Wholesalers....

[baldelectrician]

I try not to use Screwfix for most things (I did buy a T-Stak box last week and a Triton Shower)
I prefer wholesalers for most things- if I am looking for unusual bits for consumer units I can get it at my wholesaler

Screwfix is more like Argos for tradespeople rather than a wholesaler.
Try asking for something from a manufacturer known to them but not in the catalouge (such as an Aico 3000 range detector)

 

[AJshep]

My local wholesaler (Kew) are pretty good, the guys behind the counter know the difference between a contactor and a relay, and are good for a laugh. Their price is about the same as TLC, some items are slightly cheaper, some are more expensive, but they treat me well, and they do go out of their way to help.
Next week they are taking a few of us out to an annual Pool night they hold every year which includes free drinks and buffet, something screwfix would never do !!
I only really use screwfix for the odd tool or drill bit, the service and experience is completely different.

 

[davesparks]

Not a lot of people know but if you take a materials list into screwifx on the trade counter and it will they will give you a quote and will in my experience match if not beat wholesalers and if they cant will give you discount off other stuff you might want like tools.

I know they claim to do this, but it is still limited to the contents of their catalogue so they cant really match a wholesaler.
And i really cant be bothered to buy small cable from screwfix, big cable elsewhere etc etc