Budgets go further with Screwfix Direct

Published: 01 January, 2007

Screwfix Direct has been helping educational establishments to make more of their building improvement and maintenance budgets for over 30 years. Providing free next day delivery within mainland UK on thousands of high quality refurbishment, maintenance and cleaning products, the company also promises low trade prices.

Ideal for caretakers and site managers, as well as bursars and head teachers responsible for the maintenance and improvement of school buildings, the Screwfix Direct offering combines fast, reliable service with easy ordering, credit account facilities and a 30-day money back guarantee.

Martyn Sheppard, Key Accounts Operations Manager at Screwfix Direct comments, “Our philosophy is to provide what our customers need, when they need it and at a price that is hard to beat. By working closely with thousands of schools across the UK, we have learnt that they need to be able to access everything from anti-vandal toilet seats and graffiti remover through to plumbing fittings, power tools, security lights and wet floor safety signs, quickly and easily. What’s more, with budgets constantly under pressure, they also need to buy reliable products that are low in price.”

He adds, “By offering a credit account facility and utilising a state-of-the-art computerised ordering system, we have been able to make the entire process both quick and easy.”

Perfectly suited to the needs of ongoing maintenance as well as the Building Schools for the Future investment scheme which looks at improving school buildings, the award-winning Screwfix Direct catalogue and website, www.screwfix.com, also feature special offers and star buys. There is more choice than ever before.

Leading brand names, for instance, have taken on a whole new focus in the latest Screwfix Direct catalogue (issue 25), with the addition of big trade brands such as Baxi, Drayton, Honeywell, Ideal Standard, Thorn, Lutron, Megger and BAL. What’s more, product ranges have been expanded with more from trade favourites such as Legge, Urfic and Hamilton Acorn. The new heavyweight brands and bigger ranges feature amongst more than 1,300 new products on offer in the 938-page catalogue which is packed with over 14,000 screws, tools, fixings and accessories for next day delivery in mainland UK. For bigger projects, the catalogue also includes larger items such as landscaping machinery and complete kitchens and bathrooms for delivery in 7, 14 or 21 days.

New items of interest to anyone involved with maintenance and refurbishment include single and double convector Radiators from just £16.99, Baxi Boilers such as the Baxi Solo HE for just £614.99 and a new range of Megger Meter Testers from £109.00. For general maintenance there is a whole new range of Drill Bits from just £1.19, Thorn IP65 Sodium Floodlights as low as £42.74 and IP44 G9 Halogen Twinspot Floodlights from £26.99 each and TacWise Pro Nailer/Staplers from as little as £29.99. For touch-ups, the Hamilton Perfection S-Series Paintbrushes are as low as £3.77 for a 1" Brush, whilst Harris knitted 12" Sleeves are priced from £3.45.

Other new items include the NO-NONSENSE range of sealants, adhesives, paints and central heating treatments, as well as safety equipment and workwear and a host of plumbing, lighting and electrical accessories. Additional power tools include a DeWalt XRP4 Twinpack comprising an 18V Cordless Drill with self-tightening chuck and 3-speed gear box, plus a Trimsaw, for just £489.99 and a heavy duty Percussion Drill from Sparky at only £69.95.

Special offers feature a 12 for the price of 10 promotion on several NO-NONSENSE sealants with Decorator’s Caulk, for instance, as low as £0.66. A buy five, save 33% on Osram Halogen Lamps is also offered together with a saving of 20% on Pegler top quality Performa Taps and the exclusive Swirl brand which includes a Mono Basin Mixer for only £35.99.

Screwfix Direct is the UK’s leading online and direct supplier of building, maintenance and refurbishment products to the trade and despatches, on average, more than 70,000 parcels a week from its state-of-the-art, 325,000 sq ft fulfilment centre.

Free catalogues can be obtained on Freephone 0800 096 2629, at www.screwfix.com or by visiting one of the Screwfix Direct Trade Counters, details of which can be found at screwfix.com/tradecounters.

Further information from Screwfix Direct Limited, Houndstone Business Park, Yeovil, BA22 8RT. Tel: 01935 414100, Fax: 01935 401665.