Whilst the pandemic has closed many of our competitors, we have remained open throughout, albeit changing our working practices to ensure we keep our staff and customers safe. Whilst our Trade counter remains closed, we simply ask that trade customers call and order, prior to picking up or arranging delivery. The normal local delivery service…
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During the pandemic, PPE has been in huge demand, which has meant that PPE for industry and construction has been sold at a premium. Whilst we normally stock face masks, gloves and sanitiser, until recently we had sold out and had been unable to source supplies at reasonable cost. We have recently managed to source…
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With the government advice now actively encouraging a return to work in the manufacturing and construction sectors, we recognise this is likely to increase demand for fastener and fixing products. To ensure that we can supply you effectively we have increased resources in both our sales offices and in the warehouse and reduced the number…
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Despite the Coronavirus, we are still here and serving our customers as normal. Please be aware that we are running on a smaller number of staff, so we are very busy at certain times of day. We have taken delivery of more stock, where we know our normal suppliers are closed or struggling to supply. However,…
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Just to reassure all our customers that we are holding good stock levels, which we have increased to ensure we can continue to support you. A number of our own suppliers have now closed, so we may have to offer alternatives. We are keen to continue to service our trade customers. As a result we…
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Despite the Coronavirus, we are still here and serving our customers around the Country. We have plenty of regular stock available, as well as our “obscure” range of fasteners & fixings and will be keeping our operation open as long as possible. Our carriers are still able to ship direct, although timescales may be a little…
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We are keen to continue to service our trade customers. As a result we have closed the trade counter to all but TRADE CUSTOMERS. We would ask that trade customers call and place their order BEFORE coming to our premises. This will allow us to pick the items and prepare them for when you collect.…
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We are all still here working hard to deliver for you Just to reassure all our customers that we are still working from our office, our suppliers are reliably delivering daily and we have plenty of stock in the stockroom. Better still, our free local delivery service can get stock to you, quickly, often same…
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Whilst we get some unusual requests for fasteners, particularly for manufacturing, this is the first for a tank! Our customer is restoring a Morris Light reconnaissance car, the four-wheel driver version, known as the Mk 2. The Morris car Company, at Cowley, built these small tanks, specifically for light work where speed was vital. Around…
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Once in a while we something which might be a game changer! Well we all grew up with wooden rawlplugs, which at least meant you didn’t need to hammer bits of timber into the wall. Then we got plastic rawlplugs, which became ubiquitous. Bit like hoover (for vacuum cleaner) the plastic plug had become a…
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