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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

Updated 29AUG2025

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

• Adafruit - Board makers, Compnent supplier and supporter of the Maker Movement
• Anglia Live - B2B only commercial electronics suppliers
• Bitsbox Electronic Components - (UK Supplier) - British Site
• Cool components - (UK Supplier) - British Site (closing down)
• CPC - (UK Supplier) Consumer arm of Farnell - British Site
• Cricklewood Electronics - Electronic components, CCTV supplier - British Site
• Digikey UK - (UK Supplier) vast selection of components - commercial (Makers Pages - British Site
• E Cyberspaces Electronics Shop - Display modules and related electronics - American Site
• Enclosure Solutions - Enclosures - British Site
• ESR Electronic Components - (UK Supplier) - British Site
• Farnell - (UK Supplier) Professional Component Supplier - British Site
• Hobby Components - (UK Supplier) - British Site
• Hobbytronics - (UK Supplier) - British Site
• KGA Enclosures - Enclosures
• Kitronik - (UK Supplier) Kits, STEM and Materials - British Site
• LED Dynamics - Custom OEM LED Solutions
• Lincoln Binns - Enclosures
• Mouser UK - (UK Supplier) vast selection of components - commercial - British Site
• OKDO - AIoT Solutions
• Phoenix Electronic Distributers - Opto and other components - British Site
• Pi Supply - The Maker Emporium
• PiMoroni - Purveyors of Makers Goods
• Powell - Connectors, fans, switches
• Rapid Electronics - Electronic and mechanical componenet supplier with a large range of products
• RS Components - (UK Supplier) The original radio spares supplier, expensive but incredible depth of best quality products - commercial - British Site
• SB Components - (UK Supplier) - British Site
• SeedStudio - (US supplier) lots of good product info
• Selectronix - Waterproof enclosures and connectors - British Site
• Simons Electronics - (UK Supplier) EEVblog multimeters - British Site
• Sparkfun - (US supplier)
• Switch Electronics - Component and STEM suppliers by enthusiats for enthusiasts - British Site
• The PI Hut - (UK Supplier)
• TME - Electronic Components
• TTI - (US supplier)components (lots of good spec sheets)

Updated 29AUG2025

PCB Manufacturers

• Express PCB - PCB manufacturing service with their own CAD system
• JLCPCB - Circuit boards fabrication services
• PCBWay - Circuit boards, assembly and hardware fabrication services

Updated 29AUG2025

RF and Radio

• McGill Microwave - antennas, cable and connectors - American Site

Updated 29AUG2025

Robotics

• DotBot Robots - Robot arms
• Robotshop UK - Robot suppler - Unitree Robot Dogs/Humanoids and others. - British Site
• The Crafty Robot - Cardboard Robot Kits

Updated 29AUG2025

Other Electrical

• ACDC Drives - Electric motors and drivers - British Site
• Auto Electric Supplies - Car electrical components and modules - British Site
• Gray Hill - Precision controls, switches and encoders - American Site
• Ronbar - Products for the Electrical Trade - British Site
• Sterling Power - Auto electrics systems - British Site

Updated 29AUG2025

Hardware and Accessories Suppliers

Fasteners and Fixings

• Accu - 500,000 Precision Components - British Site
• Arun Fasteners - - British Site
• Blacksmith Bolt and Rivet Supplies - fasteners for Makers that you can’t find in the big box stores - American Site
• British Tools and Fastners - USA site (Ironically) for the supply of nuts bolts for British vehicles. - American Site
• Fair Wind Fasterners - (US Marine fasteners) - American Site
• Fastenright - Security Fasteners and General Fixings
• Fastner Data - Not a supplier however has links to suppliers and a wealth of specs about all types of fasteners - British Site
• Mr Megapack - (Japanese motorcycle screws) - British Site
• Shop4Fastners - (uk) - British Site - also see: https://www.thingiverse.com/tag:lase rhttps://www.thingiverse.com/tag:dxf
• The Groundscrew Shop - Non-dig foundations for sheds and outbuildings - British Site
• Vehicle Clips - Automotive plasic trim clips and fasteners, adhesives, tapes, hose connectors and reflectors - British Site
• Westfield Fasteners - Fixing and fastener supplier - British Site

Updated 29AUG2025

Woodworking Cabinet Hardware

• Accuride Drawer Slides UK - Drawer Slides and cabinet hardware
• AOLSHENG - Drawer Runners
• Axminster Tools - Woodworking tool supplier and OEM manufacturer (UK) - British Site
• Better Building Hardware - Interesting cabinet and door hardware
• Buller Ltd. - Cabinet hardware - British Site
• Eurofit Direct - Fixings, cabinet hardware and door furniture - British Site
• Fixing King - hardware and hidden fixing specialist - British Site
• Flightcase Fittings - Flightcases & 19" Rack hardware - British Site
• Furnica - Furniture fittings - British Site
• G Johns and Sons - Architectural hardware - British Site
• Ironmongery Direct - Door and cabinet hardware and ironmongery - British Site
• Lumberjack Tools - Woodworking tool supplier and OEM manufacturer (UK) - British Site
• Penn-Elcom - Flightcases & 19" Rack hardware
• Rutland Tools - Woodworking tool supplier and OEM manufacturer (UK) - British Site
• The Wood Workers Workshop - Woodworking tools (UK) - British Site
• Trade Fit - Cabinet hardware supplier - British Site
• Trade Hinges - Furniture hardware and fittings - British Site
• Woodcraft - Woodworking tools (US)
• Woodsmith - Traditional and green wood working (UK) - British Site
• Debonair Joinery Products - Cabinet hardware and ironmongery for joiners - British Site

Updated 29AUG2025

Miscellaneous Hardware

• Elesa - Industrial hardware and fittings
• Springs and Things - Supplier of Springs and Things - British Site
• Ross Castors - Castors and wheels - British Site
• MagMan - Neodymium magnets available in disc, countersunk, and block shapes - British Site
• eFoam - Foam cut to any size for upholstery - British Site

Updated 29AUG2025

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

IT and Cloud

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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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