Double glazer comes to rival customer's rescue
A Christchurch double glazer has come to the rescue of a woman left out of pocket by a rival company.
As reported on ONE News last night, Alie Van Der Lem from Sydenham was left hanging by the company Double Glaze It.
After saving for two years, Van Der Lem paid Double Glaze It a $1500 deposit in July last year. But her son Ron told ONE News that since then his mother has had nothing but excuses.
Save energy - tap into expert franchise knowledge
For those of you looking for capitalise on all those good ideas you had over the Christmas break, then the next meeting of the Franchise Association of New Zealand in Tauranga will be a real eye opener.
The meeting will be hosted by Energy Saving Centre, a recently created franchise system based in Tauranga and Christchurch, where its manufacturing plant is located.
Energy Saving Centre has been around since 1996 and has installed its energy smart products in over 6000 homes.
Sound franchise practice has shown that a successful business is better franchised than a new and unproven business. (This is different for a product-only proposition however.)
Energy Saving Centre has 14 years experience to draw on - a huge advantage in helping new franchisees achieve profitability.
It also means the centre has a wealth of product experience and customer solutions to pass on to new franchisors. This is the sort of background - along with sound financial and business management tools - that the purchaser of a franchise opportunity should look for.
Dave Catley the managing director of Energy Saving Centre and Murray Clark the national franchise support manager will speak at the meeting, along with award-winning franchise consultants, Win Robinson and Dr Callum Floyd of Franchize Consultants (NZ) Limited.
Recent experience has shown that franchise systems based on sound business principles, professionally created and operated, have survived the economic slow down. Many have excelled, to create extra business and profitability to their owner / operators.
The is a great oppoertunity to learn from the vast franchise experience of the speakers. The meeting will be held at Energy Saving Centre, 15 Roxanne Pl, Windermere, Tauranga, at 5 30pm on Thursday 10th February. All welcome.
