Hi Everyone,

Hopefully someone can help me out here. Although I have been in Switzerland for 5 years now, I am unfamiliar with any chains or shops that deal in what i am looking for.

Aside from the obvious (Jumbo, Obi, Bauhaus, etc)... I am looking for a shop or chain that deals in plumbing supplies, likewise, one that deals in electrical supplies.
Where can i go to find a decent collection of kitchen sinks, toilet pans, taps and hardware? Or cables, switches, and point boxes etc?

In other countries you would find chains with names like Plumbing World, or Big John's Electrical (made up name) etc. Are there any such chains in Switzerland?
I don't wan't a kitchen shop, that is just all wrong, and I am sick of the big hardware stores that don't really offer anything different to eachother.

Any help appreciated.

Hi

For electronics stuff, you should check out Pusterla (pusterla.ch).

Regards
skre

Did you try looking in the yellowpages (www.gelbeseiten.ch if I am not mistaken) ?

You will find the electrical supplies at Conrad Electronic, a chain that has a large store in Dietlikon, next to the Media Markt building. They have a large mailorder business, so depending if you want to look at the parts or you already know what you are looking for you can visit the store or simply order online...

Hilarious... suddenly all the interest. I have long solved my problems.

As far as plumbing supplies were concerned the answer is Sanitas Troesch. They have various outlets, including Zürich and Winterthur. That is a real trade dealer, was just the answer.

Conrad is, of course, an option, but they are hardly what I would call a trade outlet. Their prices are ridiculous and the 'trade' folk definitely aren't buying there. I was meaning to find a real trade dealer where I could buy large rolls of electrical cable, or light switches in 20 different designs etc.

The Pusterla website was appalling, and after about 20 seconds I gave up trying to use their catalogue. Obviously not a serious company that actually wants to attract customers. They should either rehash the website or just remove it from online.

And yes... yellow pages. Been there, done that.

For future readers of this thread, I also recommend trying renovero.ch
It is a trade database. A bot hit and miss on some stuff, but you do find a few gems amongst it.

Thanks for your responses everyone.