hyodrotech out off business

« **on:** November 25, 2005, 11:43:00 am »

got a letter saying there are no longer trading, no other explation then that

so does any one no y they have stop trading?

or is it a case off got everyones money and done a runner?

« **Reply #1 on:** November 26, 2005, 01:13:57 am »

Im sure someone will correct me, but didn`t they fail in their promise to find work for those who bought their package?

Their web-site no longer exists! looks like they have done a runner or the solvency guys are involved

Were they a limited company?

« **Reply #2 on:** November 26, 2005, 03:30:26 pm »

I think it must be sh hitting the fan time.

« **Reply #3 on:** November 26, 2005, 05:50:59 pm »

yeh they was a ltd company, and they didn't get any work for us .

does anyone no if any thing can be done about this?

« **Reply #4 on:** November 27, 2005, 06:11:49 am »

Best thing is to go to Citizens Advice Bureau for more info on what to do next.

Hydrotech should be registered at companies house for more detailed info on its passed finances.

It seems like they have breached their contract with their customers and have been taken to court?

? they then decided to get out while they can!!

« **Reply #5 on:** November 28, 2005, 08:59:41 pm »

The man who started Hydrotech Neville Whittle, came to visit us about 3years ago. To provide finance for our lease to purchase customers. He took away all our leaflets and copied them word for word, even used our photos, not a nice person in my opinion.
If any of you Hydrotech guy's want to pm me you may find out some interesting info.
regards
Jan

« **Reply #6 on:** December 05, 2005, 11:19:47 am »

To all hydrotech eqiupment uses surely theres something we can do to get some money back for all the faulse information they've fed us about how much work they were going to give us amongst other lies!!!!!!!!!!

« **Reply #7 on:** February 01, 2006, 04:48:28 pm »

Hi, we are a company in Derby called Elite Exteriors. We purchased our equipment this time last year from Hydrotech (full van mount). We (along with everyone else it seems) were promised Macdonalds, garages etc and nothing materialised. Neville even sent my partner to all local B & Q's, Homebases to measure up (3 days wasted) and surprise, surprise no work.
We would be grateful for any information you can provide on this company.
Regards
Wendy and Mick

« **Reply #8 on:** February 03, 2006, 10:28:10 am »

Hi Guys

Im new to the site but I also purchased a trailor system from Neville and was promised all the same c**p as everyone else. I was fortunate to turn up at the unit the day he was winding the company up. It appears that they received a big tax and vat bill and werent able to pay it due to not having won any work. It also appears that the work they promised everyone at Alton towers was never won and appears they lost it due to over pricing.
I went to a solicitor last year the week before the company closed to enquire about legal standing but due to the sub contractor agreement and the fact that Neville never put anything in writing guaranteeing work there was nothing I could do.
I am trying to get in touch with other sub contractors so if you are in the same boat then let me know.

Allan.

« **Reply #9 on:** February 03, 2006, 06:38:03 pm »

Personly I would pay him a visit ! !

« **Reply #10 on:** February 03, 2006, 06:55:37 pm »

If the company is going through a formal insolvency procedure (and it sounds like they are) the only option you have is to make a claim to the liquidator.

The liquidator is an insolvency practitioner whose job it is to sell any company assets, collect any outstanding debts and (after his fees are paid) to distribute whatever is left to creditors.

Preferential creditors are employees owed wages, government creditors (eg inland rev) etc and these creditors are paid first (presuming enough money is liquidated from the sale of assets).

You have to provide evidence that you are a creditor, and it is possible that a creditors meeting may be held.

What usually happens is that the sale of the assets covers the liquidators costs, some preferrential creditors and nothing more.

If creditors bypass the liquidator and start to hassle the directors of the dissolved company instead, they can be prosecuted. The whole point of a "limited" company is to protect the owners from liability.

-Philip

« **Reply #11 on:** February 04, 2006, 12:59:26 pm »

Its my understanding that neville has started another business not far from where he was operating hydrotech - its called gummybins - have a look on web and it will give you the address. It appears that miles is working there aswell but not checked.
If anyone is owed money then thats the first place I would check if you dont know his home address.

Does anyone want to buy a complete trailor mounted system ? hardly used cos no work was passed my way and I'm now working full time and havent got the time to use it (if I had any jobs)
let me know if you are interested.
Allan.

« **Reply #12 on:** February 04, 2006, 01:35:23 pm »

If he is tradeing again surely you have comeback.

If I had spent £9000 on the promise of work and had been given nothing then found out he was ripping others off again ........ I would most definately pay the guy and his busisness premises a visit at night (if leagal means have failed).

« **Reply #13 on:** February 04, 2006, 01:54:54 pm »

its my understanding (by way of a solicitor) that I have no come back in terms of legal means anyway.
if anyone else knows otherwise then please let me know cos I know of at least 2 other people that are in the same situation as me.

Cheers
Allan.

« **Reply #14 on:** February 05, 2006, 03:00:35 pm »

According to Companies House, Neville was not even a director of the company!
His wife is, along with his brother Derek and Derek's wife.

The company is still active according to their records.

I paid the £3 and got all of the details which I have now passed onto my mate (who is a barrister) and he is going to see if there is any way to 'get them' if you know what I mean (legally of course).

If indeed he has started another company, then I will certainly be visiting their premises, just to let him know that I know where he is.
If Miles is working for him, then it appears that there was a big charade about sacking him and when the new contracts manager and the maintenance engineer (who I will not name for privacy reasons) lost their jobs, it was all under a cloud of deception. They may ave some recourse here too!!!

I for one will not be letting this rest, the guy used to own a company called Hydrotech UK, which then became Hydrotech UK (Equipment) Limited. This alone proves that he is not unaccustomed to this method of ripping people off!!!

If legal preceedings are possible then it will probably cost a bit, so would anyone alse be willing to share the costs, just to see him squirm if nothing else?

« **Reply #15 on:** February 05, 2006, 06:22:03 pm »

yeh i would be up for that and i think i few others will be as well,it's a pity we can't get hold off a cope off the web site as that stated that they would help us earn 50 k plus.

« **Reply #16 on:** February 05, 2006, 06:26:13 pm »

I've been watching this with interest.

Alesson to be learned from this is...............

When a Limited Company offers you a guarantee of work you should always get it backed up with a'Personal Directors Guarantee' too.

After all, isn't what the banks do? When they lend a Limited Company money more often than not they will ask for a Directors Guarantee.

« **Reply #17 on:** February 05, 2006, 06:32:38 pm »

whats the web site for this gummybins,
if they have started up again then were ever they put an advert up i will put one up warning everyone about them.

« **Reply #18 on:** February 05, 2006, 10:52:13 pm »

gummybins.co.uk and gummybins.com have both been registered by an individual in warrington, cheshire (not a million miles from Neville's house).

Of course, we have no proof that this individual has any connection with 'your friend and mine', but it is a hell of a coincidence methinks!!!

Anyway, it will be interesting to see what appears on the domains eh?

Still would like the url for the information on where Neville's new company is please if anyone can help.

« **Reply #19 on:** February 06, 2006, 08:21:48 am »

I dont have any details on his company other than what I have heard. Neville has certainly done this before and I have learnt some valuable lessons by dealing with such a crook. Im up for legal action so let me know if there is anything we can do.

Allan.

« **Reply #20 on:** February 06, 2006, 11:30:40 am »

Have received some information that gummybins offices are in macclesfield next to the audi garage.
Keep us posted

« **Reply #21 on:** February 09, 2006, 05:26:53 pm »

now then you lot is this lot anything to do with your nasty little oik neville

www.metrorod.co.uk
good hunting

« **Reply #22 on:** February 10, 2006, 06:07:07 pm »

i don't think that is them, i will call them to make sure.
i hope neville reads these post

« **Reply #23 on:** February 10, 2006, 11:18:11 pm »

One of the directors is a Miles Parker (recognise the name???)
Even if this isn't Neville, I wouldn't mind bumping into Miles!!!

« **Reply #24 on:** February 11, 2006, 08:38:41 pm »

Cant find the web site for gummy bins tryed .com and .uk no luck heard that watch dog have been contacted with regards to neville that could be a good move id be up for talking to those people?

« **Reply #25 on:** February 11, 2006, 08:48:32 pm »

Just doing a bit of research to pass the time and I have the name and address for the person who has registered the domain names www.gummybins.com and www.gummybins.co.uk

See below.....................

domain: GUMMYBINS.COM
domain-owner: lindsey kendrick-bill
nserver: ns0.telivo.com 83.244.130.17
nserver: ns1.telivo.com 195.82.107.237
created: 2005-10-23 17:45:02
expires: 2007-10-23 12:45:02
changed: 2005-10-23 17:45:02

contact: lindsey kendrick-bill
address: 3 red lane
address: appleton
address: warrington
address: cheshire
address: WA4 5DP
address: UK
phone: 07810516305
fax:
email: lindseybill@hotmail.co.uk

Domain name:
gummybins.co.uk

Registrant:
lindsey kendrick-bill

Registrant type:
UK Individual

Registrant's address:
The registrant is a non-trading individual who has opted to have their
address omitted from the WHOIS service.

I hope this helps guys................

Does the name Lindsey Kendrick-Bill mean anything?

Good luck.

« **Reply #26 on:** February 12, 2006, 07:06:52 pm »

the watchdog sounds like a good idea, so i have just sent they an email, if all of us thats been ripped off send's an email then maybe they will look into it,even if it stop's them doing it again.

« **Reply #27 on:** February 13, 2006, 08:27:46 am »

I have already filled out the form on the watchdog site detailing the issues that have been caused by MR Whittle & co. I agree that if all of us complain then it might get the required response. I would be very interested to hear if the miles is the same one.
Maybe we could all visit him at the same time.

Allan.

« **Reply #28 on:** February 21, 2006, 08:10:17 am »

Has anyone else contacted watchdog yet ? would be interesting to know so that we can get together and speak to them.
Let me know as I am going to call them today since they havent replied to my previous emails.

Allan.

« **Reply #29 on:** February 21, 2006, 03:08:17 pm »

i emailed them,and didn't here back from them!
let us no wot they say?

« **Reply #30 on:** February 21, 2006, 04:40:35 pm »

what is there web address?? only i cant see it on this thread

chris

« **Reply #31 on:** February 21, 2006, 04:50:17 pm »

its www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog - there is a form you can fill out on this site instead of sending an email or calling. If we all fill this form out to start then we can start following up with phone calls.

Allan.

« **Reply #32 on:** February 21, 2006, 05:52:19 pm »

no i mean hydrotech

chris

« **Reply #33 on:** February 22, 2006, 07:59:44 am »

Its not around anymore ! was hydrotech.org.uk

Allan

« **Reply #34 on:** February 26, 2006, 02:26:58 pm »

Hope you folks were'nt taken for too much, this is very similar to a set up in Bury S t Edmunds who were marketing the Texatherm system with false promises of Nationwide contracts.

I was fortunate in only purchasing the system, unlike some, who were many thousands out of pocket.

They were taken to court two weeks ago.

rob m

« **Reply #35 on:** February 27, 2006, 08:17:38 am »

Do you know the outcome of the court case ?
Wasnt someone's friend a barrister who was checking the details to see if we have a case ?
If anyone has more info I would be very grateful if you could pass it on.

Cheers
Allan.