Albox Directory - by no means finished! (updated 24/11/05 )

Bathroom Fittings/taps/plumbing goods Suministros Martinez, Av Puente, 2, Albox.  Tel 950 430166
Butane gas Juan Garcia e Hijos SL, Avenida Puente, 6  Tel: 950 120 647
(Repsol suppliers - orange containers)

Ferreteria Gallego (see Ironmongers below)
(Cepsa suppliers - aluminium containers)
Dental Clinic Plaza de los Dolores (!)
Dry cleaners/laundry Tintoria Santa Ana, c/Rosario, Albox
Doors Herrajes El Metro, cta Huercal-Albox, Albox.  Tel 950 633030/633142
also in the rambla on market days!
Electricity Sevillana de Electricidad 
Offices at c/Cervantes 13, Olula Del Rio
and at c/Ancha s/n, Vera

Open 8.30 - 1.30 pm
Fire Station (Bomberos) Tel 950 12 01 28
Fishmongers corner c/Santa Isabel and c/Santo Domingo Arrieros
Fridges, white goods Muebles Rambla, Avda Puente, 1, Albox, Tel 950 43 09 90

Hiperocio, just outside Albox, before Renault garage

Caprabo Hipermercado, Olula del Rio
   Hypermarket with electrodomesticos, toasters, pots, pans, etc

Electrodomesticos Pablo, Vera
   Good quality range (Smeg, etc)  of electrodomesticos and small kitchen electrical goods.

Price guide:  Fridge-freezer from £250; wash m/c from £180 (check spin speed - the norm is 400rpm); butane stove approx £50; gas water heater £100
Furniture Maderas Viudez, autovia Murcia-Almeria, km 538, Antas,  Tel 950 61 90 10

(Furniture - cheap beds and mattresses, Homebase-style bits and bobs, basic kitchen units, wood-cutting service)
Gravel (granel) Macael SA, cta Huercal-Albox,  Tel 950 43 03 90
open 8.00 - 8.00 Mon-Fri; 8.00 - 1.00 Sats
Marble gravel 10 Pts per kg in sacks, ie Pts 400 per 40kg sack;
2.5 Pts per kg by the tonne.
Guardia Civil c/ General Goded, 36, Tel 950 43 00 29
Internet surfing Bakery  La Pequenica II on c/Palmeras, Albox
1 € per hour
Ironmongers/Hardware Ferreteria Gallego, c/Ramon y Cajal  Tel 950 430164 
 

Ferreteria Longo, cta Huercal-Albox  Tel 950 43 00 64 (this is a large store, where you can get practically anything - electrical, plumbing, tools - it has swimming pools propped up outside it).

Ferreteria Martin Garcia, c/San Leonardo - very helpful family concern
Kitchens (bespoke) Maderas Viudez, autovia Murcia-Almeria, km 538, Antas,  Tel 950 61 90 10

Price guide: about half Ikea price!
Local Police Pl. Pedro García Haro, s/n. Tel 950 12 10 80
Market (outdoor) Tuesdays - everything under the sun on c/del Muro and Plaza Mayor; fruit and veg on c/Doctor Ferran
Market (Mercado de Abastos) covered every morning fruit, veg and groceries at
Plaza de Andalucia
Mobile Phones Airtel (Vodafone), Av Pio X111, Albox
and
Av Puente, Albox
Notary Rosario, 52, Tel 950 430136
Opticians Optica Orbera,    Plaza Nueva, 9, Tel 950 43 01 01

Optica Paredes, Plaza del Pueblo s/n, Tel 950 12 10 79

Primera Opticos Almeria, Avda. Puente, 6, Tel 950 43 00 12
Photos / photocopies Foto Fabrega, Av Puente, Albox
photocopies 10 Pts per A4 B&W
Post Office C/ Palmeras, s/n. Tel 950 43 00 38
Red Cross Pje. Terdiguera, s/n Tel 950 43 02 69
Refuse Tip Planta de Residuos Solidos, cta Huercal-Albox (approx km 40)
open Mon-Sat 8.00-3.00.
You can also leave items next to the green containers - a lorry should come twice per month, although it can be rather delayed especially in the summer months.
Rejas Jose Antonio (carpintero metalica) next to Muebles Rodrigues, cta Huercal-Albox.  Made to order - go equipped with drawing of what you want!
Solicitor Miguel Rodriquez, c/Santo Domingo Arrieros, 6, Albox, Tel 950 790 120
Stoves - woodburners Chimeneas Martines, cta Huercal-Baza (next to ITV testing station) Tel 950 120 077.  Prices start around £350 / installation 30€ per hour (should only take 1 hour).
Tiles Good selection at Verasur, cta Vera-Garrucha, Vera - although they are expensive here.  They also have bathrooms.

Muebles Rodriguez, cta Huercal-Albox, Arboleas.  Tel 950 430778

Suministros Martinez, Av Puente, 2, Albox.  Tel 950 430166

Prices vary from Pts 900 per m2 to Pts 3500 per m2 for floor tiles.  Useful vocabulary:  rodapie = skirting 
Town Hall (Ayuntamiento) Pl. Pedro García Haro, s/n Tel 950 12 09 08 - for building licences, planning permission advice
Vet c/Rulador, Albox, Tel 950 120 123
Water delivery Agua de la Sierra de los Filabres, Fines, Tel  950 44 43 62 - Juan Lopez Martinez

100€ to fill a 10,000 litre aljibe - good, fast service.