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) boiler PCBs, fans etc at competitive prices. 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