| From the customers point of view... |
| It really is a case of the best of both worlds. Local service run by highly motivated independent businessmen on a national level. No national company has our breadth of cover with over 50 companies across the UK and Ireland many of whom have more than one trading address. Our purchasing agreements mean that we can take on the largest of national companies on a equal footing. The group does not have a dedicated sales force as each company employs its own sales force. This means the client can chose how they want their branches serviced; either by one member company and that company will be responsible for billing and administration or directly with all the companies and still have the same specification installed to the same standards. |
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| From a members point of view... |
| Our companies employ excellent staff but we have to compete with cheaper small companies who copy our products using cheaper labour to install them, and also national companies that have better buying power. The group with a turnover in excess of £100,000,000.00 now has substantial buying power which we can pass on to our clients. Also as the companies are geographically spread out and not in direct competition with each other, the quarterly NASIC meetings are a great forum for a frank and honest exchange of views. The group is the oldest, largest and most stable of the buying groups that have emerged since our foundation. |
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