Jewson Reviews 

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Looking at 70 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Customers frequently praise the friendly and attentive branch teams who constantly go out of their way to offer expert advice, helpful recommendations, and practical assistance with loading heavy materials. Many consumers also share positive feedback regarding reliable drop-off times and the convenient availability of diverse building products. Some reviewers were not happy with frustrating delivery delays, sudden scheduling cancellations, and a general lack of communication from customer support when issues arose. People also noted occasional problems involving unhelpful employee attitudes, unexpected stock shortages, and difficulties trying to resolve billing complaints.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Needed some building materials rather quick. So went on line and jewson opens at 07:00 am. Arrived at opening time went in and then told we are short of staff and we don’t open till 7:30. Yet a member... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Hiring process is outdated, relies on phone calls and it's basically impossible to get hold of the team (Leighton Buzzard brach at least). I had to call the branch multiple times to confirm my hire, e... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor communication/customer service. Made online order on 11th January for floor sander (Leatherhead, Surrey) to be collected in store on 13th January. At 4.30pm on 12th January received phone call... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Jewson Hereford We have had to keep phoning them to track the order of some concrete posts - paid over £2000 and still we are being told different days for delivery, then it doesn’t arrive with no... See more

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Company details

  1. Building Materials Supplier
  2. Lumber Store
  3. Plant and Machinery Hire

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Official Trustpilot page for Jewson, part of STARK Building Materials UK. With branches from the Scottish Isles to Penzance, you’re never far away from great service, expert advice and the highest quality timber, building materials and services from Jewson. Since opening our first branch in 1836, we’ve expanded to offer a wide range of supplies for all trades including building materials, roofing and landscaping. From the everyday essentials, such as bricks and timber to specialist equipment. You can also find kitchen and bathroom showrooms nationwide, as well as a trusted Tool Hire service. Please note that www.jewson.co.uk is our only official website. Reviews relating to purchases, services and experiences with Jewson should be associated with this business profile.


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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I needed some tiles

I needed some tiles, to replace on my existing roof in the corner......so today I was passing jewson(Nottingham basford branch) nice little shop and service counter....only one costimer ahead of me. At the counter I felt the older gent who dealt with me had a poor attitude like not a smile no hello, just are you paying cash or account....bit of a shame really as the products I seen and purchased we're of a very high standard (shame the counter service never matched) good service from the guy working out in the yard(said he was new to the store) nice chap.....hope my feedback helps, kind regards tony

6 March 2025
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon Tony,
Many thanks for your review, We’re sorry your Branch experience hasn’t ended in the way we would hope. I would like to get one of our management team to look into this further. Please could you get in touch with me on customer.feedback@jewson.co.uk so that I can arrange this for you as soon as possible.
Thank you again for your feedback
Jewson Customer Care

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Service

Needed 2 shelves of plywood cut to size. Had to travel 12 miles to the nearest place that offered the service.
Staff were extremely helpful, greeted on entry, taken to mill. Shelves put in car for me. Great staff, who know how to treat a customer,

6 March 2025
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon Malcolm,
Thank you for your positive review. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Many thanks,
Jewson Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great professional service and very…

Great professional service and very helpful with advice for a project, thank you!
Nursery Rhymes Childcare Ltd
Cardross

15 February 2025
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon,
Thank you for your positive review. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Many thanks,
Jewson Customer Care Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor. I gave 1 star but only because 0 wasn’t an option

I went online on a Friday evening and ordered a cement mixer for the following Saturday…I had a confirmation email with a confirmed price saying that my local branch would contact me for payment.
Monday lunchtime and no contact so I rang my local branch and enquired about my online order to be told that they don’t not know anything about it and would chase it up.

Tuesday and still nothing so I emailed Jewsons tool hire.
The only reply I received was that I was copied into an email sent to a branch to process my order.
I finally got to speak to someone in branch to be told that they don’t have the item in my area so would have to get one from another area and charge me for it and apparently the online prices do not include delivery(I clicked delivery on the website).
My online total was around £70 and now it would be £180+ for the hire.
Why give a misleading online price and say that delivery is included and also that the item is available to hire!

25 February 2025
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Reply from Jewson

Good Morning Nick,
Many thanks for your review, We’re sorry your Tool Hire experience hasn’t ended in the way we would hope. I would like to get one of our management team to look into this further. Please could you get in touch with me on customer.feedback@jewson.co.uk so that I can arrange this for you as soon as possible.
Please include your online Tool Hire enquiry reference, starting W00.
Thank you again for your feedback
Jewson Customer Care

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rubina at Jewson Haringey is very…

Rubina at Jewson Haringey is very helpful and professional.🌟

I highly recommend shopping from Jewson Haringey branch.

20 February 2025
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Reply from Jewson

Good Morning Hysenw,
Thank you for your positive review. We will pass on your kind words about Rubina. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Many thanks,
Jewson Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jewsons Chesterfield are the best…

Jewsons Chesterfield are the best building supplies in and around chesterfield. Do there best to get you on the road as quickly as possible. Just what you want when you getting prepared for your jobs. Just need to have free fruit days instead of pastry days

17 January 2025
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon Michael,
Thank you for your positive review. We will pass on your kind words. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
We have also shared your idea about free fruit days.
Many thanks,
Jewson Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hastings branch

Hastings branch
Staff are Excellent nothing to much trouble for them
The manager even set more discount on my online account which is easier to now use so stops me ringing them up for better prices . The delivery drivers are spot on they try and get it where i want it. they are the best !! if you are using the online account Go in and see them and talk to them they will lower your prices on your account I dont spend £1000s with them a month just a one man band
Even the tool hire department is great. Credit where credit is due !!

16 January 2025
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon Bryan,
Thank you for your positive review. We will pass on your kind words. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Many thanks,
Jewson Customer Care Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What happened to Jewson in Cardiff

What happened to Jewson in Cardiff? Since they were taken over the staff are miserable and service appalling. No wonder MKM are taking all the business - it's a pleasure to go in there!!

So disappointed. I'll remember the days when Jewson had a top team in Ipswich Road. The new owners clearly don't know Cardiff well.

16 January 2025
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon,
Many thanks for your review, We’re sorry your experience hasn’t ended in the way we would hope. I would like to get one of our management team to look into this further. Please could you get in touch with me on customer.feedback@jewson.co.uk so that I can arrange this for you as soon as possible.
Please include details of the time, date and location of this incident, with the vehicle registration number if you have this.
Thank you again for your feedback
Jewson Customer Care

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Any tool hire you need I recommend…

Any tool hire you need I recommend going to jewson service was great Simon was very helpful and friendly

8 January 2025
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Reply from Jewson

Good Morning Simon,
Thank you for your positive review. If you could drop an email to customer.feedback@jewson.co.uk with details of which branch used, we can then pass on your kind words. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Many thanks,
Jewson Customer Care Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Contact us, ... but please don't contact us

Contacted Jewson from the contact page on the website for a price on some wood.

Rather than phoning I emailed the specific details of what I wanted a price on, and as per their contact page ....
If you'd prefer to email us
customer.feedback @ jewson.co.uk

Got a reply back from someone in 'customer service' saying to phone my local branch??!

08-01-2025 .... Jewson's reply to this review, is to phone them!, to discuss?? - they just don't get it

3 January 2025
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Reply from Jewson

Thank you for your review. I would like to discuss this with you. Please can you give me a call on 02476608235.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Drivers ignorance

Neighbour had a delivery to their property. On exiting, the driver couldn't turn right so went left to turn around . In so doing he used our drive , which is fair enough . But to go off of the tarmac surface and drive on the ditch bank and not give a damn is out of order . Sure the driver wouldn't appreciate it if someone done that in their own property. Thanks Taunton branch , much appreciated

19 December 2024
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon,
Many thanks for your review, We’re sorry your experience hasn’t ended in the way we would hope. I would like to get one of our management team to look into this further. Please could you get in touch with me on customer.feedback@jewson.co.uk so that I can arrange this for you as soon as possible.
Please include details of the time, date and location of this incident, with the vehicle registration number if you have this.
Thank you again for your feedback
Jewson Customer Care

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Made a formal complaint which was never…

Made a formal complaint which was never acknowledged by the support team or the area manager.

They do not care and there is no management in place to review their level of service.

Update: I did email that customer feedback email on Dec 15 and they also ignored me. I have emailed again today and no reply.

Update: Emailed again and they ignored the email again. Customers beware, they do not care at all.

22 November 2024
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon Ziggy,
Many thanks for your review, We’re sorry your experience hasn’t ended in the way we would hope. I would like to get one of our management team to look into this further. Please could you get in touch with me on customer.feedback@jewson.co.uk so that I can arrange this for you as soon as possible.
Thank you again for your feedback
Jewson Customer Care

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total rip off bought a bulk bag of…

Total rip off bought a bulk bag of building sand 5 cement 1 feb mix £126.49 as the delivery was late the client went to the builders merchants to pick the cement up and Jason at the motingham branch said we hadn't bought any cement so the client was charged another £43 now a total of £169 for the three items since then Jason has told me they made a mistake and charge me for delivery and they will refund me £20 which i still haven't received total joke

11 December 2024
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon Sean,
Many thanks for your review, We’re sorry your experience hasn’t ended in the way we would hope. I would like to get one of our local team to look into this further. Please could you get in touch with me on customer.feedback@jewson.co.uk so that I can arrange this for you as soon as possible. Please include your account number if this is applicable.
Thank you again for your feedback
Jewson Customer Care

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

great products great advice

great products great advice! friendly staff

20 August 2024
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon Scott,
Thank you for your positive review. We will pass on your kind words. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Many thanks,
Jewson Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We are planning a new patio using…great service and knowledgeable staff at Jewsons Aberaeron

We are planning a new patio using composite decking. Llewelyn Hughes at Jewsons in Aberaeron, helped us establish both what materials and quantities and worked out a good price for us. We would definitely recommend.

21 November 2024
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon Rachel,
Thank you for your positive review about Llewelyn. We will pass on your kind words. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Many thanks,
Jewson Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely brilliant service

Absolutely brilliant service. Great delivery driver from Jewson Preston Raglan Street. Well experienced gentleman delivered my bricks and put them exactly where I wanted them. Gem of a guy. 5 star service. Well recommended builders merchants.

22 November 2024
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Good Afternoon Zohra,
Thank you for your positive review. We will pass on your kind words. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Many thanks,
Jewson Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hired a floor sanding kit

Hired a floor sanding kit, after reading around, watching YouTube guides etc. The kit wasn’t available at short notice from my most local Jewsons, but the central tool hire office ladies were incredibly helpful and proactive and found one at another branch a short distance away. So I picked up the big drum sander and a disc edging sander from the Waltham Abbey branch, plus lots of paper (on sale or return) The guys handing the kit over couldn’t be been more helpful. The kit worked fine, and I got the job done. Due to my own inexperience I caused a bit of damage to a part on the drum sander, and pointed it out on return. The guy thanked me for my honesty and said it was absolutely no problem. I got all my deposit back. Very good value, and a very good experience.

9 November 2024
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon Paddy,
Thank you for your positive review. We will pass on your kind words. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Many thanks,
Jewson Customer Care Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

£13 for a bag of multi Finnish

£13 for a bag of multi Finnish. What a scam

16 November 2024
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon Bradley,
Many thanks for your review, We’re sorry your experience hasn’t ended in the way we would hope. I would like to get one of our local team to look into this further. Please could you get in touch with me on customer.feedback@jewson.co.uk so that I can arrange this for you as soon as possible. Please include your account number if this is applicable.
Thank you again for your feedback
Jewson Customer Care

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hiring a barrow for one day

Hiring a barrow for one day. Invoicing completely wrong. They took a deposit of £50. Went back to the branch (Slateford, Edinburgh) twice. They invoiced me for a week instead of one day. The branch could not reimburse me despite taking the deposit. It had to be approved by the area manager who was on holiday. Took a month to sort and even then was about £3 wrong. It is ridiculous that the branch was not authorised to reimburse for a mistake. Jewsons need to get into the real world.

29 August 2024
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon Peter,
Many thanks for your review, We’re sorry your Tool Hire experience hasn’t ended in the way we would hope. We would like to get one of our management team to look into this further. Please could you get in touch with us on customer.feedback@jewson.co.uk so that we can arrange this for you as soon as possible.
Thank you again for your feedback
Jewson Customer Care

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

JEWSONS-GRAVEL DELIVERY

We live up a narrow steep driveway. We met Steve at the bottom and showed him where he might have a problem. He looked at the situation and came up with aa few options. Yes he should be able to get up to our gate. He was friendly from the start and positve. A few minutes later he was at our gate and dropping off 3 dumpy bags of gravel. We have had other drivers from other companies give up quickly. Steve saved us hours of work having to go to the bottom of our drive. He is a credit to Jewsons. Fantastic service.

14 October 2024
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Reply from Jewson

Good Afternoon David,
Thank you for your positive review. If you could email us at customer.feedback@jewson.co.uk with the details of which branch Steve was from, we will be able to pass on your kind words. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
Many thanks,
Jewson Customer Care Team

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