I have just ordered replacement soffit’s, fascia’s and guttering system from Everest.

The product looked of a high quality on the model shown to me by the sales rep and I decided to go for what appears to be a good product at a reasonable price.

Anyone have any experience of their roofline systems ?

Regards

Glenn

Articles on the Sun 28/09/2005, “Everest Best”
and on: Daily Telegraph 28/09/2005 “No gain without pane is our motto”

It says on the Sun: the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) has ruled: “The advertisers proved their standard products had a significant advantage above their competitors”

Regards,

Mr. A

Many thaks.

Kate Beale.

1 thing I will say is it isn’t for everyone, it is a tough job at the beginning.

I started at the age of 19, which alot of people would say is too young. I did find it hard, but was eager for the money.

Now I am 22, I understand the job alot more. I own my own house, and as a representative am on target to earn around 80-100k this year. However I must say I work very hard for that amount of money.

As I have said in the job section, I am recruiting in the Mid Wales area, so if there is anything that anyone who has already been approached by Everest needs to ask, just send me an e-mail, and if anyone is interested in a fantastic oppourtunity in the Mid Wales area, please send me your CV, and I will be in touch.

Regards
Stewart
07837 518030

I’ve just had an initial interview with them and I don’t really know if its the right move or not.

I’ve been in a sales position before where its been 100% commission based, but the company didn’t really look after their field reps, and I hated the door to door aspect. Not so much the rejection, more that the days started at about 11am and finished at about 11pm… I do quite enjoy spending time with customers and I think I’d enjoy selling a the products. I guess I just hoped that the company provided most leads for the reps but it seems like that isn’t so much the case.

Does anyone have any advice on what to expect, how long it typically takes to earn money, even how long a typical day is? Or anything really that would help would be greatly appreciated.

During my 4 years with Everest I had been subject to such rigorous after installation inspections the like of which I had never encountered in any other company. Their insistence on everything being done”by the book” was a real pain in the backside, but there was no way of getting round it, you did the job right or you were suddenly unemployed. The product was produced to a standard that I had rarely seen in my 15 years previously in the window industry.

Since then they have changed hands a couple of times and from what I have seen of their more recent installations their standards have dropped considerably, to the point where I would say that just as good a window and installation could be had from countless other companies in the industry.

All the comments here seem to be centred around sales. Well, important as sales are to any company they are only a minute part of the total. Everything else has to be right or the reps will not be able to sell the product to any but the most gullible, so in that respect I doubt that Everest are any worse than the majority of fabricator/ installers who post here.

Sales people are notorious for exaggerating the product they are selling while denigrating the opposition thereby setting seeds of doubt in the minds of the consumer about the integrity of the industry as a whole.

The company I work for now advertises an A rated window but the punter will soon find this is an optional upgrade at considerably more cost, and as the reps are the usual smooth tongued rogues that you find in this industry they soon convince the prospect that the additional cost will never be recovered in their lifetime on energy saving alone.

The only time my company produces an A rated window is if it is a commercial contract where the specification calls for that rating.

I suppose that the bottom line is what the prospective customer is prepared to pay for something that he or she perceives as a necessity in order to maintain the value of their home.

Just been offered a job with Everest – if anyone here (Peter especially) would be able to spare me a couple of minutes I’d appreciate it a great deal.

Thanks!

This is quite an old post, and obviously things have moved on since. The latest Everest TV ad – the lighthouse one – is excellent.

My views about Everest have mellowed, and out of all the ‘nationals’ there certainly seems to be less bad press, which suggests things must be pretty good there, considering the volumes they fit.

RCG