I worked for Portland conservatories 13 years ago and they were an excellent company, the quality was outstanding, they were owned by homeform group then (same as moben, sharps etc) but then sold to an American company and it went downhill from there, they went into administration and unfortunately a buyer was not found so the original Portland (specialists in hardwood conservatories) no longer existed. Amdega (their biggest rival at the time) set up a 'portland conservatories' which is the shoddy stuff that you've been sold, I think that this has now also gone bust though! Just wanted to clear their name a bit as the Portland that I worked for always rectified any problems and were a good reputable company.

PORTLAND/AMDEGA ARE RUBBISH. I have a letter that states that Portland Conservatories are not as good a standard as Amdega, and Amdega are bad. They cannot guarantee that the pait when applied to wood will be the same as the one you ordered. The tollerances of the "packing pieces" on their work is between 13mm and 20mm but they will use large packing as it "does not impact structural integrity. They tried to overcharge me which took 6 weeks to resolve, the project coordinator blamed the finance dept. They delivered the orangery and when the fitter came he stopped after 1/2 day as some items had not been shipped. The main brackets had not even been manufactured. They failed to pay there sub-contractors so they walk off site. They sold me a durabase system which they changed to full footings without informing me. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE. If I could give them zero I would. STAY WELL CLEAR. I HAVE MAIL TAPED CONVERSATIONS AND PHOTO's TO PROVE THIS.

Portland are part of Amdega, so be VERY VERY careful before dealing with these people. I made the fatal mistake of buying and Amdega (or Portland same thing) conservatory and it was the biggest mistake of my life!

Go to Amdega reviews at:

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews-all-188879.html

Make up your own mind.

All in all a good service from Portland Conservatories. Everything done over the phone, no hassle with pushy salesman. Price very reasonable, especially as its timber.

Really pleased with Portland Conservatories. I ordered a Trade Supply Orangery and a friend of mine went on to order a conservatory, once he saw how well made my Orangery was....

www.portlandconservatories.co.uk ..
I dealt twice with there Trade Manager, very fair and honest service. Had a factory tour..And saved literally tens of thousands of pounds! Great timber..paint finish.. glazing etc..