The staff that work at this branch are all helpful friendly & the orders are delivered as promised. What more do I need to say 🤷♂️
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Lawsons in Acton have been truly wonderful- we had some ideas on how to put up a trellis on a shop flat roof balcony and there patience with me was so appreciated and the ideas to see what would work... See more
The staff … were really informative, highly efficient and went the extra mile for me. Thanks all of you Celia
Andrew Lawsons at Edgwere it’s very handsome early as handsome as Lee Cole’s But not as good looking as Mark O’Connor at Lawsons Whetstone top service top firm
Company details
- #37 of 68 best companies in Timber merchant
- #20 of 42 best companies in Building materials store
- #17 of 31 best companies in Fence Supply Shop
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Lawson and Son Timber Merchant was established in 1921 in North London, becoming Lawsons Whetstone Ltd in 1931. Here at Lawsons, we stock a huge range of premium and high quality fencing supplies, consisting of fence panels, fence posts, gravel boards, closeboard fencing, fencing accessories and much more. Being one of the largest timber and builder's merchant in London and the South East allows us to stock timber fencing in much larger volumes than smaller suppliers, meaning that you benefit from our range of fencing and timber products.
Family Values, Professional Service
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- Lawsons is a family-owned company, established in 1921, and we pride ourselves on our customer service - whether you're a tradesman/builder or a novice DIY enthusiast.
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2/4 Colville Road, Acton, W3 8BL, London, England, United Kingdom
- 020 8992 1177
4.3
Excellent
45 reviews
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The staff that work at this branc are…
The staff that work at this branch are all helpful friendly & the orders are delivered as promised.
What more do I need to say 🤷♂️
17 July 2026
Always great services and friendly and…
Always great services and friendly and helpful members of staff, very good selection and reasonble pricing
26 June 2026
Thank you all staff is great but…
Thank you all staff is great but specially Shane Gilbride. He is very friendly,kind and professional.
23 June 2026
The staff … were really informative
The staff … were really informative, highly efficient and went the extra mile for me. Thanks all of you Celia
25 June 2026
Far to expensive
Far to expensive we found builder depot far cheaper we only use lawsons in emergency we have an account but one member of staff in wandsworth charged us £13.50 for 2.4 m treated 75 x 50 said that must be a mistake he wouldn't knock anything off thats when we moved to builder depot
21 May 2026
Reply from Lawsons (Whetstone) Ltd - Acton
Our retail prices are in line with market. However, our account customers enjoy automatic discounts on 100s of products as well as having the opportunity to set term prices on products the purchase regularly, You an set up an account at https://www.lawsons.co.uk/tradeaccount/request/cash
Great service from Shane
21 May 2026
Poor services
I have had two deliverys and both have been very late.
Staff are a bit rude driver was unhelpful.
I was thinking of useing them as my main supplier
I will be looking else where.
14 May 2026
Reply from Lawsons (Whetstone) Ltd - Acton
We’re sorry to hear about your experience and appreciate you taking the time to leave feedback. This is certainly not the level of service we aim to provide.
Please could you email us at online@lawsons.co.uk with your order details so we can look into this further and use your feedback to help us improve our service in the future.
Best building shop in UK
1 May 2026
Kam was excellent.
1 May 2026
I recently used Lawsons for building…
I recently used Lawsons for building materials and was really impressed. The staff were friendly and knowledgeable, helping me find exactly what I needed quickly. Great stock availability, good prices, and efficient service. Would definitely recommend and use again.
14 February 2026
A very good communication,They searche…
A very good communication,They searche every supplying to make contractors happy.Service in good time and honest.
21 February 2026
Competitive pricing
Competitive pricing. Very helpful and friendly staff.
Would have been 5 stars, but one of the items shown as in stock on the web page, was out of stock in store with no equivalent product available.
10 February 2026
Very helpful staff this is the second…
Very helpful staff this is the second branch I’ve used and will carry on using now. Fair price helpful delivery staff thanks
22 May 2023
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