References

Merchants & Suppliers

143 sources in the library on merchants & suppliers, 40 on this page cited in a published note. Each one says what the document covers and what it is good for. Name a source to see which document it is and where to read it. One at a time. Page 2 of 4.

  1. supplier figure RN-UOQUEJ cited

    Champion Timber

    A timber merchant's product page for an 18 mm MDF board in the large 3050 x 1525 mm format. It settles that large-format sheets of this size are stocked by specialist timber merchants.

    Cited in Timber Merchants: What They Stock & How to Buy.

  2. supplier figure RN-1P3GWF cited

    Champion Timber

    A timber merchant's delivery terms page. It settles free next-day local delivery on stock orders over £150 ex VAT and a £25 delivery charge below that value.

    Cited in Timber Merchants: What They Stock & How to Buy.

  3. supplier figure RN-OMEYB2 cited

    CVC

    CVC's announcement, as owner of STARK Group, that STARK would acquire Saint-Gobain Building Distribution Ltd, including Jewson, Gibbs & Dandy, JP Corry, Jewson Civils Frazer, Minster and International Timber, from Saint-Gobain for £740 million. It records that Saint-Gobain had owned Jewson since 2000.

    Cited in The Big Builders' Merchants Compared.

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    Grafton Group plc

    Grafton Group's own description of Selco Builders Warehouse: a trade-focused builders' merchant trading from 74 branches in Great Britain, 32 of them in London, aimed at trade customers on small residential repair, maintenance and improvement work.

    Cited in The Big Builders' Merchants Compared.

  5. supplier figure RN-0YMTU2 cited

    Howdens

    Howdens' own explanation of its trade-only model: it states plainly that it only sells to the trade, so a builder is essential in order to purchase its products, and that although it does not directly recommend tradespeople its depot staff can help a customer locate a professional in the area. Says it has more than 800 depots nationwide. Sets out the buying sequence: get a builder on board, choose products from a range it describes as more than 100 kitchens plus thousands of completing products, book a free design appointment online or in store with one of its designers, and then have products supplied from local stock so a project can start without delay, with changes handled quickly through aftersales. This is the authoritative source for the claim that a homeowner cannot buy directly from Howdens.

    Cited in Builders' Merchants: The Complete UK Guide (2026).

  6. supplier figure RN-V3ISBQ cited

    Huws Gray Group

    Home page of the Huws Gray Group. It gives over 330 branches and distribution centres and records the business's founding on Anglesey in 1990.

    Cited in The Big Builders' Merchants Compared.

  7. supplier figure RN-PE9P1G cited

    Jewson

    Jewson's own About Us page: its branch network from the Scottish Isles to Penzance, click and collect from over 400 branches, and its specialist brick, timber, tool hire and showroom services.

    Cited in Builders' Merchants Explained: How They Work & How to Buy, The Big Builders' Merchants Compared.

  8. supplier figure RN-CJPEI1 cited

    Jim Wise Reclamation

    A reclamation yard's product page for reclaimed handmade clay bricks at £1.60 each excluding VAT. It replaces a register pairing that priced a reclaimed wirecut brick for the handmade row.

    Cited in Reclamation Yards & Salvage: Buying Reclaimed Materials.

  9. supplier figure RN-K9TQKD cited

    JJ Roofing Supplies

    The same merchant's product page for the Marley Ludlow Major tile, priced from £1.72 each ex VAT (£2.06 including VAT).

    Cited in Roofing Merchants & Suppliers Guide.

  10. supplier figure RN-KDXY1S cited

    JJ Roofing Supplies

    A roofing merchant's product page for the Marley Ludlow Plus tile, priced from £1.35 each ex VAT (£1.62 including VAT).

    Cited in Roofing Merchants & Suppliers Guide.

  11. supplier figure RN-V6ELK6 cited

    JJ Roofing Supplies

    A roofing merchant's product page for standard-grade Spanish slate, 500 x 250 mm, with quantity prices from £2.08 each ex VAT at 21 off down to £1.78 at 1,050 off.

    Cited in Roofing Merchants & Suppliers Guide, Slate Roof Tiles: Types, Cost & Lifespan.

  12. supplier figure RN-BETAJS cited

    Keyline Civils Specialist Limited (Travis Perkins group)

    A Travis Perkins group merchant's credit account application form. It shows the standard request for two trade references, with their credit limits, alongside director and bank details.

    Cited in How to Open a Builders' Merchant Trade Account.

  13. supplier figure RN-045UIU cited

    Kingfisher plc

    Corporate site of Kingfisher plc, the home improvement group. It lists B&Q, Screwfix and TradePoint among its retail banners.

    Cited in Screwfix vs Toolstation (2026): Which Is Better for What?.

  14. supplier figure RN-5CWO92 cited

    Lawsons

    A builders' merchant's delivery policy: delivery from £24 plus VAT, free over £350 ex VAT, special-delivery items excluded, and a 2 to 5 working day target.

    Cited in Online Builders' Merchants: Are They Cheaper?.

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    MKM Building Supplies

    MKM's own history page. It records the first branch in Hull in 1995 and the branch director model that began when the second branch manager was given a stake.

    Cited in The Big Builders' Merchants Compared.

  16. supplier figure RN-L5GRNO cited

    Roofing Outlet

    A retailer product page for a pallet of 216 Marley Ludlow Major large-format interlocking tiles at £429 including VAT, which is £1,986 per 1,000.

    Cited in Roofing Merchants & Suppliers Guide.

  17. supplier figure RN-3JDP3X cited

    Roofing Outlet

    A retailer product page for a pallet of 516 Marley Ludlow Plus concrete interlocking tiles at £749 including VAT, which is £1,452 per 1,000.

    Cited in Roofing Merchants & Suppliers Guide.

  18. supplier figure RN-7ABEWZ cited

    Salvo Ltd

    Salvo's own site, running since the 1990s, with a directory of salvage yards, listings and wanted alerts; it corrects the domain and describes the service.

    Cited in Reclamation Yards & Salvage: Buying Reclaimed Materials.

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    Screwfix

    Screwfix's own About Us page: that it is part of Kingfisher plc, and that it offers over 10,000 products for pick up from more than 900 stores nationwide.

    Cited in Screwfix vs Toolstation (2026): Which Is Better for What?.

  20. supplier figure RN-CJK7AM cited

    Screwfix

    Screwfix's own delivery page: the charges for standard, Sunday and premium delivery by order value, free delivery over £50, and the order-by times for next day delivery (9pm on weekdays, 6pm Saturdays, 5pm Sundays).

    Cited in Online Builders' Merchants: Are They Cheaper?, Screwfix vs Toolstation (2026): Which Is Better for What?.

  21. supplier figure RN-0Y5Z6X cited

    Screwfix

    Screwfix's brand page for its own Erbauer tools. It describes the EXT 18V platform, which shares one battery across multiple power tools.

    Cited in Screwfix vs Toolstation (2026): Which Is Better for What?.

  22. supplier figure RN-AHQUOC cited

    Screwfix

    Screwfix product page for a 1 m length of FloPlast 110 mm push-fit soil pipe at £13.78 including VAT, the 1 m figure in the table's soil pipe row.

    Cited in How to Get Trade Prices Without a Trade Account.

  23. supplier figure RN-77J65G cited

    Screwfix

    Screwfix product page for a 3 m length of FloPlast 110 mm push-fit soil pipe at £22.98 including VAT, about £7.66 a metre, the 3 m figure in the table's soil pipe row.

    Cited in How to Get Trade Prices Without a Trade Account.

  24. supplier figure RN-BLJWU4 cited

    Screwfix

    Screwfix's own Rewards page and FAQ: opted-in members collect one coin per 1p spent from 2 March 2026 in app, online, in store or by phone.

    Cited in Trade Cards & Loyalty Schemes at Merchants.

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    Screwfix

    Screwfix's page and terms for Sprint, its same-day rapid delivery service run by Gophr from selected Screwfix stores, advertised as delivery in as little as 20 minutes.

    Cited in Screwfix vs Toolstation (2026): Which Is Better for What?.

  26. supplier figure RN-RT5GNB cited

    Screwfix

    Screwfix's own page for its Trade Credit Account: up to 60 days' free credit, with payment due by the last day of the month following the month of purchase, no annual fee, flexible credit limits, monthly statements and VAT itemised invoices. It lists no discount among the account's benefits.

    Cited in Screwfix vs Toolstation (2026): Which Is Better for What?.

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    Screwfix Media Centre

    Screwfix's October 2025 press release launching Screwfix Rewards, stating the scheme is free for everyone to join via the Screwfix app.

    Cited in Trade Cards & Loyalty Schemes at Merchants.

  28. supplier figure RN-Y1QVX8 cited

    Selco Builders Warehouse

    Selco's own trade card page: the card is free and Selco serves trade and business customers only; this is a fact about the merchant's own scheme.

    Cited in Trade Cards & Loyalty Schemes at Merchants.

  29. supplier figure RN-SDCTAE cited

    Selco Builders Warehouse

    Selco's own delivery page. It sets out its Click & Deliver and Dial & Deliver services, with free delivery on orders over £150 ex VAT.

    Cited in The Big Builders' Merchants Compared.

  30. supplier figure RN-H9LYPG cited

    Selco Builders Warehouse

    Selco's product page for a 2400 x 1200 x 100 mm PIR board, giving its shelf price ex and inc VAT in September 2026; the per m² figure is the price divided by 2.88 m².

    Cited in Builders' Merchant vs DIY Store: Which Is Cheaper?.

  31. supplier figure RN-I9Y9BA cited

    Selco Builders Warehouse

    A national builders' merchant's product page for nominal 100 x 50 mm planed redwood. It settles that the finished planed size is about 94 x 44 mm.

    Cited in Timber Merchants: What They Stock & How to Buy.

  32. supplier figure RN-I2PGI6 cited

    Selco Builders Warehouse

    Selco's product page for a 25 kg bag of general purpose cement with its September 2026 price ex and inc VAT, the merchant side of the cement row.

    Cited in Builders' Merchant vs DIY Store: Which Is Cheaper?.

  33. supplier figure RN-F0KLOQ cited

    Selco Builders Warehouse

    Selco's home page, which explains how to get its trade card: the applicant uploads proof of business and receives a card number straight away.

    Cited in How to Get Trade Prices Without a Trade Account.

  34. supplier figure RN-7LFRGH cited

    Selco Builders Warehouse

    Selco's page comparing its free trade card with its credit account, which offers up to 60 days' interest-free credit and credit limits from £1,500.

    Cited in Trade Cards & Loyalty Schemes at Merchants.

  35. supplier figure RN-00DQSG cited

    SIG Roofing

    SIG Roofing's own about page. It is cited only for how the company describes itself, which the sentence attributes to it rather than asserting as fact.

    Cited in Roofing Merchants & Suppliers Guide.

  36. supplier figure RN-YPSQ5C cited

    STARK Building Materials UK Limited (trading as Jewson)

    The standard conditions of sale of Jewson's operating company, incorporated into Jewson's own terms. Clause 2.3 says delivered 'Specials' are returnable only by agreement and where the supplier accepts them, with supplier restocking and transport charges passed on.

    Cited in Builders' Merchant Returns & Account Terms Explained.

  37. supplier figure RN-F60UJZ cited

    STARK UK

    STARK UK's own announcement, dated 1 March 2023, that STARK Group completed its acquisition of Saint-Gobain Building Distribution UK Ltd, announced on 12 December 2022.

    Cited in Builders' Merchants Explained: How They Work & How to Buy.

  38. supplier figure RN-XIHJPQ cited

    The Beechfield Reclamation Co

    A reclamation yard's product page for used 20 × 10 inch Welsh roof slates at £2.55 each plus VAT. It replaces a register pairing that priced a new Brazilian slate for the used Welsh slate row.

    Cited in Reclamation Yards & Salvage: Buying Reclaimed Materials.

  39. supplier figure RN-C75DI6 cited

    Toolstation

    Toolstation's own Club page setting out its tiers: free to join, with a 5% discount kept by spending £75 a month and a Trade Club tier at £150 a month.

    Cited in Trade Cards & Loyalty Schemes at Merchants.

  40. supplier figure RN-JWGKLU cited

    Toolstation

    Toolstation's published returns policy: a 30-day money back guarantee on most products, allowing a faulty or unwanted unused item to be exchanged or fully refunded within 30 days of receipt. Unwanted items must be returned unused, unmarked, in original packaging and complete with all included accessories, and proof of purchase may be required. Faulty items may be refunded, replaced or repaired where available, for manufacturer faults only, and postage costs are refunded only where the item is faulty, damaged or sent in error. Items delivered direct from a supplier cannot be returned to a Toolstation store. Excluded items listed include boilers and boiler parts, used macerators, toilets, dirty water pumps, bespoke items that are cut, mixed, personalised or made specifically to the customer's requirements unless faulty, and petrol products, which must be drained and aired for 48 hours before return. Statutory rights are stated to be unaffected. The page also lists free delivery over 40 pounds and click and collect.

    Cited in Builders' Merchant Returns & Account Terms Explained.