Open an account and receive 30 days credit

Provided your company or organisation is registered for VAT and your registered address is located within the United Kingdom, you can choose to place an order on account and pay 30 days from the date of dispatch. To open a credit account follow these steps:

  1. Download and complete the new account application form
  2. Send the form by email to [email protected]
  3. You can place an order or request a quotation online whilst waiting for your account to be confirmed. Simply add the products you wish to purchase, then during checkout select payment method ‘Purchase Order’ on the final step.  Enter your purchase order number where indicated. To request a quotation follow the steps explained here.
  4. If you intend to place orders directly on our website then we suggest registering here to save your details and keep track of your orders and quotations*

If it is your first time of ordering from us we will send you a pro-forma invoice for payment before dispatch. Once the account is opened we will send you an email to confirm. Subsequent orders will be dispatched with an invoice payable in 30 days.

Please allow 2 working days for new account applications to be opened. Credit accounts are automatically given to all UK publicly funded organisations including non-private educational establishments, government research organisations, defence agencies, NHS hospitals and research departments, government and local authorities.

There is no minimum order value for ordering online, however if you wish to send us a purchase order by email or fax the order value must be a minimum of £200 GBP excl VAT.

* Privacy - opening an account does not automatically add you to our mailing list. We respect your privacy and will only use the personal information that you supply to us to process current and future quotations and orders, unless you opt in to receive marketing communications. Full details of our privacy policy can be found here.