NEWS RELEASE                                                                              11 August 2005

 

DURR HOLDINGS LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE FIRST IN SA HOME WARRANTIES

                                                                                                                       

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Durr Holdings have put together a formidable team to provide South Africa with a unique home emergencies and maintenance product, Durr Home Assist.  Role players in this first loyalty product in the South African property market are International SOS, who provide assistance services, Medway for administrative services and SA Underwriters.

 

Durr Home Assist, which is available to anyone, is provided free of charge for the first year to Durr home buyers.  Thereafter the annual fee is R385.

 

The cover includes

 

The benefits are guaranteed service, peace of mind, all labour and parts are included, there is a reasonable excess and the service is available 24 hours a day seven days a week.

 

Items covered are electrical, plumbing, appliances and motors of gates, pools, jacuzzis and garage doors.

 

According to Hankie Heyns, chairman of Durr Holdings, there are no forms to complete when a claim occurs.

 

He added, “Only a telephone call is required to activate the repair process.  Our team of specialist service providers will take over and solve the problem immediately.  No assessors are required, so the procedure is quick and painless.

 

“Durr Holdings is able to offer this service at such a low annual fee due to the large international risk pool involved.

 

 “International SOS, the largest assist company in the world, enable us to provide this world class service throughout South Africa and we intend moving further into Africa as soon as possible.

 

“Durr Holdings are proud to introduce this service, which would appear to be a world first, to South Africa.

 

 

DURR HOLDINGS LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE FIRST IN SA HOME WARRANTIES

                                                                                                                       

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 “To date, no one has addressed home cover warranties for home purchasers, let alone anyone in the country who has a home to insure.”

 

While there is an excess of R250 payable per individual claim, four electrical or four plumbing faults will be repaired for one excess amount.

 

The limit per claim is R2 000 but there is no limit to the annual number of claims made.

 

To sign up, the public can contact the Durr Home Assist call centre on 0861 426 543 and be insured within a matter of days.

 

ENDS

 

Issued by                                Rosemary Hare Public Relations cc

                                                P O Box 12521

                                                MILL STREET

                                                8010

 

On behalf of                           Durr Holdings

                                                Unit 3

Anlin House

43 Bloulelie Street

PLATTEKLOOF

                                                7500

 

For further information, please contact Debbie Bergsman at Rosemary Hare Public Relations on (021) 531-2166 or 082 4290 6048.

 

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