the competition, by joining their trading standards approved scheme.
The Buy with Confidence scheme aims to provide residents with a list of approved and legitimate businesses and traders who give good customer service and perform a high-quality job.
Companies applying to the scheme are vetted to ensure that they don’t have a history of causing consumer misdemeanours.
For businesses that work in and around people’s homes, staff and unsupervised subcontractors must pass the Criminal Record Bureau checks, which are repeated every three years.
Once approved, they are listed on the council’s Buy with Confidence website, will receive a certificate of membership and are able to use the scheme’s logo on their stationary and advertising.
Fakhra Zaman, Buy with Confidence co-ordinator for Slough Borough Council, said: “The trader’s list provides residents with the safe knowledge that they are using a reputable company.
“It benefits both the business and consumer and will help to reduce the number of complaints we receive about poor services.”
Cllr John Edwards, commissioner for public protection, added: “This is a very useful scheme for our businesses and residents.
“It makes it much easier to choose a trader and buy from them with confidence, knowing they will not rip off their customers, whilst also helping traders to show residents they are reliable.”
To find out more, you can view the Buy with Confidence pages found elsewhere within this site or call 01753 875255.
Slough Borough Council