PHIL MAY Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 After 8 years of work at SKS I found myself Redundant back in October. 40 plus years in the Trade and I decided to have an Early Retirement! However I m delighted to announce from today 12th April I am now Area Sales Manager for Midlands and Wales... for DAVENPORT BURGESS! Really looking forward to meeting old friends.. and new ones too!! Another new Chapter begins... I love Keys, CummingsLocks, Mike at Vauxhall and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Friend Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 well done Phil the world needs you knowledge Technical Tony Davenport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL MAY Posted April 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 Cheers Mick.. proves you are never too old!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k4mrc Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 great news, the saying "you cant keep a good man down" is apt! you can still buy the coffee at my shop lol Technical Tony Davenport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almeriasecure Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 Any news on Steve Hick? grahamparker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamparker Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 hours ago, almeriasecure said: Any news on Steve Hick? Same. Give us a call if you see this Steve had many people asking after you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL MAY Posted April 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 Will let all know if and when .. appreciate your thoughts.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom D Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 steve hick is a big miss, i do very little business with sks now, same as do very little with birch since phill bins left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algsoul Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 good luck Technical Tony Davenport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auto Key Wizard Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 You know where I am in the Midlands, (Elite Service Centre, Malvern) Would be nice to do busness with Davenport-Burgess again Technical Tony Davenport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL MAY Posted April 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 28 minutes ago, algsoul said: good luck Thanks very much!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL MAY Posted April 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 29 minutes ago, algsoul said: good luck 8 minutes ago, Auto Key Wizard said: You know where I am in the Midlands, (Elite Service Centre, Malvern) Would be nice to do busness with Davenport-Burgess again Thanks very much! i ll be over with me pen n Order Pad.. lol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkybob Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 so good to have you back, look forwared to seeing you again. I will get some Lucazade in. Technical Tony Davenport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CummingsLocks Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 Top news matey Technical Tony Davenport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYKeys Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 On 4/12/2021 at 1:08 PM, PHIL MAY said: After 8 years of work at SKS I found myself Redundant back in October However I'm delighted to announce from today 12th April I am now Area Sales Manager for Midlands and Wales... for DAVENPORT BURGESS! This is great news - I'm trying to think what made us use SKS more than we used Davenport Burgess (this is going back a few years) 1 - the SKS website was, at that time, much better. Recent changes to the Davenport Burgess website have made that point a bit less true, but I still think the SKS website has the edge. Invest in your tech and you will see the return in web orders 2 - I had a bad experience or three with a lady on the phone and on email over at DB who was quite rude/abrupt. On one occasion she just stopped replying to emails when it suited her to do so. 3 - DB don't seem to do as many of the useful hardware bits and bobs that SKS do, and the range of locks on offer isn't as good... 4- I find, and still find, that Davenport Burgess have a few layers of bewildering reference numbers for keys. The keys can have a couple of references on the invoice, another on the website, another on the cellophane bag itself and finally another one on the key . SKS are much more straightforward with (usually!) just the one consistent reference across website, cellophane, key and invoice HOWEVER On the plus side 1 - Davenport Burgess carriage cut off is later 2 - Their HD keys are miles nicer than JMA ones 3 - They post stuff out in nice cardboard boxes 4 - I get the impression their mortice keys are more old school English and less likely to wear my blades out than SKS own brand mortice keys which can be awful. The welds on SKS own brand mortice keys are often terrible as well. Just my tuppence. Meant to be constructive. I think we're going to be using DB more in the months and years to come. Mike at Vauxhall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHIL MAY Posted April 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 Many thanks for your constructive comments and good wishes! i ll pass onto the Office as it s always good to get Customer feedback. Technical Tony Davenport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithm Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 I recall DB saying a few years ago that they are pulling away from the Shoe Repair Trade, they appear to have had a change of heart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technical Tony Davenport Posted April 27, 2021 Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 On 4/12/2021 at 1:08 PM, PHIL MAY said: After 8 years of work at SKS I found myself Redundant back in October. 40 plus years in the Trade and I decided to have an Early Retirement! However I m delighted to announce from today 12th April I am now Area Sales Manager for Midlands and Wales... for DAVENPORT BURGESS! Really looking forward to meeting old friends.. and new ones too!! Another new Chapter begins... Glad to see you on board with us Tony Wilkin : Business Development Manage / Customer Support :Tel: 07572 216446 Email: twilkin@davenport-burgess.com w: www.davenport-burgess.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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