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Trade Radiators Reviews

4.7 Rating 5,242 Reviews
93 %
of reviewers recommend Trade Radiators
4.7
Based on 5,242 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
Average Delivery Time
Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery
Greater than 93%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 94%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Under An Hour
Customer Service
4.8 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Easy
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About Trade Radiators:

ABOUT

Trade Radiators is the UK's premier online radiator and heated towel rail retailer, with a huge range of products suitable for any space in need of heat. Priding ourselves on providing high quality products, combined with a dedicated and knowledgeable support team, you can be sure to find a rad or rail to suit your needs. Whether you're looking for something for a small en-suite or are fitting out an entire new property development, Trade Radiators can assist with advice, competitive pricing, fast delivery and top quality products, as well as 100% security.

DELIVERY

Trade Radiators are delighted to be able to offer free delivery of our products to all mainland UK addresses. Whether your order includes single or multiple items, we'll delivery it fast and free without extra charges, using our friendly and reliable courier service. We take customer service incredibly seriously and fully understand the importance of an efficient and reliable delivery service for our customers.

T&Cs

We pride ourselves in the high quality of all of our radiators and heated towel rails as well as the detailed information provided on our website. However, we realise there are times when our customers will need to change or return their orders. For this reason, we offer a generous 30 day money back guarantee to all of our customers.

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Phone:

1412250430

Email:

info@traderadiators.com

Location:

82 Mitchell Street,
Glasgow
Glasgow
G1 3NA

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Getting fed up that the only 3 of the 5 radiators we have ordered have arrives and 2 keep getting put back saying they are coming later. The guys on the phone however have been very helpful.
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Posted 8 years ago
Apologies for the delays and any inconvenience this has caused. Julie (Manager)
Posted 7 years ago
Damaged radiator sent
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Posted 8 years ago
Dear Karen, I have had a look at your order and you have not contacted us or notified us of any damages (the first we have heard is from your review posted online). We of course do not send out damaged radiators so it may have happened in transit with the courier. We have simple procedures in place as per our T&Cs for goods damaged in transit and have emailed you re same. In future please do let us know if there is anything wrong as we have a great Customer Service team and are here to help resolve any issues in a fast and efficient manner. A quick call or email to us is all you need to do and we will take care of the rest. Thank you. Kind regards, Julie Boyle (Manager)
Posted 8 years ago
I bought 3 electric towel Radiators with thermostatic elements on line during the Easter holiday and after placing the order changed my mind about what sort of element I wanted for 2 of them so I contacted Trade Radiators inmnediately. I paid the difference and was told I'd have to return one of them when received. That's where the fun started. Apparently they were using 3 different carriers to deliver the goods separately. Confusion ensued as a result. Items were missing, I've received the wrong items and was told a radiator had been returned by a courier only to have it delivered that same day. Furthermore, the quality and finish on one of radiators is very poor. The bracket is very badly manufactured and it's impossible to fit any of retaining bolts provided in any of them because the holes are so awkwardly threaded rendering them totally useless. I still have items to return but am awaiting responses to emails I have sent. Not the greatest of experiences. I shall steer clear in future.
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Posted 8 years ago
Dear Andrew Thank you for taking the time to review your purchase. I have looked at your order and can see that the various items were sent out from different warehouses which is the reason that you had separate courier deliveries, we did let you know this would be the case in your dispatch notification email. I apologise for the confusion this has caused you. I can see that we have arranged for replacement radiator and brackets to be delivered to you tomorrow. With regards to the extra elements, we have arranged a courier to collect these tomorrow. Apologise again for any inconvenience this has caused, if there is anything else I can do to help please do not hesitate to contact me on 0141 225 0430. Thank you. Kind Regards Stacey Love Assistant Manager
Posted 8 years ago
Radiator didn't arrive when indicated on email. Called to find out a few days later and was promised a call back with update, this didn't happen. A few days further, called back again only to be told that delivery was attempted twice despite there always being someone at home. Finally arrived the day after I complained.
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Posted 8 years ago
Thank you for your review. I have looked into this with the couriers and delivery was attempted as scheduled on 20th April at 2pm, a card was left as no one was home but the courier's card wasn't responded to. When you called our customer service team on the 24th to let us know you hadn't received your goods we then re-arranged your delivery to take place the following day (instead of you re-arranging directly with the courier via the card), which we were more than happy to do. Thank you. Kind Regards, Stacey Love (Assistant Manager)
Posted 8 years ago
Once the radiator was fully out of the packaging ready for the electrician to fit, it was discovered that it had 2 dents along one edge. they were slightly rusty so had obviously been done in the warehouse. It was too late to ask to the electrician to return another time so it had to be fitted damaged. You might say that I should have checked it previously, but I wanted to transport it to its final destination so I kept it in its packaging.
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Posted 8 years ago
That's a shame Elizabeth and yes, it's always worth checking delivered goods from any retailer. Our Customer Service team are available to help, you only need to contact us and we are here to help. Thanks. Julie (Manager)
Posted 7 years ago
for yourselves to stay competitive you should include the valves like other suppliers, especially for the price at which you sell this product
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Posted 8 years ago
Thank you for your comments. We are the biggest radiator specialist retailer in the UK and pride ourselves in our vast range, competitive prices and special offers. We regularly have extra discounts and offers available so please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service team who will be happy to guide you. Julie (Manager)
Posted 8 years ago
Ordered radiator at 12:30 because of, Next working day (orders placed before 2pm). delivery promise. I assume price included this delivery promise, unlikely to be free. Confirmation e/mail was promised, but not received. Phoned the next day to ask about radiator, to be told it still was at warehouse, and had not been dispatched, and would not be delivered next day, contrary to all promises at point of sale. I paid up front keeping my part of the contract, I would expect a reduction in price to reflect my unnecessary involvement in a less than successful attempt to carry out delivery as promised.
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Posted 8 years ago
Thank you for taking the time to review Trade Radiators. Having looked into your order I apologise that the item was not delivered next day (today) as would usually be the case. This is due to it being our busiest time of year for dispatching and deliveries which can have an impact on the volume of orders going out, so apologies that your order has been effected by this. As you know we have arranged for your order to be delivered tomorrow (Saturday) morning for you and I have also refunded you £20. Apologies again for any inconvenience caused by the slight delay. If there is anything else I can assist with please do not hesitate to contact me. Kind Regards, Julie Boyle (Manager).
Posted 8 years ago
I gave a 5 star last purchase and recommended to others who also bought from them. This purchase and 2 star was because of an initial error on my part regarding sizes. However, I tried to resolve by taking a day off work to refuse delivery and return. The items were delivered the day before this and obviously were left. I called to change sizes and was told sizes required wouldn't be in stock until Jan'17. I asked for a refund instead. Was informed I would have to forfeit the delivery of £50 although no fault of mine. I have called several times and also the courier. I have been told it's not TR's fault then told by courier, not their fault either. I was then given a third party's name who was to blame. At this moment, I am liable still for their mistake on delivery costs. I eventually was given my refund for the radiators, but not the valves at a cost of another £48 on top of the £50 delivery. I was told there is a shortage of staff and couriers give wrong information. I have also been told by TR someone would call back. I have never had any return calls at any time (re shortage of staff, I assume) I am still waiting on the outcome of the £50 and again will have to call and ask for the refund for the valves. I will not be buying or recommending Trade Radiators again at any point.
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Posted 9 years ago
Hi Helen, I have looked into your order and we delivered all of the items that you ordered and duly dealt with your returns as requested. The refunds for all the returned items have all already been done for you (on the 8th), it may take your own bank 2-3 working days to release the funds into your own account which I suspect is why you assumed the refunds hadn't been processed (I promise you they have). Any returns do incur a courier charge which we cover in our T&C's which you agree to when placing an order, this was all explained and I'm sorry if you hadn't read the information prior to ordering. It's the same with most companies in respect of such items and is simply the courier charge, we do not add anything on to this as we aim to provide the best service we can including making returns etc as easy as possible. I appreciate that it would have been frustrating that you may have ordered incorrectly and we have done everything we can to help. I would like to offer you a 10% discount on your next purchase with Trade Radiators in the hope that we can help you again in the future. Kind regards, Julie Boyle (Manager).
Posted 9 years ago
What went wrong? Everything that COULD go wrong! This was my first experience with this company, and I really can not recommend them for either the quality of goods OR the level of customer service. I ordered two radiators and each had a problem. One had signs of rust, and the other had parts missing. Getting through on the 'phone is very difficult, and adds to the stress of trying to get problems rectified. A replacement for the rust- damaged radiator was sent out the next day, but the damaged one has still not been collected and I have heard nothing more from the firm. Having to wait for the replacement meant that I had to pay the plumbers to return for another visit.
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Posted 9 years ago
Any issues please call our Customer Service team on 0141 225 0430 where we can easily and quickly resolve any matters for you. Julie (Manager)
Posted 7 years ago
Failed to deliver goods on three occasions, given three delivery dates all failed, then an email to say not in stock, cancelled the ordered out of frustration with trade radiators
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Posted 9 years ago
Dear Mr Thomas, I am so sorry that you've been let down with your order. I have looked into it and our dispatch team gave us a delivery date for you of the 24th, you let us know on the 25th that it hadn't arrived. Our dispatch team apologised as upon investigation the item had not left the warehouse, they agreed to send on a pre 10 delivery for the 26th and the item was then 'lost' and subsequently out of stock. Understandably you lost faith and cancelled your order, I don't blame you. This is not our usual standard of service at all, it has fallen well short on this occasion for which I am extremely sorry. This very rarely happens and to me it seems like human error with the dispatch team in the warehouse so I have addressed this accordingly. Please accept my sincere apologies and I would like to offer you 10% discount on your next purchase in the hope that we can have the opportunity to give you our usual 1st class service. Thank you. Kind Regards, Julie Boyle (Manager)
Posted 9 years ago
I did not get the Smart Programmable Element that I ordered.
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Posted 9 years ago
Thanks for the review. Our friendly and helpful customer service team are always available to rectify any issue you may have and should be your first point of contact. Thank you. Julie (Manager)
Posted 8 years ago
The radiator I ordered was shown as in stock. As quick delivery was important to meet the plumber's availability I ordered it from yourselves on 13th September. I was subsequently told it wasn't in stock and delivery wouldn't be until around the end of the month. On later chasing progress I was told I would have the radiator Monday or Tuesday 26th/27th and I re-scheduled the plumber based on this. When it didn't arrive I phoned to be told it would be delivered on Thursday 29th, before 10.30 - it arrived at 11.35. Throughout this period this item was shown as in stock on your website - is this a ploy to gain orders that you can't fulfil?
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Posted 9 years ago
Dear Barry I have looked into your order following your review. We let you know on the day that the order was placed that the item was out of stock and due back in to us at the end of September, we offered you alternatives but you asked for the original item to remain on back order until then. We advised you that once we had the goods in our warehouse that we would then email you to confirm your delivery date with tracking info for the delivery, which we did on the 28th to confirm delivery for the 29th. We did in fact deliver when promised. I think the confusion you have experienced has been when you called to ask for an update on when the shipping container would arrive in our warehouse which can of course change slightly until actual arrival (due to customs etc) which we did advise you of and we did also reiterate that we would confirm your delivery date by email as soon as we could, which we did and in the agreed time scales. It's unfortunate that you had booked a plumber without confirmation of a delivery date and by doing so you have then caused yourself some disruption. We did fulfil your order as promised within the agreed timescales, however as customer satisfaction is something that we take pride in I have refunded you £10 and apologise for any inconvenience. King Regards Julie Boyle (Manager)
Posted 9 years ago
Looks good but shame about the quality of the fittings supplied with the radiator, the blanking plug simply disintegrated when it was being nipped up (not overtightened) fortunately we were able to extract the threaded section but then had to go out an buy new ones. This is not expensive but should not have been necessary and was inconvenient
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Posted 9 years ago
Dear Alyn I'm really sorry that you had issues with the fittings, a quick call to our Customer Service team would have immediately rectified this as we could have sent you out a new fixing kit for delivery the following day. Unfortunately you didn't contact us to give us the opportunity to do this for you so we have been completely unaware of any problems until you posted your review online. I have however refunded you £10 and apologise for any inconvenience. In future please do give us the opportunity to resolve any issues you may have as we are here to help. Thank you. Kind Regards, Julie Boyle (Manager)
Posted 9 years ago
Got an email to say delivery would on the 8/9/16, made arrangements for someone to be in and then got another email to say it won't be delivered until 12/9/16. Not a happy customer.
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Posted 9 years ago
Dear Amanda Firstly apologies that you are unhappy with the delivery service. I have looked into the matter and your order was sent out on our usual pallet service with a delivery date of Thurs 8th Sept provided based on this. It wasn't until the goods reached the delivery depot in Scotland that we were subsequently advised that due to your location being in the extreme north of mainland Scotland delivery would take slightly longer and your delivery date was then advised to be Mon 12th Sept. Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. We offer free delivery throughout UK mainland and although we do have to pay hefty surcharges for more remote areas such as yours we do not pass this cost on to the customer and pride ourselves in being to offer free delivery to such locations. I have today refunded you £45 as a gesture of good will and apologise again for any inconvenience caused. If I can assist you further please do no hesitate to contact me, I'm here to help. Thank you. Kind Regards, Julie Boyle (Manager)
Posted 9 years ago
Only this time. The website has always been VERY accurate on technical information. This time the technical information stated on the website was inaccurate. Radiator AND valves are all "own brand" i.e. Trade Radiators. When calling the office with the problem - the answer was not really as expected and therefore a little disappointing compared to the normal super efficient service. Technical specs given on the website should be accurate. If not, then they should not be given/stated. Having said all this, I will continue to use Trade Radiators as the products and team are really great and efficient. I think this was just bad luck due to bad specification.
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Posted 9 years ago
We are really sorry about this, all specs have now been updated.
Posted 3 years ago
Wasn't at all happy with the service after a week and a half of waiting I then had to contact you to then find out the item was not in stock. I feel as though you could of contacted me to let me know what was happening
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Posted 9 years ago
Hi Nathan, as per our chat we are genuinely sorry for the delays on shipments coming in and lack of communication re same. It's really frustrating all round when this happens and not our usual service standard at all. I've applied a partial refund for you and will happily discount your next order. Sorry again. Kind Regards, Julie Boyle (Manager)
Posted 9 years ago
I found the experience of actually ordering my radiators good and I was impressed with the quick delivery times. Earlier in the year I had ordered a bathroom radiator and I was pleased with it and so this time ordered two much more expensive designer column radiators. The delivery person was dreadful. He said he would only deliver them to the pavement and he was not paid to help bring them inside the house. I had to ask a neighbour to help and we got them in. The delivery person did not give me time to inspect the rads and asked that I sign the paperwork. I did so, but pointed out that I had not looked at the radiators. Later, when the plumber came to fit the radiators he found a chip on the top of the bigger radiator. This was possibly caused in the packing or even in the delivery. I did not send the radiator back as I had already booked the plumber's time and was keen to get the thing fitted. I phoned your company and you have supplied a small bottle of repair paint. This will not completely cover the chip which is a shame when I spent just under £600 on these radiators. Between the ordering which was good to the delivery which was bad and the condition of the product which was chipped - I am forced to say my overall experience rates only a poor.
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Posted 10 years ago
I ordered 2 Elite aluminium radiators & 1 towel radiator but 2 towel & 1 aluminium were sent. The Elite aluminium was not the finish pictured or described on their website & the design was slightly different from that pictured. The price I had paid did not reflect the quality of the radiator. Also a different thermostatic value was sent from the one I ordered. Was very disappointed therefore the Elite aluminium & valves were returned. The incorrect amount was refunded so I had to breakdown the exact amount it should have been before they agreed the additional refund.
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Posted 10 years ago
Our sincere apologies that this happened, your items should be perfect and we wouldn't want it any other way. Sorry that we fell short this time.
Posted 3 years ago
Wrong fittings were sent for my radiators but arrived the following day. Good recovery but should not have happened.
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Posted 10 years ago
Apologies for the error and glad we were able to rectify this for you quickly and efficiently.
Posted 3 years ago
Not delivered next day as promised (too windy was the excuse!) Offered a free upgrade to morning only delivery the next day between 9 and 12 Only they forgot to inform the courier! Eventually arrived at 14.20!
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Posted 11 years ago
Hi Phil, we checked and the couriers were indeed informed of the AM but unfortunately didn't deliver, the reason they gave was "late trunks due to the bad weather", apologies for any inconvenience.
Posted 3 years ago
Trade Radiators is rated 4.7 based on 5,242 reviews