dont never use topps but recieved mini brochere, on there offers at minute look quite good bal supercover £11.99 bal green star £4.95 bal admix £5.99 bal spf £17.99 and toppfix 2 part £13.99 all excluding vat but a lot cheaper than the last time i went in there....

also on bottom its says not got a trade account bring in a letterhead, 2 vat invoices and we,ll do the rest i know a few people have been having problems getting a trade account, if getting any problems call topps on 0800 783 6262 .

And CTD will beat those prices....

wish we had ctd round our area nearest is birmingham to far to go.

Don't any of you guys have your addy delivered?

My suppliers when i was fixing delivered free of charge providing I spent over a £100 and I still use them for all my sealers today. I cannot understand where you get the time to go running round. I used to sort my jobs for a month then order the adhesive, grout, trims, silicone etc I required in one go?

Kev

ideally that is the best way but limited storage is my problem got knowhere to put it get enough earache of mrs move this move that already

Originally Posted by rossy

ideally that is the best way but limited storage is my problem got knowhere to put it get enough earache of mrs move this move that already

I have the same problem mate! I live in a flat! I just rented a lockup £400 a year or £100 a quarter. Problem solved

Kev

Have a lock up on a farm so have little problem with storage

I rent a garage off the council, dead cheap too.

Originally Posted by Captain Slow

I rent a garage off the council, dead cheap too.

Same here, and the council must have had to get rid of some money so they had a money draw for tennants and I 'won' 75 quid!! result.

Originally Posted by Captain Slow

I rent a garage off the council, dead cheap too.

How much is dead cheap captain?

ctd will beat them ?

Originally Posted by monty

How much is dead cheap captain?

It works out at about £300 a year.

cheers mate

Anyone used the toppfix rapidset flex? I thinkI used it years ago when it was made by palace(I think). Anyway what is it like and is it suitable for ply overlays?


Cheers

topps tiles are a joke in my hay day when ever iwent in never did i ever get the same discount on two occasions
Choped and changed things to suit them

I've used it on ply had no problems

ive used it a few times been ok think it still made by palace..

The only problem Kev with buying bulk is that i can't get the customers to wait any longer than a fortnight. Phone me up and say can u start tomorrow. Longest i've been booked for is 4wks.(few and far between though). Still busy but some folk just won't wait.

Originally Posted by Saltire69

The only problem Kev with buying bulk is that i can't get the customers to wait any longer than a fortnight. Phone me up and say can u start tomorrow. Longest i've been booked for is 4wks.(few and far between though). Still busy but some folk just won't wait.

I still would be tempted to keep a stock of SPF Rapid, PTB, and some whitestar because I found that was the stuff I used in the main. I think when you add up the cost of fuel. the running around and buying individual bags it works out a lot dearer.

Even now I buy things like popular coloured grout and sealers in bulk and keep a stock of the whole range just about because it works out a fortune running around trying to buy things for individual jobs and takes so much time.

Kev

Originally Posted by TilingLogistics

I still would be tempted to keep a stock of SPF Rapid, PTB, and some whitestar because I found that was the stuff I used in the main. I think when you add up the cost of fuel. the running around and buying individual bags it works out a lot dearer

Kev

Yes good point, But on the other hand showing your face more in the tile shop can generate more work.

Originally Posted by monty

Yes good point, But on the other hand showing your face more in the tile shop can generate more work.

Very true! Good Point!! But I used to just shoot in for tea and a chat and to drop off little pressies here and there

Kev

agree with monty there the better you get to know staff certainly helps get more work