About fwb

Quality Reliability Commitment

Meeting the demands of the most challenging industries

Established since 1963, fwb is committed to delivering the best product and procurement solutions. We offer an expansive product range to meet the needs of individual project specifications and demanding time frames, for contracts large and small.

Operating in sectors within the Industrial, Infrastructure, Construction and Public Sector markets, fwb is a renowned supply chain partner.

Delivering the service and technical know-how required for large scale civil engineering projects to daily maintenance, repair and operations requirements, we understand how important it is to get the right product, at the right price, at the right time.

As a leading independent fwb has the ability to offer a tailored service to meet individual customer requirements and unique to fwb is our capacity to bundle technical expertise with product supply to provide quality, reliability and commitment.

Competitive Managed Expertise

Effective solutions whatever the industry

Known for its fasteners and pipeline products, fwb also supplies and holds a diverse range of products covering eight core groups:

• Pipeline & fittings
• Fasteners & ironmongery
• Tools
• PPE & workwear
• Electrical
• Pneumatics, Fluid Power & Instrumentation
• Metals, Rubber & plastics
• Site Safety & Janitorial

As a procurement specialist, we supply and source all major brands, with major brand alternatives. Coupled with industry-wide technical expertise and backed by our suppliers, we are able to offer a seamless supply chain process.

Compiling individual product groups to suit specific projects and providing portfolio management is one of the benefits of partnering with fwb.

Our procurement expertise ensures we are able to competitively source and manage products to suit our customers requirements, and as an independent company, we can remain flexible.

Collaborative Professional Specialist

Seamless supply chain

Partnership working is key to fwb’s success. Working closely with customers and suppliers, we can calculate and fine-tune stock requirements to agreed stock levels. By identifying the correct products that best suit our customers’ needs, analysing product quality, usage patterns and the range of products purchased we can ultimately help identify and achieve the most cost effective solutions whatever the industry.

fwb’s consolidation package is an essential service for many customers, facilitating improved cost efficiencies and stock management. Providing continuity of supply, achieved through maintaining a stockholding of core and project specific products means we are able to meet individual project specifications and demanding time-frames.

fwb’s collaborative business relationships are based on:

• High levels of trust, encouraging positive working relationships
• Providing our customers with quality product at best value
• Delivering a professional service to meet individual customer requirements

Knowledgeable Independent Established

Best product and procurement solutions

Our aim is to support our customers enabling them to be leaders in their markets. fwb offers a unique service with the ability to bring together a broad range of products and technical
expertise.

As a leading independent procurement expert we know the importance of providing an offer that combines both service and product, and a competitive price.

We are committed to providing the best product and procurement solutions from our three centres in Stoke, Wrexham and Truro. This national service is supported with local knowledge to ensure a high quality customer experience. fwb’s infrastructure and logistics are organised efficiently to provide next day delivery throughout the UK.