I have enquired with Screwfix about their prices for the twin and earth but have yet to receive a satisfactory reply. The price of copper is rock bottom at the minute. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/market_data/commodities/11701/twelve_month.stm Currently they are about £8 dearer for a coil of 2.5 than most wholesalers, however it is Prysmian cable and its a doddle to install and strip. some of the other makes, either the end falls off the drum or its a **** to strip back, is it worth the extra £8 to not punch the wall when 2nd fixing.
I had a 100m reel of the Tower twin 2.5mm and much preferred it to the Prys. I find the Pris has to be treated with kid gloves compared to the Tower. The Tower could be really yanked about before it got damaged.
I would never go to screwfix for cable, i buy prysmian all the time from wholesalers wont use anything else prices at moment are £18 for 1.0 £22 for 1.5 £28 fro 1.0 3 core £30 for 1.5 3 core £30 for 2.5 All plus vat I think most wholesalers give cable out at a lost leader in the hope you will buy other things too.
That price you linked to is the 3 month futures price. The cable companies would have bought theirs a while ago when it was a lot higher, and probably on the up. We'll see the cable price coming down in a few months time.
Can't get 2.5 for £30+vat round here at the moment, its about £34+vat. Just had an email off denmans for one of their sales days - £32+vat, 1mm is £17+ though.
Screwfix is still scandalous for cable. I need a coil of 4mm. TLC is £61+vat, Electrifix is £126.21 including VAT, http://www.screwfix.com/p/prysmian-6242y-twin-earth-cable-4mm-x-100m-grey/46802 WTF
I was needing a couple of metres of 0.75mm flex today, and SF was just a minute away. £9.00 for 5m !! or £55.74 for 100m £34.80 at TLC for 100m I went away empty handed!
Its not that I begrudge them charging that price, B&Q have similar prices but they are a retail outfit. Screwfix mad a big thing about Electrifix and would not let us join unless we showed them our trade qualifications yet they want to charge full retail price for everything, makes no sense.
I have C&G 236 Electrical Installations,from 30 about years ago, & they won't reconise that as qualifications.