Kitchens: Benchmarx vs Howdens vs DIY Kitchens

[Lily7050]

I wonder if anyone has compared them and which one would you prefer?
I like DIY coz they have lots of options and reasonably priced. However, I am a bit concerned that they do not have a telephone contact for customers, no local office, and had quite a few negative reviews for the past 12 months.
Howdens seems to be the most popular but they also got lots of negative reviews for the past 3-5 months. It looks like kitchen suppliers have been swamped with orders since the beginning of the lockdown and cannot meet increased demand.

weve just installed a DIY kitchen and very happy with it good quality and reasonable price , benchmarx didnt even turn up to give us a qoute and our fitter installs howden kitchens and he said ours is better quality and cheaper than howdens

we went down to the showroom as soon as they reopened

Howdens are easy to work with, swopping units etc no problem and most stuff available within 24 hours

Im gutted with the quality of benchmarx and the aftercare has been abysmal

DIY Kitchens are very clear that they don't offer a design service, hence their prices reflect this. I think their quality is superior to Howdens personally, I was considering both, and decided to go with DIY in the end. Can't speak for Benchmarx sorry.

Thanks to everyone for contribution.
I like shaker style doors being handleless. Howdens does them www.howdens.com/kitchens/fitted-kitchens/chelford/chelford-dove-grey-handleless
and Benchmarx as well.
But I have not seen them on DIY website.
Also not sure whether it is worth to buy timber doors from DIY if all cabinets are made of MFC?
I cannot decide between shaker with small handles or handleless slab doors.