The Builder Centre is situated just outside of the main town on a small industrial area. It stocks…read morea variety of goods and also incorporates a Plumb Centre and Timber Centre. The Hire part has now relocated to Brandon Hire on Nottingham Road. The Builder Centre staff are generally pleasant and friendly, but due to the inclusion of several departments you need to make sure you are speaking to the right member of staff from each department, otherwise you may be met with a blank look, so this can be frustrating at times. You need to know what you are after as it's not really a place you can browse around. However, it is not exclusive to trade customers only, members of the public can shop there too.

Always used to go to another hardware shop, till I found this one, so much cheaper, staff roll over…read morebackwards for you, nothing is any trouble, example, garden plants 99p anywhere​ else £1-99, that is one bargain , go and find o9ut for yourself

Gee Jays is a local bargain hot spot. It has 2 floors of various items, from tea towels, to…read morestationery, to power tools. It is worth looking in Gee Jays before buying anything from B&Q or similar places. They have stock clearance items and regular stock as well. The stock varies widely and is regularly updated to accommodate seasonal stock. If you are doing a spot of DIY I imagine you can get everything from here, as they have paint, brushes and cleaning equipment. The main downsides to this shop are: 1) Parking, there are a few spaces on the road outside, but the shop is a 5 min walk out of town; 2) Accessibilty with wheelchair, pram or similar. I find it hard to navigate a pram around, so have to make arrangements to go there on my own.

I quite like this store because it has a lot of things which are cheaper than other shops such as…read moreB&Q and even tesco. The DIY parts that they sell are very similar to leading brands but in minimalistic packaging to save money. The set up of the shop is pretty normal and everything is ina relevant place and so it is easy to find. Wilkinson is accessible from institute lane in Alfreton and also from the opposite end where there is a car park. I worked here for my work experience and i quite enjoyed it because all the staff were friendly and helpful. The majority of the staff are women. More often than not there is a queue because there is only one or two tills on.

B&Q Somercotes (not Alfreton as said) is small in nature and as such does not have a great amount…read moreof stock. Staff are often helpful though, my mum is a regular and they know her needs well so she's often in and out in about 5 minutes! The area in itself is rough although we're not reviewing the town itself so I won't go into detail. I would only recommend this to a customer who needs little DIY needs, otherwise go to B&Q Extra in Sutton, there's 3 buses that go straight there from Somercotes anyway!