Salvo is regularly contacted by telephone or email with questions from customers and one of the most frequently asked questions is:
 
'Please can you advise me where to source specific antique or reclaimed item(s) and can you recommend architectural salvage and/or reclamation yard(s) near me?'
 
Team Salvo simply point the enquirer towards THE online worldwide Salvo directory for architectural salvage, architectural, decorative and garden antiques and reclaimed building materials and of course we especially recommend those architectural salvage, antique and reclamation dealers following the Salvo Code for a dealer you can trust to follow good practice in buying and selling. Look out for the crane logo shown on Salvo member directory and for sale adverts.
 
See the link below to the Salvo Directory. Your search can be refined by 'Sector' such as 'Antique & Reclaimed' then by item 'Category' such as Bricks, Timber, Flooring, Bathrooms, Fireplaces, Fine Architectural (that is selling architectural salvage, decorative and garden antique items over £10,000) etc etc. And /or you can then refine by Country and then County/State/Area..
 
For professionals in the construction industry such as architects and builders, both for complete new build and renovation projects Salvo have now created (as part of the recent FCRBE EU project to increase reuse) the futuREuse directory. This has more detailed stock information which is especially useful for specialist salvaged items and for larger quantities of reclaimed building materials. See salvoweb.com/salvo-directory/fcrbe
 
FYI the other link is to antique & reclaimed items for sale worldwide on the Salvo online marketplace.
 
A small taster of architectural salvage and reclamation yards and showrooms from the Salvo directory are shown in the images. All of whom have personally been visited by Team Salvo. The first image is J. Brant Reclamation, based in Berkshire, UK. So to give you a flavour of the Salvo directory, their entry states: 'specialise in the supply of traditional reclaimed building materials and architectural salvage, to a customer base of architects, developers, interior designers, garden landscapers, builders and D.I.Yers. The reclamation centre offers supplies of new and reclaimed bricks; the salvaged bricks are palletised in packs of 500, shrink wrapped and ready to be delivered, regular stocks include hand-made wire cuts, multi-stocks and yellow stocks. As well as reclaimed oak beams and Inglenook beams, Victorian pine floorboards and roofboards, York flagstones, concrete slabs, roof tiles, doors, furniture, fireplaces, shop and pub fittings and garden statuary.'
 
And finally a BIG thank you for all the lovely comments and replies Team Salvo have received from happy customers, such as the last one I received only this morning: 'Bless you!!! Thank you xx .' Many people do not realise how much of the work Salvo provide is free to the public and users alike. Thornton Kay, Salvo founder has always believed in reuse. Salvo since the 1990's has continued to follow the philosophy, 'Reclaim Reuse Repeat 'and put reuse first. So comments like the above one make it all worthwhile.
 
Enjoy browsing SalvoWEB and planning your future renovation over the holiday break ....
 
Note:
The Salvo directory was originally created in the 1990's and has been updated annually by Team Salvo ever since. Business users who are not Salvo users please contact Salvo if you would like your current entry updated. Salvo users can 'Sign In' to update their own entry or new users can simply 'Sign Up' to create a new entry. New business user registration is £42 inc vat. This includes a directory entry and up to 30 for sale adverts. Private users can register free and create up to 3 for sale adverts.