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CURRENT STORY
21/10/11 - WHY YOU "DON'T" BUY A POOL FENCE FROM THE BIG HARDWARE RETAILERS
Wouldn't it make sense to purchase a safety product such as a pool fence from a company that actually specialises in the product?
WE CANNOT BELIEVE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT COME TO US IN AN ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE THEIR PROJECT AFTER PURCHASING SOME OR PART OF THE FENCE FROM LARGE HARDWARE RETAILERS WHO HAVE LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRODUCT THEY SELL.
Many of the larger retailers may have a vast range of specialty products, but they don't always have the detailed knowledge that only a specialist has. If you want to know how much knowledge a hardware retailer has of the pool fencing industry, next time you go there, ask the sales person which Australian Standard applies to pool fencing, you may get a blank look similar to the one I got!
The consumer thinks it's cheaper because they are buying the product from larger retailers who claim "lowest prices" when in actual fact it is not.
Compare the following before buying from a large hardware retailer;
- quality of the product
- the level or service
- product knowledge
- ability to provide a layout (plan) of your fence
- after sales service
- engineering of the product
- certification of the product
- availability of custom products
- the price
You will find that overall, we are extremely competitive and in most cases, cheaper than larger hardware retailers, but the main difference is that we know the product we sell.
People often come to us for latches and hinges because the large hardware retailers don't have stock. They also want custom panels, when asked why they didn't buy them from the same place they purchased their fence, the answer is..... don't make custom panels.
We would not sell a gate to a customer unless we knew our tried and tested hardware was on it because we care about the safety of your family. The bottom line is, to be able to obtain certification for your pool fence, you have to have approved latch and hinges fitted correctly. Without certification for the fence, the pool cannot be filled.
I shake my head in disbelief and ask myself why anyone would buy a gate without the hardware, after all, buying a pool fence is hardly an "impulse" buy. Why walk out without the most important components that will allow your fence to be certified?
We don't sell part of a fence to the consumer and then have them running all over the countryside to find components to make it work. Our product has been tested and is complete, it works every time.
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