Very good companies for your house
WA Ellis
W A Ellis is one of the largest and most experienced residential Estate Agents & Surveyors operating under one roof in Prime Central London. Their expertise includes Sales, Lettings, Valuation, Development & Investment and Building Surveying
- National Best Single Office Gold Winners - Lettings Agency of the Year Awards 2011 in association with The Sunday Times and The Times - Also recipient of a Silver Award for customer service in 2011
- Lucy Morton - Agency Leader of the Year 2010 - The Negotiator Awards 2010 in collaboration with The Digital Property Group
- Gold Award – UK Best Single Office Agency of the Year; Gold Award – Best Single Office London Estate Agency of the Year; Silver Award – Best Estate Agency Customer Service. Estate Agency of the Year Awards 2010 with the Sunday Times
- Holder of a Kitemark ISO 9001 - Quality Management Standard - The British Standards Institution for the provision of professional and agency services (as at March 2011)
- Gold Award – Best Luxury Lettings; Gold Award – Best Single Office Lettings Agency; Silver Award – Best Customer Service. Letting Agency of the Year Awards 2010 in association with the Sunday Times and the Times
Factory Direct Flooring
Factory Direct Flooring operates largely online and offers a large a selection of quality wood flooring home products such as quality laminate flooring, wood flooring and vinyl flooring, sourcing many products direct from the manufacturers
- Silver Seal of Approval - Customer Service Award from Ekomi - as at January 2012
Premier Estates
A leading provider of Residential Property Management, specialising in the delivery of high quality services to the leaseholders, homeowners and residents of apartment buildings, managed estates and mixed use schemes throughout the UK
- Highly Commended - Customer Service Award 2011/2012 and Regional Property Management Company of the Year Award - Property Management Awards 2011/2012
- Will Hallworth, MIRPM, Winner - Young Property Manager of the Year Award 2011-12 - Property Management Awards 2011/2012
- Winner - Regional Property Management Company of the Year Award 2010-11 - Property Management Awards 2010/11
- Finalist - Regional Property Management Company of the Year Award 2009-10 - Property Management Awards 2009/10
Screwfix Direct
Screwfix Direct is the UK's largest direct and online supplier of tools and hardware products catering for the trade and the serious home DIY projects
- Runner-up in best customer service at a contact centre - Contact Centre World awards 2010 - Company and employees won another 6 awards at the same ceremony
- Voted 11th in the Top 50 Call Centre Awards 2010
- Commended for its ‘Fusion Platform’ - Retail Technology Initiative category at the Oracle Retail Week awards 2011
- Runner Up in the Employee Engagement category - CIPD People Management Awards 2010
- Short listed Best mCommerce Retailer - eCommerce Awards for Excellence 2011
The White Company
Supplier of a wide range of stylish home products and accessories, furniture and clothing, principally in white, distributed online and through a network of stores in London, Brighton, Guildford, Cambridge, Edinburgh and other major cities
- Chrissie Rucker, Founder of The White Company, has won the The everywoman Ambassador Award - The NatWest everywoman Awards 2009
DESIGNERS GUILD
Online shop of the designer and wholesaler of home furnishing fabrics, wall coverings, furniture, upholstery and bed and bath collections which are distributed throughout Europe and worldwide. Retail showrooms on the Kings Road, London
- Tricia Guild, Founder and Creative Director awarded an OBE for services to Interior Design in 2008
- Tricia Guild, Founder and Creative Director, awarded the Homes and Gardens Lifetime achievement award in 2007
Home Jane
Home Jane offers the services of a team of professional tradeswomen with all of the skills needed to solve your DIY challenges at home, including carpenters, plumbers, electricians and decorators. Offers a no-wait service with Direct Sitters
- Winner - Young Entrepreneur Award - Enterprising Women Awards 2009 and winner - The Precious Entrepreneur of the Year - The Precious Awards 2009
- Winner of Thames Gateway Business of the Year Award - 12th annual Archant London Thames Gateway Business Awards, 2009
- Included in Smarta 100 winners list 2010
- Listed in 35 Women under 35: A Vision of Enterprise - Management Today 2011
John Lewis - Home
Home products by the award-winning retailer, home furnishing for your house including furniture, linen, home ware and everything for the living room, dining room, bedroom, bathroom and the kitchen
- Best Online Retailer, and runner-up for Best Home Retailer - House Beautiful awards 2011
- Best Online Home Retailer and Home Retailer of the Year - House Beautiful Awards 2009
- Retailer of the Year - Homes & Gardens Classic Design Awards 2010 and 2009
Laura Ashley
Quality provider of fashion, homeware and home furnishings started in London in 1953. Online or through its network of stores, offers a wide range of products including furniture, bedlinen, fabrics, curtains, and decorative accessories
- Winner of the 2008 retailer of the year award - Homes and Gardens Classic Design Awards
- Laura Ashley Made To Order website won the Best eCommerce Site at the Dadi Awards 2009
- Laura Ashley Made To Order (MTO) website - Bronze Award - Freshest Niche Market Project - Fresh Media & Digital Awards 2009
- Highly Commended - Best Interiors Collection/Decor Junior Design Awards 2011
Alternative Flooring
Specialist in high quality, design-led natural flooring products for your home including sisal, coir, jute, seagrass, mountain grass, wool mix and wool, together with custom made rugs and runners with original borders. Ecological sensitive
Ripples
Bathroom designers honoured with awards that recognise their top-quality service and high calibre products. Showrooms have been established in London and across England and Wales
- Winner - 2008 Bathroom Designer Award
- Winner - 2008 Designer Award
- Winner - Customer Service Award for Bathrooms - Ripples, Bath - KBB Review Industry Awards 2010
Safelincs
Provider of fire safety products and equipment, smoke alarms, co alarms, fire escape ladders, emergency escape and lighting, fire safes, fire extinguishers and extinguisher servicing, fire evacuation devices
- Winner - Lincolnshire Media Business Customer Care Award 2009 and finalists in 2010
- Highly Commended in the customer care section of the national GO Awards -Excellence in Public Procurement 2009
Shiply
Website allowing users to list goods they need to transport (such as bulky Ebay deliveries) and allowing transport companies already making similar trips to bid for the business thereby considerably reducing costs and CO2 emissions
- Green Business of the Year - Startups Awards 2009
- Joint Winner - Environmental Innovation category - The Northwest Business Environment Awards 2009
- National winner - Start Up of the Year category - Nectar Small Business Awards 2009 and Runner Up in The Good Web Guide Website of the Year Award 2009
Eaga
UK leading provider of residential energy efficiency solutions offering central heating, home boiler replacement and insulation installation services
- Winner of the UK Customer Experience Awards 2007 - Category Retail and Consumer Services
- Best Overseas Projectategory Business Charity Awards 2010
- Contact Centre of the Year - centres with less than 250 seats - North East Contact Centre Awards 2010
Gil-lec Electrical Wholesalers
Electrical wholesaler offering a wide range of products for your home through their online store with the intention to provide the best customer experience
- UK Electrical Wholesaler of the Year 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 - The Electrical Industry Awards
Hopkins Homes
East Anglia largest independent housebuilder, recognised by the NHBC in their Quality Award Scheme. Hopkins Home fuses the best of design with the latest modern technology and building techniques.
- Two bronze awards at this year's What House? Awards in London for Best Development (at St. Giles View, Risby, Suffolk); and for Best Medium Housebuilder
Savoir Beds
Quality manufacturer of tailor made beds, which started in 1905, making beds for the Savoy in London - A Savoir bed can be made to any size or shape, tailored to fit in your home
- Excellent reviews in the British Press
- Nominee - Luxury Craftsmanship - Walpole Awards for Excellence 2011