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- Building Materials Market
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- Lumber Store
- Plumbing Supply Store
- Tool Store
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At Selco Builders Warehouse, we’ve got stacks of stock from top trusted brands, all at exclusive, low trade prices. If you’ve been looking for building materials and timber supplies for your latest project, we’ve got it at Selco. Our branches are open 7 days a week, with all the products you’d expect from your local builders’ merchant or timber merchant. Whether you’re a builder, carpenter, electrician, plumber, decorator, landscaper or business of any kind, you’re in good hands - we’ve been serving the tradespeople of the nation since 1895 and have grown our network to 75 branches and counting. As well as thousands of products lining our shelves, we’ve got a free Click & Collect service so you can pick up your goods at a time that suits you, or you can have them sent straight to site with our free Click & Deliver service. In each of our branches you’ll find a range of trade services designed to make your job easier, including paint mixing, brick matching, sheet material cutting and free kitchen designing – we’ve even got in-branch cafes for you to grab a builder’s brew and a bacon sandwich before the day ahead. And don’t forget about our Special Orders service – if we don’t currently stock a product you’re looking for, we can usually source it for you. Our friendly team are always on hand to help you with anything you need to make your visit a positive one! So, pop into your local branch and speak to one of our colleagues about signing up for a Trade Card today or apply for one online through our website. Selco, it’s where the Trade go!
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2 Wythall Green Way, B47 6LW, Wythall, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- 01564 821000
- info@selcobw.com
- www.selcobw.com
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Excellent service at Selco Exeter
First order with Selco, a very pleasant experince
Awesome customer service from Matt reprezenting Selco Leeds Elland road from start to finish.
That's how it should be done. Great comunication, great service, great result
Thank you Selco!!!
Regards
Bogdan
Wakefield
Selco. Poor performance and service
To Whom It May Concern,
I’ve been a loyal Selco customer for years, and while I’ve always found your pricing competitive, recent experiences suggest your policies are becoming increasingly anti-customer—especially for trade professionals like myself.
Your in-house rules seem rigid to the point of being impractical. For example, during forklift operations, staff have taken to shouting orders at customers. That kind of tone is unprofessional and frankly insulting—we're experienced tradespeople, not schoolchildren, and we understand the importance of health and safety.
Your delivery restrictions are equally frustrating. On a recent job site—with full concrete trucks, a 35-tonne skip, diggers, and pump lorries present—your driver refused to drop materials onto a clearly solid driveway, insisting on kerbside delivery only. That order was cancelled on the spot. Result? Selco lost out on nearly £70,000 worth of business on that project alone.
Today, I tried to collect 200 bricks. Only after I paid was I told there’d be a 20–30 minute wait due to another delivery being unloaded. No flexibility, no workaround—just a flat refusal to bring out a single pallet. Again, order cancelled. I took my business elsewhere.
Your sheet material cutting policy is another example of how customer value is being eroded. You’ve gone from four free cuts and 50p thereafter, to just two free and £1 per cut—regardless of how many boards I purchase. Where’s the logic or loyalty reward in that?
Let me be clear—I’m not saying I won’t use Selco again, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to justify it. The service feels like it’s tailored more toward DIY customers than serious tradespeople. All I want is:
Reasonable delivery flexibility
Straightforward collections
Respectful, professional communication
Pricing and services that reflect the volume of business I bring
Without trade customers, there is no business. I urge you to rethink these policies before more of us take our trade—and our money—elsewhere.
Sincerely,
Cris williams

Reply from Selco Builders Warehouse
excellent staff experience
The staff at selco, marsh barton exeter were incredibly friendly and helpful, particularly michael and jack. you could tell that they were happy working for the company.
Order online for collection
Order online for collection , received a message ready to collect to find the item was not in stock. Only a 2 hour round trip wasted.
Selco in Llanishen
Selco in Llanishen
5 star
Helpful staff
Mike and Sarah went above and beyond for us
A denlivery came for me today
A delivery came for me today. The driver threw everything on the ground. Everything is broken.
I have used Selco for years .
I have used Selco for years .
They offer a great range of trade products.
The monthly trade deals are always worth a look.
They deliver locally too
Staff are always in my experience really approachable and professional.
Everyone I’ve been in has a lovely cafe in too .
I always highly recommend Selco
Great customer service
Great customer service. Sorted what I needed and went the extra mile. Thank you Adam and Anna
Great experience at Selco Elland Road
Great experience at Selco Elland Road. Tanya, one of the sales reps in store went above and beyond sorting a complex order for me from external tile suppliers. Nothing was too much effort and she managed to save me some decent money after ringing round and speaking with managers. Great service and an asset to your team. Well done Tanya and Selco Elland Road
Imposter using the account
We keep getting invoices for materials delivered to the same address near my son's home, it is a home which is being renovated, we have stopped using my account and just use my son's and advised selco of this multiple times but it happened again, I told them again, but nothing changes. We are closing the accounts now and using other suppliers which is a pity, but better in the long run, people check your accounts

Reply from Selco Builders Warehouse
We do not like their services
We do not like their services , so slow and they do not care.
Selco Hanger lane
Selco Hanger lane. You need to change your attitude, after delivery I noticed that they forgot to deliver woven bin bags, so I call them, they apologise because out of stock, unfortunately they didn't refund , so I went there and I was told that I was not charged for it, after proving they are wrong they refund, I spend 1h there to get refund for £8 really? The staff there need some lesson how to deal with customers. Don't treat someone who spend £8000 for materials like, you know what.
Zero customer service
Zero customer service, very rude, no apologies when they make mistakes, all in all just rubs you up the wrong way

Reply from Selco Builders Warehouse
Little courtesy goes a long way
I went to this selco store in hayes in London.
Wanted to buy some timber and paint sockets etc. Little upgrade to my house.
So I asked the staff for help..
,,Excuse me,, I said. The lady looked at me obviously bored just by being there let alone someone asking for help. She obviously did not wanna talk just had this awful attitude...
Anyways I left without making any purchases and went to wickes instead. Nice helpful staff..spent around 800 pound at wickes.
So sorry selco but I stick to wickes instead
Great service in helping avoid potential delivery issues
Despite some confusion from inital conversation, everything was sorted out and a tricky delivery with access issues was arranged, and took place, brilliantly. Thanks to Kevin at the LLanishen branch and especially to Matthew the driver, who not only rung in the morning to talk through the delivery and give a time of arrival, but also run just before arriving and was great in the service at the property. Thank you.
I met Callum at the store today
I met Callum at the store today, he was super helpful with my shopping, giving me ideas and options. That was top notch customer service!
Mr Raj shah/ Rajendra Shah shah…
Mr Raj shah/ Rajendra Shah shah a genuine person who helps people and guide them during purchase and help them. A very helpful nature person
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