Parker Steel go mad !

[awemawson]

I had an email from Parker Steel this morning attaching a Statement of account. Odd - I've not used them for years.

When I looked in detail there was one item, a pre-paid order for some steel I'd bought back on 8/05/2012, showing zero balance owing.

.... but WHY send it out 4 years later

 

[Shedendman]

Its a "oi you,why haven't you spent any of your cash with us lately?"
I get emails from a local builders merchants i opened an account with 7+ yrs ago,with new offers and discounts on whatever,along with that they send a statement with my last spend,daft if you ask me

 

[the snooper]

does it show a date when the invoice was created, could have been one of those letters that gets lost and shows up years later, I cant see why anyone would load up accounts from 4 years ago and start printing off copies

 

[2tpmafia]

Same here from them also haven't used them for a while

 

[Wendelspanswick]

Same for me as well.

 

[Bill Edwards]

Perhaps their sales have plummeted because of all those on here who've discovered F H Brundle!

 

[T0rnado69]

Perhaps their sales have plummeted because of all those on here who've discovered F H Brundle!

that the best place to get steel from then ?

 

[Kent]

that the best place to get steel from then ?

Normally your most local place of any size will better them. Be aware that most aces specialise I have one for sheet and one for section and bar. I do use bundles for fancy convex and such and they are good on mesh. I am told by their rep they having just bought a large central depot that they will soon be able to compete better on std sheet n sections / bar

 

[Bill Edwards]

that the best place to get steel from then ?

Well there's a vast difference in price compared with Parkers and The Metal Store where daylight robbery springs to mind once you've found an alternative.

I only know one local steel stockist who work uses and they're a little more expensive than FHB - I think at the time I compared them 50mm box was £17 per length locally and £15 from FHB.
I wish prices were the same now, £23 for the same stuff

 

[Kent]

Well there's a vast difference in price compared with Parkers and The Metal Store where daylight robbery springs to mind once you've found an alternative.

I only know one local steel stockist who work uses and they're a little more expensive than FHB - I think at the time I compared them 50mm box was £17 per length locally and £15 from FHB.
I wish prices were the same now, £23 for the same stuff

Section from new stock at docks is certainly a lot dearer - that's exactly the plan in China

Blame the eu for not putting proper import tariff on and saving our steel industry