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What our clients say about us!

Here are some extracts from emails sent to us by some of our clients.

• As a newcomer to freelance consulting after 39 years of employment by others I have found the Contractor Umbrella experience a pleasure to be part of -  really straightforward and positive on-line system, very helpfull account managers who dispense wisdom, good humour and support with rapid response.
  
  Instantaneous feedback on status of timesheets, expenses and invoices, cannot fault them.
• I have been using Contractor Umbrella for 4 years and have always found their service to be excellent.  For me they have 100% record of always delivering on time and everything is always correct.
• I have been contracting for 20 years and you are by far the best professional organisation I have used in that time.  Your attention to detail is heartening and I am always sure that anything I ask you to do is done properly and promptly and, more importantly, confirmed to me so efficiently that I have a lot less to worry about than would normally be the case with other business support people with whom I deal.
• "I have been using your services since two months now and I could not be more satisfied with their quality.
  
  Indeed, I was not expecting such a level of flexibility, professionality and kindness. Every time I've had a problem, it has been solved promptly by my accountant and there has never been a delay of any kinds in delivering your services.
  
  Furthermore, when I moved from an employed position to a self-employed one, I was a little bit concerned about the difficulties involved in such a process, but the clarity and richness of information provided on your website, together with the professionality of my accountant, made it extremely easy.
  
  Frankly, I would strongly recommend Contractor Umbrella to anyone who needs this kind of services."
• "I have been using Contractor Umbrella, (CU), for over 6 months during my last two contracts.
  
  I have found, much to my surprise in these days of poor customer service, that the CU team deliver exactly what they promise. Payment is fast, charges are very reasonable and the staff are extremely efficient and helpful.
  
  I have recommended CU to numerous people and all of them are very happy with the service they receive.
  
  I have had one problem in the last six months. This was not the fault of CU, in fact my account Manager did not have to become involved at all as the problem was between my agency and the client. Despite this my account manager harried both other parties to sort out the problem to my satisfaction.
  
  This is a fair reflection on Contractor Umbrella and its staff. They do that little bit more to make sure that you are Happy with the service."
• "Amazing customer service - ALWAYS live up to their promise of answering the phones within 3 rings, and always a human being answers the phone, and what's more 99 percent of the time its someone who knows what they are talking about, and if not then its not long before someone gets in touch, who DOES know the answer. Emails are equally as swift on reply, in fact just the other day I had two pay slips sent out to me, and I didn't understand why, I emailed back, and copied my account manager, and got an email back within hours from BOTH of them, and the one from my account manager, clearly showed that he had been in touch with the originator of the email.
  
  Wonderful these days to have such personal, swift and human contact with a company!
  
  Now if only you could sort me out with a new contract for September without me having to hunt around for it!...."

• "I have been using Contractor Umbrella as my umbrella company for just over a year now and during that period the service provided has been excellent, the staff are friendly, professional and always keen to help when possible. I have also looked around for other umbrella companies to see which was the best value for money, and Contractor Umbrella are by far the best when you look at the amount charged for the services received. I have and still would recommend Contractor Umbrella to fellow colleagues and new contractors."
• "I started using ContractorUmbrella to handle all my timesheet recording, invoicing, tax issues etc last October after many years trying to manage it on my own as a sole company director, and getting in a right mess.
  
  Now I wish I had used them when I first started contracting way back in 1996. For very little cost I have the minimum amount of paperwork to deal with, its all online, all the questions and problems I have had with agencies, Inland Revenue, fast-track payment, even one-off contract work, has been dealt with easily and in language I can understand, and invariably in a single, speedy email reply.
  
  I have my own account manager, and I feel like she is my own, even though she is probably handling dozens of accounts, because everything is dealt with on a personal level, and I am made to feel that my questions etc are important to her.
  
  As far as I am concerned, a great company with a thoroughly modern professional ethic with a personal touch! What more can I say, I am more than delighted and I trust them 100 percent to manage my affairs in my best interest."
• "As a first-time contractor, it was important to me to find a professional organisation that would not just send my invoice out on time, but also advise me on tax and insurance issues. ContractorUmbrella were very helpful with this right from the very first contact. Their response times to my emails were excellent and my agency was equally impressed by the speed with which they sorted out my contract and presented my first invoice."
• "I was worried about finding a reliable umbrella company and am so glad to have been recommended Contractor Umbrella. I call practically every month with a query (or two! or three!) and have always come across a friendly and very helpful member of staff on the other end of the phone. You're service is great and I applaud you all for your commitment and dedication. I have already recommended you to friends as a reliable, friendly, helpful, efficient and economic umbrella company.
  
  Great work! You deserve the prize!"
• "Thanks very much for being a really good company with great customer service. I have had real nightmares in the past with umbrella companies and I haven.t once had a problem with you guys, so thanks heaps!!"
• "I would like to express my appreciation of the service that has been supplied to so efficiently, if only all experiences were so pleasant."
• "Thanks for the excellent service up to now. I wish I had switched to your services years ago."
• "Good work, you guys rock. I keep recommending you to everyone I meet."
• "I would like to express my thanks to you and the team for all your help. I would also like to assure you that I have been very happy with the service I have received. I have been asked for details of umbrella services from a number of colleagues and have had pleasure in recommending yourselves whenever possible - and will continue to do so."
• "Can I just say that the service you guys have provided to me has been consistently excellent and I have appreciated the effort the whole team put in to making a contractors life just that little bit easier."
• "I would like to take this time by saying that I am very impressed with the level of service that you and your company have provided to me so far. I have only been in the employ of your company for only a number of weeks, but the level of service that you and your company provide far surpasses my expectations. I have left another umbrella company recently, who were supposedly to the 'one of the best in the business'. I am sure that you'll agree, to use such statement you must be able to deliver. They didn't deliver and your company certainly do!!"
• "Contractor Umbrella provided a fantastic service to me during my final months as a contractor and were by far the best in the market - I even recommended a friend to you ! In the event that I do go contracting in the future, I will not hesitate to use Contractor Umbrella again."
• "The other thing I forgot to say was how impressed I am with your service. I am a difficult person to please so anyone who manages that rates highly with me. I shall not hesitate in recommending your services to others.
• "I think the service you offer is great, and find your web site easy to navigate and understand. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend you to others."
• "I must say I have been impressed at the service received from Contractor Umbrella thus far, it is in stark contrast to past experiences where far too often payments are requested, promised and indeed relied upon only to not arrive as agreed."
• "Thanks to everybody there for all your help - it's been an absolutely brilliant service that I wouldn't hesitate in recommending to others - at first I was a bit uneasy with only being able to deal with you online, but the speed, efficiency and friendliness of your email replies set my mind at rest from the start.
• "Many thanks to you and all of your colleagues at ContractorUmbrella. I have really been treated to a first class service and I will have no hesitations whatsoever in not only joining you again should I get a new contract, but in also recommending you to all contractors that should be in need of a similiarly professional service.
• "Brilliantly explained!! Long live simplicity!! I hated all the forms and all the revenue letters etc. When I got back at the weekend I wanted to relax not to do admin! So thanks for your help."
• "Thanks for all your help--next time I need the services of an umbrella company I will definitely use this one as I have been most impressed by your patience(!) and the promptness of your responses."
• "I have now found a permanent position, so unfortunately I will not be using your services in future - but thanks for all your assistance, and would certainly recommend your services to anyone. Well done."
• "Thanx, and can I just say that you guys have one of the best online systems I have ever experienced (you are up there with Amazon on my list of easy-to-use sites)."
• "Sadly after a year and a half of very good service from Contractor Umbrella, I have to resign to take up another opportunity. I appreciate the good work you have done and the smooth workings of our relationship over this time. I would recommend Contractor Umbrella to any colleagues looking for such a service."