Welcome to Place4Trades. This is a site designed for you to find a professional tradesman in your area easily.
Currently, tilers and plumbers are included in our comprehensive catalogue of tradesmen in your area. Over time will expand this to cover other trades as we receive demand from the public.
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To advertise here email (paul@professional-itt.com) one year listing for only £45-00 plus vat
Visit www.tileforums.com for all tiling related help
Tiling services call 01782 566166
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Our bars have become the most sought after home feature due to many life changing issues like the smoking ban, drink driving laws, public house closures, along with other regulations and laws that can prevent the perfect social evening. Like many of our past customers who have chosen a home bar you can now invite friends and family to join them for a well prepared meal with good wine or just sit and enjoy their company over drinks.Email us now for more information by clicking info@bars-by-design.co.uk or call 01782 566166
Modern tiling methods and products make a tiled bar the most durable and lasting finish available.
The bar finish can be decorated by our professionals or just left for you to add your own decoration.
The choice of tiled finish can be a natural stone, travertine, quartzite, granite, slate, limestone or even our range of ceramic tiles including porcelain. All natural products are sealed to give protection from spillage of food and drink.
We are the only UK company to offer such a service
Visit us now or call 01782 566166
www.bars-by-design.co.uk
We include “live on-site” training as part of our advanced tiling courses and the Channel4 Grand Designs project at Tipton formed great experience for our delegates. Visit our tiling course gallery to see how they got on.
PITT is the only training centre that takes you on your first job.
Here at PITT we understand that the real world is a mile away from the training environment. This is why we complete your first job with you. As part of the advanced tiling you will be required to tile in a real life situation. These jobs can be of any description from large format wall and floors tiles right through to Mosaics. The customers are real and the standard of tiling required is of a high quality. If you fancy the challenge then ensure you add on our advanced course to your already comprehensive tiling course.
We are an Independent Training Company providing practical Wall and Floor Tiling courses, and Plumbing Courses, along with training in related subjects for the UK’s Traders, Retail Staff, Distributors, DIY Enthusiasts and people seeking a career change. We are open 8:00am to 9:00pm 7 days, phone us on 01782 566166.
We are proud to be able to offer the following courses and benefits:
- A 20 day training course in wall and floor tiling.
- A 10 day wall and floor tiling course.
- A 15 day course that includes wall tiling, floor tiling and advanced tiling.
- Individual 5 day courses are available in wall tiling, and floor tiling, and plumbing.
- 3 day Wall & Floor Tiling course Combined Introduction Course
- Many other, more specialized courses are available including: natural stone, ceramic tiling, and underfloor heating.
- Learning doesn’t stop here! We provide you with free comprehensive technical support anytime you need it.
The Tiling Company that offers much more support.
01782 566166 from 8-00 am to 9-00 pm 7 days
www.professional-itt.com/tiling-gallery/main.php
Like a lot of people i thought long and hard before finally taking the plunge and doing the 10 day wall and floor course. I looked at various courses on the web but always ended up back at the Pitt website as it just seemed so professional and the feedback was very positive. So in Feb this year i did the wall course then last week (April 9th) the floor course.Everything about both courses was superb! the facility, the food but most of all the staff to whom nothing was too much trouble.Jasons teachings were excellent and if there was something you were’nt sure of he would spend time with you until you were sure. So thank you Paul, Jase, Kev, Phil and all the office girls for a really great two weeks, i feel that Pitt have given me the knowledge and confidence to go ahead and make a career from tiling the rest is up to me but with the superb technical back up and these forums i am very confident of succeeding. Thanks once again. David
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Pitt training courses, there not a new start business overhead there an investment! With the added bonus of their back up telephone support which is far from too good to be true! Whilst I consider myself a perfectionist and perhaps also confirmed by other people I realised after doing the 4 week tiling course (early 2007) followed by the plumbing course with Pitt my confidence was boosted immediately. I suppose we can all be perfectionists but it doesn’t mean we are doing the job to the correct standards and safety requirements as when I did the course I was horrified the way I had worked in the past. As we all do when booking courses we shop around as our budgets are paramount and yes I did my homework and covered every angle, the support line was a big attraction and thought perhaps too good to be true (proven wrong), 9 times out of 10 you will have blank moments once on the job after training its only natural, those horrible feelings, the customer in the back ground whilst you are trying to look like you know what you’re doing, what did Jase say about the datum line? What did he say about the highs and lows of the floors and ceilings? One quick call I was refreshed and the stressed lifted! And carried on to enjoy fixing the tiles leaving the customer extremely happy along with a recommendation. The other added bonus was any uncertainty with quoting with materials was aided by Phil of what I needed and his calculations were spot on with some profit. My only concern at present I suppose is guilt, I have been out of the tiling industry for nearly 18 months due to unforeseen circumstances and just re launched my tiling and bathroom installation business ’Heritage stone & ceramics Ltd’ and have to admit I had lost contact with Paul and his colleagues at Pitt but new they had to be my first port of call. Yes, nearly 18 months gap, still there, still returning calls through into the evening and still overly helpful and supportive and rembered me (how could they forget). Suppose initially lacking confidence like falling off a bike and all that…straight away I was invited to return to Pitt for a complimentary refresher, more theory than practical, trust me no one else provides that service! And from my mystery shops with other organisations after trying the support service I’m still waiting for the call back. My focus is now currently aimed at the swimming pool, steam rooms and spa sector, concentrating on full refurbishments and repair maintenance work. With the right training and attitude anyone can do it, any queries or a chat please feel free to contact me initially by email on coleman576@btinternet.com Paul, a big thank you to all of you at Pitt! Credit where it’s due, excellent overall package!
Thanks Richard
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Above post taken from our forum www.tileforums.com
Home Brew
Beers, Lagers & Wines
In the lead up to Christmas I started looking into growth markets during 2009, there are not many industries doing well, so I thought I’d hit the high street to find businesses that were benefiting from recession, beer at home namely “Home Brew” is one winner up in takings by more than 300%.
Many questions were asked while visiting one small “home brew” shop in the small town of Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, the answers were so positive I felt it time for me to join in and try it out for myself.
I purchased 1 x food quality brew bin 1 x pressure barrel 1x beer kit starting off with a cheap £7 Young’s kit, well one week in the bin mixed only with sugar and water then transferred to the beer barrel, in just two weeks I could not wait any longer it had to be tried, taking a small wine glass I poured a small measure and looked at this near perfect beer I had made myself well the taste shocked me, as you may guess with the odd visit from friends and family the barrel was empty in just over one week. I have since made some 4 kits ranging from cheap £7 to £19 kits the more expensive kits require no sugar however my findings on the more expensive kits will be printed here in the next week or so.
If you have any experience in home brewing or would like to find out more use this space to post questions & answers
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Special offer
Recession beating tiling training courses,
Here at PITT we run career change tiling & plumbing courses, normal price is £645 per week, however due to the state of our economy we felt the need to reduce our prices on all courses booked before the end of December 2009
And our course content is exactly the same (see web site).
One week wall tiling only £345 Inc vat
One week floor tiling only £345 Inc vat
One week advanced tiling only £345 Inc vat
One week plumbing only £345 Inc vat
A one week training course will save you £300 where a four week course saves a staggering £1200 “interested”?
Book now by calling 01782 566166 open 8-00 am to 9-00 pm 7 days every week.
We also run weekend courses for the keen DIYer
Tiling course one day
Plumbing course one day
Ladies and gents welcome
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Trade & Public Welcome
Tile adhesive and stone outlet
946ml (quart) Aqua Mix Ultra Solv 1 bottle £32.54 + vat & delivery
A premium, no-sheen sealer that provides maximum stain protection, especially in food preparation and serving areas. This product allows moisture vapor transmission and is designed for use on all natural stone, porcelain, quarry, saltillo, terra cotta, masonry surfaces, and other porous tile and grout where a natural look is desired. Ultra-Solv is also an effective pre-grouting sealer
Click the link below then click on Aquamix section
www.trades-direct.co.uk
Telephone orders 01782 566166
Aqua Mix Enrich’N'Seal™ is a premium, no-sheen, enhanced-look 100% Polymer-solid, penetrating sealer formulated to darken, enrich, and highlight the character and beauty of unsealed natural stone. It rejuvenates the color and improves the appearance of worn and weathered stone. May also be used as a pre-grouting sealer. Allows moisture-vapor transmission. It also effectively seals and darkens the color of grout joints.
150 grams of VOCs per liter of material.
Uses
Use on unsealed natural stone such as marble, granite, slate, limestone, travertine, quartzite and sandstone. Effective for interior and exterior applications.
Aqua Mix Enrich N Seal
Aqua Mix 1 & 2 Deep Clean is an effective, highly concentrated, high-alkaline, 2-part (1 part powder, 1 part liquid) industrial strength cleaner and degreaser. Removes ground in dirt, grease, and soap scum. Cost effective product for use in large commercial areas such as restaurants, malls, and hotels. Also effective for quick and easy removal of all types of waxes and synthetic floor finishes.
Aqua Mix No VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) formulas help provide better indoor and outdoor air quality compared to similar traditional products. 14 grams of VOC’s per liter of material.
Uses
Use on natural stone (such as granite, limestone, marble, slate, and travertine), ceramic, porcelain, grout, concrete, masonry surfaces and other stone and tile.
Aqua Mix 1 & 2 Deep Clean
Aqua Mix Heavy-Duty Tile & Grout Cleaner is a concentrated, high-alkaline cleaner and degreaser. Effectively removes grease, soap scum, body oil, mildew stains, and algae from areas that have been neglected or subjected to heavy use. Specially formulated to strip off synthetic and acrylic waxes and floor finishes.
Aqua Mix No VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) formulas help provide better indoor and outdoor air quality compared to similar traditional products. 25 grams of VOC’s per liter of material.
Uses
Use on natural stone (such as granite, limestone, slate, and travertine), ceramic, porcelain, quarry, saltillo, terra cotta, cement pavers, masonry surfaces, linoleum, or resilient flooring.
Aqua Mix Heavy Duty Tile And Grout Cleaner
Aqua Mix Heavy Duty
Customer service letter to Trades-Direct.co.uk
Call us on 01782 566166
I discovered Trades-Direct on the internet for tiling products and found them to be associated with PITT the tile training company. They were just down the road from me so I popped down to get a quote for all the adhesive, grout, sealers etc that I would need. I have done a bit of tiling before, but this was a big leap to natural stone and large format. The chaps down at PITT are exceptional when it comes to customer service. I am a DIYer, who has just popped in, I am not paying for a tiling course from them and I know little about the products that I require. They made me a cuppa, took me through to the tiling school and then onto the storeroom from where they supply their trade customers. I was armed with a stone tile and asked ‘how do I put that up?’ It ended up with 3 or 4 of their trainers all debating the best/ most suitable products for me and grout colours etc. They even demonstrated the various sealers to show me the available finishes. I left with my quote to supply all the required items and needless to say went back a day or two later to purchase having realised that their price was some £200 cheaper than a certain large chain tiling supplier. A few days later when I was struggling to get clean cuts they even lent me their radial arm tile-cutting machine for nothing (some £800 worth)! I cannot praise them enough for their exceptional service.
www.trades-direct.co.uk