DIY/Builder suppliers Open for Delivery?

MactheKnife90

Hi,

Does anyone know of any hardware/DIY shops operating a delivery only service that can be ordered and paid for online?

Thanks,

Mac

Sleeper12

MactheKnife90 wrote: »

Hi,

Does anyone know of any hardware/DIY shops operating a delivery only service that can be ordered and paid for online?

Thanks,

Mac

If they are they aren't supposed to be. Look at screwfix. They didn't just shut their stores. The Irish site is shut too as is Woodies

10-10-20

I was going to recommend https://www.handyhardware.ie/, but their site is down.
Goodwins: https://www.goodwins.ie/ is not operating online until the 15th April.
Chadwicks: https://www.chadwicks.ie/covid-19-update "a limited number of branches are providing a delivery service strictly for products of essential business maintenance and HSE projects ONLY"
Brooks: https://brooksgroup.ie/ - Emergency only.

MactheKnife90

Fair enough I know, but I think there is scope for delivery drivers to operate independently in and out of these yards picking up and delivering supplies. Online shopping controlled and processed by employees working from home. Zero contact service is very possible.

roroliam

McLaughlins homevalue Carandoughna Co Donegal.

GreeBo

Uk sites are still delivering and deliveries/post are still in place, so you could order something from the North and you should get it, though it may be delayed.

SEPT 23 1989

GreeBo wrote: »

Uk sites are still delivering and deliveries/post are still in place, so you could order something from the North and you should get it, though it may be delayed.

Who would you recommend in the north for delivery down to here

GreeBo

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Who would you recommend in the north for delivery down to here

I don't have engine off the top of my head, but I got some light stuff in the post from Belfast last eeek

eildar

https://www.hardwareireland.ie

The chan chan man

Depends what you’re looking for. Micksgarage is still open/delivering and sell some diy stuff

listermint

MactheKnife90 wrote: »

Fair enough I know, but I think there is scope for delivery drivers to operate independently in and out of these yards picking up and delivering supplies. Online shopping controlled and processed by employees working from home. Zero contact service is very possible.

Online shopping processed by employees working from home.


How the fk does someone working from home load 2x4 into the back of a transit...

MactheKnife90

listermint wrote: »

Online shopping processed by employees working from home.


How the fk does someone working from home load 2x4 into the back of a transit...

Read the part about the delivery drivers working alone from the yard.
You sound a little emotional. It was just a suggestion all the details there. Relax.

GreeBo

lenehens.ie are still delivering (according to their website anyway)

scratch that, checkout function is now disabled!

MactheKnife90

GreeBo wrote: »

lenehens.ie are still delivering (according to their website anyway)

Thanks. Ill check it out here now. Cheers

listermint

MactheKnife90 wrote: »

Read the part about the delivery drivers working alone from the yard.
You sound a little emotional. It was just a suggestion all the details there. Relax.

delivery drivers tend to be 3rd party, few providers have their own drivers (maybe single vehicle in most cases)

and drivers wouldnt be permitted driving forks etc.

This is basic stuff tbf. You seem not to know how providers operate? emotional? nah silly head just worked in these places before. lol

Tree

Lenehans have been turning on and off the checkout according to how much they can handle. It was off the other day, on again Sunday (so I ordered what was ahnging out in my basket) and off again. Half the order arrived today, so no excuses now for turning over the raised bed...

witchgirl26

MactheKnife90 wrote: »

Fair enough I know, but I think there is scope for delivery drivers to operate independently in and out of these yards picking up and delivering supplies. Online shopping controlled and processed by employees working from home. Zero contact service is very possible.

That wouldn't really work though. For those that don't have an online ordering system, taking Cardholder not present transactions is already something that needs 2 person authentication in store so not sure that would work with employees working from home.
To get set up to process online payments requires a lot of background work if you're handling the card details yourself and if not, then good luck getting on to any of the companies hosting those facilities at the moment.

As for the yard itself - the majority of delivery drivers are independent contractors and it would be a complete breach of the companies health and safety to allow them free reign into what can be a very dangerous area. They'd also have to have side-loader or forklift licences to get a lot of the products. And loading single handed is not a good practice for most of what would be big enough to be delivered. So you'd have to have the yard workers from the business in and social distancing wouldn't work when trying to load a vehicle with 2 people.

Basically zero contact purchase is not possible. That's why most have shut down completely. That and they only have remit now to provide emergency services or to priority construction sites as listed on the governments website.

purple hands

Lenehans site open for orders again now

chillyspoon

purple hands wrote: »

Lenehans site open for orders again now

They changed the notice but did they actually enable checkout? - I tried at 7 this morning and there was still no checkout button.

Update: the notice has changed again since this morning to say that checkout is closed again - dang, I must have missed a very brief window of opportunity.

Sleeper12

I think these are open. Tradesmen only collect from branch but the general online store is open I believe. 3 to 5 day delivery

https://www.mcmahons.ie/?fbclid=IwAR3ANTZGpvap5Txm6dbk0O-6sXKYOkOybQtxy0m8fNrVJbz_9kEuCr00yYg