Birkdale Reviews 134

TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.1

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Bought Durapost Urban fence panels made by Birkdale. Installed per manufacturer guidelines. These have warped and discoloured within 18months. Thought these would last for years but already look old... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I purchased some Birkdale garden lights last October from a DIY store. They are great, but one developed a fault and stopped working in March, whilst still under warranty. The DIY store wasn't very... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm a Carpenter the last 38 years and there was always a huge hole in the market for a product like this for gates etc. The fact the drill bits and hex bits come in the box is fantastic, no searchi... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I was very pleased with my GateMate lock (supplied by Birkdale) on my wooden back gate. It seemed to work very well. However, I was rather horrified when one of the supplied keys inexplicably bent. No... See more

Company details

  1. Fence Supply Store
  2. Garden Building Supplier
  3. Garden Furniture Shop
  4. Landscaping Supply Store
  5. Screw Supplier

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The UK's leading wholesale supplier of gate and fencing accessories. A business created by fencers, for fencers. Established for over 35 years, Birkdale supply the industry with superior fencing and gate accessories, matched with unrivalled customer service. Brands include DuraPost, FenceMate, GateMate, SiteMate and Ellumiere.


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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have had help from Megan a couple of…

I have had help from Megan a couple of times before, and it is the same every time I am pleased to say.
Megan is knowledgeable, willing to help, which is done promptly and has a personality that says, I am happy and not miserable in my work. A real pleasure to deal with.

2 June 2023
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Missing components and customer services failure after what looked like a promising start

I received a set of Bands and Hooks but no fixings. A webform request didn't supply any answers and a phone call to sales was much better - it was in fact great as the sales person said they'd get the fixings off to me. That was a couple of weeks ago now. I hadn't received them and got onto the Facebook chat and a further email which, to be fair was responded to within the day. On providing the answers to the query no further contact at all and no resolution for the problem of how to hand a set of gates without any fixings! I even asked for the specification so I could purchase myself or buy the missing items all to no avail. It's pretty poor customer service considering they'd offered a remedy immediately but never actually did what they said they would. I've gone out and purchased the necessary fixings that I needed and taken the hit on paying twice for the fixings. It is a shame as they were so obviously attentive to start with and just failed miserably in following through.

25 October 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

FENCE AND BRACKET

I have been replacing my fence and as part of it runs across concrete decided to use the Durapost system. The corner /end posts were sourced locally with the appropriate 'u' channel. It was later discovered that the bolt down brackets were not available at any stockists. Spoke to Birkdale sales and they quickly identified the appropriate part and arranged delivery.
The bolt down brackets arrived next day and are extremely good quality. In fact all the durapost fencing I have purchased has been of the same high quality. The sales team at Durapost (Birkdale) are extremely helpful and knowledgeable and I would have no hesitation in recommending them.

19 August 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fence came down in high winds

Fence came down in high winds. Contacted Dan from DTM Fencing who gave me two quotes one for a like for like replacement and one for durapost. I opted for durapost and composit gravel boards as the price difference was minimal. This is a great product leaving clean lines on both sides and with a 25 year guarantee. I would recommend Dan and durapost every time now.

4 June 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

birkdale great company great products

i bought a 70mm long thow gate mate gate lock from screwfix for a gate i had made upon fitting gate was not working due to faulty cog gear on the euro lock screwfix do not carry these as a stock item, if fact no one locally does this is a massive shame as there the best locks for the money bar none . i have fitted 150 plus over the years . i make a lot of gates ,sheds and garage doors all in timber and only fit these locks .
emailed birkdale with in 10 minute of sending email mark from birkdale had rang me apologized for the matter had a chat about work etc agreed to send me a replacment next day a great honest company who sell and make great products with great staff.
i have never had a single call / problems from any locks i have fitted this is a true test of how well there made highly recomend there products
wedgewood joinery

7 February 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wrong Birkdale

Apologies comments were for Birkdale Garage Doors
So removed one star and replaced with. 5

3 February 2022
Unprompted review
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Reply from Birkdale

Hi Paul, sorry but like others it seems you're reviewing your garage door experience with the wrong Birkdale - we sell fencing and gates. Please kindly remove the review and post on birkdale.co.uk. I hope you manage to get a resolution soon. Team Birkdale

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jack Clegg was excellent!

Issue with bulbs blown in outside light system. Managed to get in contact with Jack Clegg from Birkdale was absolutely brilliant in speed in responding and sorting out the issue - replacement bulbs sent out for next day delivery. couldn't have been more helpful = credit to the company!!!!!

17 January 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

rubbish keys bought one of the gatemate locks from…

bought one of the gatemate locks from screwfix 6 months ago two of the keys broke off in lock the last one yesterday broke and i could not get in to my property had to call a lock smith to get me in locking at the other spare keys one of them is bent so i risk it happening again the metal the keys are made of is not fit for the job. so now i will have to replace the lock or risk it happening again THEY HAVE SENT ME A NEW LOCK TO REPLACE FAULTY ONE THANKYOU

11 August 2021
Unprompted review
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Reply from Birkdale

Hi Jackie, we’re sorry you’ve had an issue with your lock keys. Thanks for taking the time to tell us about it. We’d love to look into this further. We can see you’ve emailed us too, so Sarah, our Customer Loyalty Team Leader, will be in touch shortly to talk about the next steps. Look forward to getting this resolved for you soon.
Thank you, Team Birkdale

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Looking for a new supplier

Due to the ongoing problems with Birkdale we are now actively seeking an alternative supplier.
It's a shame as we have dealt with Birdale for a number of years, but since the introduction of their new system everything has spiraled downhill very rapidly.
One can only take the excuses of "the new system" for so long.
We are losing customers due to lack of timely supply from Birkdale so have to do something to resolve the issue.

14 May 2021
Unprompted review
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Reply from Birkdale

Hi, we're really sorry to hear this. As per our recent communications we are now fulfilling and delivering orders within 3-4 days which is solely down now to the increase in demand. Not as good as our usual next day delivery we understand and we will be back to this service in due course. As I'm sure you are aware there is a global shortage on materials which is further compounding supply chain challenges. If you haven't discussed your concerns with your ASM I would recommend this in the first instance or please do drop us a line on mail@birkdalesales.com and we'd very much appreciate having a conversation. Thank you. Team Birkdale.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service - above and beyond expectation

Great service and well beyond expectation. I contacted due to a problem i was experiencing to explore if they could help with a product that was out of normal warranty. without any hesitation they went above and beyond by sending me a replacement that arrived the following day. Can't fault that for support on what is a really good product anyway. Thanks must go to Sarah for all the help

25 January 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cannot fault Birkdale

Cannot fault Birkdale. Dealt with a warranty issue without quibble and quicker than any other business I can remember. (Email to replacement in 48 hours!!) First class customer care. Thank you.

13 December 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant Company

We've been dealing with Birkdale for a number of year and we haven't had a problem yet.
Tabitha is brilliant always very helpful.
Highly recommend!!

5 November 2020
Unprompted review

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