Thank you for your review, and we're truly sorry for the upset this has caused you and your mother.
We completely understand your anger. You were protecting a vulnerable family member, and any one of us would feel exactly the same in your position. Please know your concerns have been taken seriously from the moment you raised them.
We want to be open about what happened. We have listened to the call in full, and we can confirm that no pressure was applied at any point. The root of the problem was this: the telephonist who made the call was a new trainee who failed to qualify the call correctly. When your mother explained she was elderly and confused, our safeguarding policy required the call to end politely with no appointment booked — and that didn't happen. That was our failure, and we sincerely apologise.
Since then, that employee has completed intensive retraining in safeguarding vulnerable customers, as well as further training on our company, who we are and what we do, so that every customer receives accurate information. We have also reviewed our procedures so that any indication a person may be vulnerable brings a call to an immediate, courteous end.
We also want to be transparent: we proactively contacted Trading Standards to seek guidance on this matter, and they confirmed that as no transaction took place, it is not a matter they would take forward as a Trading Standards case.
Regardless, we felt it important to hold ourselves to account, which is why we carried out our own full internal investigation.
To clarify one point: the calls were made from our own registered work mobile numbers, connected to our dialling system — not masked or third-party numbers.
As we discussed on the phone, Gary, we have prepared a full internal report into this matter, together with our formal complaints procedure, and we are ready to send it to you. However, there appears to be an issue with the contact details we currently hold for you, and we've been unable to reach you. Could we ask you to call our office on 03301 231 220 or email us at Admin@Olivehomeandsolar.co.uk with your preferred contact details? The moment we hear from you, the report will be on its way, and we'll gladly answer any questions that remain.
We hope we can restore your confidence in us, and we look forward to hearing from you.