Arco Ltd Reviews 

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TrustScore 3 out of 5

3.2

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avonmouth branch waste of time. staff lazy 2 memebers dealing with 1 customer 1 lady working. Not great order said it was delivered 2 days ago nothing in store. Contacted customer services who said do... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sad to say for an organisation as big as this - they are terrible to deal with. Simple things like branded workwear is such a painful process. Much smaller companies online have nailed this - Here we... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good for businesses, wide range of quality products and fairly quick delivery for in stock products. Ordered many times in the past couple of years and if rarely had any issues with an order, then it... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Purchased Trajan Safety Hikers, Arco cut resistant gloves and some workwear/cold weather wear. I ordered standard delivery but it arrived next day, so it was a day early. The boots are comfy... See more

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  1. Safety Equipment Supplier
  2. Protective Clothing Supplier
  3. Safety and Work Wear Store

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The UK's only integrated services and safety products business. As experts in safety, we understand that each business faces its own unique and complex challenges. In order to manage workplace health and safety, it’s important to have the right partner to help you identify, monitor and reduce the risk associated with workplace hazards. People are the lifeblood of any business, and it is our core purpose to keep them safe at work. For us, safety means so much more than delivering products or services. It's about delivering strategic, joined-up safety solutions that help you manage, mitigate and reduce risk at every step.


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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Slow and frustrating getting a refund

I ordered two pairs of safety boots for my son - one was too big and one too small. The process of ordering was OK and the items were delivered promptly. However, returning the items was a different experience. After about 4 days the courier came and picked them up, and 10 days later I am still waiting to receive the refund. I have contacted the company three times so far and have now been assured the refund is 'being processed' however on the second call, one of the customer service team asked me who I had spoken to in the previous call, and when I said I did not recall the name, he told me that was of no help and that there was nothing he could do if I didn't know the name of the person I had spoken to a few days earlier. It was rude and unhelpful. He said he would try to look into the matter and call me the following day, which he did not. I had to call again to try and get some clarity on what was happening.

In the end I went to a local branch of Screwfix where I was able to get the boots without any hassle.

March 4, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Treated myself to buying a 18G2000 Arco…

Treated myself to buying a 18G2000 Arco Orange GORE-TEX Hi-Vis Coat & during the first outing in bad weather my arms were saturated up to the armpits. I realised that this was unlikely to be because of the material (whilst not as fantastic as the hype would have you believe, Gore-tex does work better than most alternatives) but rather the knitted storm cuffs which tracked the water up the inside lining. This particular job was mainly spent supervising so my arms were predominantly down, meaning that the rain didn't simply get in that way. I'm not sure which genius decided that these over-the-top cuffs would be a suitable feature for a wet-weather jacket but the fact is that they are not, and a quick examination of any serious mountaineering jacket will highlight the fact that Arco need to educate their designers in real-world conditions. I've had no choice but to cut off these ridiculous cuffs & stitch up the wounds but this shouldn't be a requirement for such an expensive product. Get a grip, Arco: this is an easy fix & you can simply turn this into a decent product as every other feature seems to be fine.

February 8, 2021
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Reply from Arco Ltd

Hi Joel,
We're really sorry to hear of your poor experience with one of our products.
The Complaints Team have received your email and are working to resolve this for you. One of them will contact you soon
Thanks,
Arco

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great shopping experience

Just visited Arco near Blackburn and dealt with a girl called Vicky and a lad I believe his name was Steven. Just a fantastic service from start to finish from them both. They couldn't have been anymore helpful if they had tried. They were both really knowledgeable and helped me massively. The only problem was I ended up coming out with far more than I went in for :) I definitely will be returning and just wish I could get service like this everywhere I shop.

Only wish Arco sold sofas as I have to go buy one this afternoon and I'm sure I won't get the same care and attention :)

January 27, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fraudulent access to credit card.

Be very careful with your credit or debit card when purchasing online from Arco. they take pending payments that they have not been authorised to. I don't know how they do this but it is surely illegal? i will be speaking to trading standards about this disgraceful practice.

January 20, 2021
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Reply from Arco Ltd

Hi Debbie, I'm sorry to hear of your poor experience. We would like to look into this in more detail. At your earliest convenience, please email complaints@arco.co.uk and we will try our best to help. A full investigation will be carried out.
Thanks, Arco

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service as always

Excellent Service as always
Always keep you inform if anything will be late arriving .
They are happy to help if you are looking for anything Particular .

December 22, 2020
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible service!

Goods arrived 5 months after ordering, with no communication at all. I then had to pay more than was quoted at time of ordering. Customer service like talking in circles with no resolution, they were not interested in how I felt or whether or not I would order with them again, which if course I will not!

December 21, 2020
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Reply from Arco Ltd

Hi Julie,

We are so sorry to hear of this poor experience and would like to understand the issues you experienced in more detail - with the aim of improving service going forward.
If possible, please could you send your order details to complaints@arco.co.uk?

If not yet resolved, we will do everything we can to get these items to you.

Thanks,
Arco

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Very friendly staff

Very friendly staff, took a while to find my order, but we got there in the end.
If they don't have an item they are happy to order it from another branch.
Good team at Bury St Edmunds

December 21, 2020
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Poor customer service following a £400…

Poor customer service following a £400 purchase that has since stopped working. Waiting on suppliers engineer to come service the machine, but its brand new. Would think replacement would be the quickest solution.

December 21, 2020
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent staff

Excellent staff, allowed me to try on a garment that I intended on buying, only if it fitted correctly . Much appreciate this action in these trying times, very well done to the staff at Ashton-under-Lyne branch.
Caps off again.
Thanks.

December 19, 2020

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