I am starting to plan a replacement kitchen. Does anyone have any views about magnet? Their designer is doing a plan but I hada few doubts - not very good ideas. I also noticed that the cost of their appliances is about ?100-?200 more than John Lewis (department store) who supply Vermont Shaker from Mereway. Anyone have any views about this maker? They are based in Birmingham and supply John Lewis.

John Lewis, don't even go there! You may get a good job done, but they use all round kitchen fitters and I have to say that normally the electrical installations do not comply to 16 edition regs.
There fitters are sub-contractors on price and can be overloaded with work, which means that they will rush your kitchen.

Magnets are also over rated and over priced.

Try to find an independent kitchen company that has a good reputation in your area.

It may assist you in choosing by reading the answers given in a survey carried out on our website www.kitchensfitted.co.uk as both of the companies were participants.
Mereway's retail outlets are marketed as Wentworth to clear any confusion.

Personally, of the two Mereway would be my choice as the standard of there cabinetry is higher than Magnet's in my opinion.

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This is an old thread but as a retailer of Mereway/wentworth kitchens for any one else reading this I cant recommend mereway highly enough. John Leiws Jonelle is the Mereway kitchen, albeit a lot more expensive than us but they will have done their research before going with Mereway. See the range at Kitchens and FREE kitchen design service Schuller | Pronorm | Wentworth.