Diamond Training Group (Now Closed)

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

 

[faithhealer]

try this charlie http://www.tilersforums.com/tiling-courses/2665-tiling-course-feedback-forum-found-here.html

 

[robbo18]

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 pr*t 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....

Well i am that guy who was waiting too, it was suppose to be my first day of training, i have paid £600 but it was with my debit card, any advice would be much appriciated. I was there 2 weeks before for 1 day and they took my money after that, they must have known they were in trouble then, as far as i'm concerned they have robbed me and i would like to get hold of this Dan or anyone else involed in the company, thier just a bunch of thieves.

 

[Dan]

Well i am that guy who was waiting too, it was suppose to be my first day of training, i have paid £600 but it was with my debit card, any advice would be much appriciated. I was there 2 weeks before for 1 day and they took my money after that, they must have known they were in trouble then, as far as i'm concerned they have robbed me and i would like to get hold of this Dan or anyone else involed in the company, thier just a bunch of thieves.

Have you heard off the official receivers or anything?

 

[robbo18]

Have you heard off the official receivers or anything?

No i have not.

 

[Dan]

Might be worth giving companies house a call tomorrow perhaps. See if they have details of anything yet.

 

[robbo18]

This is what i found on Companies house website,

WebCHeck - Select and Access Company Information

looks like they knew they were in trouble, taxes were overdue.

 

[White Room]

😳

 

[Dan]

Didn't know they were still under Essex Tiling to be honest.

 

[robbo18]

Will companies house give me details of who the recievers are?

 

[Dan]

They should receive info on who has been appointed yes, so I think so.

 

[kilty55]

Well i am that guy who was waiting too, it was suppose to be my first day of training, i have paid £600 but it was with my debit card, any advice would be much appriciated. I was there 2 weeks before for 1 day and they took my money after that, they must have known they were in trouble then, as far as i'm concerned they have robbed me and i would like to get hold of this Dan or anyone else involed in the company, thier just a bunch of thieves.

hope you do get a hold of them mate

 

[White Room]

I wonder how many others have been affected as they done plastering as well

 

[Dan]

I've heard of a few to be fair. Pretty limited on what I can do though.

 

[bickers]

I emailed company house today waiting for reply to see what they say will keep posted

 

[diamondtiling]

The Revenue made nearly 60% of all bankruptcy orders last year, all of them for unpaid taxes.

 

[charliejamesuk]

Hey Rob,

What a bunch of idiots we looked on Saturday. I called Companies House and The Insolvency Service yesterday, both currently have no record of a wind up order for Diamond. This isn't unusual and can take some time to come through.

Shame you paid on Debit Card as with a Credit Card you're covered under Section 75 of some act.

I'm now booked on Able Skills starting this weekend. I had a look yesterday and there were a few other guys who got caught out by Diamond.

Good luck with it.

Cheers
Charlie

 

[bickers]

Same here companies house dont know anything

 

[bickers]

Im so unsure who to go with now after all this hassle with diamond

 

[Dan]

Gary Sheffield from Alpine Training has been going since well before all the other training centre's popped up, he owns his business lock and stock and has done for years. He runs a tiling contracting firm and a training centre. And he only does tiling training too.

 

[charliejamesuk]

Starting with Able Skills tomorrow so can report back after that 🙂

 

[bickers]

good luck charlie

 

[bickers]

Thanks dan i have had a chat with alpine but Gary is away til the 16 nov so waiting for him to get back so i can have a chat with him, sort out my 1 day trip and go from there, down side is its going to cost atleast another £600 for the accomodation and i will have to use more annual leave.

 

[Dan]

If you're doing this to make a living out of it, it's worth travelling to the right training centre. If it's more a DIY/home project thing, then sure, nearly all would be suitable.

 

[bickers]

Doing it for a career change

 

[UKTT Darren]

Hi Bickers
If you are doing it for a career change then have you not though about traveling up north as many do to us at NETT, www.learntotile.co.uk, we have set upabsolutly hundreds and hundreds of businesses and also have hundreds of members on here that are running successfull businesses in tiling, their is a lot of possitive feedback( the most on here from any other centre) on here about us so you can be gaurenteed a top course, we have put a discount offer on to help out with travel / accomodation costs, we train people as you will see from the feedback from all corners of the UK, on the course you will get full start up advice as well, keeping accounts, pricing, measuring, all background info, how to maximise your earnings from tiling plus learning the trade in the fastest possible way. My name is Darren and i own and deliver the tiling training course at our place.
Any questions just let me know or give Tracey a ring on 0191 4274529
Cheers

 

[bickers]

Hi and thanks Darren, to be honest i havent looked that far away due to convenience but it makes sense now you mention it, i mean if im going to pay for accomodation anyway i could do the course anywhere.
I will have a look around more now you have brought that to my attention.
Thanks again

 

[UKTT Darren]

No problem
We have trained people from all over the UK for about 6 years now so we are well established, we are really easy to get to, fly easy jet straight into newcastle and then 1 tube ride from the airport terminal down to the b and bs and the training centre or train straight into newcastle central then 1 tube ride from inside the train station down to the training centre and the B and Bs, all the b and bs on our site are within walking distance of the training centre. I personally do the training so i can gaurentee you will not be dissapointed with what knowledge and standard you leave with. I have been self employed now for over 20 years which i try and pass on so you have the benefits of my experience.
People fail to see how important the business side of tiling is, you could be the best tiler in the world technically but if you dont know how to market yourself, or sell yourself and your services to your customers or even understand your customers ways, you aint gonna make any money, we teach you how to be successfull in all of these aspects as well as the actual tiling training, After leaving our courses you should know exactly the right direction to head in
If you need any advice at all, Tracey or myself would be happy to give it to you
Regards
Darren

 

[robbo18]

anybody had any luck yet with getting thier money back?

 

[charliejamesuk]

I completed the forms from my credit card company on Monday. I bet this will be a long process.....
Also started at Able Skills on Saturday, I should have gone with them from the start. Great facilities and staff.

 

[Bathpool]

I have been in touch with companies house again this morning, they have still not been informed about the liquidation or who the receivers are. They said there is no time limit as it depends on the type of administration or receivership that is in place. They did say they are chasing them for late submission of the annual accounts though. I have had no communication as a creditor from anyone either. Also nothing back from my credit card company yet - all very frustrating.
Essex Tilings (Diamond Training) registered company number is 6364187, if that helps anyone trying to get their money back.

 

[jim-meister]

Hi Guys,

I shelled out £250 around a month ago via my debit card as a deposit for a 6 week advanced Tiling course with Diamond starting in January.
I went to onto their site today and it was down, then the phone wasnt answered when i called etc etc.
It wasnt until i googled them and came across this forums thread that i have just discovered whats happened.

1. As stated above i paid by debit card, can i get my money back?
2. I desperately still want to take up tiling as a full time career, therefore need a good course.I am located in West Sussex and a course spread over weekend would be best for me , however i am young and ambitous and want to be the best i possibly can so would be grateful for suggestions on which company/course to replace diamond.

Jimmy