A new builders merchant in town. (Highlands)

[ProDave]

This may be of interest to some in the vicinity of Inverness / Ross-Shire.

 

I had the heads up from a joiner I was working with yesterday that a new independant builders merchant has just started up in Alness.  So I went there today.  They have only been going about 2 weeks, so their stock is a bit basic but they are clearly building up the stock and were very happy to show me around.

 

I ordered some chipboard and plywood from them, total cost was £271, Jewsons had previously quoted me £320.

 

Hopefully this will give us some cheaper material for the rest of the build, and they are closer for us.

[Ed Davies]

Interesting. Name? Where are they? Doubt I'd use them a huge amount but might be a handy place to try before carrying on to Inverness for stuff which is a bit awkward in Caithness. A PM would be handy if you feel it's not appropriate to say it publicly.

[nod]

Something that we take for granted around here 

A friend of our has converted and extended a cottage on the Welsh borders 

He said his biggest challenge   Was the forty mile round trip to the BM 

Collect his timber and realise he’d needed a box of screws 

He previously lived in Wolverhampton So a real shock to the system