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Materials Suppliers

Wood

• Barton Timber Essex - (UK) - British Site
• Basildon Timber - Timber supplier in Basildon Essex, UK - British Site
• Blumsons - Timber supplier - British Site
• CNC Creations - Panel suppliers who can CNC cut and shape the panels - British Site
• Daws Heath Timber - (UK) - British Site
• Essex Timber and Ply - (Eastwood) (UK) - British Site
• Fulham Timber - Timber supplier - British Site
• Hardwood Offcuts - Hardwood and CNC supplier in Brentwood, Essex - British Site
• Laser Ply - LASER compatible material supplier - British Site
• Leigh Timber - (Leigh-on-Sea local timber merchant) - British Site
• Maplin Timber - (UK) - British Site
• MFC Direct - Melamine Faced Chipboard - Cut to size and factory edge banded and delivered UK - British Site (part of Wood Sheet Warehouse)
• Ply Direct - Plywood cut to size and delivered UK - British Site (part of Wood Sheet Warehouse)
• Plyboo - Advanced architectural materials including wood pannelling, Cloth material coverings and more
• Southend Timber - (Southend-on-Sea) - British Site
• Specialised Panel Products - Suppliers of high-end or unusual timber products - British Site
• The Wood Veneer Hub - Wood veneer suppliers - British Site
• Timber Sites - UK Timber and wood merchants Directory
• Welding - The DIY Guide - Tutorials and information about welding
• WI Chambers Timber - Timber supplier - British Site
• Woodsheet warehouse - Sheet material suppliers - British Site
• Woodwise Exotic Timbers - Exotic hardwood timber merchants - British Site

Updated 29AUG2025

Plastics and Resins

• Alchemie - Resin manufacturers - Epoxy, Polyurethane, silicone rubber, Potting compounds, resin boards and ancillery products
• Direct Plastics - Plastic materials supplier with engineering plastics, sheet and rod materials. - British Site
• Kewell Converters - Engineered foam products - British Site
• The Plastics Shop - Plastic material supplier - British Site
• UV Gear - UV reactive products and materials - British Site
• Vista Resins - Epoxy resin suppler
• Wessex Resins - Epoxy Suppliers - British Site

Updated 29AUG2025

Ceramics and Plasters

• Clayman Supplies - Pottery supplies and casting plasters - British Site
• Mould Life - Suppliers of Advanced Materials, Sealing & Bonding, Special FX & Modelmaking, and Tooling - British Site
• Tiranti - Tools, materials and equipment for carving, modelling, mouldmaking and casting - British Site
• Tuffnell Glass - Glassmaking tools and supplies

Updated 29AUG2025

Metal

• Alloy Sales - Aluminium, Stainless Steel, Mild Steel, Brass and Copper Supplier - British Site
• Aluminium Warehouse - Aluminium, Stainless Steel, Steel, Brass & Copper Supplier - British Site
• Hi Tec Steel Solutions - Steel and metal supplier - British Site
• Matara - Aluminium Extrusion
• Metal Fabrication Supplies - Supplier to the metalworking and welding industries - British Site
• Metals 4U - Metal supplier - British Site
• Rapid Metals - Metal Supplier - British Site
• Tool Steels - Metal supplier - British Site
• TruPerf - Perforated metal sheet - British Site

Updated 29AUG2025

Fabric and Leather

• J.T. Batchelor - Leather supplies (UK) - British Site
• JC Joel - Theatrical fabrics (UK) - British Site
• Leprevo - Leather working supplies (UK) - British Site
• MacCulloch & Wallis - Habadashers (UK) - British Site
• Tandy Leather (UK) - Quality leather, tools, kits and teaching resource - British Site

Updated 29AUG2025

Gasses

• BOC Online Shop - (UK) - British Site
• Dry Ice Supply - (UK) - British Site
• Essex Gasses - Argon, CO2, Helium (UK) - British Site
• N2 Nitrogen Services - (UK) - British Site

Other Materials

• Benham Bentley - Moulding materials - British Site
• Crafty Products - Art and Craft supplies - British Site
• Greenstick Material Crafts - Vinyl and paper crafts - British Site
• Snowdonia Supplies - Taxidermy supplies - British Site
• Special Plasters - Specialist plaster products for moulding, high temperatures, etc. - British Site
• Trident Foams - Foams for upholstery, packing and other purposes - British Site
• UK Knifemaker Supplies - Knife making supplies. - British Site

Updated 29AUG2025

Electronics Component Suppliers

General Electronics Parts and Kits

• Hobby Components (UK Supplier)
• Farnell (UK Supplier) Professional Component Supplier
• CPC (UK Supplier) Consumer arm of Farnell
• RS Components (UK Supplier) The original radio spares supplier, expensive but incredible depth of best quality products - commercial
• Cool components (UK Supplier)
• The PI Hut (UK Supplier)
• Hobbytronics (UK Supplier)
• SB Components (UK Supplier)
• ESR Electronic Components (UK Supplier)
• Bitsbox Electronic Components (UK Supplier)
• Mouser UK (UK Supplier) vast selection of components - commercial
• Digikey UK (UK Supplier) vast selection of components - commercial (Makers Pages)
• Simons Electronics (UK Supplier) EEVblog multimeters
• Kitronik (UK Supplier) Kits, STEM and Materials
• Sparkfun (US supplier)
• SeedStudio (US supplier) lots of good product info
• tti (US supplier)components (lots of good spec sheets)
• Adafruit (US supplier)
• PiMoroni Purveyors of Makers Goods
• Pi Supply
• OKDO AIoT Solutions
• Anglia Live
• Switch Electronics
• TME Electronic Components
• Selectronix Waterproof enclosures and connectors
• Rapid Electronics
• Powell Connectors, fans, switches
• Phoenix Electronic Distributers
• Lincoln Binns Enclosures
• KGA Enclosures
• Enclosure Solutions

PCB Manufacturers

• PCBWay Circuit boards, assembly and hardware fabrication services
• JLCPCB Circuit boards fabrication services

RF and Radio

• McGill Microwave antennas, cable and connectors

Robotics

• Robotshop UK

Other Electrical

• Auto Electric Supplies Car electrical components and modules
• Sterling Power Auto electrics systems
• ACDC Drives Electric motors and drivers
• 12 Volt Planet
• ACD Drives - AC Power conversion and motors

Hardware and Accessories Suppliers

Fasteners and Fixings

• Accu 500,000 Precision Components
• British Tools and Fastners USA site (Ironically) for the supply of nuts bolts for British vehicles.
• Westfield Fasteners
• Vehicle Clips Automotive plasic trim clips and fasteners, adhesives, tapes, hose connectors and reflectors
• Fastenright Security Fasteners and General Fixings
• Blacksmith Bolt and Rivet Supplies fasteners for Makers that you can’t find in the big box stores
• Fair Wind Fasterners(US Marine fasteners)
• Mr Megapack (Japanese motorcycle screws)
• Fastner Data Not a supplier however has links to suppliers and a wealth of specs about all types of fasteners
• Westfield Fastners
• Shop4Fastners (uk)

Woodworking Cabinet Hardware

• G Johns and Sons Architectural hardware
• Buller Ltd. Cabinet hardware
• Ironmongery Direct
• Eurofit Direct
• Furnica Furniture fittings
• Trade Hinges Furniture hardware and fittings
• Flightcase Fittings
• Penn-Elcom Flightcases & 19" Rack hardware
• Better Building Hardware Interesting cabinet and door hardware
• Fixing King hardware and hidden fixing specialist

Miscellaneous Hardware

• Bearings Boys
• Misumi - Component and hardware suppliers
• BPF Online
• Castors Online
• My Electronics Rack mounting kits and accessories
• First4Magnets
• Cable Monkey Data cables etc.
• Wurth Lubricants, Fixings and other hardware supplies (commercial)

Tool Suppliers

General Tools

• Machine Mart Workshop equipment
• Airbrushes.com
• Proops Brothers Hobby Tools
• Rowland Tools Pro Tools suppliers
• Workshop Heaven US Tool Suppliers
• Craft lights - bulbs and lamps
• Tool Den

Woodworking Tools

• Axminster Tools (UK)
• Rutland Tools (UK)
• Lumberjack Tools OEM tool suppliers (UK)
• The Wood Workers Workshop (UK)
• Woodcraft (US)
• Woodsmith Traditional and green wood working (UK)

Metal Working Tools

• Metal Craft Tools OEM metalworking tools and materials supplier

Tool Accessories

• Parts Shop Direct - Power Tool Parts
• Shadow Foam Tool storage solutions
• ToolsToday CNC bits, saw blades etc.
• Craft Lights Lighting for work benches.

Workshop Supplies

Adhesives

• Adhesive Brokers
• Stormsure Adhesives
• Sylmasta Adhesives and sealants
• ESSLAB Laboratory supplies

Workshop furniture

• SGS Engineering
• Workplace Products
• Rapid Racking

Office, Draughting and Stationary

Draghting and Art Supplies

• Seawhite Stationary and art supplies
• Graphics Direct
• JR Bourne Engineering Drafting Supplies and furniture
• Dew Drafting Supplies
• Engineering Supplies

Stationary

• Flexi labels
• Barcode Warehouse
• Polybags Direct Polythene Bags and packaging materials

Self Publishing

• Clock Book Print
• Imprint Digital
• Mixam

General Office Supplies

• UK Office Direct

Packaging Materials

• Polybags Polythene bag supplier including self closing (ziplock)

Theatrical, Broadcast, Photographic and Film suppliers

• Flints Theatrical and film chandlers
• Doughty Engineering TV and photography hardware and custom fabrication
• Canford Radio and television professional suppliers
• Flash Light Film and TV lighting, Grip and Consumables
• Direct Digital Photographic consumables

PPE & Workshop Safety

• Safety Specs Prescription safety glasses
• Safelincs fire safety

CNC/LASER/3DPrinting

3D Printing

• 3D Jake
• Rep Rap World 3D printer supplies
• Duet 3D
• F3DM 3D Printer filaments and materials

LASER cutting/engraving

• Endurance LASERs
• HPC LASER Supplier and OEM of LASER engravers
• Open Build Parts Store CNC/Laser parts

CNC

• Vectric CNC Software
• Tools Today CNC Bits and tooling
• Open Parts Store CNC

3D Printing Services

• Shapeways 3D print service
• Triple Axis
• Surfacescan
• SGD3D
• Mitchellsson
• RENND prototyping services
• Midlands3D
• Make it Quick
• Make 360
• Lancashire 3D
• 3D Print UK
• 3D Tomorrow
• Graphite AM
• ProtoLabs by Hubs

LASER/CNC Services

• Andover LASER
• Kellys Welding
• Femsons Cuts
• LS Engineering LASER cutting, engineering and Fabrication

2D & 3D Models and design

• Printables 3D models
• Instructables
• Thingverse
• TinkerCAD
• 3Axis Free Vectors for Laser Cutting
• boxes.py 3d design tool for Laser cut boxes (excellent)
• Maker Case 3d design tool for Laser cut boxes
• Ponoko Free laser cutting files and templates
• ZenziWerken German language Laser and 3D projects

Artwork, Media and Fonts

• ArtStation
• BBC Sound Effects
• Digital Colour Labs Photographic printing services
• Vector Ruler generator
• Noun project 2D Free artwork - Icons and Photos

Books and written materials

• Foyles Book Sellers
• Amazon - Engineering and technology Books

STEM & Educational resource suppliers

• Springboard Supplies
• Skill Supply
• GLS Education STEM
• KCS Education STEM
• Better Equipped
• Hope Education STEM
• Science Studio Scientific calculators for STEM
• Cyntech

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Business and Marketing

• SurfTurf Promotional boothes, gazeebos and Flags
• My Language Connection Wide range of certified translation services

Jewellery Making and Horology

• Cooks on Gold
• Cousins

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