Guys can I ask for your cheapest local 2.5 mm T+E (100M) price, and your County. the darn prices are going up fast again, Before Xmas I was getting it for £29 inc Vat a roll now....

£40 inc Vat in Cambridgeshire.

My local wholesalers last week, 50m 2.5, £23. 50m 1.0, £14, both +vat.
I need to start looking around as i've got two re-wires coming up!
Dave. (in Kent)

about 40 quid for 100m 2.5 yorks

Sounds about right I got 2.5mm in September for £25 now paying £42

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Scott

Same here - Before Xmas I was offered 2.5 at £25 per 100m so long as I bought 5 x 100m at a time.

Last week I picked up a 50m roll for £23.+VAT

No way is this increase solely down to a 2.5% increase in VAT.

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Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

On the flip side I ran some copper into the scrappy and got a fortune for it. I paid about £38 plus vat for 2.5 a couple of weeks ago.

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James

Pallet loads of it in local B&Q for £40.00 per 100mtr roll today.

Surely the VAT is irrelevant when you're discussing prices net of VAT?

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Regards
Stuart

http://www.redelectrical.co.uk
http://www.redrenewables.co.uk

Am not sure of this, but I am guessing that somewhere down the distribution line, VAT and /r duty has been applied to other costs before the stuff gets to the wholesaler's counter - i.e. higher fuel costs etc.

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Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

I think you'll find some are VAT reg and some not and the ones that are might quote without VAT whilst the others include it. So it's best to state which when quoting just to avoid confusion. EG B & Q price includes VAT

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Regards,
Ebee (M I S P N)

Knotted cables cause Lumpy Lektrik

This is more to do with copper prices and sterling/dollar rates.

I am seeing more British cable for that reason. All manufacturers foreign or domestic fix the price they pay for materials by buying an option to buy at a price at a future date; these contracts have to be re-arranged at some point.

It often seems t+e is sold without margin to attract custom. The scrap market is closely aligned to the spot market; I got £1.05 per kg for t+e last week.

Regards

Simon

It seems that the latest excuse is that Chile, being a major global source of copper, has recently had an earthquake which has disrupted production - at least this is what my wholesaler was peddling as an excuse this morning!

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Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

Just got a letter from CEF... T&E 1.5mm ='s £23.50 + vodka & tonic / 2.5mm ='s £32.50 + vodka & tonic!

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Tom .... ( The TERMINATOR ).

handyTRADESMAN ... haha

Castle Builders

Why did Nick Clegg cross the road? Because he said he wouldn't!

I can resist anything..... except temptation! ( Karl Gunn ).

Latest t/e prices from QVS, 1.00 -£24.67. 1.5 -£31.66. 2.5 -£42.82. all incl. vat. 100m
Dave