Diamond Training Group (Now Closed)

Hi......... Can anyone confirm whether Diamond training group of Arundal have gone bust or not...
Thanks in advance......

 

[Russell Sorkin]

Re: Hello! I'm new to tiling and just want to book a 6 wk NVQ course @ Diamond Traini

Wow... I did not expect to hear that about Diamond Training! That's certainly put a spanner in the works. Many thanks for the info

 

[JRCCR]

Re: Hello! I'm new to tiling and just want to book a 6 wk NVQ course @ Diamond Traini

There are links on tilersforum website for other courses. Check it out. Sorry to hear about Diamond Tiling.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Re: Hello! I'm new to tiling and just want to book a 6 wk NVQ course @ Diamond Traini

there are lots of others around ! SO RING A FEW don'tfall at the first fence russ

 

[Dan]

Alpine Training; Gary Sheffield has been running one of the oldest independent tiling training centres in the country. He setup many years ago and only does tiling and has a very good reputation. He has been going longer than PTS, Diamond, Able Skills, NETT, Chase and all the other well known centres.

http://www.alpinetiling.co.uk/

 

[Dan]

Re: Hello! I'm new to tiling and just want to book a 6 wk NVQ course @ Diamond Traini

Tiling Courses and Training: 1-6 Week Courses in Tiling 🙂

One of the oldest training centres in the UK.

 

[bickers]

I will have a proper look as i did look at alpine quickly before but decided not to because of the distance from my house, means its going to cost alot more as i will have to stay somewhere near by but thinking it could be worth it, think i will give then a call.
Thanks dan

 

[bickers]

Note to bathpool wasnt there a note on door with any info like who the recievers are etc?

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Re: Hello! I'm new to tiling and just want to book a 6 wk NVQ course @ Diamond Traini

Hi Russell and:welcome: good luck

 

[Bathpool]

There was no note or any information, the place was just locked up. I have contacted Companies House (0303 1234 500) to try to find out who the receivers are but they said they have had no formal notification of the liquidation yet. However it can take some time for them to be informed so they suggested phoning again in a week or so.
Hope you get sorted out with an alternative and get your money back!

 

[bickers]

That was more info than they gave me when i phoned them they just said didnt know anything, Yeah me to is a bit gutting i have been looking forward to it since i booked it but i imagine that others are in far worse situation than me including yourself as you only had 1 more week to go, I have been checking out alpine, although its a fair distance away from me its starting to sound a safer option the fact he has tilers working for him and is a tile shop aswell sounds less likely to leave me in the same situation i am in now.
Good luck on your side of things aswell.
I'll keep things upto date on here as and when i get more info.

 

[bickers]

Re: Hello! I'm new to tiling and just want to book a 6 wk NVQ course @ Diamond Traini

Just wondering if dan is getting paid to promote alpine? ha ha cheers for the advice

 

[Ian]

Re: Hello! I'm new to tiling and just want to book a 6 wk NVQ course @ Diamond Traini

Welcome along

 

[Dan]

Re: Hello! I'm new to tiling and just want to book a 6 wk NVQ course @ Diamond Traini

Yes mate. :lol:

I get paid to promote all our sponsors. 😀

Can't be more honest than that can I? haha

Alpine is one of the oldest if not one of the first independent tiling training centres setup in the UK (so, other than colleges). His business, both tiling and tiling training has been trading for many years, a lot older than PTS, Diamond, Able Skills, Chase, NETT, and other names you see around the place.

And Gary Sheffield is still the man that teaches you. A local tiling god I believe we even have some of his friends on the forum.

A training centre well worthy of me promoting them. 🙂

 

[aph257]

Re: Hello! I'm new to tiling and just want to book a 6 wk NVQ course @ Diamond Traini

welcome, now that Diamond Training has gone, go to a few of the others and check them out before partling with any money.

 

[DHTiling]

Re: Hello! I'm new to tiling and just want to book a 6 wk NVQ course @ Diamond Traini

Hello Russ and welcome, good luck on your training..

 

[White Room]

Re: Hello! I'm new to tiling and just want to book a 6 wk NVQ course @ Diamond Traini

Hi and welcome

 

[faithhealer]

Re: Hello! I'm new to tiling and just want to book a 6 wk NVQ course @ Diamond Traini

welcome russ hope you haven't lost any money with Diamond

 

[Russell Sorkin]

Re: Hello! I'm new to tiling and just want to book a 6 wk NVQ course @ Diamond Traini

Hi....

No I was one of the lucky ones... so now looking at alternative centers but many thanks for your concern.

 

[silver1]

Hi.......... i HAVE HEARD THE NEWS ALSO......... MY NAME IS Jacky..... and i am the director of Silver Trowel Ltd in Crondall. (Plastering Training Centre ) I would like to make it clear that We are in no way connected to the Silver Trowel of Australia which had training links with Diamond training..... We have already today recieved 2 telephone calls from unhappy Diamond training customers, thinking that we were the other silver trowel..... We also this week have one of our plastering customers who in August finished a NVQ tiling course with Diamond.......who have not returned her calls in relation to her in-complete portfolio........ so will she be out of pocket also??

 

[Dan]

Hi Jacky,

Welcome to the forum.

The main advice would be for them to wait for the receivers letter and take it from there. We're not sure who has been appointed yet so nobody has contact details at the moment.

 

[silver1]

Hello Dan.........

and thank you..........

it would appear that there will be quite a few requests to the official receiver!!

 

[Dan]

Yeah we know of a few ourselves. It's a real shame whenever this happens.

For the sake of not confusing your customers with silver trowel trade training's, would you like some contact details for the owner of that organisation?

 

[silver1]

Dan........ That would be great, if you dont mind... thanks

 

[Dan]

PM sent.

 

[silver1]

Dan......... Many thanks........ we shall also give them a call ourselves......

We dont want to get caught in any of the "fall out".......

business for us has been going well....... with new courses planned for next year...

 

[Dan]

Steady on the plugs Jacky, we have paying sponsors that advertise with us therefore other firms are not really meant to use the forum. 😉

I wish you all the best.

 

[silver1]

opps sorry......... new here......... just wanted to let people know.........

many thanks for your help..... thats a good way to gain new custom : )),,,,,,,,, ( Being helpfull )

 

[UKTT Darren]

Hi all
Darren here from NETT, I would just like to add that we are still a very strong company and are still busy and have dates in the diary, courses running every week up to may 2011 at the moment. In these tough times its only the strongest companies survive and we have built up a fantastic reputation throughout the last 6 years of trading which keeps the custom comming our way from all corners of the UK, all our plastering, tiling and plumbing courses are going very well and i would like to thank the hundreds and hundreds of forum members that have been on our course over the years and for their continued support which shows in the course feedback section. I moved away from the tiling training earlier in the year to set up a new venture, now that is up and running, im back doing what i do best and love, the tiling training at NETT, thanks to Mick who has kept the standard of training up to my expectations while ive been away. Anyone interested in quality tiling fast track training give us a call on 0191 4274529 and ask for Tracey, we only take a deposit of £100 even for a 6 week multi skilled course, so your money and course is safe with us

Thanks
Darren
NE Tiling Training

 

[Dan]

Cheers Darren

 

[charliejamesuk]

Wish I had found this thread sooner. I've just got back from a 4 hour round trip down to Diamond to be sat outside like a idiot with another guy for about an hour and a half! Alarm bells should have rang with me a couple of weeks ago when they cancelled a previous weekend due to personal reasons.

I can't believe they haven't the decency to call people to tell them not to bother making the trip or at least have something up on the front door explaining the situation. A message on their answer machine or website would also be nice and not too much to ask for!

Luckily the course was paid on my credit card so I will be straight onto them first thing Monday. What a complete waste of time.

Now all I need to do is find a suitable replacement training centre. Nearest one is Able Skills....

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Good luck with your search, Charlie.