IMPORTANT SUPPLY NOTICE

We cannot hide away from the fact that Covid remains a significant impact on the supply chain and will do for some months yet. Much of our ironmongery comes from the Far East and with regional lockdowns and a severe labour shortage in countries like India this continues to cause substantial delays to orders. The availability of raw materials has also driven up the cost price considerably over recent months with this trend not appearing to slow. We continue to negotiate with our valued suppliers as well as looking for alternative solutions across Europe – ensuring the price and quality is right - but it is clear the situation will be with us for some time. It is likely we will need to implement further price rises throughout the year as we are unable to fully absorb them, however we will ensure these are kept to a minimum and frequently reviewed. We will endeavour to give prior warning but these increases may change without notice depending on the circumstances we face.