Willrose Electrical

Willrose Electrical, specialists in discontinued and obsolete circuit breakers

Willrose Electrical is a British business dedicated to obsolete, discontinued and surplus circuit protection. Its catalogue focuses on miniature circuit breakers (MCBs), residual current circuit breakers with overcurrent protection (RCBOs), residual current devices (RCDs) and moulded case circuit breakers (MCCBs) that are difficult to find on the conventional market.

The company presents itself as a small but unique business, with years of experience in the sector. Its manager, Iain Williams, is a qualified electrician and has worked for twenty years in the electrical wholesale trade, a background that the firm uses to locate references that are no longer manufactured or that have disappeared from the usual channels.

Catalogue of discontinued electrical protection

The shop organises its offer by departments: main switches, MCBs, MCCBs, RCBOs, RCDs and AFDDs. Among the brands and series that appear in the catalogue are Crabtree (Powerstar, Polestar, Starbreaker, C50), Volex, Eaton, MEM (Memshield 2, Memera 2000, Bill, Talisman Plus), BG British General, Contactum, Wylex, Hager, Merlin Gerin, Schneider (Domae, Square D), ABB, Proteus and MK Electric.

The products listed include everything from single-pole circuit breakers with various amperages and curves (type B, type C, type 2, type 3) to three-phase MCCBs of 50, 60, 63, 100 and 125 amps, as well as 30 mA RCBOs and MCB-RCD combinations. The catalogue shows specific references such as the Crabtree Powerstar MCCB 50 A triple pole G frame, the Eaton MCCB 63 A triple pole Series G, the MEM RCBO 32 A 30 mA type C Memshield 1 or the Wylex MCCB 125 A triple pole GG frame.

New, used and surplus product

The offer combines new and used items, the latter identified as such in the product listings. The company states that all used items are tested before sale and that RCBOs and RCDs are subjected to disconnection time tests to verify that they comply with the current requirements of the BS7671 regulations.

In addition to sales, Willrose Electrical offers the possibility of buying stock from third parties, through the «Sell Your Stock» section of its website.

Delivery, lead times and purchase conditions

Orders placed before 14:30 are dispatched the same day and, in most cases, the customer receives the item the next working day. Delivery is free and all shop prices include UK VAT at 20%. The company notes that stock levels are updated every fifteen minutes and that purchases can be completed online.

The site also shows a support service that, according to the company itself, can be provided outside normal working hours thanks to today's mobile technology.

Stated objective and customer service

The firm explains that its objective is to offer a good service at a reasonable price and to prevent the customer from having to replace an entire distribution board for a single circuit breaker. To this end, it offers to locate references that are not in its catalogue, a task that, according to its presentation, saves the customer from having to contact different wholesalers to find a twenty-year-old breaker.

Location and contact

Email: sales@willrose-electrical.co.uk · Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00 - 16:00