The Results are in…

Published On: November 19th, 2015

Over the last year, we’ve been sending surveys out to our customers, giving them a chance to feedback on how they had found their experience with CMS Downs. We’ve collated the responses from customers across our Newbury, Winchester and Woking stores and are pleased to announce another year of great results!

Here are some of the key findings:

  • 100% of our customers stated that we offered good or fair value for money
  • 97% of customers said they would buy from us again in the future
  • 98% of customers said they would consider recommending us in the future

We asked customers to give their opinions on several different aspects of our business, through from our range of products, the service we offer, and why they chose to come to us in the first place. This revealed many interesting findings:

Why did you choose to buy from CMS Downs?

1# Product Selection and Choice
2# Locality
3# Reputation
4# Pricing
5# Sales Staff

With a score out of 10, with 10 being the highest, how do you rate the following services from CMS Downs?

Sales advise and information – 9
Estimating advice and helpfulness – 9
Fitting service – 9
Delivery service – 9
Overall service – 9

Here’s what else they said

“The quality of our carpets and the wooden flooring are testimony enough to the quality, price and fitting. A company of integrity.”

“Absolute pleasure to deal with the company from start to finish. No problems encountered.”

“Jayne, just lovely, very helpful, she did her best to get everything sorted out for me. Jayne even contacted the builders for me to arrange a fitting when she could not get a hold of me. Please tell her how great she is.”

“After-sales care very good. Prompt and helpful service coming to an amicable agreement with regards to a fault in the carpet.”

“We put off re-carpeting our 5 bedroom house because we thought it would be impossible in terms of cost and turmoil, so we were pleasantly surprised that it was affordable and CMS Downs staff did the moving! Efficient and friendly, we’d recommend them!”

“The service and attention we have received have been excellent especially considering the piecemeal aspect of the fitting we required.”

We’re always interested to hear your feedback, even when it comes to constructive criticism. When we asked how we could improve our service, our customers raised a few suggestions which we have taken on board and will be working towards. These include:

  • Improvements to the aftercare advice about your new carpet – we are currently working on a brochure for our customers which will give more information about caring for your carpet.
  • Improvements to store computers – now completed.

Thank you to everybody who participated – keep an eye out for our next survey in 2016!

Customer Stories

Once an order is complete we always encourage customer feedback. Here’s a selection of different projects and customer comments.

Customer Stories
Flooring for complete house

We have used Downs in the past and once again the salesperson was very helpful, answering all my queries. The fitter was equally helpful and able to give knowledgeable advice for a future product. I highly recommend Downs as a local business.

Marian G
Marian G
Customer Stories
Carpet order

From the first enquiry to the fitting of the new carpet, we were warmly welcomed by friendly staff, which helped to make our choice and decisions easy. Carpet came much sooner that originally told but that was great as it meant we could get on with the other changes in the particular room. Many thanks for an excellent service.

Richard M
Richard M
Customer Stories
Kitchen/diner

Customer service is top notch. We have used CMS for all of our flooring requirements to date and will continue to do so throughout the renovation of our house.

Vicky B
Vicky B
Customer Stories
Bedroom carpets

The sales team were really efficient and helpful, taking into consideration our requirements. The fitters worked well, efficiently and cleared up afterwards a real blessing. The choice of flooring was great and the prices very competitive. Recommend CMS carpets and would use them again. Thank you.

Karen P
Karen P

The Downs Difference

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Our bespoke service

  • Design consultation: Working collaboratively with you, your designer helps you select the right products.

  • Technical consultation: We will conduct a technical survey, checking all measurements and any unusual angles.

  • Supplying the product: Your chosen product will be ordered and delivered to you in the time frames discussed.

  • Professional Installation: Our expert installers precision fits your product for an exceptional finish.

What Our Customers Say

Andrew Thomson
Andrew Thomson
2023-11-25
Downs were brilliant, we will be back next time we need a carpet. We got three new carpets all supplied and fitted by Downs. When the sitting room carpet turned out to be supplied too short (a manufacturer's fault) they sorted out the problem in 2 days. Simon was also very patient when we kept having to delay the fitting date due to various headaches with the bedroom renovation. Thank you to Simon for all his help and patience during the delayed building work.
A J
A J
2023-11-16
I can highly recommend Downs Carpets and Beds and will using again for our upcoming renovations. Special thanks to Adrian in store, also Gavin and Steve who did a great job fitting.
Nicky Lewendon
Nicky Lewendon
2023-11-12
Great service, Excellent carpet fitter, I would highly recommend.
Mike
Mike
2023-11-08
Cannot fault Downs or their fitters. Special thanks to Simon who has been our contact. We've had all bar one our whole bungalow brought and fitted through Downs. Price is reasonable, lots of range and no sales pitch. Very knowledgeable too. Thank you.
Sarah Fox
Sarah Fox
2023-11-07
Excellent service from start to finish. Knowledgeable staff gave brilliant advice on my choice of carpet, were very competitive against independent carpet suppliers and the fitters did a great job.
Sinead Dowling
Sinead Dowling
2023-11-06
Brilliant customer service and delivery service plus excellent comfortable bed and good value too
Jason Owen
Jason Owen
2023-11-06
We had the carpet stairs replaced. Great quality carpet. The fitter were very professional and fitted the carpet quickly.
Valerie Walker
Valerie Walker
2023-11-06
Really helpful and welcoming the minute we walked in. And the fitters made an excellent job of the bathroom and kitchen,and now the conservatory will be done. Thank you Downs of Newbury, highly recommended to anybody who is thinking of carpeting or flooring.
David Glare
David Glare
2023-11-06
Always efficient service from Downs carpets, thanks .
Amanda Dobbs
Amanda Dobbs
2023-11-04
We had an excellent experience here today. The salesman was knowledgeable and very kind. There's a huge selection to choose from as well.