City Plumbing Supplies (CPS)
Branch Coverage
Operating through 370 City Plumbing Supplies (CPS) and Plumbing Trade Supplies (PTS) branches nationwide we provide plumbing, heating, electrical and renewable products across the United Kingdom.
Ensuring Product Availability – Spares Distribution Hub (SDH)
Our supply chain is vast, with the largest stock holding within the sector with 20,000 product lines stocked in our dedicated Spares Distribution Hub (SDH). These products can be ordered in branch during standard opening hours, through our parts identification system – Spare Finder 24 hours a day or through our SDH call centre from 7.30am-8pm, Monday to Friday, 8am-4pm Saturday and 9am-1pm Sunday. Orders will be delivered by 7.30am (north of Edinburgh by 10.30am) the following day, (Tuesday to Saturday to a nominated Dropbox; Monday by 10.30 to a nominated location). This means you will have the support of the only dedicated distribution centre of its kind in the UK with a call centre offering seven day support and a 6 day spares delivery service. Further product support is provided through our Primary Distribution Hub (PDH). This 34 acre Builders Merchant Federation (BMF) Regional Center of Excellence site operates 24 hours a day from Monday to Friday. This hub stocks over 12,000 plumbing and heating product lines available on either next day or every other day delivery service to our national network of 370 branches.
Getting Products to You
We have recently been awarded the Motor Transport Award, Fleet Van Operator of the Year Award which demonstrates our commitment to our fleet maintenance, efficiency and driver and road user safety. This means you can be confident that the vehicles delivering your materials are well maintained and comply with statutory requirements. Furthermore, using market leading route planning and telematic systems we ensure your materials get to you on time and in full increasing your end customer satisfaction.
Understanding Your Business
Our understanding and experience in the social housing and public sectors means we have the ability to design customer specific solutions for all our partnerships. These partnerships take advantage of our core business strengths in purchasing, distribution, stockholding and administration.
Partnership Approach
Each project is fully tailored to your specific business needs. By taking a partnered approach and working over all aspects of your business, we design and implement solutions that; reduce costs; drive efficiencies and reduce waste. Throughout these partnerships we provide transparency and management data to drive best practice within every contract. This is achieved both at an operational level, but also through the best use of the latest IT and mobile technology.
Your Partner of Choice
Our national coverage and experience of working with both large and small organisations means that we are well placed to service your requirements. We understand your sector and have extensive experience of partnering with organisations with varied needs and aspirations. We are able to provide bespoke service solutions nationwide with the support of our established infrastructure. This means you can be sure you are receiving best value in terms of product, service, price and efficiency.
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