Bar and Pub Ice for a Busy Weekend: Order Weekly, Pay Less

If your bar or pub buys ice in several small top-ups each week, you are probably paying more per bag than you need to. Since our bulk price is set per order, how you group your weekend ice order makes a real difference to the bill. This guide shows how London bars and pubs can plan a weekly order, where the £8 and £7 prices start, and how to make room for the extra bags.

How the bulk price works for bars

Every 12kg bag of cube or crushed ice is £10. When one order reaches 20 bags, every bag in it drops to £8. At 30 bags, every bag drops to £7. It applies to every customer, automatically at checkout, with no code and no trade account needed.

Cube ice, crushed ice and the retail pack (6 × 2kg) all count towards the same total. So a bar that needs cubes for the well and crushed for cocktails can mix the two in one order and still reach 20 or 30. Dry ice is not included. See the full table on our bulk ice prices page.

Small top-ups vs one weekend order

Here is the same amount of ice bought two ways. The ice is identical. Only the order size changes.

On 30 bags, one order instead of three saves £90 on that weekend alone. Over a run of busy weekends, that adds up.

Watch the edges: 19 and 29 bags

Because the price changes for the whole order, a bag or two more can cost less overall:

• 19 bags at £10 is £190. 20 bags at £8 is £160.
• 29 bags at £8 is £232. 30 bags at £7 is £210.

If your usual order sits at 17, 18 or 19 bags, or at 27, 28 or 29, rounding up to the next step gives you spare ice for a busier night and a lower bill.

Setting up a weekly order

For most bars and pubs, the simplest plan is one regular delivery ahead of the weekend. If a weekly or monthly repeat order has 20 or more bags, every delivery gets the bulk price.

• Order by 8pm for next-day delivery, Monday to Saturday.
• Pick a slot: 8am to 1pm or 1pm to 5pm. A Friday morning delivery puts the ice in the freezer before the evening rush.
• Free London delivery from 5 bags. Some outer areas carry a charge, for example £20 for KT1, KT2 and KT3. Other KT postcodes are not served. Check your postcode on our delivery areas page.
• Our own factory in Tottenham, N17, makes up to 50 tonnes of ice a day, and we run our own delivery team, so a larger weekend order is not a problem.

If you run out mid-weekend, same-day delivery is available by phone only: call 020 3841 5700 in the morning.

Making room for a bigger order

Buying in one go only works if the ice stays frozen until you use it. Before you move to a weekly order, check:

• Freezer space: count how many 12kg bags fit in your chest or walk-in freezer with room to spare.
• Where the bags go on arrival: tell your team the delivery slot so someone can put them straight into the freezer.
• Rotation: use the oldest bags first and keep the freezer lid or door closed during service.

If space is tight, split your week into two deliveries that each reach 20 bags. Each one still gets £8 a bag.

Cube, crushed or both?

Cube ice is the workhorse for glasses, spirits and mixers. Crushed ice suits cocktails and bottle displays. Both are £10 per 12kg bag before the bulk price, and they count together. A mix such as 22 cube and 8 crushed is 30 bags, which takes the whole order to £7 a bag.

For more on our supply to pubs, bars and clubs, see ice supplier for bars and pubs in London. When you are ready, set up your order here.

Bar and pub ice: FAQs

Do I need a trade account for the bulk price?

No. Every customer gets £8 a bag from 20 bags and £7 a bag from 30 bags in one order, applied automatically at checkout.

Does the bulk price apply to every delivery on a repeat order?

Yes, as long as each delivery has 20 or more bags. A repeat order of 30 bags gets £7 a bag every time.

Can I mix cube and crushed ice to reach 20 or 30 bags?

Yes. All 12kg bags and retail packs in the same order count together.