Question for the professionals

[tpt]

After a bit of marketing feedback from the tilers on here...

How many of you, if the price was right would consider buying some of your consumables in bulk - i'm talking bagged adhesive\ready mixed by the pallet, trims in 100's etc etc.

I realise you'd need a damn good saving but how many of you actually have the volume of work\means of storage to warrant it?

 

[Richard C]

Although I have a reasonable amount of dry storage, the type of individual renovation work I do, means I don’t have the volume of work & I would imagine anyone doing similar work on a jobbing basis would be in the same position. This type of work will usually have different requirements in terms of addy/grout etc as well. A friend of mine does small developments of 2-6 properties & the consumables are mostly the same so it works well there; larger estates would be even better. However, it’s usually him that sources & supplies the materials so he gets the benefit of the discount & pays a contract rate for the tiling.

I would suggest it's the larger builders or contract tiling companies you need to target but my guess is most would already be buying direct in any case.

 

[tpt]

yep thought as much.

we already do supply lots of the big contractors as we can supply for less than they pay 'direct' i was just wondering if the 'pallet deals' type stuff would work for your average fixer. thanks for the feedback

 

[Richard C]

we already do supply lots of the big contractors as we can supply for less than they pay 'direct'

Interesting, how do you manage that?

 

[tpt]

By spending enormous amounts with granfix

 

[gcterrazzo]

I buy terrazzo tiles by the pallet but only because i cant get them by the meter has to be a pallet minimum

 

[tictic]

normally when buying tiles(pallets)...the addy is usually thrown in for next to nothing or very very cheaply... :wink
and as you have said, having the storage for it is a very big help..

most retailers etc are bending over backwards at the mo...for bussines,but i have been using mainly 2 for the last good few years and have a very good working relationship with them..

 

[bathstyle]

Selling in Bulk + Recession = No sale.

 

[tictic]

Selling in Bulk + Recession = No sale.

....
you still doing 50m2 a month then!!....

your never make or get any discount BS...(lightweight).....

as for the drill bits....you have your say i will have mine...

 

[bathstyle]

The more tiling I do, the less money I earn.

It's not a particularly well paid profession.

Drill bits........yeah, great comment, I bet you're laughing all the way to the bank...........Errrrrrrrrr