Who are D`N`D Services Ltd?

D`N`D Services Ltd was founded in 1992 by myself, David Watts. Initially operating as a Car Audio Decoding and Repair workshop from a small starter unit in Caxton Way, Stevenage, It was not long before our customers wanted to be supplied some new products as well as having their ones repaired. We moved into a much larger workshop and set up a small display area, and took on some extra staff. But this too, was quickly outgrown as a significant number of manufacturers, after discovering that we had a fully equipped workshop, authorised us to Warranty repair work on their behalf.

By 1995, it became clear that we needed to find a shop, as retail sales were booming. We relocated to one of the busiest neighbourhood shopping centre`s in Stevenage, The Hyde - Shephall. Expansion took place rather rapidly yet again, and we found ourselves offering an installation service. Repairs took off in such a way, that we purchased a delivery van and took on quite a few more staff.

In March 1999, we ran out of room yet again. So this time, we thought we would go really big, and find a premisis that could house a very large showroom, a very large workshop, and a very large repair centre. When we found a 5,000 square feet warehouse in Wedgewood Way, Pin Green Industrial Area of town we moved in straight away.

During the Summer of 1999, we decided to set up an Installation workshop with full fabrication facilities. We did not want to follow the normal trends of fitting standard car audio systems, and wanted to show to the world how creative we could be. Fibreglass, M.D.F., Plastics, Glass and every conceivable type of fabric for trimming, we were able to work with it all. Over the years we have constructed many cars for both customers and promotional vehicles for manufacturers alike. Our demonstration cars have been seen all over the world at various motor shows, product launches and some have even been featured on TV. Click Here to see some of our Projects

In 2000, we decided to invest in an Audio Control SA-3055 Sound Analyzer with a 180dB microphone. Such was our reputation by this stage, we were not only dealing with serious competition systems, but we were now actively playing a part in some of the largest and loudest systems the world has ever seen. It made sense for us to own the best test equipment that the industry had to offer. We started to run open days and Sound Offs at our workshop, and also at various venues around the country.

The summer of 2002 saw a very unusual addition to our business. So large were the crowds on Sound-Off days, that we needed to find something else to entertain them, whilst they were waiting to compete. Somebody suggested a fruit machine, and at the time it seemed crazy, but it was not long before we had ouselves an amusement arcade, and possibly one of the best waiting rooms ever !! I stopped thinking the idea was so crazy when in 2003 we sold nearly as many Arcade machines as we did Car Audio Systems. We even started a rental business, hiring them out to local shops and centres.

In 2003 we invested heavily into the Internet and went online in a very big way. Because we now had such large warehouse and storage facilities, many items were purchased in bulk which in turn meant that our prices could now be discounted even further. Combined with the full back up and Technical support that we can offer over our competitors, this has had a phenomenal effect on our online sales. Our Website has full E-Commerce facilities and can process just about any form of payments from credit cards to PayPal via our secure online servers. The Website took another large boost when we also decided to offer our decoding and repair services via Mail Order.

2004 saw a very unexpected change in Business. Our round the clock Mail Order and Internet sales had not only far exceeded our expectations, but had also overtaken our retail shop sales! The problem was, that in order to provide the competitive pricing now expected on the Internet, operating such a large showroom selling at the higher Manufacturer`s Recommended Prices proved no longer to be a viable option. It was a very sad day in the spring of 2004 when the doors finally closed on the Wedgewood Way site, and we decided to join the Worldwide Web and operate DND Services Ltd as a Cyber Company.

But the sadness soon turned to excitement very quickly, as the online sales still continued to boom, and we were forced to invest in extra storage and warehouse facilities in the heart of the Gunnelswood Road Industrial Estate. We now have more products available via our online site than ever before, and can boast warehouse and distribution facilities far in excess of many of the major importers and distributors.

Towards the end of 2004, I was beginning to miss dealing with customers face to face, and as I was spending so much time in the South West, I decided to open up new workshop. In December 2004, DND Services Ltd aquired a new company, and it was called Torbay Car Stereo, located in the heart of Paignton, Torbay.

At the beginning of 2005 I moved down to Paignton myself, so that I could run Torbay Car Stereo as a Car Audio Service Centre and offer the full range of Decodes, Repairs and Mobile Installations to the local public and motor trade in and around Torbay. In March of 2005, after striking a deal on a new storage facility, I also decided to relocate DND Services Ltd to Paignton, and the offices are now to be found above our workshop.

2006 saw one of our best Cyber Years ever. We now operate one of the largest In Car Entertainment shops on EBAY selling everything from car audio accessories to new units, and have even started to sell our decoding and repair services online.

2007 has seen some very heavy investment in research and development on the latest breed of Car Audio Security techniques. We are now able to reprogram just about any Car Radio Security Code ever devised and that includes the latest VIN Coded radios as well as the newest O.E.M. Satellite Navigation systems that are now so commonplace. All of our decoding information is listed on our Website on a daily basis, and we are now believed to have one of the largest decode resources in the world. If it needs a code, chances are that we know how to decode it.

2008 saw the launch of our automated online decoding service. www.instant-radio-codes.com Over the years we have become very well know for our radio code capabilities, and our email decoding service proved to be so popular in 2007, that in 2008 we decided to speed up the process a little. With radio models being added on a daily basis, we are now able to process many security code numbers via our fully automated servers. This now means that we can now process your radio code automatically and instantly send it back to you via email without any delay. Our New Instant Code Service is both very fast and very accurate.

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