What Wholesalers do you use

[RWJ]

This is almost turning into a CEF appreciation thread:jester:

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Jase / Lenny

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[TaffyDuck]

Well over in wooly Wales I use Links, small company, they have 6 places so they cover all the area i work in, pretty good on prices normally, good service.

 

[Bubblecraft]

Generally I use Ross (Newey & Eyre)

Good crowd & very helpful. Always stocked & well priced. Will match anyone.

Have to join in...CEF is a joke!

 

[alarm man]

i rate edmundsons always hold good stock,tho if you need something no one stocks and you need it tomorrow,then its RS, the ultimate supplier

 

[Sintra]

I find with wholesalers it's all to do with the value of your orders and the credit limit on your account.

 

[RWJ]

Cpc are good, great price next day delivery to site

 

[sythai]

I find with wholesalers it's all to do with the value of your orders and the credit limit on your account.

Very true, more my account is each month the better / friendlier the service is, they're bending over backwards for me at the minute. It is good and makes such a difference thats why I tend to stick with my one local wholesaler where poss even though may pay a little bit higher on some things.

 

[stuartr]

Con Every Fooker

Couldn't aggree more,no wonder the reps all have Audis and Mercs .Dont get me started bout Proteus and RPP
(Really **** poor)

 

[LineProducts]

Wilts,TLC and Electricfix/Screwfix.Prices pretty much the same but don't all stock the same things, like Wilts don't do Wago but TLC do.

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[Flyingsparks]

We only use CEF in an emergency - been ripped off to many times in the past. You have to check invoices carefully every month as they regulary make mistakes and overcharge for items presumably hoping you wont notice ( once was charged £50 for a pack of cable ties).

I prefer to deal with local independants where possible and always get a good service and prices from them.

 

[RWJ]

We only use CEF in an emergency - been ripped off to many times in the past. You have to check invoices carefully every month as they regulary make mistakes and overcharge for items presumably hoping you wont notice ( once was charged £50 for a pack of cable ties).

I prefer to deal with local independants where possible and always get a good service and prices from them.

And I thought £7 for an enclosure that we normally pay 76p for was bad!!!

 

[Dave 85]

Glad to hear I'm not the only one who thinks City's are a joke. I used them for a while a couple of years ago. Totally useless. Overcharging, overinvoicing, agree a quote then charge you more. Whenever I used to ring them for a price it ALWAYS took 3 phone calls before I got one. They employ the people who were turned away from asda. I used to have to go and get all my own bits out of the warehouse because the bouncer (his other job, says it all) on the counter just didn't have a clue. Every CEF branch I've been to has at least one halfwit.

I got an electrafix account but only really usd them once for materials, I was put off by several things: Having to spend 45 mins trawling through a catalogue when Im in a hurry. The fact they don't know what oval conduit (or anything else for that matter) is and dont stock it. Also I bought a panel heater off them, quite a good price I thought, so I get to the job, screw the bracket to the wall and then notice that the heater has:
No heat control
No on/off switch
argggggh!!
The lengths to which they will go to find completely useless gear just to keep prices down is amazing.

Don't think much of edmunson either.

At the moment I pretty much exclusivley use Eyre and Eliston. I have a very good relationship with the people in my local branch and can usually expect good prices without asking. They deliver free if I call before 9 no matter how small. They also almost never make mistakes. I also use a small local chain (Grant and Stone) to a lesser extent but only when buying their special offers because they usually try and sting me a bit.

 

[supasparxs]

I normally write a shopping list for materials for a project
I email the wholesalers the material list and I compare all the wholesalers.
normally one wholesaler will give a better price for the project.
maybe I'll need to use 2 wholesalers, but this is not a order it is a costing for a list of materials.
As my larger projects are away from home, I have a company credit card with a £6k credit limit that clears down each month.
As a result I can walk into a wholesaler and buy most if not all the materials for project in one visit.
Personally for the size projects I do, this is sufficient

BTW I do have an account with LPD electrical (a local independent chain that in local to me)

 

[Dale200bhp]

Rexel Senates are the best in my opinion

 

[Guest123]

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Jase / Lenny

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