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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought our sideboard, TV unit and side tables from Heartland Interiors back in 2014. They are all beautifully made and are really solid pieces of furniture. They still look like new. I was about to bu... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I can't add much more than others - they took my order and money a little over a week ago and the only way I find out by chance that they ceased trading is here. No notice posted on the website to ex... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Whilst it is easy to complain when things go wrong, it is even better to applaud when things go right and in this case, exceed expectations. The book case is extremely well made with careful att... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

wonderful customer service. excellent delivery. it was carried in and put where i wanted. its a lovely colour. smells amazing i had oak hidden computer desk/cupboard. plenty of room for printer and fi... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant in every way

Brilliant in every way. Beautiful furniture (bookshelves in my case) great comms and delivery superb. I couldn't be happier.

October 13, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful bespoke furniture

This was a very positive buying experience. The communication was good and I have taken delivery of a bespoke small bookcase which is beautifully made. There was quite a wait but it was so worth it, the piece was perfect for what and where I wanted it.

The delivery guys were brilliant and very polite. I would highly recommend this company. My bookcase was in natural oak and the back, which is visible through a glass landing, is a work of art.

Do not hesitate to go for this craftsmanship. It was also brilliant value for money.

October 9, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thrilled!

My parents-in-law are absolutely thrilled with the bookshelves. They fit perfectly and look beautiful, and all their visitors are taken to admire them - even their hairdresser! The delivery was on time, and the team were friendly, helpful and very efficient. Just the same excellent level of service as when we bought our bookshelves from Heartland Interiors a few years ago. Very glad to find that standards remain very high.

October 9, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Triple Larder Unit

First class communication at every stage, product, a very large Larder Unit, very well made ,looks very classy . Delivery men super , they took time and trouble to make sure the installation was perfect.
Pricing very competitive .

October 4, 2017
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The units are wonderful

The units are wonderful, as were the two delivery men.......bit of a delay and initial lack of info from the office but once a date had been given everything went very smoothly and the units are definitely worth waiting for!

September 20, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Very accommodating with special request and both table and bench are beautifully made pieces of solid furniture. Delivery was also good. Would definitely recommend.

September 20, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great bookcase and CD storage unit

Great bookcase and CD storage unit. Quality product and finish made to our specification. Excellent value for money. Delivered and installed by a couple of friendly and efficient chaps. What more could you ask for?

September 20, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really pleased.

I have found the ordering process straightforward even with designing our own units. Any questions were answered promptly. Really delighted with my new units which are well built and exactly as I had envisaged them. A very professional service that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

September 13, 2017
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor customer service.

Poor customer service.

After a long search, I was very excited to find a pair of Heartland Interiors 8-foot bookcases which would be perfect for my study with a couple of bespoke adjustments. However, I found it impossible to obtain a final quote.

Throughout the process; Heartland refused to talk through my bookcase requirements by phone, instead, insisting on emails only. I needed to prepare repeated sketches, which seemed to be repeatedly misread, leading to frustration on both sides. The confusion could have easily been resolved with a quick phone call. Instead, after a couple of emails they decided to refuse to quote.

Heartland’s website claims that “For us producing furniture is not about profit margins” so I was surprised when I was told that your “order value is too small to justify the design time you want from me.”

I believe that the time would have been much reduced if they were happy to use the telephone to discuss the points instead of insisting on a long email thread.

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In Mr Giles’ response to this feedback he cited the 5 drawings and 6 emails which I sent as evidence of “an unexpectedly prolonged and detailed series of further requests”. I believe his statement to be misleading.

The “5 drawings” included: 2 initial sketches, one for each bookcase I was ordering, and then 3 different views of larger bookcase showing the final dimensions, which Mr Giles had explicitly requested me to send him.

The “6 emails” I sent included: the initial sketches [1], a request for the height of the base of the bookcase to allow me to define the required shelf heights [2], a list of the required shelf heights [3], an updated copy of the drawing including these shelf heights (at Mr Giles’ request) [4], a request imploring Mr Giles to call me on the phone as he still had queries [5], and finally an email expressing my disappointment that he had decided to withdraw [6].

September 3, 2017
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Reply from Heartland Interiors

We’re very proud of our genuine free quotes service for bespoke projects, and our feedback shows how much our pro bono design input is appreciated by our customers. It’s simply not the kind of detailed work that can be done by telephone and as online traders email is given as our preferred method of contact. The threads themselves are especially valuable as they are read by our joinery managers as they plan their work and provide a valuable written record everyone involved can turn back to as needed.

Naturally enough there needs to be a fair and balanced, reasonable relationship between the potential value of an order and the amount of free time we’re expected to give to it. Just now and again, only twice amongst many thousands of quotes this year for example, including Mr Sheppard, we arrive at a point where so much time has already been spent that all profit has been drained away and to continue would mean working at a loss. When this happens we simply have to cut our losses and respectfully withdraw. This only happens when an initial quote has been given but is then followed up by an unexpectedly prolonged and detailed series of further requests. Mr Sheppard sent us a total of six detailed emails with five drawings and some very specific written amendments for a very simple project we would normally expect to have resolved the first time round. It’s always very disappointing when we have to turn a proposal away, but we’re satisfied that this gentleman really left us with no other viable choice.

Added 6/09/2017
WE CAN SEE THAT THIS GENTLEMAN IS DETERMINED TO HAVE THE LAST WORD, THREE EDITS TO HIS POST THIS MORNING ALONE FOR EXAMPLE WHICH PRETTY MUCH SHOWS HOW DIFFICULT THE WHOLE RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN AS A COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW. WE GIVE A TERRIFIC FREE SERVICE WHICH WE SIMPLY COULDN’T AFFORD TO PROVIDE IF WE WORKED THE WAY WE WERE EXPECTED TO BY THIS REVIEWER. WE DON’T NEED DRAWINGS BUT IF WE’RE SENT THEM WE DO NEED THEM TO BE ACCURATE AND CLEAR. I ALREADY SPEND MANY HOURS EACH WEEK WORKING WITH OUR CUSTOMERS, IF IT ALL HAD TO BE DONE BY PHONE THEN FOLLOWED UP BY EMAIL CONFIRMATION TOO EXTRA STAFF WOULD BE NEEDED, OUR PRICES WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE AND SO THE FREE SERVICE WOULD BE LOST. NOTHING IN THE THREAD FROM THIS GENTLEMAN GAVE ME ANY CONFIDENCE THAT A PHONE CONVERSATION WOULD BE HELPFUL OR CONSTRUCTIVE

I PROVIDE AT LEAST 5000 NEW FREE BESPOKE QUOTES EVERY YEAR FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, SOME SIMPLE BUT OTHERS VERY COMPLEX. ALMOST EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS AND APPRECIATES WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO DO AS IT SAVES THEM A LOT OF MONEY. OCCASIONALLY AND THANKFULLY VERY RARELY WE MEET SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T LIKE OUR APPROACH, WE’RE NOT FOR EVERYONE, NO COMPANY IS, BUT THEN AGAIN NOT EVERYONE IS FOR US AND SO JUST NOW AND AGAIN WE HAVE TO DECLINE TO GO FURTHER.

David Giles
Company Director

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service

I am very pleased with my cupboard. It is exactly the colour and size that I wanted and your delivery men were very helpful in siting it.

September 1, 2017
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Great cupboard but poor communication and late delivery

Great cupboard but poor communication and late delivery
The cupboard is great and well made, and we're very pleased with it, and the delivery drivers were really good.
However, we'd ordered it for a specific purpose and needed it at the end of July, which we thought was well covered by the advertised '30 working days', which was repeated in the email acknowledgement, on 15 May. When we'd heard nothing by the end of June we rang to see when it would come - specifically to check that it wasn't down for delivery mid-July, when we'd be away - and were informed that they were now quoting 8-10 weeks, and as it happened they were working on deliveries for end of July / early August and no, it wasn't down for then, either. They were clearly completely unconcerned about not honouring the contract. A few days later we did get an email giving a delivery date of 6 August, and from then on things went smoothly, we were kept informed of times, and as other people have said, the delivery drivers were really excellent.
It's difficult to know what rating to give it - the cupboard's great, but we wouldn't have ordered it for the end of July if we'd known it would be delivered 7 working weeks later than agreed. Not a good experience.

August 29, 2017
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Reply from Heartland Interiors

All of us here are always genuinely sorry and deeply saddened on those rare occasions when we leave a customer [or in this case our customer’s partner] dissatisfied with any aspect of our service.
Almost all our own work is built to order so there will always be a delay between purchase and delivery. We do try to give our best estimate of likely lead times and provide detailed information in our website about how the system works, but these are only ever our best guess given in good faith and never form part of a contract. Obviously, the delay in this particular case was quite simply far too long and I really do sincerely apologise for this. There are perfectly good and genuine reasons why we fell behind in the factory over the summer and I’m disappointed that these weren’t explained to the customer or his partner over the phone when they called in. I can’t find an email thread about the delay, just a routine message from us on 11 July apologising for the delay and booking delivery for 6 August, and then a friendly response from our customer looking forward to the date – I understand we had to avoid some holiday days which pushed the arrangements even further away from the expected timeframe.
The real failure on our part here seems to be one of communication by telephone with customers still in the build queue. There’s no point trying to gloss over this as there’s been a similarly discouraging review from Mr Allen which first alerted us as a management team to a staffing issue requiring urgent attention; the same colleague was involved in both his and the present review and has now decided to leave the company rather than retrain. We’re working really hard throughout the business to improve our service through new people and enhanced systems – if you genuinely care about what you do then it hurts to find that as a company we’ve fallen short in this way and we’re grateful to Pippa for letting us know where further improvement is still required.

David Giles
Managing Director

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely recommended

We are so pleased with our new furniture. The whole process from an original enquiry about bespoke measurements, to placing the order and the delivery itself has been smooth, clear and easy with excellent communication throughout. The items themselves are beautiful, so well made and presented. The explanation on the website about the process and how each item is made individually was really helpful and a reminder that it's worth waiting a little longer if you really want something done properly rather than buying off-the-shelf; that said, we still didn't have to wait that long (just under 4 weeks). I would highly recommend Heartland Interiors to anyone wanting similar items and service, and feel sure we will be ordering more in the future as we are so pleased and impressed with all aspects.

August 28, 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good quality product

Good quality product , delivered on time, excellent communication from order through build (it was a bespoke version of a standard product ) to delivery

August 21, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Naturally perfect!

Absolutely love the product and the friendly professional approach of the company. As soon as the piece arrived and I put it in place, it looked superb and fits in to the niche perfectly. Love the quality.

August 19, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top notch!

High quality products and excellent customer service. I am extremely pleased with my purchases and will be looking to order more items in the future. :)

August 18, 2017
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