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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered a Crystal Athena 13 ice cream freezer cabinet from FFD, the product had a warranty of 2 years. I'm a seasonal business so the cabinet only gets used from april to October. 5 weeks outside the... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

As a new business owner the stress levels are pretty high and FFD did not add to the stress levels, I found the service and personal contact great from the Order up until the final delivery and instal... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We’ve had such a positive experience with FFD Commercial Refrigeration. Everything was easy to order and delivery was straightforward. A special thank you to Nicola Jones, who has been incredibly kind... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hi I would just like to say it was great to deal with your staff firstly Nicola Jones in sales, in organizing everything after the freezer failed to work after delivery, in a engineer call out, the... See more

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  1. Commercial Refrigeration

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We are a leading commercial refrigeration supplier in the UK offering a full range of commercial bottle coolers, catering fridges and freezers, display refrigeration, multideck display fridges, serve over counters, prep counters and commercial ice machines plus much more. Find major brands at the lowest possible prices with FFD Commercial Refrigeration.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent company

Excellent company, product arrived as described with speedy delivery, will use again 👍🏻

29 July 2021
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thanks for your 5 star review. If you need any further commercial refrigeration in the future, please get in touch, we'd be happy to help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good service and great to be kept…

Very good service and great to be kept in the loop with delivery. Item is great

28 July 2021
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thanks for your 5 star review Dylan. We try our best to keep customers updated throughout the whole process. If we help with anything in the future please get in touch we'd love to hear from you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never Again!

Ordered a bar fridge and they promised the Earth on delivery and even paid an extra £50 for a morning timed delivery slot between 8am and 10am. Well nothing... Zilch, Zero... Excuses after excuses so I ended up cancelling the order out of shear anger. Utter feckless lot. Had four staff members in from 8am hanging around for something that as they put it "may or may not arrive". Ended up going elsewhere. Don't bother using them.

28 July 2021
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

We are sorry to hear that you were unhappy with the service you received whilst shopping with FFD.
Your order was scheduled for a pre 10am delivery which in this instance, unfortunately could not be met. We immediately offered to refund you the charge for this service. Your delivery was scheduled for a little later the same day however you felt that it was unacceptable to wait another couple of hours. Instead, you felt the best option was to cancel your order and wait for another company to make delivery 2-5 days later. All distributers deal with the same manufacturer and delivery company so your order will arrive to you through exactly the same route.
At no point has FFD told you that your equipment “may or may not arrive”. We always operate with an open and honest channel of communication with our customers and never “promise” things which we are unable to deliver on.
As soon as you informed us that you wished to cancel your order your refund was issued with no hesitation.
The equipment supply chain is under immense pressure at the moment, along with many other sectors including your own, however we will not accept verbal abuse toward any member of our staff let alone the 3 team members you interacted with as well as the MD.
If you would like to discuss this matter further, please get in touch.
The FFD Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

worst service ive ever received

I spoke to sales at fridge freezer direct to confirm an item was instock due to an urgent need, the sales representative said there was 3 in stock and would be delivered the next day if i paid online to which i did, a week later just 24 hours before our pub opens still no fridges, i chased the supplier to hear that our item isnt instock and would be available as soon as July. Terrible service and cannot believe how poorly i have been treated. This wouldnt have been an issue if i had of just placed an order online, my issue is because its so urgent i called to speak to sales to confirm its instock. This company are just after your money in hope they can delay you till the items are in stock.

26 May 2021
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry to hear that you're dissatisfied with the experience you received from FFD. Due to current conditions, stock levels are extremely volatile and unfortunately during the period between checking stock levels with the manufacturer and receiving your payment, the remaining units were sold. We offered an alternative item which you accepted and this was delivered the next day. As a token gesture and to acknowledge your inconvenience we also offered the new equipment at a discounted price.

We apologise that you found this level of service unacceptable. We aim to deliver a quality service to all of our customers however the difficult climate at the moment means that sometimes issues arise which are out of our hands.

If you wish to discuss this matter further please get in touch.

The FFD Team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I would highly recommend this company…

I would highly recommend this company to everyone I know, customer service is first class and nothing is too much trouble. Very helpful, top quality products and quick delivery, couldn't ask for anything more, thanks FFD I will be ordering again and recommending you to everyone I know

28 April 2021
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thank you for your great review. We're delighted to hear that you're happy with your experience shopping with us, and we'd love to help with any purchases in the future.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Would Recommend

Hours of searching on internet for commercial freezer and reputable supplier and I finally settled on FFD. During my search, I ruled out any company that didn't answer their sales line (and there was quite a few) as if they can't even be bothered to answer sales, you can be sure you won't have much joy in getting through to their aftersales. I also ruled out those companies where their 'good' reviews were predominantly from 'invited' reviewers with just 1 review to their name.

Buying from FFD was straight forward. Next day delivery was an important factor but given many of the companies I has contacted said they couldn't do this because of the surge in demand with the food outlets opening up again after lockdown, I was concerned that FFD wouldn't honour this. Soon after the online purchase, I get an email saying deliveries are taking longer than usual and I will be contacted when a delivery date is known. I contacted FFD who assured me that this is just a standard email and that my freezer was booked for next day delivery. Sure enough, it arrived early the next day. The reason for not giving 5 stars is the delivery itself could have been done better - online tracking saying it had been delivered but subsequent text messages 1/2 hr later saying it was some 15 miles away. Basically the online tracking and text messages were not in sync.

27 April 2021
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thank you for your positive feedback. We are all operating under challenging conditions at the present time however we still continually strive to offer a quality service. We're pleased we could help and hope that we can assist should you need any further commercial refrigeration in the future.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Prodis Display Freezer

Bought a brand new display freezer from them made by Prodis. Be warned you need to buy a labour included warranty if your stupid enough to buy one of these or anything from this company. Read the reviews as we wish we had now, probably the worst customer services we have ever experienced. First of all it broke down after 3 months (lost about £600 of stock as probe failed), had to pay for a engineer report, then email that to them. They then take a deposit for the parts from you before sending them and will only return it when you ship back the old part. Was a farce over a less than twenty pound probe. Breakdown two was the hot valve and we again lost all the stock, had to get a engineer to come make a report, email that and then pay for him to come back and fit, as we didn't have a labour included warranty. The third break down within 7 months after we bought it was BOTH COMPRESSORS? So after 3 breakdowns and over £500 in labour, engineers reports and stock losses we asked for a refund or a replacement as this crock of C*** is not a product that is fit for purpose. They offered in reply that they will only supply the replacement parts if we pay £500 deposit and ship the parts back. Told us we cant do anything legally as it is a business to business contract and not covered by the sale of goods act. They will only supply the replacement parts if we pay £500 deposit and ship the parts back after at our expense. Would mean we would have paid out in excess of the value of the freezer in labour, gas and engineer reports, stock losses to fix a freezer that didn't last 3 months without failing. You have been warned.
Oh we did not lie about the request for £500
Recieved: 07 January 2021 11:37
"Good morning XXXX please see email from Prodis below, as you can see the old compressors have to be returned to Prodis, you can see they will charge us for these, we can proceed two ways, you can return the old compressors then the new ones will be dispatched, or we can take a deposit unitil the old ones are returned, please let me know how you wish to proceed thank you."

26 January 2021
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thank you for your review, we appreciate all feedback.

As you say in your review, you purchased your equipment with a parts only warranty. At the point of purchase we offer the majority of our products with a choice of parts only or parts and labour warranty, allowing customers to tailor their cover to their individual needs. You chose to opt for parts only and declined labour cover.

Information regarding all commercial warranties is available on our dedicated commercial warranties page. This includes details explaining that a parts only cover will not cover the costs of engineers.

We have not taken a deposit from you throughout this instance and all parts that you have requested have been dispatched to you.

Only one compressor was in fact faulty however we agreed to send out two compressors at your request. At no point have we asked for a £500 deposit to send out the two replacement compressors. We have also never requested that you send the faulty compressors to us at your own cost, in fact we offered to pick up these parts at our own cost.

We have tried to contact you with regards to dispatching the compressors to you however all attempts have proved unsuccessful. If you would like us to arrange for your replacement compressors to be sent out to you then please respond to our previous contact requests or give us a call directly, we'd be happy to help.

Regards,

The FFD Team

The email you have quoted appears to be the first of multiple correspondence with you, when a single replacement compressor was being discussed. Our more recent emails state that:

Sent: 12 January 2021 14:31

"Prodis will send out two new compressors for the unit rather than one...Once you have had these replaced please let me know and we will collect the two that you currently have."

We understand how frustrating it is when equipment components are causing issues however it has been explained that as a commercial piece of equipment, "...manufacturers will always look to have units repaired rather than replaced..."

As yet we are still awaiting a response from you regarding your compressor replacements.

Regards,

The FFD Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I wasn’t sure whether to order from this…

I wasn’t sure whether to order from this website as I didn’t see many reviews here but I did and it was a really good experience. Received my order within 2 days and no issues whatsoever. Very good price and happy with the product. Keep up the good job!

19 December 2020
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thank you for your great 5 star review. We're happy we could help. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if we can assist with anything in the future.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The product we received from FFD was dirty and badly dented!

The product we received from FFD was badly damaged as if it had literally been dropped off the back of a lorry. There had been an effort wipe it clean with an oily rag, as if it had been ex-display prior to that. Our mistake was not to unwrap the item the day we received it.. instead we waited to unwrap it as we needed to install it into a new bar unit. The company were indignant of the damage and refused to rectify the problem. Whilst they could argue the damage was not done on their watch, the state of the product inside was dreadful, and was clearly not new (as advertised). In our view this company is more concerned with making a quick buck, than delivering good service. AVOID.

7 December 2020
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

We are sorry to hear that you were not satisfied with your experience with FFD. We understand how frustrating it is when issues arise.

Firstly, we would like to say that we have never experienced a manufacturer sending out any equipment in the condition you describe here in the 13 years that we have been trading.

We do advise upon purchase, as is stated on our website, that all orders should be checked at the time of delivery. In circumstances where this isn't possible, the delivery should be signed for as unchecked and any issues must be reported within 24 hours. Unfortunately as you waited in excess of 5 weeks from the time of delivery before notifying us of any issues we were unable to work with the manufacturer to address your concerns.

Any issues that have been reported to us previously within the first 24 hours of delivery have always been rectified to the satisfaction of the customer.

We would like to reassure you that we do not sell ex-display equipment as new as this would fall under our graded equipment guidelines.

If you wish to discuss this matter further, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Regards,

The FFD Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service and great products

Ordered some glasses and unfortunately one was broken upon arrival. Called them and got through straight away which is unheard of! Chap on the phone was really helpful and arranged one to be sent out. Arrived the next day. Amazing customer service. Highly recommended and will be purchasing from them again

28 May 2020
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thank you for taking the time to leave a great 5 star review. Top quality customer service is always our priority and we're pleased we could get this sorted for you quickly.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Service.

My hotpoint freezer malfunctioned 1 month into virus lockdown and hotpoint were unable to help me at all.

On short notice i contacted FFD and asked if they had anything for next day delivery and they managed to get my a large chest freezer out for next day delivery. Luckily my food was still frozen from my hotpoint freezer and so FFD saved me about £1000's worth of food with the quick delivery.

Thank you so much FFD.

21 April 2020
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thank you for your 5 star review, we love to hear from happy customers. We're pleased we could help in this difficult time! Stay safe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent company

Excellent company, Steve served me and was exceptionally helpful, honest and professional.

Good range of chest freezers at competitive prices - one very happy customer.

20 March 2020
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thanks for your great 5 star review. We're pleased we could help and we'll be sure to pass your kind words onto Steve.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Couldn't have been more helpful

Couldn't have been more helpful, we required equipment urgently and every effort was made to accommodate our request. Goods were delivered on a Saturday morning by a very helpful driver,

Would definitely recommend and will be using again when required.

4 November 2019
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thank you for your great 5 star review. We're happy we could help!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Extremely happy customer.

I purchased an Elstar undercounter bottle cooler in December. Delivery was quick and efficient, especially after me correcting the error I made whilst ordering. A fortnight ago the fridge stopped chilling to the required temperature. I reported the problem and within 3 days an engineer came and identified there was a gas leak in the system. He ordered the parts which were delivered 2 days later and 48 hours later an engineer arrived to fit them. This was all done under the warranty on the unit.
I am extremely happy with the service I've had from this company and very impressed with the way they have sorted out the problem.

24 September 2019
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thank you for your positive feedback. We're pleased you were satisfied with the service you received - Happy customers are our number 1 priority. The FFD Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delivered on time

Delivered on time - product exactly what we wanted.

27 August 2019
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thank you for your 5 star review. We're happy we could help!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Initial discussion on delivery and size…

Initial discussion on delivery and size of unit.
Decided to downsize and thereby the delivery
might be charged , not that this was an issue .. Couldn’t have been more helpful In all aspects .
Bonus , cooler arrived early and doing a great job .

30 July 2019
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thank you for your positive review. We're pleased you were happy with the service you received. Please get in touch if we can help with anything in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is a good company

This is a good company. Had problems when the chiller and freezer were delivered, Credit to FFD. Spoke to Steve, he and his teams response was immediate and first class.

Would recommend this company without any hesitation.

John Marris

Enid’s News

Hull

2 July 2019
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thank you for your 5 star review. We're sorry you experienced initial problems however we are glad that these were resolved. We aim to please and pride ourselves on our customer service!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Will definitely use these guys again

Will definitely use these guys again. They got me out of a tight spot with some equipment I needed quickly and at the right price. Had a slight issue that wasn’t FFD fault but Tracey in customer service sorted it quickly. Highly recommend. Cheers, Nigel.

19 June 2019
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Reply from FFD Commercial Refrigeration

Thanks for your positive 5 star review. We love happy customers! We are sorry you experienced issues however we're pleased that Tracey could sort this for you. Customer service is our number 1 priority.

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