Electrical Suppliers - Who do you use the most on and offline?

[Dan]

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Would like to get a poll running on this but need all the options first.

So could you all list the main three companies you use, online and / or offline. Doesn't really matter.

If you want to, give a short reason why.

I'll then collate the results in a week or so and create a poll so we can get voting for the most used electrical suppliers by our forum members.

Cheers

Dan

 

[Eco Chap]

Links Electrical 99.9% of the time (local wholesalers, decent prices, good butties on a wednesday)
CEF 0.05% - if were desperate
Edmundsons 0.05% - unitrunk gear

 

[NickD]

The only relevant one would be RS Components but only about 2 or 3% of our spend. Their range is very good as is their service and deliveries but their prices can be somewhat rude.

Not so much steep as effing vertical. The frugal bit of me (about 95%) used to start snarling whenever I used to have to reach for the flippin' RS catalogue.

 

[KFH]

Not in order:
Denmans
Edmundson (occasionally, I should perhaps use them more as they usually have what I want)
Electricfix
Local small wholesaler
TLC
TN Robinson
and occasionally Newys

I like the MEM domestic consumer units but RCBOs are £50 ish so I went back to Hagar.

 

[Toby Kuhnert]

Local wholesaler - 50%
Electrifix - 30%
Neweys - their cable prices are good - 10%
Online - Specific items - 10%

 

[Robotstar5]

Local wholesaler - 75%
TLC - 20%
Neweys - 5%

 

[MDJ]

Well dan should know who to approach about sponsorship now lol

 

[trev]

I'll bet Davey the shoplifter won't be on the list

 

[Marvo]

Not so much steep as effing vertical. The frugal bit of me (about 95%) used to start snarling whenever I used to have to reach for the flippin' RS catalogue.

Yeah,I know what you mean but there's always the odd one or two things that they're really competitive on, a couple of years ago we were buying all our Siemens PLC's through RS because they were exactly the same price than I was getting quoted from other suppliers so their superior service and free door-to-door delivery made them the best option by far and over a period of 6 or 8 months we bought hundreds of them.

More recently I purchased a Chauvin Arnoux tester from them because they delivered to my door in Cape Town at a better price than most UK suppliers were advertising on their websites without VAT and without shipping so whilst often their prices act more like a laxative than an incentive to order, once in a blue moon they come up trumps for some reason

 

[NickD]

More recently I purchased a Chauvin Arnoux tester

Yeah, but who wants to test a goat FFS?

 

[rhitey]

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Ah interesting reading some of these comments that its not just our local City that's got a bad rep. We only use them when we're really desperate.
Anyway on average I'd guess 60% Yesss, 25% Neweys and 10% Electricfix and a few bits and pieces online

 

[virgil]

i always use small suppliers witch know me and give me good discounts

 

[sparx northeast]

Electric Centre
TLC-Direct (Online)
Upex (Local Independent)

 

[pyrosym]

TLC - Select
WF - Electrical supplies
Screwfix - Electrifix
Ebay! - for example I got 100m of mineral 3 core 1.5 for 100 squid! Bargain
City Electrical Factors

 

[GaryJones]

My boss uses Quickbit or Electrical Trader usually, but Electricfix for a lot of stuff too.

 

[sp4rk13]

1/Holland House
2/neweys
3/electricfix

all down to cost in that order.