BUCO Giyani has its own direct number and, unusually for a builders merchant, it trades on Sunday mornings. It also runs a pensioners day midweek, which is worth planning around if you qualify.
Local channels
- Store telephone: 015 812 4316 (published as +27 15 812 4316)
- Store locator: buco.co.za/find-a-store
- The email addresses BUCO publishes for this store belong to named staff members rather than the store, so use the telephone number
Address
BUCO Giyani is at 24 First Road, Giyani-BA, Giyani, Limpopo, 0826. Its published trading hours are Monday to Friday 07:30 to 17:00, Saturday 08:00 to 14:00 and Sunday 08:00 to 12:00. The Sunday morning opening is the detail worth noting, because most builders merchants close on Sundays entirely, and the early 07:30 weekday start suits a contractor collecting before a site day.
Services at this location
BUCO lists the services available at this specific branch, and they are not the same at every store. Giyani offers Insta Cupboard, paint mixing and tinting, buyouts, delivery, estimates, financial services, gas exchange, and Pensioners Wednesdays. Two of those are worth acting on: paint mixing and tinting means colour is mixed in store, so take a sample or a code with you rather than a description, and an estimate service means the branch will price a materials list, which is faster and more accurate than pricing item by item on the shop floor. Pensioners Wednesdays is a midweek concession, so ask about it at the till and bring identification.
Parent organisation
BUCO trades as part of The Building Company, a national group with branches across all nine provinces. Because the store publishes a direct number, deal with the branch first on a stock, delivery or account query. For a complaint, escalate through the branch manager and then the group. An unresolved dispute about goods, a refund or a delivery falls under the Consumer Protection Act and can be taken to the National Consumer Commission, and the Act gives you rights on defective goods within six months of delivery. Note that if you are buying materials for the construction of a new home, the builder rather than the merchant carries the obligations, and a home builder must be registered with the National Home Builders Registration Council, which is worth checking before work starts.
Sources
- BUCO store locator entry for BUCO Giyani, with telephone, address, trading hours and the branch service list: buco.co.za/find-a-store
- BUCO store listings and group information: buco.co.za