Are you an industry professional?  Then let the boss know that you have somewhere to be on the afternoon of November 9th - or if you are the boss, just take it!

FREE EVENT - CLICK THE IMAGE TO REGISTER - LIMIT 100 GUESTS

This is shaping up to be a great event, the website is a buzz with people reserving their place.

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'Mass Sandstone' & 'Mocha Sandstone' Range holding area for blocks with the quarry in the back ground.

• ATTENTION - To all those Tilers out there who are just longing to work with new & exciting products...
• ATTENTION - To all those Builders out there who are challenged finding the best products for their clients...
• ATTENTION - To all those Home Builders out there who have seen it all, and want something special...

Our dedicated Natural Stone Showroom is now an "armed and fully operational battle station" - without the battle station bit - but we are only just realising ourselves that what we thought was close to finished, could very well still be at just the beginning.  

NOT FINISHED YET

Our friends at SAI www.saisandstone.com.au are getting excited about what's happening here in little ol' G-Town, and after viewing our showroom improvements have decided to shared with us about what they are doing - and what they have planned.  Of course, we can't say much - neither could they - but ultimately this means only good things for the people of Geelong - well those who are interested in natural stone anyway.  All I can say at this stage is that Cayla is going to have to start getting busy thinking up a lot more product codes...

COASTAL PROJECTS GAINING GROUND

There are some truly beautiful homes in development throughout Geelong and it's various coastal regions, and it is great to be a part of this, to contribute to good projects, to help good people find what they want.  

I'll leave you with a couple of pics Cameron has sent me of their operations.  I still find it interesting checking out pics of the manufacturing processes of natural stone - crazy sized machines, angry machines... 

This is our new cutting saw which has 10 diamond blades to cut the stone at the thickness required.

Mocha Range slab before processing

2 pcs Mocha range blocks

Oh, and here's a bonus piece of blue-stone that has been buzzed through the machine and sliced up like some kind of Boston Bun type snack for the the Rock-Biter from The Never Ending Story...  No I don't know, I think Cameron said this one was about to be processed.

Over the coming months we will be looking into some new weird and wonderful products, from all of our suppliers - stay tuned. 

GET IT DONE!

Cutting, coding, painting, labelling, laminating, spreadsheets, samples...  A customer comes in, and enquires about a product on our half-finished display wall, and of course, the new label has the wrong price listed - wow - what a trial run!!  So, we double check, and then we triple check, and finally, we proudly announce that the new Stone Showroom at Suregrip Ceramics is up and running!  

This is a great collection of some of the products that are available, from a selection of some of our top suppliers.  A very easy to use tool when selecting, and viewing options. 

Products on display include multiple variations and multiple finishes of:

• Blue Stone
• Sandstone
• Marble
• Travertine
• Granite
• Slate
• Stackstone
• Large format display pieces
• Take home samples of everything on display!

WORDS FROM BILL

I thought i'd get a few words from my Dad to mark the occasion, he really pushed this one over the line:

My passion for Natural Stone goes back a long way.  When I first got involved in this industry back in the eighties, stone and slate were very commonly used, and the look and feel of the different material really got into my blood.   I just fell in love with the great diversity and colour that just comes out of the ground (or the sea…).   Amazing - with just a little bit of cleaning and polishing straight out of the ground it can create an atmosphere in the room that is impossible to duplicate with a man made material, with its un-repetitive look, style, & character.

But not just that, its ability to breathe and be cool in the summer and warm in the winter as it is a great conductor of heat, and warms up easily in the room just with the heater going. It can be a great energy saver, not that that was a big attraction to me then, but how things have changed now.

Yes, you can say I am hooked on stone, but I can’t help it, as being involved in the retail industry and having to help people who are trying to mix and match colours all the time it becomes a breeze when we walk into the stone showroom. We get to select from incredible variety available at such amazing prices that were just so far out of reach for most people in those early days.

The fact that this material is a lifetime investment to your home makes it the most inexpensive floor covering on the planet. Used throughout Europe, Asia, and the ancient world since the beginning of time its timeless qualities are not to be ignored by anyone looking for style & longevity.

You, as I have, will also fall in love with this incredible product as you make your house a home. Remember a man & woman’s house is his & her castle.

Bill Sgro, Director.

NATURAL STONE IS FOR LIFE

I remember when we were growing up, that house had slate throughought, I think from memory it was 'Indian Multicolour' or something like that...  Dad did all the tiling, it would have been one of his first big tiling jobs.  It's funny, last week we were celebrating Father's Day, and I looked down, and there is a similar slate on the floor of this home too - I think Dad layed this floor last year - as of now it is actually his last big tiling job...

Here are a couple of quick snaps of the new space:

Come visit, have a coffee and browse the new showroom - see if any of these beautiful products will spark an interest with your clients (or you...).