ContentDesk) October 5, 2005 — The Good Services Guide is specifically designed for you, the consumer, to check out the services of a range of companies, all of which have been independently vetted (they have to be to become a member of the Guide!). As we all know, it’s generally not too difficult to find a plumber, Builder, Accountant etc, but often really hard to find a good one. That’s what the Guide does - it helps put customers in touch with good businesses.So what does the Guide do to vet these companies?

Limited companies are checked through Companies House, to ensure that they are who they say they are. Their public liability insurance is checked is it current and valid? Contact is made with their local Trading Standards Office to see whether they have been the subject of complaints. And most importantly, the Guide talks to real customers to get their feedback.

Guide, so is immediately available to you (not all negative feedback is published straight away as the Guide likes to check that it is valid before making it generally available).The Guide is accessed through the Internet and a Free Phone 0800 number, so it is available to you wherever you are, whenever you need it. It will soon be available in a printed format. To help raise its visibility, the Guide has teamed up with The Web is the Way, a specialist “get yourself seen on the Internet” company. As a result, the Guide has already signed up an impressive array of goods and services businesses.