I'm based in the UK and have a need for a chop service supplier. I contacted Lion today and they stated they do not supply this.
Who are good alternative chop service suppliers please
Chop Service
I have been using Chop for almost all framing for the last 7 years - I would recommend Ashworth & Thompson as the best service around - Nielsen running in at second place - they hit a dodgy patch a few years ago - but their service is much improved - I havent used the Arquadia service - but I used to use Larson Juhl when they were indipendent - and the service then was fairly good. Euro do a cross cut service - but I have never seen the point of cross cut so have never used them. I can honestly say that Ashworth & Thompsons chop service is head and shoulders above all the others - they maintain good stock levels - and they deliver on time unless they are realy busy - then they talk to you - They have been my main chop supplier for some years now and I cant think of any occasion when they have let me down. Some important factors with chop that some suppliers seem to forget - 1 stock levels 2. person chopping has to care about quality - not mixing unmatched lengths - checking for warps - wrapping and numbering the chops carefully.