"I have received more job enquiries from this service than from any of my other adverts."
MW, Essex
"Have received several enquiries, all of which have produced work. Excellent service and I believe a good way of promoting the FMB and ensuring good customer relations."
AJ, Lancashire
"When you follow up a lead you feel more confident in getting the job than just a phone call out of the blue."
IS, Doncaster
" . . . we believe [the Find A Builder service] to be an excellent vehicle for clients to locate a genuine and reliable contractor in an industry that seems to have many rogue traders pertaining to be genuine and generally creating a poor image for the industry."
MR, West Sussex
"When I receive a Job Enquiry from yourselves the customer has I feel a few advantages to a cold call. They are looking for quality over price being the main consideration. They expect to be charged VAT and will not ask how much for cash. Also I feel they have done a bit of research and understand the correct job will require the correct amount of cash and cannot be done on shoestring budget. They want a professional."
AD, Somerset
"The service works well and certainly gives us the inside track against calls from people using the telephone directory etc. . . . clients seem to be more at ease knowing we have come via FMB."
AS, Bristol
"With an average of one enquiry a week I don't feel the need to advertise elsewhere."
GN, Surrey
"We are currently working on a £365,000 job with a much bigger job to follow. The customer found us through the FMB."
RMD, Dorset
"We have had two enquiries through FMB . . . We feel the service is potentially very useful and we have recommended it to others."
DW, Wiltshire
"In the short time I have been a member of FMB I have found the service most helpful. I have expanded my customer base and find that my clients feel happy and confident to have found a repuitable company that can give them a professional service. I have recently secured a contract with [name witheld] and am awaiting confirmation of two further projects."
HEB, Clwyd
"I was successful in securing work for [names withheld], as well as having the opportunity to bid for more work than I could possibly take on. In my first 12 months with the FMB the Find A Builder service alone accounted for a rise of about 60% in my earnings."
LH, Surrey
"Very efficient. Nice surprise to get back to the office at the end of the day and have new jobs waiting on the email."
WL, Birmingham