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Thistle Timber & Building Supplies is one of the largest independent builders merchants in the central belt of Scotland.

Thistle Timber and Building Supplies was established in 1998 at The Wisp, supplying the construction industry with sawn and dressed timber, aggregates, paving, roofing, flooring, bricks, monoblocks and other building materials. We opened our second branch at The Gyle in October 2006, and we are delighted to announce the opening of our third branch at Dunbar in September 2024.

All branches include a brilliant landscaping centre, which do an impressive job of conveying just what is possible with a bit of imagination, skill, and the use of quality products. The Dunbar display is currently under development.

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peter K.
J M
Good selection of products, staff very helpful.
G C
I don't bother shopping around very often anymore because Thistle are always the most competitive, delivery is always spot on, and staff are always knowledgeable on the products, which helps a dafty like me get the right stuff for the job. Cheers to Scott this time around 👍
Robert W.
Good service Good friendly helpful staff
Response from the owner:Thanks for your lovely feedback Robert
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Jim W.
Fantastic and patient staff have helped me through two recent fencing projects. I'm not in the fencing trade (yet) and my orders were fairly small. The Thistle staff couldn't be more friendly, guiding me through exactly what I needed.
Both deliveries were punctual and the driver was as helpful and friendly as his colleagues behind the counter.
I've got no hesitation in recommending this business, thanks again.
Response from the owner:Thanks Jim, will pass on to all the staff :)
kenneth J.
Always been the place to go. And staff Excellent. Thank you.
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Stephen K.
Karen M.
The guys here are great very helpfull in every way. Huge big shop and great selection off stones for your garden
Response from the owner:Thanks for your lovely words Karen
Jethro G.
Great delivery service and good quality materials
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Ian M.
The best company for all products, wouldn’t go anywhere else.Product knowledge from staff superb and delivery always on time.
Response from the owner:Thank you for your lovely words and feedback, always happy to help :)
Sanjay S.
Top class staff in the office and yard and Charlie is amazing helping at the till for orders
Response from the owner:Thanks for your lovely feedback, will pass this on to Charlie
Stevie W.
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Stevie W.
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Sandy D.
I ordered a quantity of paving slabs which were delivered as promised early this morning, whilst removing packaging it was apparent the slabs were the wrong shade of grey.
I phoned the branch where a lady called Tess took my call, asked some pertinent questions and the within an hour advised me the correct slabs would be with me early afternoon, and indeed they were.
Excellent service, however the most impressive thing was her ability to acknowledge the issue, deliver an immediate and positive response which was very welcome .
If only more people could operate like this !
Response from the owner:Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to leave your review and rating. It is very much appreciated. Apologies again for the error in the first place.
Julie S.
Went to the south gyle location today with my elderly father for various products for his garden redesign. Charlie who advised and served us and the guy in the yard (sorry didn’t catch name) who helped us were extremely helpful and went above and beyond to support us. Superb service, great staff.
Response from the owner:Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to leave such a positive review and rating Julie. I have passed on your kind words to Charlie and the rest of the team.
Mark B.
ive been using this company 40 years or more first class service great team set up excellent management and never fail to deliver as a builder for 45 years or more its good to be able to have the knowledge that your supplier is reliable dependable and trustworthy thanks again mark
Response from the owner:Thanks Mark for taking the time to leave such a positive review and rating. I will pass on your kind words to Charlie and the rest of the team.
Michael D.
Good prices, friendly staff.
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Ian D.
Dunbar branch provided a friendly service at competitive prices and delivered on schedule. I will use them again and would recommend without hestitation.
Response from the owner:Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to leave such a positive review and rating. I will pass this on to the Dunbar team. Thanks again.
David H.
Good delivery timescales and well stocked.
Very good defect-free CLS Timber & sheet materials. Also great staff who go the extra mile.
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Gary
About time dunbar had a building supplies excellent 👌 sand cement bricks wood stone bark roofing tiles drainage etc you name it they have it 😀 no more travelling for miles
Response from the owner:Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to leave such a positive review Gary. I will pass this message on to the Dunbar team.
Robert W.
Good service,, helpful friendly staff
Response from the owner:Apologies for the delay in responding. Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to leave such a positive review and rating. It is very much appreciated.
Pawel S.
My go to place for timber and building products. Delivery is always on time and they take care of your property (ie extra planks to protect your lawn) and while shopping in-store they would provide you with the advice
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Chris S.
Excellent service very friendly staff. Very very helpful.
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Ian S.
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Shona B.
Great prices and fast, reasonably priced delivery. Brilliant customer service - I ordered online and they called to let me know the quality of remaining stock they had for one product was poor so wanted to check what I wanted instead. Everything they delivered was super quality - very happy customer :)
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Simon W.
Good for building supplies.
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Mike H.
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Chris S.
Good price and Amazing service.
Deliver driver was really amazing
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Hugh W.
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Alex H.
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Alex H.
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Adam K.
Great selection of building stuff you might need for your garden. If you can pick up stuff yourselves, that’s cheaper than delivery which gets more expensive with more stuff you buy. Staff is helpful.
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Oliver L.
Thistle Timber have an extensive line of timber and fencing products at very competitive prices. Onsite service is quick and efficient, but they will deliver anywhere in the Edinburgh area if required
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SUFYAN T.
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Oliver R.
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Oliver R.
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George B.
Very helpful staff.
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Jon
Good stock great prices
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joe C.
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Pete W.
Always helpful staff here, never seem to run short of what you need.
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Wanda J.
Always friendly and helpful. Needed help with putting the heavy bags of stones into my car and after a few minutes of waiting, a young man called Conor came to help, Thank you
Response from the owner:Many thanks for taking the time to leave your review and rating. It is genuinely much appreciated. I will pass on your kind thanks to Conor.
gary W.
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Douglas M.
Excellent, product I bought could only be sourced here.
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Brian M.
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Dennis W.
All you need for landscaping. Delivery available. The counter assistant used Google Earth to check if site for delivery was accessible.
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Angela B.
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Rab T.
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stuart M.
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Colin M.
Absolutely brilliant service every time
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Çhristopher S.
I ordered the wrong size products but the team could not have been more helpful. They quickly altered my dovery and refunded the difference without quibble and a really nice attitude. Prices were the best I found on a phone round. Thoroughly recommend Thistle Timber
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barry P.
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Frank B
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Mark M.
Good stop for a home fitted wardrobe project needing supplies. Much better selection of finished wood than B&Q. Only downside is I work a normal 9-5 week so getting to it when its open means a Saturday morning is the only option. All the staff are really helpful. Go out to the yard. Get a list of requirements together. Pay for it at the desk in the main building while the helpful yard crew get the items for you. Jump in the car, drive into the yard, load it directly. Top tips: Have a plan - there is a lot of different timber sizes available. Take a saw, generally 4m+ lengths so make sure you have something to cut it down with in the car with you (Make sure the saw you take is up to the job). Measuring tape is also a must.
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Dr G.
Excellent service from Paul certainly knows his building materials
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Alan B.
Best place to go to for building materials in the lothians. Staff are very friendly and knowledgeable
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francis D.
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sathish K.
Will get all type of timber materials. Got one piece of wooden piece for the cot… lot of experienced persons… Clearly identified my requirements and helped
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murray K.
Great stock, fast service at counter and yard, been going for years
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William
Excellent price and service, the lady who dealt with delivery was great and rescheduled when I couldn’t make it back in time. Thanks.
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Alan B.
Great merchants. Staff are brilliant throughout.
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Kamil V.
Always good service. Fair prices
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Charlie S.
Lots of choice and great delivery service.

In store service is great, guys are very helpful
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RICKY
Great for better quality wood than B&Q, and cheaper. At least the ply wood stays stuck together, unlike B&Q expensive rubbish
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Oron J.
Has what you'd expect from a place of this sort. Very helpful staff.
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Smithy
Great service, goods delivered on time, delivery driver was very helpful.
All round great service.
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James G.
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Douglas C.
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Billy L.
Staff very helpful did not have watt I was after but told me were I might get the item I require .
Response from the owner:Many thanks for taking the time to leave your review and rating - very much appreciated. And sorry we didn't hold in stock the product you were looking for.
Andy S.
Have used thistle for years now, reliable deliveries and decent prices, like their demo areas
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F.S. M.
Massive variety of building materials, outstanding customer service!
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Frances M.
Very helpful pleasant staff And delivery followed to a T
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Diane H.
Great prices, quick delivery, easy to order online.
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Blerina M.
First time I used Thistle, great customer service.
Very helpful in the shop when I visited and when I wanted to return some items it was not hassle, Problem solved in less than a minute phone call which was answered promptly, ( no answering machine). Thank you Thistle!
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Mark
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Jamie B.
Never away from here, the thistle team are absolutely brilliant to work with, very knowledgeable and helpful in most building and landscaping jobs I've undertaken, top quality merchants 👍
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Wilker Pereira Da S.
Great Place to buy landscape materials , staff friendly
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bri S.
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Euan P.
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Robert D.
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lee C.
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Ann H.
Easy to contact and very quick in delivering
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Graeme
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Marek B.
Great service thanks 😊
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ross D.
Have used thistle timber a few times as they are local, decent outfit, prices reasonable, only 4 stars as they add VAT on right at the end which is annoying when comparing with other suppliers.
Response from the owner:Many thanks for leaving your review and rating. We are currently modifying our website and hope to add the option of inc. or exc. vat rates been shown.
Douglas C.
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nathan briggs (.
Good selection and helpful catering more to trade than public but they do have a large patchwork area well labelled with product names
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Robert W.
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Antony C.
Good turnaround time for tipping.
Don't get there before 07.30 though because their own lorries have to leave before you can get in. Nice lads.
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Michael H.
Nice helpful staff
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Thistle Timber and Building Supplies
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