Losing my thin porcelain virginity - TilersForums.com

[Waluigi]

Great Post, Plan Tec

........and some interesting pointers on how to install this stuff.

My local showroom had a thin porcelain display a few years ago so I thought it would start to hit the market near me but unfortunately it was covered up due to customers bypassing the showroom and being sold direct from the supplier plus the fact that the showroom couldn’t find people to install it. Maybe that’s starting to change.........

 

[One Day]

I've found that too. At least half seems to be bought direct from the manufacturer. I suppose such a high value item makes it more worthwhile. Savings are good too.

 

[Italy]

@3_fall .... Wayne Hardy did the hard work on the counter. He's a top lad

All scoring was done in one motion with the wheel on the tile at all times, but you may well have a point there as we took over the scribe in the middle of the tile. Possibly the cause?

The Ultralite is a rapid, but it was fine in the low temperatures we were working in.

I know what you mean about the lifting, heavy and awkward sums it up!!

I used slow ultralite s2, it was the month of August it was still very slow

 

[Old Mod]

I've found that too. At least half seems to be bought direct from the manufacturer. I suppose such a high value item makes it more worthwhile. Savings are good too.

I feel manufacturer’s are at fault here, I think it limits its availability.
I find it’s only clients with seriously deep pockets that go direct to manufacturers, the rest seem to be kind of impulse buys of 2/3 slabs.
What purpose does it serve undercutting their outlets, they just don’t bother pushing it after they find out why they’re loosing sales.
The manufacturers still get their money through an outlet, I find it hard to believe it increases their sales that much that it’s worth trampling over their stockists/suppliers.
Praps I’m wrong, praps @Paul C. would be able to shed more light on the subject.
I appreciate the client gets discounted products, but I feel that long term it’s limiting the number of clients because the material isn’t in plain view for everyone to see.
It comes down to only those who know about it that will use it.
I find 90% of people that I encounter and who are not actually the client, have never seen it or are even aware it exists.
That’s not a scenario that’s going to increase my client base.
But I think that’s a whole new thread for discussion and I’m rambling.
Yeah, nothing new there either.

 

[One Day]

Agree Marc, I can't understand why they sell direct either.
Brexit effect??? @Paul C. will know more I agree.

 

[Dumbo]

I feel manufacturer’s are at fault here, I think it limits its availability.
I find it’s only clients with seriously deep pockets that go direct to manufacturers, the rest seem to be kind of impulse buys of 2/3 slabs.
What purpose does it serve undercutting their outlets, they just don’t bother pushing it after they find out why they’re loosing sales.
The manufacturers still get their money through an outlet, I find it hard to believe it increases their sales that much that it’s worth trampling over their stockists/suppliers.
Praps I’m wrong, praps @Paul C. would be able to shed more light on the subject.
I appreciate the client gets discounted products, but I feel that long term it’s limiting the number of clients because the material isn’t in plain view for everyone to see.
It comes down to only those who know about it that will use it.
I find 90% of people that I encounter and who are not actually the client, have never seen it or are even aware it exists.
That’s not a scenario that’s going to increase my client base.
But I think that’s a whole new thread for discussion and I’m rambling.
Yeah, nothing new there either.

If I was a shop supplying and my supplier was selling it to gen public I would stop dealing with them .

 

[Old Mod]

If I was a shop supplying and my supplier was selling it to gen public I would stop dealing with them .

It’s already happening Jerry.

 

[Waluigi]

I can see the smaller stuff (120 x 60cm) hitting the domestic market quite easily but nobody displays it. Shame really because the price of the products is reasonable. OK, installation isn’t particularly cheap. Still very affordable though IMO.

Only one solution ........get Topps Tiles involved

 

[Dumbo]

It’s already happening Jerry.

Its the only way . I know bathroom showrooms that have thrown out porcelenosa because they cannot compete with porcelenosa online sales prices its makes them look like highwayman .

 

[Old Mod]

I can see the smaller stuff (120 x 60cm) hitting the domestic market quite easily but nobody displays it. Shame really because the price of the products is reasonable. OK, installation isn’t particularly cheap. Still very affordable though IMO.

Only one solution ........get Topps Tiles involved

Topps tiles are already involved, they have a subsidiary outlet called Parkside, they’re about to open a massive showroom in Leicester I think it is, they also have an outlet in the fulham road.
There’s a reason why it’s separate tho, let’s just say it doesn’t follow the same business model, it’s far from cheap.