Plastic box seller

[modeng2000Participant @modeng2000]

[modeng2000Participant @modeng2000]

I have tried to find out who was running the stand selling plastic boxes at the ME Exhibition at Sandown last year but have failed!

I wonder if you can help me David please?

John

[Robert DoddsParticipant @robertdodds43397]

John,

Have you seen

http://www.modelengineershow.co.uk/editorial/page.asp?p=662

Although dated 2011 it may be the start of 2012 list but see contact to Duncan Armstrong at MHS on the same page. He Should know

Bob D

[modeng2000Participant @modeng2000]

Many thanks Bob.

John

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi John, do you mean these people.

http://www.bbeng.co.uk/

They were at The London Exhibition as well as Sandown, and are usually at the Midlands.

Regards Nick

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

It is still 2011.

We are just about to update it.

regards david

[modeng2000Participant @modeng2000]

Hi Nick, It might be bbeng.co.uk but the web site is 'coming soon' so there is no info other than a phone number and an email address. It certainly seems like them, I'll try after the holiday.

John

[modeng2000Participant @modeng2000]

Thanks David

John

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi John, forgot to say the the people in the link in my last post were selling plastic boxs of all sorts of sizes at the last three exhibitions that I've been to.

Regards Nick.

[Ian WelfordParticipant @ianwelford58739]

There's a guy attends Rufforth ( nr York) autojumble every month who seels "really useful boxes" products very reasonably.

Ian

[modeng2000Participant @modeng2000]

Robert and Nicholas,

Duncan Armstrong has been in touch and confirms what Nicholas wrote so I'm sure that I know who it is I'm looking for now. Could well be the same guy that you mention Ian.

Thanks for the help with this,

John

[magpieParticipant @magpie]

BB engineering also have an ebay shop at http://stores.ebay.co.uk/BB-ENGINEERING-SUPPLIES

Hope this helps. Cheers Derek

[modeng2000Participant @modeng2000]

Thanks Derek, no mention of plastic boxes.

I've emailed them so hope to have some info soon.

John

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

Reallyusefulproducts.co.uk make the boxes and have a website for buying.

[modeng2000Participant @modeng2000]

Kwil, thanks for the Reallyusefulproducts link. They have just what I have been looking for.

John

[SpringbokParticipant @springbok]

I got dragged (kicking and screaming) into one of the larger Tesco stores over the bank holls and noticed they had plastic boxes of all sizes.

Bob

[modeng2000Participant @modeng2000]

Hi Bob, thanks for suggesting Tesco. I posted on Mod Eng Clearing House before I realised that the ME forum would be best. Tesco do indeed stock boxes made by 'Reallyusefulproducts' but I haven't seen the shape I require.

John

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

Staples used to do realy useful boxes, all shapes and sizes.

They probably still do.

regards David

[modeng2000Participant @modeng2000]

Thanks David,

Staples do stock boxes made by Reallyusefulproducts.co.uk but I might have to order if I buy from there as it seems they don't normally keep the size I need. It is possible to buy direct from Reallyusefulproducts.co.uk.

John

[David LittlewoodParticipant @davidlittlewood51847]

I would add my recommendation for Really Useful Boxes; they are not the cheapest around, but their quality is first rate whereas cheaper ones are usually disappointing. I have scores of the things, from very small to quite large; the small and medium ones are used for socket screws (of which I have several lifetimes' supply), cutting tips, milling cutters, bearings and the like. Larger ones are mainly for storing metal offcuts; they seem to have survived several years' use in that without apparent damage, and the amount I put in each is limited more by my ability to hump them around than their intrinsic strength.

David

[modeng2000Participant @modeng2000]

Thanks David,

That is what I thought from seeing them on their web site.

John

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

Went to Hobby World tonight (blew £2.95 on a Revell SE5a, my favourite aeroplane). They had lots of boxes from matchbox size up to ~7 draws in a stack for about £32 – so a bit pricy, but good quality.

Neil

[Theodore TeddinghamParticipant @theodoreteddingham29515]

Im not sure who was at the exhibition but I use Plastic Boxes from Alison Handling they seem to be great quality whilst not making my wallet cry about the price!

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