Great day out with Mapei

[Sir Ramic]

Another great day at Mapei, HQ Birmingham.
In Attendance were
Rubi.
Fila
Raychem
and of course Mapei.

For our group of 5 the day started with a quick drink and a brief safety chat by Chris from Mapei. We quickly moved on to Raychem. Manufacturers of UFH. An interesting hour with them. Any questions were answered and different systems, loose cable and Mat were shown.

Next up was the Mapei session, Glitter grout/ Epoxy/Tanking systems inc Aquadefense/ Primers inc the new Primer Grip/ SLC ( renovation screed) and a few other adhesives in the range. Again questions were answered swiftly.

Lunch break and onwards to the next session with Fila.

Fila produce sealers and maintenance products for tiles and stone. A demo was given and explanations given why certain products were used over others. Comprehensive literature given out along with a generous goodie bag filled with small samples of the sealers etc.

For our group Rubi finished the day off, While I was giving Nathan a bit of a hard time, (I am sure he has heard it all before ) I had actually hoped for more from this giant of a company. All items were known to me and were nothing new. Demos of the Pocket, TS, TX along with a DW200N. Also their angle grinder I found to big too big to safely handle, the wheel supplied seemed fine and for the would be good value. A quick show of their lippage system didnt seem to impress anyone really but then we all have our thoughts on these systems. A quick demo on the hole drilling system wasnt a success either....Relax 365 Drills you are safe.
Maybe you will think that I am being harsh with Rubi but I am being honest. I think they could have done better....or should I say they could have shown better products ....all the same I did enjoy the Rubi session and I am sure anyone attending tomorrow will do too.

All in all it was a great day !

[andy allen]

nice one....sounds like great day out..

[deanotile]

get any freeeeeeeeeeeeee beeeeeeeeeees m8

[hillhead]

Good review there Neale.
Sounds like a good day.

[Sir Ramic]

get any freeeeeeeeeeeeee beeeeeeeeeees m8

Dean ?????? Stupid question !.... Oh yes
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[Dave]

Neale only goes for the freebies....

[Sir Ramic]

Neale only goes for the freebies....

Not only Dave....the food is good too.

[Dave]

Ah forgot about the Buffet.

[Mike]

i would've gone if sigma had been there

[tommyzooom]

i would've gone if sigma had been there

Me too, a good day out once again ruined by rubi

[Ken Bruty]

I can't disagree with anything anyone has said so far, excellent day out, and lots of freebies to play with, and it was great to meet another few from the forum too. Another good Mapei day out.

[andy8758]

Typical Mapei Gifts:

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T-Shirt
Tape measure with hidden attachments
Bottle of Gallo wine
Oh.... and the big prize for attending......
THE Mapei coloured grout sampler.

Yes see them and weep you unfortunates who did not attend.

And hello to Ken and Neale - good to meet you both

Cheers.

[Sir Ramic]

And hello to Ken and Neale - good to meet you both

Cheers.

Likewise, always great to put faces to names etc .

[cynic]

were did he get wine

[Mike]

were did he get wine

not from mapei, he's winding us up

[andy8758]

Now to put those gifts to good use, my labourer gets a chance to wear a T-shirt at work now.

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I posted this on the Labrador Forum too - got myself a life ban for cruelty.

Apparently its illegal to work a dog under the age of 14??

[Ken Bruty]

[Dave]

Now to put those gifts to good use, my labourer gets a chance to wear a T-shirt at work now.

redused maisy the Labourer.jpg

I posted this on the Labrador Forum too - got myself a life ban for cruelty.

Apparently its illegal to work a dog under the age of 14??

Same name as my Lab bitch..

[Dave]

And no not Mapei

[MissTiler]

I went on wednesday and enjoyed the day, it was very interesting. It was good to have a look and play with the Rubi wet saws. I want a DN300!
Well worth the drive up.