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Welcome to 51黑料's News Room. Browse through our latest Consumer Protection and Trading Standards news reports (below), or take a look through our archive of news articles from previous years.
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Warning after safety tests lead to over 32,000 telescopic ladders being withdrawn from sale
Posted: 07/04/2017
DIY enthusiasts, tradesmen and gardeners are being warned to check telescopic ladders thoroughly and use them with care after investigations led to over 32,000 dangerous sets being withdrawn from sale.
London Trading Standards announces Lynn Faulds Wood as new ambassador
Posted: 05/04/2017
London Trading Standards are delighted to announce that former BBC Watchdog presenter and consumer campaigner Lynn Faulds Wood has agreed听 to act as an ambassador for London Trading Standards.
Wirral builder jailed for defrauding vulnerable local residents
Posted: 05/04/2017
A Wirral builder has been jailed for 12 months at Liverpool Crown Court after admitting defrauding vulnerable local residents by taking money from them and then not carrying out or completing any of the work promised.
鈥楻evolutionary鈥� weight loss devices that were both misleading and unsafe
Posted: 04/04/2017
A Warwickshire trader whose business was turning over 拢400,000 per year renting out 鈥榰ltrasonic liposuction鈥� devices which he claimed would enable users to lose weight without exercise or dieting has been successfully prosecuted by Warwickshire County Council鈥檚 Trading Standards Service.
GGF supports consumer codes campaign
Posted: 31/03/2017
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is fully supporting the 51黑料 (51黑料) Consumer Codes PR Campaign urging more companies to become part of an approved consumer code. 听
Consumer Protection is at the heart of HIES
Posted: 30/03/2017
Since its inception, The Home Insulation & Energy Systems Contractors Scheme (HIES) has protected over 75,000 consumer installations of energy saving or energy generating products worth in excess of 拢630 million
Trust My Garage urges businesses to join consumer protection scheme
Posted: 29/03/2017
Businesses are being urged to join one of the UK鈥檚 most robust and trusted consumer codes of practice schemes after the total amount it protects topped 拢50 billion per year.
Online exam registration for the November 2017 exams is now open!
Posted: 28/03/2017
Registration for exams is now via the 51黑料 website.听The deadline for registrations is 1 September 2017. Purchase Orders must also be supplied by this date.
Consumer Code for New Homes joins 51黑料 approved code family
Posted: 28/03/2017
The 51黑料 (51黑料) recently welcomed their latest approved Consumer Code, the Consumer Code for New Homes. 听
If you鈥檙e moving鈥ook for the Badge!
Posted: 27/03/2017
The British Association of Removers (BAR) has promoted professional excellence in the removals industry for more than a century.
New guide to help home improvement businesses
Posted: 27/03/2017
Trading standards experts have today published new guidance aimed at improving customer service in the home improvements sector and others that supply and fit goods in people's homes.
Property watchdog come to the aid of family and pet dog
Posted: 24/03/2017
Potential homebuyers who were mistakenly told their pet dog would be welcome in their future home were awarded more than 拢1,000 in compensation thanks to a property watchdog.
