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CameronNorth West, QLD
- 2 reviews
Customer service excellence
Ordered and received a set of easy gates from the Perth branch after being advised to from our nearest showroom (due to living remote and ensuring they got sent directly to us rather than the showroom 1000km away) The gates arrived extremely well packaged after fantastic communication and help from Paul in ensuring everything was correctly measured and all the appropriate hardware was chosen. Once unpacked we realised there had been a set of brackets left out. One quick email to them and the brackets were express couriered to us the next day. Outstanding considering out remoteness.
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Sattar SattarySouth East Queensland, QLD
perfect
I needed apiece for the engine of the automatic gate and they provided that for me perfectly and fairly, very quickly and correctly. The piece was in plastic but they gave a steel one that is working perfectly.
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Paul B.Automatic Solutions
Good to hear Sattar. Manufacturers often update parts and we are not a fan of plastic in gate motors.
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Confidence in Brisbane & Coast.
Living in another state has it’s challenges, particularly when organizing a project such as gate and fence for my investment property on the Gold Coast. I wanted to use a company that could organize every aspect of my project. I have had shocking experiences using unqualified “Tradies” from the net in the past on other projects. This time I went direct and made a phone call. I gained significant confidence with their processes, from the quote being prompt and my questions being answered. There was a lot more involved then I initially understood. I loved the design drawings that were offered as a part of their standard process.
Being a professional myself, I appreciated how efficient they were. I can genuinely recommend.
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Paul B.Automatic Solutions
Thanks Nerida
We appreciate the feedback and its good to see we can help with long distance projects.
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Rick1818South East Queensland, QLD
- 2 reviews
Great helpful staff
Great staff. Helped me heaps with my gate issues and put me on the right track with a better system that was good value. Thanks for all your help guys. Much appreciated!
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Thanks for the positive feedback Rick.
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Bella R.South East Queensland, QLD
Great work Underwood Brisbane Automatic Solutions - Sliding Gate fixed in under 24hours.....
Brisbane Underwood automatic solutions providing both swing and heavy sliding gates at our properties. Always professional, courteous, prompt and efficient work with any issues with - gates or remotes.
Thank so much for the great service!!
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Paul B.Automatic Solutions
Thanks Bella
Appreciate the feedback.
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Good Service and Advise by Bob Little
I found this company to be extremely helpful in choosing the right equipment and hardware to build my cantilevering gate. The parts that i received were of top quality. If you are looking to build a specific gate this company is the one to talk to.
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Paul B.Automatic Solutions
Thanks Bob. We work hard to stay the best supplier of cantilever components.
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Many thanks for your help
I have been a customer here for quite a few years and I have always found the staff to be friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and efficient.
Great service.
Keep up the good work!
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Thanks for your support Brett
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Sophie C.South East Queensland, QLD
Bad service, just charge money without solving problem.
Very disappointed service experience. My slide gate always have problem which cannot be open/close in windy days. Every time the service technician come to fix it and the gate work well temporary but out work again in windy days. We asked the service to find a permanent solution to fix it instead of just charging service fee $180.00 or more every time. But no further respond . You can see attached photos which the gate dropped the gear in the windy day. No. 3 picture is after third service the gate out work again within a week.
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tomCanberra 2600, ACT
rubbish service
bought gate motors, 1 year later they failed, they dont return emails or phone calls
no after service at all
will never go back the 1800 spent is wasted as i cannot find anyone to fix them
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Paul B.Automatic Solutions
Hi Tom
Have checked the emails server and nothing that resembles a motor issue from Tom. If you would like to email us at [email protected] we will be happy to look at your issues.
Paul B.Automatic Solutions
All sorted thanks Tom. Turns out Tom has not dealt with Automatic Solutions. Wish they would match ABN numbers to invoices to verify.
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BradBelmont North
- 2 reviews
- Verified customer
No service
Avoid this company at all costs. We had a gate installed and have had problems. They never answer their phone or return calls. They also will not return multiple emails we have sent. Once you pay they ignore you completely
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Again Product Review fail miserably in checking the content they publish. We have no knowledge of Brad, we do answer our phone (try it) and have no emails from an angry Brad. Why? Because we do not in... Read more
stall in NSW. It was not this company. If the reviews are genuine why not publish the company ABN and the name of the reviewer?Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
John
- 2 reviews
Very happy with Geelong
Great results with our custom gate. These guys stepped in to help resolve a disastrously failed automatic gate installation attempt from another provider. They displayed a great deal of professionalism and patience in reverse engineering a properly upgraded gate solution with more suitable quality components to match, including delving into the fine details of the positioning, geometry, various hinges, pickets, adding an electric lock and a sourcing a special custom powder coated finish. The solidness and quality of the resultant new gate buil...Read more
d and the installation work is great. It looks awesome, all the old holes used or hidden and is all working fine with the existing controller and motors. Wish I had gone to them first, would have saved a lot of heartache. Very happy with the results and highly appreciate their efforts and end result.2 comments
Paul B.Automatic Solutions
Thanks for the feedback John. Always good when you get a pat on the back.
Paul B.Automatic Solutions
Just had a look through and from 30 listings we have 19 bad reviews in two years. In that same period we have served over 40,000 customers Australia wide so in retrospect the 19 flatters us.
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ChristophPerth, WA
- 2 reviews
- Verified customer
Appalling
Oh god, where do I start.....just avoid them. Its always the end users fault - you must have had it installed incorrectly, the electrician is no good, etc etc; contact them and instructions are unclear, service unhelpful and they push you to "get one of our tech's out" .....for a cost per hour that's more expensive than a top neurosurgeon charges!
Going to start legal action against them myself.
I'm sorry I even have to give them 1 star.
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Paul B.Automatic Solutions
Thanks Christoph. For the sake of interested readers Christoph will need to take action against the company he purchased from. Christoph has never purchased any product from Automatic Solutions.
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Michelle SSouth East Queensland, QLD
Look elsewhere - this mob aren't worth your time or money
Great at sales pitch, job began in Nov 2018 and we supplied plan of gates & fence required and electric lock for pedestrian gate ($9k job). They installed additional post without consultation and concreted it into ground (very shoddy workmanship) - due to gate not being manufactured correctly. Lock (with only control panel - keyless entry) installed way too high on pedestrian gate meaning you could simply reach over top to unlock from inside - not manufactured as per plans. Nor did they attach perspex guard to prevent anyone from reaching throu...Read more
gh gate to unlock from inside. Fence panels not secured to block post at bottom. When we called to have these issues rectified we were made to feel like an imposition and were frequently fobbed off or talked down to; once the sale was won their attitude changed and there was no accountability or service. In hindsight we should not have paid for the job until we were satisfied with the work. They removed driveway gate and pedestrian gate before Christmas and these were not reinstalled until February 2022. We were always the ones to call them and follow up on the job status. Once they finally came back and installed the gates there was still no perspex guard on the pedestrian gate and we were told we would have an additional fee for parts and labour if we still required this - it's not really a secure gate guys if people can reach through the gate and unlock! They removed the concreted post as per our instructions and attached correct gate directly to the pillar as discussed with the sales person and per the plans we gave them... however they left a huge hole where the post and concrete were removed. When questioned if they were going to fill the response was they didn't have anything to fill it with. They ended up using the top dressing we had prepped our yard with for the turf being laid the following day. One remote failed to work from second day in our possession. We replaced battery and remote worked for 2 weeks before failing again. It would open the gate and I would drive out but would not close the gate behind me. This meant I was continually having to exit car and manually over ride to close the gate myself - once again, this defeats the purpose of an automatic gate guys. Replaced battery in remote 3 times, from different battery packets and brands. This was mentioned to Automatic solutions each time we contacted them. The day we received the remotes we attached doubled sided velcro and mounted in our cars - they have never left the vehicles. As they never advised when work would be done we were never onsite when they came and remote was never changed over or replaced. I called into their showroom to have remote replaced and was told remotes don't carry a warranty. They accused me of dropping the remote and when I explained how it was immediately mounted in car when received, they implied that I must have spilt something on it. When they opened it they could see that wasn't the case. It seemed to work for their test gate in show room so they couldn't find an issue with it... so no replacement and I'm left with a remote that requires battery change every couple of weeks to remain operational. Since installation of replaced pedestrian gate the lock/turn latch is very stiff to operate and often does not turn at all. When we removed lock from gate, the holes drilled in the gate do not align correctly with internal lock mechanism and holes had to be burred to make larger. Electrician here to wire up electric strike plate for pedestrian gate and Automatic Solutions has sikaflexed everything to pillar mounted post - electrician now has to carefully cut away to install, and purchase stock he does not carry to be able to fit it back and reinstall. Extremely poor service, rude service when we were able to reach them and all rectification of their initial mistakes was done begrudgingly and not in a timely manner. I would recommend you steer well away from this company. If there was a zero star option I would have chosen, as this is what they deserve. Terrible, terrible experience. I can't speak for other locations but the Underwood store was awful.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Alex FSouth East Queensland, QLD
Disgusting Company & Disgusting Service
Do not use automatic solutions - Absolutely Disgusting Service, Quality of Workmanship & Time Management. We've had our gate for about a year and a half and have had numerous issues relating to several different parts of the gate system and each time Automatic Solutions refuses to help without asking for a signed contract first. The installation took over 2 weeks to complete from start to finish due to unqualified technicians being brought to site, inadequate procedures & quoting. Go forward about a year now and we had a fuse blow inside the Po...Read more
wer Supply, they refused to even come out to site to diagnose if it was a warranty issue until we sign a formed that agreed to pay a call out fee and hourly rate if this wasn't under warranty. The motors themselves on the gates cannot support the full weight of the fence supplied and they drag along the ground, don't open to the full extent and are even uneven when looking at them, again the same issue with the service department refusing to even look at the issue until we sign a form agreeing to pay any and all costs if this isn't under warranty. Another thing to note - you only get a 1 year warranty on the installation of these products, so when they inevitably fail from the unqualified technicians installing them - they refuse to even repair under warranty after 1 year. Save yourself the hassle, go somewhere else - Do not use automatic solutions.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Andie DBrisbane
Exceptional service
Highly recommended. Extremely professional and knowledgeable staff. Staff went above and beyond to meet our requirements for a tricky set up with powered gate operating on one remote with two seperate garage doors.
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It is bliss to have a secure driveway
Thank you to the team who did a great job to secure our driveway. Automatic gate looks fantastic and it was installed quickly, professionally and we were offered good options/advise from the start to finish.
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Harry BAdelaide
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
- Verified customer
Extremely Disappointing but good recovery
I was promised installation 8-8:30 AM today. Got an email at 8:10 this morning to say sorry that Automatic Solutions won't deliver and install the gate till 1:00 pm. I had disconnected the old gate automation, including motor and locking pad, ready for the new installation. I then tried to contact [name removed] the director of Automatic Solutions via landline, mobile and email. All I could get was voice mail. Eventually received a call from Andrew and Angelo and Matt arrived the following morning. Their service, attitude and competence could not be faulted. So I have revised my one star to four.
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WSSydney
- 6 reviews
- 7 likes
- Verified customer
Dishonest or Incompetent or Both Do Not Use
Key Facts
Purchased a Sliding Gate motor with logic control mid Feb 2018 for $1604.00
8 months later the unit blew a fuse and continued to blow any replacement fuse.
Phoned Automatic Solutions (AS), had to wait for [name removed] to call me back who said your board will be blown due to power surge buy a new one from us about $300.00 odd from memory.
Checked the board visually and it appeared fine BUT noticed bruising to the insulation around the power supply which rested unrestrained in the base of the unit. Spoke to AS about this AS mainta...Read more
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HubbsPerth
- Verified customer
Dont understand the negative reviews
Needed an automatic gate and after doing my research decided that I had to visit the showrooms as the reviews were unhelpful. After going to a number of showrooms there was no real decision as the people at Automatic Solutions were the only ones with a range of product and any real clue. Anyway went well from beginning to end so can recommend to anyone. Get out there and have a look though.
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Not HappyMount Burrell
Avoid
As with the other 1 star reviews, purchased our gate, had wrong set instructions, Underwood store no help at all. Eventually Nerang gave us right set instructions . Gate worked for few months, trying to get a service person out, booked it in, want you to sign a form and give credit card number before you even get a time for the service .
Then tell you to talk to a service person on the phone is a charge, when questioned about this they told me it’s necatse talking in his phone to s service person takes them away from their install job ...Read more
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Questions & Answers
Harry Robertsasked
What is the email address for Automatic Solutions head office
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Paul B.Automatic Solutions
There are a number Harry but the easy one is [email protected] and they will redirect if necessary.
Gaye M.asked
We got our electric gates from here. We have no power to them. Can’t get out of our property. We came home after work they were fine. Went to go out 1 hr later no power to gates we are trapped
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Paul B.Automatic Solutions
Hi Gaye
If it is simply a problem of no power you should use the manual release to open the gates.
If you actually do have power to the property but none to the gates please ring your local branch to organise a technician.
You can also email the service desk with your details. Please include address etc.
[email protected]
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Paul B.Automatic Solutions
Cheers Cameron and thanks to Toll for getting them there.