Choosing a Builders Merchant

How do you choose your building materials supplier?

Do they have their own yard – for small purchases?

Do they need their own yard? If not is delivery included?

What to look for other than the cheapest prices.

There are many ways and reasons in choosing a trusted builders merchant. Why choose more than one and what to look for?

You may ask why choose more than one, this can be answered by their stock availability, are they flexible and can source materials for you if they have low or no stock?

Locality is often a consideration, especially with the cost of fuel in 2013. If you are working further and further away from your main base, and so your usual supplier just will not deliver that far, even though you are their best customer!!

When choosing a builders merchant will they provide an account for you? Will they require payment up front first and then once trust has been earned, supply an account for you?

So choosing a reliable, trusted builders merchant, who will go that extra mile to source the best products, the hard to find products is a key tool in any trades person’s armory.

Can they only source building supplies? What about gardening supplies, fencing, tools etc.?

Choosing a Builders Merchant

This is where The Building Shop comes into their own, they are independent, caring, family owned with 25+ years of experience.

Give them a call, try them out, especially on their ability to source difficult to find products, either due to demand or to high cost and quality products.