This has been a great month for WTA members as UK Whitegoods relaunched their appliance engineer search function and, as all WTA members work to a higher standard than most, all members are entitled to a free premium listing in this revamped search function. The new search for an appliance engineer can be found from this link and, WTA members are also now recommended by a major housing association.
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WTA Welcome Member Promotion
WTA Members are offered free advertising for 1 year on FindMyEngineer.co.uk.
FindMyEngineer.co.uk is a new website dedicated to promoting Trade Association Members via online advertising. One of the aims of FindMyEngineer.co.uk is to raise awareness to the consumer about employing an accredited tradesman directly.
OFT Approval Update
Having been in consultation with the OFT regarding the WTA Code of Practice (COP) and its ability to protect the consumer, we were given guidance on 3 elements that we needed to address. The WTA Council met and strengthened the final 3 elements then submitted the COP to the OFT to continue the process to approval.
DEGs Review Representation
The Whitegoods Trade Association has been asked for its views and, more importantly, its members views on the DEGs (Domestic Electrical Goods) Review announced recently by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). You can read the WTA final report if you are a member from the link in the forums and the announcement of the review on the DASA website here.
It is fair to say that, in general from the information that we have gathered so far, that our members feel that the market is not operating correctly and that some manufacturers have, in effect, created their own monopolies on aftercare and servicing of major domestic appliances. This is therefore not a fair market and is not, in our member's opinions, in the interest of consumers as they will often have no choice but the manufacturer's own service should a product become defective.
February 2011 Meeting
The next WTA meeting has been set for February 25th 2011 at the Hilton in Coventry as the venue once again.
Rooms can be booked using this link directly from the Hilton Hotel and full details of the hotel are available from this link. Attendance is completely free for WTA members and of course our kind sponsors.
If you are not a member and wish to attend please contact us on
