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  1. S

    Kitchen shop

    Hi all, At long last i,ve made a breakthrough with a kitchen shop, i've got a meeting with the owner tommorow, he,s says he's got a job for me, which could lead to more, any of you chaps got any tips for me ie pricing, do you go in at a lower price, than you would a normal customer, all I know...
  2. B

    your tile shop

    Are you getting any work from your local tile shop that you buy adhesive from and tiles etc? Not had a job from mine this year.:prrr:Had a word last week.The leading question was have you been busy? yes the reply but no-one wanting work done?:prrr:
  3. F

    Shop Toilet

    Does anybody know the name of the floor Covering found in toilets and shower areas? Looks like a textured plastic sheet, often rolled up the wall to form skirting. Have a shop toilet to quote and have a couple of questions for you chaps. 1, can you get this stuff up or can it be tiled over...
  4. L

    Westfield shopping centre london

    Hi as I have not been on Forum for a while I was surprised when I checked and had not seen any posts about working on Westfield Centre at White City London. Was there pre- Christmas fitting out a few shops. It was bedlam. There were around 5000 blokes working there at any one time. We arrived on...
  5. M

    Tile shop

    Hi guys just trying to branch out somewhat, and i know aint best climate to do it in, but looking to open a tile shop in surrey/essex areas..............any info would be appreciated i e suppliers tile and materials etc? Regards Mark
  6. Dan

    Schluter Training Workshop

    Schlüter-Systems Ltd. offers detailed training programmes aimed at keeping experienced installers, along with distributors, retailers and stockists, up to date with modern trends and new technology, ensuring all sectors of the industry have the knowledge to safeguard the long-term integrity of...
  7. J

    New tile shop

    Because I have delusions of grandeur or am quite ambitious, one of the two, I am looking into opening a tile shop any advice on suppliers, margins in fact any advice at all greatly appreciated. Regards Jim
  8. D

    Your old tile boards (Tile shops) that you advertise ranges on

    Are you a tile shop or showroom? Do you have any old out of date tile boards. Looking for the ones with the handles on and a single tile. Or group of tiles. I use them to set out our range for demos and as give-aways. If you are thinking of dumping a load of boards on the skip call me and I...
  9. C

    Whats the address for some tile tool shops online

    I know about buy brand tools but I bought some stuff from one I cant remember the name of. thanks
  10. Sean Kelly

    The difference between the big boys & the independent tile shops.

    I did the rounds today trying to drum up business. I printed out a list of all the tile shops in a 10 mile radius and drove round to offer my services. By a long way (and I mean miles) the friendliest shops were Topps Tiles & Tile Depot. They really wanted to help me and they had time to talk to...
  11. C

    help! shop tiling ?

    sorry thats a wrong title but this is wot i was meant to say.................... i've had a call today, from a kitchen/bathroom company. he's basically asking me to do his tiling as the bloke he has at the moment is leaving due to illness. my question is wot would i be charging? it could...
  12. L

    Shopping list for tiling bathroom with 60cm x 30cm tiles

    I am tiling my bathroom with 22sq metres of 60cm x 30cm ceramic tiles and a 3inch marble border; I just need a little bit of advice reagarding the items on my shopping list to carry out the project. My list was compiled with the help provided in another post...
  13. U

    Paying to place business cards in shops

    Hi I am just running through some ideas before i do my course at NETT. I wondered if anybody has used the business card holders that they have in Focus or Tesco and so on. I would imaging they are expensive and you cant beat personal recomendations but are they worth a go. Thanks in advance Andy
  14. D

    Approaching Tile Shops / Advice Needed

    I have managed to get a few jobs lined up now through contacts, and finish my cr*ppy night job next Friday, so want to start really trying to market myself to the tile shops / kitchen studios etc in my area. I am not sure of the initial approach to make though. I don't really fancy just...
  15. E

    Bishops Finger

    Just had a bottle of beer called Bishops Finger, it a Kentish strong ale, and it was rather nice.:8:
  16. J

    tiler shops

    the nearest tile shops to me have their own fixers, only topps locally doesn't and they are useless. so i go to the next nearest topps as its better staff & discount but i haven't had one job from topps yet, so how do you get round the problem of the local tile shops not getting you work. every...
  17. C

    magic of photoshop

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ0adXaY_bs the magic of photoshop!
  18. Dan

    Coventry Building Workshop - Coventry

    Coventry Building Workshop - Coventry Please leave feedback if you've been on this course.
  19. P

    How to approach the tile shop !

    Hi Guys right I cant access the "pro" part of the forum..So will ask the question here. Whats the best way to approach my local tile shops re getting my cards on display ? As of next week I shall be taking my tiling to "the next level" ie going out and trying to win my own work! All of the...
  20. M

    Brown envelopes for Tile shops??

    Hi, I've been tiling for about 6 month now, I have been getting quite alot of jobs from my nearest tile shop ( where I buy all my adhesive and grout etc). Lately they haven't been sending jobs my way, even tnough I know all the jobs I have done for them, the customers where very satisfied with...

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