Bostik Vitriflex Grey rsf - TilersForums.com

[Spud]

I starting to see it a lot on Facebook and Twitter , tilers who keep changing brands , suppliers all to save themselves pennies per bag or because they are getting something out of promoting certain manufacturers or suppliers ,
I try and stay loyal to one brand and existing suppliers who I have built up long standing good relationships with ,my descision is based on 3 things and all are equally important to me , 1st is ease of use/ reliability , second is Price 3rd is customer service , I am not going to name names but the brand I prefer ticks all 3 boxes , new people come into the market and I am willing to try these products out as they may be the next big thing but if they don't exceed the 3 criteria above I won't change

 

[Rich Midge]

We used to use Biscem (Bostik) when I first started out as they were half the price of the only other gear available locally at the time (Ardex). I remember a failed floor with Vitriflex. When it was first launched it said on the bag it could be laid directly onto Gyproc without the need for overlay. It was subsequently removed from all the literature. The old Showerproof ready-mix with the green lid was awesome. Gypsum based if I recall and would pull the pb clean off the blockwork if you had to replace a tile.

 

[One Day]

I starting to see it a lot on Facebook and Twitter , tilers who keep changing brands , suppliers all to save themselves pennies per bag or because they are getting something out of promoting certain manufacturers or suppliers ,
I try and stay loyal to one brand and existing suppliers who I have built up long standing good relationships with ,my descision is based on 3 things and all are equally important to me , 1st is ease of use/ reliability , second is Price 3rd is customer service , I am not going to name names but the brand I prefer ticks all 3 boxes , new people come into the market and I am willing to try these products out as they may be the next big thing but if they don't exceed the 3 criteria above I won't change

You are of course talking about a mancunian chap of short stature? Drives an electric van?

 

[hmtiling]

Ultra user?

 

[Spud]

You guessed it lads it is getting embarassing and I am glad I am n ot the only one who noticed

 

[J Sid]

are you getting messages in your twitter in box from this gent trying to get you to change?

 

[peteablard]

I've used Weber for years, can't see me changing any time soon.

 

[One Day]

You guessed it lads it is getting embarassing and I am glad I am n ot the only one who noticed

He's a corporate ***** (and I've told him so!)

 

[White Room]

I've had one supplier who used to do Weber, there was a failure and didn't (allegedly) get a very good response from them so stopped supplying.
Then supplied Tilemaster, conflict about price per bag or something so stopped that.
Then onto Norcross which I'm not a fan but continues to supply including some Palace, then Granfix under the Ultra label which there was another failure, very little response from the company (again allegedly) they stopped supplying.
Never known a supplier to change suppliers sooooooooooo many times, now they are considering Benfer.

 

[Kyle Knowles]

We used to use Biscem (Bostik) when I first started out as they were half the price of the only other gear available locally at the time (Ardex). I remember a failed floor with Vitriflex. When it was first launched it said on the bag it could be laid directly onto Gyproc without the need for overlay. It was subsequently removed from all the literature. The old Showerproof ready-mix with the green lid was awesome. Gypsum based if I recall and would pull the pb clean off the blockwork if you had to replace a tile.

I remember the bucket ready stuff it was made by RMC then changed to bostic