Welding Supplies Direct Reviews 

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.5

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Similar to others, I ordered a few items, one of which was on backorder. They did not make this clear and only told me when I emailed after a couple of weeks to see where my items were. They promis... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I purchased two welders helmets from the Welding Supplies Direct Website. Items were competitively priced. Delivery took approx 10days which is a little slower than most vendors achieve. However, thi... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had been contemplating buying a better MIG welder than the cheap one I had. After spending time scrawling the net I came across welding supplies direct. I sent a message to them through the contact... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Purchased an item that was not actually in stock. Numerous calls made as to when delivery was expected and excuses made. Finally a promise of delivery that didn’t arrive. Still waiting. Re: above rev... See more

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  1. Welding Supply Store

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Welding Supplies Direct are leading suppliers of welding machines, plasma cutters, industrial gas equipment, abrasives & safety PPE. We are key distributors for brands such as Parweld, Jasic, GYS, Bohler, SWP, & many more. We are the largest UK distributor of the British made range of Oxford & Technical Arc welders and plasma cutters!


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Did not receive the order

Did not receive the order. Emailed to enquire where it was and only recieved a response once I had cancelled the order.

May 26, 2021
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Reply from Welding Supplies Direct

Hi Vicky! My sincere apolgies for this issue; We are making changes to ensure this issue is not repeated.

Regards, Tom - WSD

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Company

Great company - always very helpful on the phone and very competitive pricing. I will be looking to use these for all of my welding and fabricating supplies.

May 26, 2021
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Really bad experience with them

Really bad experience with this company. Having bought 2 different welders from them previously and other bits I figured stick with them. However, that was a huge mistake. I rang ( on the friday ) to check they had stock of the welder and bits I needed for a job on following tuesday afternoon They confirmed they did so I put the order in and paid extra for it to be delivered on the tuesday. No confirmation email for dispatch on monday so tuesday morning I rang. They told me there was no stock ( even though there was ) and that I would have to wait until end of the week. So, I cancelled my order. I had to wait over a week for my refund of my my deposit. meanwhile, on the thursday I had an email from the courier saying my stuff was out for delivery. I rang WSD to cancel the delivery but the courier still delivered the bits and pieces I bought with the welder wire etc. 2 boxes of the 3 shipped. So, WSD arranged for the stuff to be collected, more fun as I had to get someone to wait here for them to arrive the following week. Then on the friday, the welder itself arrived minus the actual trigger etc and spares i had bought. So why doesn't everything ship at same time ???? This company have major flaws in their ordering / dispatch systems. once again I had to contact them for extra return labels. madness. anyway. courier booked to collect between 8am and 9.30 am the following tuesday. they then emailed me to say that the time was extended to about 11am. Courier finally turned up at about 3.30pm !!! Refund went into my accout about 10 days after purchase. To top it all off, they told me that they did in fact have the welder ins tock but the office had processed the order to the dispatch team . and wait for it....... I got an apology. GREAT. I lost my new customer and WSD have lost me as a customer. Mistakes are made but it seems every one of them possible was made in my direction. They would get zero stars but for the fact that the ladies in the office, Rachel and Emily actually did their jobs properly and were polite and helpful . Make your own mind up as to whether or not you use them but be prepared, I wasn't. And having just read their reply, I can now say that I have had several apologies and a sincere apology, none of which gets my customer back or the money I lost from the job. Mistakes happen, read other feedback, I'm not the only one, companies would carry on with blinkers on if it wasn't for feedback systems. sort out the problems, look after customers that spend money then word of mouth will get you more customers instead of relentless google spends,

May 21, 2021
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Reply from Welding Supplies Direct

Hi, we appreciate your review. I understand there were mistakes made in the dispatch process but as stated when you initially spoke to myself on the phone, the stock was immediately available but we had an issue with our stock transfer system which is what delayed your items dispatch. The issues with the courier were very much frustrating and I do sincerely apologise for that.

99% of the time our customer service is great, as can be seen by our high trustpilot rating. Mistakes do happen and so do systems issues, it is just very unfortunate that both mistakes and systems errors occured in your case.

If you'd like to discuss how we can put things right please let me know.

Regards, Tom - WSD

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Two welders helmets purchased.....very happy

I purchased two welders helmets from the Welding Supplies Direct Website. Items were competitively priced. Delivery took approx 10days which is a little slower than most vendors achieve. However, this may be due to the courier. Customer service were very helpful and friendly when I called to check on the status of the order.

May 21, 2021
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Free delivery or what

Bought mig welder liner of Google where DWS advertised free delivery but charged £7.50 on my order.The order took aweek to arrive then I queried free delivery as advertised? DWS agreed free delivery was advertised on Google and agreed to recompense me.It took another phonecall and over 12days to get the refund.

May 8, 2021

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