Gillmans Reviews 

3,259
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Considering 217 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the efficient online ordering process and the extremely helpful, professional staff who provide exceptional assistance both in store and during delivery. Consumers note that new appliances are delivered promptly, carefully handled, and expertly installed by polite teams who ensure everything works properly. Some reviewers were not happy with the delivery communication, mentioning unexpected arrival times, short notice, or a lack of proper tracking details. A few other people also felt that minor product damages and occasional delays in receiving updates regarding scheduled delivery dates needed improvement.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nice showroom. Makes a difference actually seeing things not just online. Also nice to speak with a real person who knows the appliances first hand and was able to give good advice unlike most call ha... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a problem with the water feed to my washing machine. Fortunately for us, the engineer was thorough and resourceful. He could have shrugged and left us without a washing machine for anot... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The service team set up a service call quickly and checked our warranty for us. All the calls were friendly and helpful. The engineer who visited us was thorough and careful. He called to introduce hi... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This must be the 5th or 6th appliance we've purchased from Gillmans over the years. They always seem to have very competitive prices and their service is excellent. This time we've purchased a Siemens... See more

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  1. Appliance Store

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GILLMAN’S A true family run business established in Gloucester in 1969 by Erika and John Gillman. Annabelle and Robert Gillman, the second generation of the Gillman family are the current owners/directors of the business. Gillman’s operate a large retail showroom in Gloucester, a second retail showroom in Ross-On-Wye and also a brand new commercial showroom in Exeter. We pride ourselves on product knowledge, customer service and being a truly family run independent business employing 85 people as of July 2024. We at Gillman's pride ourselves in being the one stop shop for all commercial and domestic appliances for both sales and service.

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Fast, free delivery service

If you live within our Golden Sales Service area, of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Swindon, Oxford, Bristol or Bath and your order is over £150.00 we offer free delivery for you, we also unpack your appliances for free!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The delivery guys

The delivery guys. Nothing was too much trouble.

December 7, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Thank you for the excellent review. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t just put a sticker on the…

Don’t just put a sticker on the original box the box arrived in terrible condition torn wet and dented ! as well as giving away the Christmas present !
2 mins to pack correctly

December 6, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Apologises that the item has arrived to you with the packaging in poor condition. Usually the items are packaged in an additional outer cardboard box for protection, sorry if this did not happen on this occasion.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Small table top fridge

I ordered a brand-new tabletop fridge, but what I received was clearly not new. The fridge arrived with deep scratches, dents, removed protective film, and poor packaging. Extremely disappointing experience and misleading sales practices.

December 5, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Apologises that the item arrived with you in poor condition. The item was ordered directly from the manufacturer and sent on to you in a sealed box. With the item being sent by a courier occasionally items do get scratched or dented in transit. We did offer to replace the item for you the next day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb delivery service

Will and George delivered a new washing machine and big fridge freezer today to a brand new property. They listened to our wishes of where to place the washing machine and ensured it would fit - he went and found a longer inlet hose so that it could go exactly where we wanted. Many Thanks.

December 11, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Thank you for the excellent review. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick and friendly service

The service team set up a service call quickly and checked our warranty for us. All the calls were friendly and helpful. The engineer who visited us was thorough and careful. He called to introduce himself before arriving and during his visit explained what was required clearly. He cleared up after his work and left everything as we wanted.

December 10, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Thank you for the excellent review. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fab delivery men

Fab delivery men. Polite and on time. Easy to follow tracking detail live.

November 24, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Thank you for the excellent review. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant service

Brilliant service, price and delivery. Thank you.

November 30, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Thank you for the excellent review. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I had an oven from them which arrived…

I had an oven from them which arrived broken. They wouldn’t help me with an Exchange told me to go via the manufacturer. I contacted the manufacturer who didn’t believe it was new due to it being such an old model. I was left with no cooking facilities for 3 weeks whilst they had to validate it was a new purchase and order the parts. Tillman’s have a legal responsibility to repair or replace but they refused

Today I had a washing machine delivered- purchased form a charity. They delivered it I signed for it and they left. My dad is on his way to install it for me . Before he got here Gillmans were back forcibly entered my property and took it away. They scared my husband as they pushed past him, he is disabled and has learning disabilities so didn’t understand what was going on. They told him they had to take it and he had to let them in and because he doesn’t understand and was panicked he didn’t know what to do

I have just rang to complain about the driver letting himself into my property and her excuse was he probably thought you was out . Thats even worse imagine going out and coming home to find your washing machine gone. How distressing that would be to think it’s been stolen!

Their reply is full of lies and inconsistencies. The driver did not go back to his van he actually drove off . It wasn’t left in my back garden it was delivered to my back door and we was home so it wasn’t left unattended in the back garden like you imply. Your back garden is indeed private property and legally you do not permission to enter it .

September 15, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Thank you for submitting your review, we have investigated your serious comments and can confirm that the oven was a Beko supplied on the 02/10/25, this was installed as part of the instructions from the charity who supplied this to you, as part of the installation it was was checked and confirmed as fully working. If a Beko appliance does have a fault, the manufacturer has their own team of engineers who come out to fix these or arrange a replacement, we are unable to provide your details to them without your permission, they would also need to speak to you directly to arrange a visit date which was mutual to both parties.
The washing machine was booked in to be delivered on the 21/11/25, in line with the charities instructions we had to complete the installation, the driver called you to confirm he was arriving, you were out so the delivery had to be re-booked, in normal circumstances we would make a charge for a failed delivery, however, this was not done as a charity was supplying the goods for you. This was all explained by the driver at the time.
On the 05/12/25 we attempted to re-deliver, the driver had unloaded the appliance ready, you again requested to leave the brand new appliance in the back garden. The driver left it here while he went back to his vehicle to called the supervisor to confirm that this was acceptable. Permission could not be gained to leave the appliance in your back garden. We were instructed to remove the appliance and the charity would confirm when we are to attempt a third delivery to you.
To be clear, the driver did not force his way into any property, he spoke to you and you requested he leave this in your garden, he was told that we cannot do this, as it must be installed, so he simply removed it again, he did not meet, see or speak to your husband at anytime during the delivery. If he had, we could have completed the delivery and installation for you at the time.
Gillman's work with many charities and have served the area for over 57 years, as a family business we pride ourselves, as shown in many reviews, on our customer service. If you would like to provide any further details please email us at customerservice@gillmans.co.uk and we will of course investigate further.
We look forward to attempting a third delivery to you so we can install the washing machine.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

You took into consideration the notes…

You took into consideration the notes we gave,delivering to my elderly mum who is housebound and has dementia.
We are all very pleased with the service and consideration.

November 28, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Thank you for the excellent review. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

The delivery tracker system failed dismally…

The delivery tracker system looked really good. Tracked our delivery for an hour or so, when we were informed that the driver would be at our address in 10 minutes. I couls see on the tracker that the vehicle was only a few miles away. Ths tracker then showed the delivery time rising and the vehucle heading back to Gilman's Gloucester. I rang the driver who advised thag they didn't have our item on the van! How did the tracker not know this and gave me incirrect information for 2 hours. We had specifically waited in all morning! When the deluvery team arrived everything was as specified - only spoilt by the above issue.

November 26, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Apologises that the information given by the tracking system was incorrect, we will look into how we can improve this and make the tracking system more accurate.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First time we have used this company…

First time we have used this company but first class service including the delivery guys. Very competitive price

November 24, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Thank you for the excellent review. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

If you have a problem ask for Robert Gillman. It was sorted same day

Bought an item from Gillmans then had a strange phone call. Phoned the shop and just got a feeling I wasn’t being listened to.
Following a review on Trustpilot, Robert phoned me the next day and listened to my concerns and the fact I had been awake most of the night worrying about it. He promised to personally look into it and phone me back the same day. He then took time,out of his busy day to follow up himself and got back to me with a personal explanation of what had happened.
Very impressed with personal touch the way my problem was handled quickly by Robert.
Many thanks appreciate the time you took to solve the problem and put my mind at rest. Hopefully will sleep well tonight now the problem has been sorted.

November 25, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Thank you very much for the great review, we are glad to have sorted the problem and put your mind at rest. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great after sales service

Everyone was polite and efficient both engineers were excellent,

September 9, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Thank you for the excellent review. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We have bought from Gilmans over many…

We have bought from Gilmans over many years, and were generally happy with our latest purchases, as we have with previous purchases. We ordered on line, the items being competitively priced, and delivery was early on the day I had chosen.
My only 'niggle' was that there was no prior communication to confirm an expected delivery time period before the guys were 15 minutes from arriving, and they phoned. Bizarrely we did receive confirmation delivery date emails the day after delivery. So something amiss which hopefully was a one off.

November 5, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Thank you for the excellent review. We look forward to seeing you again in the future. We will into how we can improve communication prior to delivery to offer a better service.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just had a Gillmans engineer out for…

Just had a Gillmans engineer out for our duel fuel cooker which had a problem, He identified the problem instantly and consequently sorted it, Excellent,thank you Phil H.

November 14, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Thank you for the excellent review. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Gillmans need to do better ordered online quite straight…

Hob ordered online quite straight forward, unfortunately they would not deliver to my area. Upon collecting hob from the store, Stuart the (store manager) who served us could not explain why our new hob was not in its original packaging? His attitude throughout our encounter with him was bordering on rudeness and arrogance in his answering to our concerns as to why this supposed brand new product was being repackaged in front of us. Adrian the online manager got involved and kindly made a small monetary discount for the debacle the Stuart had conducted . Great pity Gillmans as we will not buy from you again.

October 21, 2025
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Reply from Gillmans

Good afternoon John

Firstly apologises that the item was found to be in damaged packaging on collection. Also I'm sorry that you feel you were treated rudely, we will make sure this is fed back to the staff member and we will look into how we can improve the service.
I am glad in the end we were able to resolve the problem.

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