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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Diane at March branch was incredible. Turned our very details kitchen designs around within 24 hours and helped our project stay on track! Thank you. Alistair.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Since setting up my business a few years ago I've come to expect good prices and great service from the management team of Lynn and Craig at St Ives. The bar has now been raised again by their new dri... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Been a customer for nearly 40 years of Saffron Walden including when Saffron Walden Supply Co Ltd. Visited new showroom on Thursday to look for some tiles. Absolutely chaotic with kitchens, bathrooms... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Can't accept responsibility for their own mistakes and deliver what they like to get a sale beware snetisham branch. makes up cover stories for each other Dealt with multiple staff and ar... See more

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Welcome to Ridgeons, one of the largest independently owned timber and builders’ merchants in the UK, employing around 900 colleagues and trading from 26 local branches in the East of England. Our mission has stayed the same since 1911 when Cyril Ridgeon founded the business in the back room of his home in Cambridge – to make it easier for our customers to do business. With an extensive breadth and depth of product stock from bricks, timber and paints to kitchens, bathrooms and plumbing/heating solutions we have the solution to meet all sizes of building project requirements. Our teams take enormous pride in helping customers identify and fulfil their building needs and are passionate in their knowledge and understanding of the products and services we supply. The Ridgeon Group customers today are tradespeople, including builders, plumbers and heating engineers. We also serve the needs of major construction companies, regional house builders, property developers, public sector organisations and the DIY market. As well as Ridgeons Timber & Builders Merchants, the Group encompasses PlumbStock, which is dedicated to plumbing and heating; Ridgeons Forest Products, our timber processing team based at the 12 acre Herringswell site; Anglia Tool Centre, specialist sellers of hand power tools and CRS Wholesale, a bathroom and sanitary ware wholesaler. We remain proud of our continued heritage as a family-owned business and are driven by our values in creating lasting relationships with our customers, colleagues, suppliers and the local communities where we live and trade. We look forward to doing business with you.


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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

satisfied outcome at Ridgeons

Since my last dealings with Ridgeons at Halesworth we have come to an arrangement which was good for both parties, very happy with the outcome and to straighten out the matter.
Thanks to Owen the manager.

7 January 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgusting behaviour from Charlie your…

Disgusting behaviour from Charlie your driver from newmarket store. Blocked a public road for over 10 minutes making my kids and partner late for school and work. My understanding is its illegal to block a public road, also it was s cul de sac so unable to go a different way

20 December 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Over & Above

I spoke with Andy Dyer from the IT department who assisted me with obtaining an invoice from 2 years ago despite Ridgeon's having changed software 6 months ago, Brilliant guy, brilliant company

10 December 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The best delivery experience

I bought 7 pallets of paving slabs in the sale. I asked for first-drop delivery on a Saturday morning on one of their “town vehicles”. And I got EXACTLY what I asked for. Dead on time, with a call to say they were on the way. The delivery driver was the best. Access is very tight, and he manoeuvred the HIAB precisely and accurately- brilliant driving. He then reached as far as possible to put the load exactly in the best place. Nice guy, who couldn’t be more helpful. And out of seven pallets of slabs, not a single one was broken! If only every delivery experience was like this...

9 December 2019
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Can’t fault the sales team but getting…

Can’t fault the sales team but getting it delivered even when they give a time is a different matter. Chased 3 times today alone and it all still arrived 3 hours later. Not the first time this has happened too. Feels more like its par for the course ie the ability to deliver with some efficiency and accuracy is non existent!

7 November 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pampisford branch

Amazing service, products and friendly experience and unrivalled knowledge of what you need, how to get it done and who in the area can help if need it. Highly recommended team.

6 November 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service, product knowledge and stock. Solved a massive problem for me, and completely priced too.

28 October 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ridgeons - happy customer

I deal with lots of merchants and have been in the trade for 10 years. The manager at the Peterborough branch (Abdel) is very helpful and genuinely cares about giving customers good service. I shop at Ridgeons because of this. Please keep it up! Thanks

18 October 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bury St Edmunds Branch

The team at Ridgeons are always friendly and helpful, weather you are dealing with sales staff or delivery drivers. As well as great customer service they always deal with orders and deliveries efficiently. The added bonus is they have good stock levels and competitive pricing.

Always more than happy to recommend Ridgeon's.

15 October 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service!

We are using Ridgeons, Bury St Edmunds for pretty well everything for a medium sized building project we're undertaking. The service is excellent - speedy and reliable - but most important of all the people are really nice to deal with and very patient with someone who isn't that knowledgeable of the building trade!

15 October 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

i was doing a small self build project…

i was doing a small self build project in town and my retired builder friend recommened the local Ridgeons.

I spoke to the team up there and they could not of been more helpful.
They kept me informed right the way along with the progress of my orders, the driver was amazing, the manager in the branch responded to all my silly questions quickly and with respect. Without them my little project would of been a disaster. Well Done Ridgeons Thetford!

14 October 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Don’t go anywhere else

Don’t go anywhere else - the service is superb. Cannot recommend highly enough. They have solved all my problems and went to some trouble to do it. Very impressed

14 October 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ridgeons - Norman Way, Cambridge Branch

I wanted to let the public know that I popped over to the Norman Way branch at lunchtime to buy some oak veneer mdf and I must say that the service I got, especially from the yards men, was exceptional. Helpful, polite with excellent suggestions and top customer care. And the chap behind the counter was really nice too.
So well done Ridgeons - the rest of them could take a lesson from you! :0)

11 October 2019
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I am a single house self builder

I am a single house self builder , my ridgeons rep Jake has been fantastic! couldn't be more helpful and backed up with great product knowledge. Ridgeons are let down by there delivery times and driver's often rude and unhelpful, could be much better.

10 October 2019
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Have used ridgeons for past 30years

Have used ridgeons for past 30years , saffron Walden branch mainly . Have to say it’s gone down hill last year or so since they moved to new site , some of staff in yard really not up to the task same for in shop . Had not seen a rep in over 18months until I chased them , got a very helpfull rep jake from the Ipswich branch help me out and put me onto the very efficient jo from Royston branch who now over sees us .cant say how appreciated we are for that . Thank you guys . But ridgeons or huws gray still need to look after those trades who are loyal to the company better than they have been doing , terms need to be left alone and not changed every other month , go back to stocking items that were useful , lose the staff who don’t have a clue or willingness to help . Rant over . But once again big thank you to jake and jo .

10 October 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Proffesional Service everytime.

As a busy small contracting business we focus on a mixture of New builds and Extension work which can be demanding on matching building products, Phil the general manager, Jake my direct salesman and the rest of the staff at the Sudbury branch of Ridgeons could not be more helpfull, always a cheery smile even on a rainy day, anything they haven’t got they can get within a few days and in 5 years have never let me down on a delivery once.

Highly recommend from a professional and residential perspective.

9 October 2019
Unprompted review

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