Selwood Products 

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service, ordered a climbing frame 4 days ago all have been delivered. The customer service team answered all my questions with honesty. Would definitely recommend

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Despite chasing via the automated chat and being assured that the items were on their way (latterly within 24hrs), we’re still awaiting delivery three weeks after initially placing our order. No r... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered an Elan Climbing frame and it arrived within the promised time frame. On reviewing the inventory we found one panel to have been broken in delivery. However even at 9pm on a Friday night... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have had a Selwood climbing frame / fort / swing in the garden for about three years and the children have enjoyed it enormously. When it developed a problem with the swing assembly Selwood suppo... See more

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Selwood Products quality climbing frames, playhouses, & Yardistry garden structures, plus equestrian clothing and accessories


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  • Almshouses 2, IP29 5LZ, Nowton, United Kingdom

  • selwood.com

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service, ordered a climbing frame 4 days ago all have been delivered. The customer service team answered all my questions with honesty. Would definitely recommend

21 July 2022
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Child’s Echo Climbing frame

Ordered the Echo child’s climbing frame which came within 3 days. Very swift delivery and everything seemed well packaged. Unfortunately after opening the first box it was evident that the quality of the timber was substandard. I’ve worked in wood for 35 years so was very disappointed to see parts split, warped, and very rough.
One of the main corner beams had warped by over 1.5 inch and was planed a lot thinner than another part of the same number. Also, the square drive tool for the screws was missing.
Ordered a replacement piece which arrived a week after original delivery.
Don’t be fooled by the images on the website which show quality climbing frames, one of the reasons I ordered from Selwood, it’s not until you get up close that you see the truth.
Be prepared to do a lot of hand work on assembly because holes do not line up as suggested by the manual. And buy some smooth sandpaper to get rid of all the splintered edges and to round off corners. Something that should have been done during manufacture. Last thing I want is my 3 year old grandkids with a handful of splinters. This inevitably takes off the applied stain so will no doubt need re staining at extra cost.
Like I said, I’ve worked in timber for 35 years and now wish I’d spent the £900 on timber and constructed my own frame.
All in all not great quality.

11 May 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappointment and they provide low quality climbing frames

Really disappointed in the product we recieved the material was of a really bad standard and when requested for replacement after speaking to the lady who is in customer support she was rude and asked me to return the whole product back instead of replacing it or exchanging some.of the really damaged parts. The product was a climbing frame for kids with slide and swings and you can imaging the disappointment on my kids faces when they first saw the package arrive but unable to set it up as it would have been unsafe with what they provided and then to have to return it back without any subsitute or replacement.
I took it up to the owner who totally had no manners what so ever.
Oh and they also delete negative reviews from their site and social media places so dont trust them.

4 August 2021
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Reply from Selwood Products

Hello this is Andy, the owner and Founder of Selwood. Having checked our customer records and live chats for the past 6 months I can find no communication with a customer along the lines you discuss and can find no customer with the review name used. To help us, help you can you please provide us with an invoice number or your name and I will certainly investigate and communicate with you. I must also state that we have not and do not remove negative reviews, we follow them up directly and try to resolve any issue. I would always use a negative review to improve what we do, and will always strive to make our company better. My direct email address is andy@selwood.com and I would welcome talking to you and understanding what has happened.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The courier company they use is cowboys

The courier company they use is cowboys

Paid for a 2 man delivery. A single person turned up, dumped the pallet on the public footpath and left.

We had to ask neighbours to assist my wife (I was working away) to carry it into a safe area on our property

9 July 2021
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Reply from Selwood Products

Hello Hellie. This is Andy the owner and founder of Selwood. We booked as you requested a 2 man home delivery service for you. We were as disappointed as you when we found out that the local delivery company only sent a 1 person team. Since that point we have stopped using this courier and as an apology I refunded you the entire delivery fee within 24 hours of the issue. I totally understand your frustration, and take 100% responsibility for the failure to provide the requested service. I am available at andy@selwood.com if you need to communicate with me. Sincere apologies.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Buying our first climbing frame

We recently bought our first climbing frame from Selwood. The Online chat was easy and they gave us some good advice on all the options as we wasn't sure which climbing frame to go with. Delivery was on time and the kids love it!

25 June 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic product and service.

We just finished building our Mint Climbing Frame and couldn't be happier. We did a lot of research and found these to the best price and quality out there. Their live chat service was great as well and we were able to chat with someone during the day and the evenings. Fantastic product and service and it looks amazing in our yard - thank you!

9 June 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So happy!!!

I am so happy with my (my kids) climbing frame! The customer service was fantastic, I love that I could speak to someone on their live chat and get an instant response. Delivery was fast and I am so impressed with the quality! Thank you!!

8 June 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend

We recently purchased an Epic Climbingframe from Selwood Products. Having done a lot of research we found that Selwood Products were the most knowledgeable and definitely the most helpful as we weren’t 100% sure which frame would be the best for us. We are over the moon with the quality of the of the frame, value for money, delivery time and the overall service that we received from the staff. Our children are having great fun & never want to come in from the garden! We would highly recommend Selwood Products….thanks for everything!

8 June 2021
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service, quick delivery, good customer service. Quality product.
I would highly recommend if planning to buy a climbing frame

1 June 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered an Elan Climbing frame and it…

Ordered an Elan Climbing frame and it arrived within the promised time frame.

On reviewing the inventory we found one panel to have been broken in delivery. However even at 9pm on a Friday night an online agent was able to order the correct replacement and have it out to us in the next couple of days. This is great customer service.

Instructions are really clear and easy to understand and pre drilled holes particularly helpful. Once completed the frame looks great and feels sturdy. A quality piece of equipment that the kids will have for a long time.

9 May 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We had been planning to buy the largest…

We had been planning to buy the largest climbing frame for our three boys since last year and gave them a picture of it for Christmas and then ordered it early January for March delivery. We prepared the area, ordered extra things like lights for them. They were counting down the days until I got a really abrupt email saying Selwood were cancelling my pre order because of Brexit, despite it being placed in January and that they no longer would ship to Ireland. I asked them to look at alternatives like shipping through Northern Ireland or maybe taking the VAT as I have done with my own business so as not to disappoint customers. I couldn’t get anyone on the phone and the chat and email responses were Curt and pointless. I can’t find this frame anywhere else and now have nothing, we were given not a single chance to try and get this shipped.

18 February 2021
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Reply from Selwood Products

We're very sorry that you feel like this Kathleen. We understand you are disappointed, but we did explain why it is not possible to fulfil your order at this time.

We are unable to change the situation - because sadly we cannot alter brexit or covid - In addition to turning millions of peoples lives upside down, the effects of which have also caused cost increases and stock shortages which are also out of our control. This has meant that we are currently unable to ship to you. These issues are also being increasingly covered in the main stream media.

It's very sad that you say our messages are "curt and pointless". I have reviewed your message history and can see that you spoke with two members of staff. The first contained 44 messages over 16mins 35secs of messaging, and we explained in detail the problems encountered with stock supply, costs and logistics. The second time was 2 days later at 9:38pm, and due to the late hour you were messaging with our out of hours team. You sent 13 messages over 60 minutes. From our chat records we acknowledge the assistant was less knowledgable (because she was working from our Sydney office), but she appeared polite and to try and assist you even though she was accused of "not being an employee", of "telling a lie to get rid of someone" and asked "Can you read?". I will not publish the full transcripts, but it does unfortunately appear to be an effort to bully and abuse a member of our staff because you didn't want to accept the content our previous email and chat messages to you.

Sadly due to the knock on effect of covid we have many staff members working from home (like many companies) so our phone hours are limited - however we will always call customers back if requested. We do always try to have experienced staff available via Live Chat or email to help if customers need us. During business hours we will reply in seconds or minutes, whilst out of hours we normally reply within a couple of hours.

We have been selling into Ireland for 10+ years. We are exceedingly disappointed to not be able to secure stock to fulfil our expected order volumes for this year. Sadly we have to accept it and deal with it as best we can. At the same time acknowledging that many people have been far more profoundly affected by these global and local problems than us.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Vile owner and staff. Read the other negative reviews and see how many there are before buying that should tell you alot

This company is a scam selwood products provide damaged and unadequete products for children and when we raised the issue the staff were rude and horrendous and they are vile with the way they try to threten you when they see you are unhappy.
Also do not believe any of the positive reviews they leave here as they push random people to do it for them and they also offer free item if you provide them with a positive feedback on trust pilot. They are really a scam and better look somewhere else than forever be traumatized by how horrible the guy and his team are who are hiding behind this business.

6 January 2021
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Reply from Selwood Products

I am Andy Beard, the Founder and Owner of Selwood Climbing Frames. I don’t recall having a conversation with you where I could have been vile. I am a straight talker, I listen to customers and try to make purchasers of our products happy. I would love to talk and try see and understand where we went wrong. All of the products we sell are kiln dried cedar wood and understandably there can be natural blemishes, knots or hairline splits. We always do our best with delivery, but sometimes we can fall short, through issues outside our control. We endeavour to manage a customers expectations and if we are unable to do this we take the set back as a return. Our reviews on both our websites and trustpilot are written by customers (we hope) and we learn as a company from both bad and good comments.

I am always available for dialogue. Sincere apologies if your experience did not meet your expectations.

Andy@andrewbeard.com
Founder - Selwood Products Limited.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

We have had a Selwood climbing frame / fort / swing in the garden for about three years and the children have enjoyed it enormously. When it developed a problem with the swing assembly Selwood support spent time analysing the problem and helping us.
In the end we managed to fix the problem and Selwood were very patient throughout.
Given the current Pandemic and the fact that their support team were working from home this was very impressive.

29 September 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor

Despite chasing via the automated chat and being assured that the items were on their way (latterly within 24hrs), we’re still awaiting delivery three weeks after initially placing our order.
No reply to phone calls or e-mail.
Two very disappointed children.
Poor.

25 April 2020
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Reply from Selwood Products

Thank you for taking the time to review us. We received your order on 5th April. Our hard working warehouse team dispatched your order on 6th April via APC couriers. We understand it is disappointing to have a delivery go missing and we accept it is our responsibility to choose a reliable courier to get orders to our customers. We're sorry that on this occasion the items you ordered did not arrive in a timely manor as expected. You chose to cancel your order so we did this and refunded you in full.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid this company

Purchased this product which was delivered as promised. As per the instructions I did a full inventory on the products. I found at least 16 items that had defects. Now I don’t expect perfection with wood products but I do not expect the poor quality I received. I booked a day off work to build it and wasn’t able to. My kids were disappointed and I lost a days work.

I completed the parts form and was asked to provide pictures which I have. This was to see if the damage was something that was integral to the build, which I take it was the case as they viewed the pics and arranged for the replacement parts to be sent. I was promised that my replacement parts would turn up at a certain time and as yet they have not arrived so I have lost another day.

Really bad, really really bad. A lot of money for poor quality and poor customer service.

24 August 2019
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Reply from Selwood Products

Hi Alan, thank you for your review. We agree it is very disappointing and can be exceedingly frustrating when an item is damaged in transit. We offer an exemplary parts service, and often ship replacements out to customers within a couple of days. They are normally sent on a next day or 48hr service (depending on location as we ship all over UK & Ireland). Sadly on this occasion the courier appears to have not been able to deliver as quickly as you'd hoped. This is why we suggest customers check the sets before commencing the assembly, as on the rare occasion something is damaged or missing it can be replaced quickly causing the minimum of distress. However, we hope your children happy years playing on their swings, slide and play fort.

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