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Companies that hide their address... why?
mendip_discovery:
Some use one of these buildings that just acts as an address for others. You will find 1000s registered to this address and it's just just for accounting as they are often just holding companies or there to hide the trail of money.
I find it annoying when I have to go to a customer and they obfuscate the address so it makes it a pain to enter into the satnav and even more fun to find once you are near as are a company within a company and the business name isn't known to anyone nearby.
So yeah I share your annoyance.
These days I take the attitude that if they don't supply accessible contact details then I just don't bother with them. Clearly they don't want my custom.
tautech:
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--- Quote from: Karel on May 05, 2023, 11:25:21 am ---What is it with those companies that they hide their address?
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They just don't need the publicity.
Delivered equipment to such a company this morning.
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Then why the website...
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To provide an avenue for contact and a face for the organization.
Potential employees and suppliers need some way to contact them and a person can filter the requests and not be besieged with walk in inquiry especially for high profile businesses, take the growing space industry as one example.
I have a few customers like such doing international work with a comparatively small local market.
2 quite recent customers that jump to mind do not show their physical NZ address and one in particular is a well known worldwide brand. :-X
ejeffrey:
--- Quote from: mendip_discovery on May 05, 2023, 08:33:15 pm ---Some use one of these buildings that just acts as an address for others. You will find 1000s registered to this address and it's just just for accounting as they are often just holding companies or there to hide the trail of money.
I find it annoying when I have to go to a customer and they obfuscate the address so it makes it a pain to enter into the satnav and even more fun to find once you are near as are a company within a company and the business name isn't known to anyone nearby.
So yeah I share your annoyance.
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I'm not sure what you are saying. You are visiting a customer and they give you a fake address? Are they expecting you? Did you schedule the visit? Because if I am your customer and you have scheduled a meeting, I will make sure you have the correct address, not some PO box or paper address.
thm_w:
Sometimes if you search the company name on google maps it will show up.
I will admit it can be annoying if I'm trying to buy from the closest location, and the website doesn't give the city or province in the About or Contact page. I don't care about the full address though.
vk6zgo:
--- Quote from: ejeffrey on May 05, 2023, 06:44:50 pm ---Probably because they don't want unannounced visitors?
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Ones in blue uniforms?
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