Bell Group

Great company with employee engagement and team spirit at the heart. During my 17 years in this Company the industry has changed enormously and Bell Group has done everything in their capability to always be at the forefront and even influence those changes. As an employee you really get a feel for what is important and that includes customer care, giving a tailored service above and beyond any contract, long-term employment opportunities, training, promotion, equality and diversity, looking after communities and the environment. The Company really cares about their employees, suppliers and clients which is perhaps the result of being a family run business.

I have worked with Bell Group since 2012 and although I’m an electrician to trade, Bell Group have trained me to qualify as a quantity surveyor. I feel there is always an open door, even of our Directors and CEO who are willing to listen and take on my ideas. I love working in our South London office because of the people. Negatives are that our branch has grown continuously during the last 5 years and we find it hard to attract the right resources for our needs. Surprising when we pay well and offer long term work.

We had no choice but to use the Bell Group as our freeholder had them as a preferred supplier, however I know that we were not the only case of poor workmanship in the London area and they are no longer being used. There were problems from day 1. The surfaces were not prep'ed. This is essential for paint adhering particularly in urban areas. Then when the job did start, workpeople turned up for a max. couple of hours each day. The workmanship was appalling, over painting historic features and over painting the glazing on the windows. At one point we came back to a kicked over paint pot on the pavement with it also splattered on the house wall where it had obviously fell from a height. I raised my concerns with the foreman immediately and was palmed off with comments like " we really don't want to be here. We have a house we are working on in Muswell Hill!" as well as being very aggressive and confrontational. In the end they got 4 people on the job (including 2 apprentices) and completed it in 3 days at a cost of £10K! They also spent 1 day scrapping all the paint off the glazing. To add insult to injury they broke a roof tile while removing the scaffolding and rainwater leaked into my kitchen. Within months, the paintwork started to bubble and flake. We got an independent survey done who confirmed that the work was substandard. We appealed to our Freeholder and got our money back into the sinking fund eventually, but that was only when there had been investigations and it transpired we were not alone. There were several properties which Bell had worked on in the London area which had substandard decoration. 2 years later and after a fight to get our money back we have found a fantastic decorator who had to strip all the paintwork including from the historic features. Avoid this company, they are rude and obviously cut corners with poorly qualified employees/ sub contractors.

I have worked at Bell Group for around 1.5 years. The company is a family company with a national presence. They value their employees and are flexible to your needs.

Can't paint can't clean property right after messing up Ower blocks who puts paint striper on walls and don't get all old paint off before putting new cote on top paint all over the doors.

Awaiting a quote on Wednesday and took about a week to be able to speak to who I needed to speak to?

Yeah bell group is good bruv

After being forced to pay for my own DBS prior to starting with bell group they told me I would be reimbursed once I had started. I was sent all the documentation which was completed and was then sent back. I was then promised an area that they had work in when then no one decided to get back to me (poor professionalism shown by them) after things had been sorted. I then emailed Grace in the admin office asking for my DBS payment that I was made to pay back into my account where she replied sorry no one had got back to me but unfortunately I would not get my money back as I never started due to them and their team.

So basically I had to pay £18 just to apply at bell group for them to then ignore me and take me for a mug. I would not recommend working for this place and due to lack of professionalism I wouldn’t want to hire them as contractors.

⚠️ APPLY WITH CAUTION ⚠️

DONT TRUST THEIR PROCESS

LASTLY DONT OAY FOR YOUR OWN DBS AS YOU WONT BE REIMBURSED

(PS ITS ONLY £18 I KNOW BUT I SHOULDN'T BE OUT OF POCKET FOR NO REASON AND FOR POOR PERFORMANCES FROM BELL GROUP