Information about BLK BOX

4 Cloughfern Ave
BT37 0UB, Newtownabbey
+442890454123

Opening hours

  • sunday: (closed)
  • monday: 9h-16h
  • tuesday: 9h-16h
  • wednesday: 9h-16h
  • thursday: 9h-16h
  • friday: 9h-13h
  • saturday: (closed)
BLK BOX is recognised as a trusted authority in strength equipment manufacturing and facility design. Through innovation and our commitment to quality, BLK BOX has consistently delivered world-class training solutions to become the preferred supplier to leading brands, sports teams, and institutions worldwide. With extensive knowledge in strength equipment and facility design, our team is guided by a results-oriented approach to optimise performance facilities, create innovative fitness experiences, or design bespoke training spaces.

Our comment from FitFit UK about BLK BOX:

BLK BOX, located in Newtownabbey, United Kingdom, is a premier destination for high-quality fitness equipment. Users have consistently praised the excellent quality of the products, which are described as durable, well-built, and capable of meeting the demands of both home and commercial gyms. Many customers have highlighted their positive experiences with the customer service, noting the team's willingness to assist and provide helpful guidance.

Some of the standout features include:

  • Outstanding product quality: Fitness equipment is built to last, with many users reporting satisfaction with items like benches, dumbbells, and specialized gym rigs.
  • Responsive customer service: Customers often commend the staff for their prompt and informative responses, making the ordering process smoother.
  • Fast delivery: While there have been occasional delays noted, many customers report that items typically arrive promptly.
  • Customization options: Users appreciate the bespoke solutions available for home gym setups, allowing for tailored equipment configurations.

Despite these positives, a few customers have voiced concerns regarding delivery issues and responsiveness. Some users experienced longer than expected wait times for orders and complications with tracking and communication, which occasionally detracted from their overall experience.

Overall, BLK BOX stands out as a trusted choice for fitness enthusiasts seeking top-tier equipment and supportive customer service.

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BLK BOX: Opinions

4/5 (69 Opinions)
Scott Bryant 8 months ago

Negative experience: Scam Fitness website For Fitness equipment. Phone Number doesn’t even work on the top of the homepage And they link other Personal Trainer website to their website without even asking the companies permission there’s no one to call or talk to terrible company I wouldn’t use them if I was you

Tommy Sterling 10 months ago

Positive experience: I have picked up many different items from BLKBOX over the years and everything has been of the highest quality. The only negative can be the wait times for some of the products but this is overshadowed by the quality.

kevin Jones 10 months ago

Fantastic experience: Great bench, solid build

Craig Patterson 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Good gear

Poppy 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing service helping me with everything I needed, would definitely use again in future

John Sloan 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Quality of equipment is always best in class and the team are always ready to help you. BLK BOX are first choice for my home gym equipment,

Josh Taylor 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Really good equipment, got some DBs and bands for the house and have been using them nonstop, top kit.

Ben Stocks 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Superb job on our home gym. Top class products and service. Will use again.

Thomas O'Hare 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Recently opened up a new semi-private studio about 4 months ago and got all the kit from BLK BOX. The quality of the kit is top notch and as well as that, looks slick! The amount of comments that I have received about how well the studio looks is unreal!

Tom Woolsey 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: 5 stars. The equipment is top drawer and the customer service before purchasing was really helpful.

Turlough McEvoy 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: The quality of the product is phenomenal. Incredible customer service.

Barry Coakley 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Recently bought some equipment for my home gym, including battle ropes, hex-dumbbells and weight bench. The online platform was excellent to use and the items arrived promptly. Most importantly, the equipment is awesome. Top-notch quality and is taking my training to the next level. Would highly recommend!

cian corrigan 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Alway excellent products & customer service, Highly Recommend

Alastair Elder 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great service, quality products at a great price. Very knowledgable.

Alex Steve 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent quality of kit, would highly recommend

James Haggis 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic service. Well balanced and great quality dumbbells. Definitely recommend.

Michael Robinson 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: My experience has been great. Products are excellent I’ve also received social media response within a few days

Olivia 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: All the products I’ve bought from Blk Box are excellent quality and look fantastic. Highly recommend

Sam McMillen 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great products and fantastic products, especially handy for those local to NI as other UK retailers charge exorbitant shipping to NI.

Nathan Phua 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Solid equipment, have bought several pieces of kit (KBs, d-balls, etc.) over the years and they do the job. Only trade-off is that you pay a slight premium, which is usually worth it depending on your needs.

James Castles 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent quality of products, got a bench, barbell, plates and flooring. Quick delivery, and free over £500. Planning for a bigger order next time!

Daniel Tate 1 year ago

Negative experience: Order placed on 15th Mar. No comms. Called 15 days later and was assured would be out for delivery "soon". Just emailed and now lead time is 20-30 days. This is for a £2000 order. Avoid. There are much better companies with the same or better standard kit and proper service available.

Sean Tiernan 1 year ago

Negative experience: Extremely slow. Ordered 08/03/24. Says 15 working day lead approx. Still no email to say order dispatched. Customer service said latest 08/04/24 dispatch. All items were simple wall storage that don’t require a weld. Btw press the sales option when you ring or no one will answer.

scott radcliffe 1 year ago

Negative experience: Total shocked you can not buy spare parts! I have a flat bench missing a rubber foot from a house move. I reached out asking for one and got a email back saying they don't do them. A few months later a need bearings fit my Belfast bar reached out again and got a reply saying they designed the bars but don't make them and guess what no parts available. May be great products but very poor back up wish I would of known before spending so much money on a bar

TM S 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Superb quality and Product

Danielle Peters 2 years ago

Negative experience: Worst customer service. From going back and fourth to get the correct order and invoice (which surely shouldn’t be difficult). I had to wait a long time for a delivery that didn’t show and then had to wait a further week for some of it to arrive. I’ve been sent the leg curl attachment which isn’t compatible with the foldaway rig I ordered. ON THE SAME ORDER that they completed. They even state on their website it’s compatible. Now to send back for a refund is going to cost me money in shipping as it’s expensive. Martin doesn’t ring back. Worst company should have cancelled the whole order when I realised they couldn’t raise a simple invoice correctly. Also their idea of adding a discount to a big order it to take a percentage off and then ADD £180 pallet fee to it. It’s free delivery on the website yet if you message them you get charged more. When I questioned it they then took the pallet fee off and charged me full price. Thats still not a discount (which they agreed as it was a big order) when the website says free delivery. Useless. Also as above some of the kit did have paint chipping off which is disappointing yet to return anything you have to pay shipping which is very expensive.

BLK BOX

Hi Danielle, We are really sorry to hear about the poor experience you have had with us. Our team have reached out to work with you on finding a satisfactory resolution to your issues. All feedback is passed onto the relevant teams and we will be using your experience to ensure our services are improved going forward.

bobby bras 2 years ago

Negative experience: 1 star is already too much. We are still waiting on our money. They don't deliver. They cancelled the order by themself, and we are still waiting on after 2 ,5 week on our money, more than a few grant in euros. But they don't answer the email. nothing. at all! This company is a really really RED FLAG! They reacting, that they are in contact with me, but nothing happen at all!! It's almost 1 week later, and still nothing!

BLK BOX

Hi Bobby Thanks for your review and feedback We understand we are currently in contact with yourself regarding the refund issue for your order. This is being resolved with yourself via email Appreciate your frustrations. Thanks Team BLK BOX

Mark Higginbotham 2 years ago

Negative experience: DO NOT ORDER from this company! They Lied to me about sending out package, I got onto the couriers who said it was never sent out. Had to wait nearly 3 weeks, then my emails were ignored too. Absolute disgrace of a company will never use again and never recommend to anyone. They also delete the bad reviews too, that says it all

Sean Quinn 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Kitted out a home gym with these guys, awesome equipment and helpful support. Loving the BLK BOX gear!

Shahzad Akhtar 3 years ago

Positive experience: Very nice dumbbells I ordered about 4 days ago and received them today the looks & the shape it is very good. The quality is good as well. I noticed there are marks on the dumbbells though and bulges going inwards also there is quite a big gap on the inside bit on 1 of the dumbbell as you can see in the photo and a crack going across the rubber. Not sure if the gap will cause anything to happen in the future or get worse but those are some of the things i wasn’t quite happy about when i unboxed my order especially at the price they are at, very pricey dumbbells & the dumbbells are abit oily for some reason maybe this might be normal because their new if I had to rate them out of 10 I’d give it a 8/10 because of the marks and the gap.

Jodie Cook 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great kit and company. Recommended

Caolan Maher 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: I bought myself a single free standing squat stand. I can say with confidence that it was built with the utmost quality in mind. All the cnc work was brilliant and it was thick as a rock. It was easy to roll around on the floor with the wheels underneath. Have used it for months and never felt unsafe racking it with a lot of weight. Would definitely reccommend their equipment to anyone.

Christine Gibney 3 years ago

Negative experience: So awkward to try and organise delivery, not easy or straight forward to deal with.

Craig Murphy 3 years ago

Negative experience: I ordered their agility turf and have had major issues so far. Upon arrival they had given me the wrong measurements leaving me 8 inches short and was missing the border on two sides so I was unable to install the new flooring. Raised this issue with customer service who replied with very little urgency. After a few days of back and forth they agreed to send additional strips to add on(I was unhappy with this as it is more likely to rise/come up in smaller strips) but I had a portion of my gym floor out of use so wanted this fixed asap. After 4 weeks without any updates the addition strips arrived. They were stained and were a different material/quality from the rest of the turf. So again I was still unable to properly install the turf! Overall I’m extremely unsatisfied with the experience and will be looking for a resolution asap

Adam Chiesa 3 years ago

Negative experience: I would like to agree with other reviews and say products are built to last, but my £350 bench arrived damaged in multiple places meaning I couldn’t build it! Seat connector metal support structure was bent. Backrest cushion material was damaged in several places. I was so disappointed that an expensive product such as thus fails at the first hurdle. I’m sure this will be blamed on mishandling by couriers as opposed to ownership of poorly packaging goods, or the manufacturing process. Upon opening, I did notice the protective packaging was very poor, so I wasn’t surprised really. Lets see how the customer service fairs to sort this out for me. TBC

Stephen (Stevo the surveyor) 3 years ago

Positive experience: I ordered a BLK swiss bar, 20kg x 4 bumper plates, 1x lat pulley system, rope, lat pulldown bar, landmine that you need a bumper plate to attach into. The Swiss bar, plates and the rope and latpulldown bar all came relatively fast within the same month. However I had to wait 3 months to get the pulley system and landmine attachment as they had to be specially produced. In fairness I kept in contact with them on their instant messenger on the website and the lady I was communicating with always responded, it is natural to get a bit anxious if waiting that long but my order eventually came. They explained they had a large backlog and things were slow with manufacturing but should you really be selling the item when you have that isssue? Like my items were being sold whilst I had to wait 3 months to get it shipped. I am happy that everything worked out in the end. I would order from BLK BOX again, especially bumper plates. Reviews of the gear. Swiss bar 20kg - Was a bigger bar than I expected, not really ideal for overhead press due to its size. I only use it for benching and tricep overhead extensions. The angles of the 6 different handles are a bit strange, they are not entirely straight as per a swiss bar but slightly at an angle, but not enough to call this bar a 'football bar'. Some defects in the bar that feels like it was rushed during production such as annoying sounds of metal moving inside the bar, and a few other things but its usable and I dont babysit my bars anyway. 3/5 Rating. Pulley System ( as seen in photo) - As i train at home I wanted access to a pulley system for lat pulldowns, ab flexion, tricep pushdowns. This is a really well made piece of kit that provides a way to do these exercises. My cage is not the highest so it makes the tricep rope very low to the ground and I need to kneel down to use it properly but its not a deal breaker. Definitely provides a new exercise for me and a reason not to constantly have to do chin ups all the time ;). 5/5 rating. Bumper plates 20kg x 4 - Cant say much here. Very nice bumper plates and highly rated. I would say if you want bumper plates then BLK are a very good choice in Ireland. 5/5 Rating. Latpulldown bar / Tricep rope - Cant say much here, they are exactly what you would expect. 4/5 rating. Landmine attachment that fits into a bumper plate - Adds an additional exercise selection for home gym users. Reccomended. 4/5.

Jayne Whittingham 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very good customer service. Both bars look great and the hex bar is perfectly balanced. Very pleased!

Kelsey Smith 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: High quality products. Staff exceptional.

Fast Personal Training 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Decent gear, robust and definitely commercial grade. Definitely overbuilt and I kinda like that. Over building an item means it's going to last and outlast what its needed for. Can't fault their gear, will 100% buy again.

BLK BOX

Thank you for the lovely review! Built to last is the aim of the game! Enjoy your kit!

Jack Nicol 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic products! I bought the blackout binary folding rack with folding bench and Belfast barbell. Everything made to a really high quality and quick delivery. It may be easier in the USA to get comparable quality for the same price but I'd be surprised if they lost on price in the EU. Only consideration is that the stringer bar for the squat rack wasn't long enough to hit all studs it needed to (it's a new home with fairly standard stud locations in the UK). I had to install a boards on the wall to make it work which is fine but not as clean looking!

BLK BOX

Hey Jack, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We've taking the feedback into consideration! We hope you enjoy your kit. Don't be a stranger!

Team EXOFIT 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great equipment.

BLK BOX

Thanks Anthony! We really appreciate your review!

Laura Doran 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great bench...

Michael Ashurst 4 years ago

Negative experience: Can't delivery in a timely manner. Avoid unless you like waiting for a month. Avoid! Update Another day... Another failure 3rd date I've been given and 3rd date I haven't received my order. Cancelled order. Use strength shop uk they use DPD as courier and have better quality products. Its worth the extra cost.

BLK BOX

Hi Michael, Thanks for your feedback! We apologise for the delay you have experienced with your order in transit. Our Team are currently in communication with you and we are chasing an update with DX and have prioritised your order. Thanks, Pete

John McMorris 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: You may be thinking "so what's the difference between BLK Box and Rogue? They're both make really good quality products and they both seem to be obsessed with black." Well simply. When ready, your goods come so much quicker despite using the same delivery service as Rogue. ....and BLK Box do seem to be able to deviate from black, occasionally.

BLK BOX

Hi John, Thanks for the feedback, we really appreciate it! Glad to hear you are happy with the kit! Happy training, Pete

Mark Donaghy 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Quality equipment and excellent customer service.

BLK BOX

Thanks Mark! Hope you enjoy your kit!

Paul McAnallen 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent response from Christopher - speedy and accurate information made the ordering process easy. Delivery was straightforward and problem-free. Quality of the products are just top class. The sort of service you'd expect - definitely worthy of their reputation

BLK BOX

Thanks Paul - such a lovely review! Enjoy your kit!

Nigel Cox 4 years ago

Negative experience: Awful company in relation to customer services. I spoke to Jordan who promised to return a call in relation the the products I had purchased, no returned call. Subsequently I had to phone back and spoke to John, who again gave me his word he would call me straight back, and guess what ? Quick enough to take payment, awful when it comes to locating my products that I’ve been waiting nearly a month for. Spend your hard earned cash elsewhere.

BLK BOX

Hi Nigel, Thanks for your feedback! We are sorry to hear that you did not receive your call back from the Team. However, our Team did follow on Friday to make contact and we also dropped you an email with an update on the delay with your kit in transit with the courier. This email may have been redirected to your Junk Folder. We will be in touch via phone call on Monday morning to follow up. Thanks, Pete

Roger Boal 4 years ago

Positive experience: New site, same friendly, dedicated team, even better gym equipment

BLK BOX

Thanks Roger!

Andrew Isaac 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great delivery and customer service

Jack Walker 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent Equipment, the quality and attention to detail is outstanding. Fantastic help from the sales team and the customer service was brilliant! 10/10 would recommend to everyone!

James Maguire 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic kit and even better customer service. Delight from start to finish

mark hawk 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: I recently started a new job at black box and love it and the quality of the equipment they make are second to none

Rod Marconi 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Quality of products are excellent with fast delivery and friendly customer service! 10/10

Keeva M 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: The quality of their products are excellent. Great staff and customer service too

refineddreed 4 years ago

Positive experience: Ok

Sam Dawson 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Easy to work with company - customer service was high value. Loving my home gym.

Christy McLaughlin 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great company. Quality of kit and service is exceptional.

Desmond Shum 4 years ago

Negative experience: It has been two months from the day of my order / payment. And I still haven’t seen it. I need to email them to follow up on the order, since there has been no communication from the company

BLK BOX

Hi Desmond, Thanks for your feedback! We fully understand your frustration and we apologise for the delay. Our Team will be in touch via email with an update on your order. Thanks, Pete

Ben Jarrett 4 years ago

Negative experience: Absolutely shocking service and communication. Nearly a month for an “in stock” item to be dispatched and very little in the way of explanation from anyone. Take your money elsewhere. There is no excuses for poor communication.

BLK BOX

Hey Ben, Thanks for reaching out! We fully understand your frustration and we apologise for the extended delay and poor communication. This is certainly not the experience we wish our clients to receive and we sincerely apologise for the issues you have experienced. We will take this feedback onboard and see what improvements we can make moving forward. Thanks, Team BLK BOX

Joel Thomas 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: I'm thoroughly happy with my BLK order! I'm reopening my next Gym with BLK equipment as it's very well made and looks the part. Big thank you to John Sloan for his customer service - Easy, fast and straight forward ordering and personalisation of the equipment. Highly recommend.

BLK BOX

Thanks for the lovely review Joel. Enjoy your items and we look forward to working with you again in the future!

Gerard Finn 4 years ago

Negative experience: I contacted BLK BOX about ordering products that had just returned into stock. I received a response asking for the full order details including name, address and what I required. I sent this off and haven’t received a response since. Very poor customer service in my experience.

BLK BOX

Hey Gerard, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. I believe our team have been in touch with you to sort your order since leaving this review? This is not the experience we wish our clients to receive and we sincerely apologise for the delayed response! We have taken your feedback on board and will continue to improve our communications. If there is anything else you need from we are happy to help you? Many thank Catherine

Darren Butler 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Been using the equipment for 6 weeks now and the quality is second to none. (Rig, Barbell, plates, mats, storage and accessories)

BLK BOX

Hey Darren, thanks for the lovely reply. We are delighted to hear you are enjoying your equipment!

paul mcintyre 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent customer service and fast delivery. Quality of equipment was excellent. I purchased for home use having used their equipment in cross fit studios. Bench is really solid and easy put togeter and excellent value for money. Delivered right to my door by courier who was really polite and helpful.. Overall excellent experience. These guys have it right.. highly recommend

BLK BOX

Hey Paul, Thanks for the great feedback! We are so glad you have had a great experience and we hope to be able to help out again in the future. Happy Training, Catherine

Andrew Kirke 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great quality stuff, came really speedily and really nice design. Our bench even came mostly pre assembled which was great as we nearly screwed up the one bit of assembly we had to do!

BLK BOX

Hey Andrew, Thanks for the great feedback and great to hear you are enjoying the bench! We are so glad you have had a great experience and we hope to be able to help out again in the future. Happy Training, Catherine

Mike Summers 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very good experience dealing with Blk Box. Great advice and they met the deadline. The sales person was very easy to deal with. They now have a long term client.

William Stewart 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome gym equipment. Especially the bespoke custom rigs for a home gym setup

Martin Connolly 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great company, awesome showroom facility!

James 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great service and great quality equipment at good prices. Fast delivery. Will be ordering from them again.

BLK BOX

Thanks for the lovely review James!

Gurf Quake 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great products, the garage gym is coming on great. Anything I needed advice on the team were more than willing to go above and beyond.

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