The Buy With Confidence (BWC) scheme – organised by East Sussex County Council – now has 363 members following a recent approved trader ceremony at Eastbourne – making it one of the biggest of its kind in the country.
Twenty of the new members were officially welcomed at the ceremony by Councillor Rupert Simmons, Chairman of the County Council.
Trading Standards Officers have been running the BWC scheme since 2004. It provides local people with a list of businesses that have been vetted and approved by Trading Standards.
Councillor Bob Tidy, Lead Member for Community Services, said: “The fact that we now have 363 firms on board shows that local business people know it's good for their trade. I'm delighted with the continued success of this scheme which is good for trade and good for consumer protection.”
A free directory is available from Trading Standards with a list of approved traders in the scheme. You can also search online for approved traders onlien:
So far 126 businesses in the Eastbourne area have joined the scheme together with 87 from the Wealden area, 79 from the Hastings and Rother area and 71 from the Lewes area.
The latest businesses to join are:
- Advanced Plumbing Systems (Lewes)
- Allblinds (St Leonards)
- Allseasons Landscaping & Design LLP (Crowborough)
- Amethyst Plumbing & Heating Services (Seaford)
- Anthony Stevens Plumbing & Heating (Peacehaven)
- Arm Locksmiths (Hailsham)
- Bubbles Blinds (Eastbourne)
- C Wilson Property (Lewes)
- Gary Simes Driveways & Groundworks Contractors (Hailsham)
- Graham Cottingham Ltd – Electrician (Hailsham)
- H & R Hughes Solicitors LLP (Heathfield)
- H R Goodwin & Sons Landscaping (Hailsham)
- Jet Drainage (Crowborough)
- Newlife Furniture (Lewes)
- Oakhurst Carpentry (Battle)
- Reliable Home Services (Eastbourne)
- Roy Osborne Builders Ltd (St Leonards)
- SB Property Maintenance (Hailsham)
- Sean McAleese – plumber (Ringmer)
- The Lock Stop Ltd (Eastbourne)
- W Relf Plastering (Hastings)
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