Suppliers
General DIY supplies
- Screwfix Direct http://www.screwfix.com
Wide range of tools and materials at generally competitive prices. Internet/telephone ordering. Delivered by carrier. Some trade counters: open long hours, open to public.
- Toolstation http://www.toolstation.com
Fair range of tools and materials at generally lower prices and lower quality than Screwfix. Internet/telephone ordering. Delivered by carrier. Some trade counters: opening hours?, open to public.
Tools and machinery
- Axminster
- Ebay - the big unknown
- Machine Mart
- Poundland - bottom price tool supplier. Small range, extremely low prices, many items of adequate quality to do the job, but some not.
- Power Rewind - industrial supplier, extensive range, with prices to match. Useful for specialist items you can't find anywhere else.
Plumbing & Heating
extensive range of plumbing, gas (NG and LPG) refrigeration & other plumbing & heating materials & tools.
- Plumbworld
- Discount Heating http://www.discountheating.com/
Generally boilers and radiators
- Discounted Heating http://www.discountedheating.co.uk/
Plumbing & Heating
- Heating Controls Online http://www.heatingcontrolsonline.co.uk/ (formerly RKM Heating Controls)
Small heating controls at generally competitive prices. (They tend only to supply items that can be sent by post in a Jiffybag.)
- CET Ltd http://www.cetltd.demon.co.uk/
Reconditioned (often better than new) PCBs, fans, timers etc for central heating boilers at prices usually vastly below manufacturer's spares. Very knowledgeable and helpful staff. Fast courier delivery. Many satisfied customers on uk.d-i-y
- Pulsar Direct http://www.pulsardirect.co.uk/
Generally competitive prices but trade only.
Electronic
- RS components http://rswww.com/
Wide range of electronic and mechanical components, tools, materials etc. Trade-oriented
- Farnell http://www.farnell.com
Wide range of electronic and mechanical components, tools, materials etc. Trade-oriented
- CPC http://www.cpc.co.uk wide range of electronic components, consumer electronics, tools, materials etc.
Part of Farnell groups but more consumer-oriented
- Maplin http://www.maplin.co.uk
Electronic components, gadgets, kits, consumer electronics
Lighting
- Light Bulbs Direct
http://www.lightbulbs-direct.com/
- Efficient Light
http://www.efficientlight.co.uk/
- Ultima
- Megaman
- LED Online [LEDs]
- OptoSource [LEDs]
Fasteners
squarescrews.co.uk
Miscellaneous
http://www.andythornton.com/index.asp Andy Thornton Ltd architectural salvage
http://www.valepack.co.uk/ cardboard
http://www.championtimber.com/
http://www.marshalls.co.uk very wide range of decorative concrete blocks
tool-up.co.uk
http://www.doorwarehouse.co.uk
http://www.lockshop-warehouse.co.uk
http://www.britishhardwoods.co.uk
http://www.hingesandbrackets.co.uk/ huge range of unusual stuff
http://www.mallardmetals.co.uk/
http://www.secondsandco.co.uk/
Magnet: excellent prices on ply, plasterboard and some insulation
McMaster-Carr Online Catalog
metalsupermarkets.com
http://www.mailordermetals.co.uk
Smiths Metals
Local model shops
Local engineering / machine shops
Venables - oak
Ridgeons
Holloways of Ludlow - period switches
http://www.oldfireplaces.co.uk
Travis Perkins - sash weights
http://www.fastfixdirect.co.uk/
http://www.silverlinetools.com/ - budget tools
http://www.conistonslate.co.uk
http://www.britishhardwoods.co.uk/worktops
http://www.shop4steel.com/ £150 delivery!
http://www.metal2models.btinternet.co.uk/cataloguemenu.htm
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Crazy-Parts
South London Hardwood
"Metal Supermarkets"
http://www.buildersbeams.co.uk/Products/Beams/FlitchPlates.htm
http://www.thechemicalshop.com/index.asp - small and strange stock range, high prices
http://www.kno3.com similar to above
http://www.tottontimber.co.uk/
Antique Baths of Ivybridge
http://www.vintageplumbing.com/
http://www.thomas-crapper.com/
http://www.adriennechinn.co.uk/
http://www2.westfalia.net/ - not really recommended