Alltech Services Inc: Difference between revisions
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|Website=https://www.alltechservicesinc.com/ | |Website=https://www.alltechservicesinc.com/ | ||
|Description=AllTech Services Inc., headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, is a licensed HVAC and plumbing contractor operating in the Northern Virginia region. | |Description=AllTech Services Inc., headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, is a licensed HVAC and plumbing contractor operating in the Northern Virginia region. | ||
}} | }}AllTech Services, Inc. offers a full range of air conditioning, heating, plumbing, indoor air quality services throughout Northern Virginia<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 Mar 2026 |title=AllTech Services {{!}} BBB Business Profile |url=https://www.bbb.org/us/va/sterling/profile/heating-and-air-conditioning/alltech-services-0241-154817498 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251009183803/https://www.bbb.org/us/va/sterling/profile/heating-and-air-conditioning/alltech-services-0241-154817498 |archive-date=9 Oct 2025 |access-date=18 Mar 2026 |website=Better Business Bureau}}</ref> | ||
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==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
Over recent years, the company has been the subject of multiple consumer complaints raising concerns about deceptive repair practices, aggressive upselling, and questionable charges for services or parts that may not have been needed as well as creating | Over recent years, the company has been the subject of multiple consumer complaints raising concerns about deceptive repair practices, aggressive upselling, and questionable charges for services or parts that may not have been needed as well as creating fictitious repairs to confuse customers and prevent fair price matching or second opinions. Below is a categorized summary of these reported issues. | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
===1. Overcharging for Common HVAC Parts=== | ===1. Overcharging for Common HVAC Parts=== | ||
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===3. "Energy Saver" and "Run Generator" Devices of Fictitious name=== | ===3. "Energy Saver" and "Run Generator" Devices of Fictitious name=== | ||
Claim: Customers allege being sold or recommended mysterious devices | Claim: Customers allege being sold or recommended mysterious devices labelled as “energy savers” or “run generators,” which lack clear function or necessity. | ||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
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One complaint details a | One complaint details a cancelled installation appointment that was still billed. | ||
Another customer filed a refund request for a same-day contract cancellation and struggled to receive the money back.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" /> | Another customer filed a refund request for a same-day contract cancellation and struggled to receive the money back.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":1" /> | ||
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The CEO of Alltech Services Inc., Abe Zarrou, has been documented changing his name from Ibrahim after being dragged off of a cruise ship for claiming to have explosives and working with terrorist organizations | The CEO of Alltech Services Inc., Abe Zarrou, has been documented changing his name from Ibrahim after being dragged off of a cruise ship for claiming to have explosives and working with terrorist organizations | ||
The current Chief of HR, Joseph Woodard, is routinely suing its employees and | The current Chief of HR, Joseph Woodard, is routinely suing its employees and harassing them as a fear tactics as intimidation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-03-30 |title=Man arrested after threatening to blow up cruise ship |url=https://www.securityinfowatch.com/home/news/10488524/man-arrested-after-threatening-to-blow-up-cruise-ship |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251009183712/https://www.securityinfowatch.com/home/news/10488524/man-arrested-after-threatening-to-blow-up-cruise-ship |archive-date=2025-10-09 |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=[[Security InfoWatch]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Jim |date=2020-03-28 |title=Bomb Hoax Gets Drunken Carnival Cruise Passenger Arrested |url=https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2010/03/articles/passenger-rights/bomb-hoax-gets-drunken-carnival-cruise-passenger-arrested/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260206220749/https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2010/03/articles/passenger-rights/bomb-hoax-gets-drunken-carnival-cruise-passenger-arrested/ |archive-date=2026-02-06 |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=[[Cruise Law News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCabe |first=Scott |date=2010-03-30 |title=Leesburg man charged with bomb hoax on cruise ship |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/2154583/leesburg-man-charged-with-bomb-hoax-on-cruise-ship/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251009183641/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/2154583/leesburg-man-charged-with-bomb-hoax-on-cruise-ship/ |archive-date=2025-10-09 |access-date=2025-10-09 |website=[[Washington Examiner]]}}</ref> | ||
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AllTech Services Inc. holds Virginia Contractor’s License #2705117775 issued by DPOR, expiring 08/31/2026. No public disciplinary actions are currently listed. | AllTech Services Inc. holds Virginia Contractor’s License #2705117775 issued by DPOR, expiring 08/31/2026. No public disciplinary actions are currently listed. | ||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||