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SurlyBonds

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Jul 17, 2012, 6:41:05 AM7/17/12
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Hi,

Four years ago, we had our bathroom tiled top to bottom with 300x250mm
Augusta Natural wall tiles from B&Q. At the time they pallets of the
things. Looks very nice, but we are on the lookout for a few spare to
accomodate a minor adjustment project.

They are labelled as Augusta Natural (Code J268A) Bar code 5 01095
3018675.

I've contacted B&Q's Head Office and despite the very helpful advice
given by one person there, it seems their stock computer is woefully
inaccurate or the actual staff in the relative stores (that show stock)
can't actually be bothered to look for their supposed back stock when I
phone them.

According to their Head Office, they were supplied by Pilkington,
although the back of the tile clearly says Ceramiche Guocera (Made in
Malaysia). I've found Guocera's website, and they do list the product at
Guocera Website - Life's Inspirations. They have said they've also
discontinued it.

So, if anyone has any left over from a project or knows of a good
supplier of recently discontinued lines, then I will be very grateful
and be happy to buy them for a reasonable price.

many thanks.




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andrew

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Jul 17, 2012, 11:15:29 AM7/17/12
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On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 11:41:05 AM UTC+1, SurlyBonds wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Four years ago, we had our bathroom tiled top to bottom with 300x250mm
> Augusta Natural wall tiles from B&Q. At the time they pallets of the
> things. Looks very nice, but we are on the lookout for a few spare to
> accomodate a minor adjustment project.
>
> They are labelled as Augusta Natural (Code J268A) Bar code 5 01095
> 3018675.
>
> I've contacted B&Q's Head Office and despite the very helpful advice
> given by one person there, it seems their stock computer is woefully
> inaccurate or the actual staff in the relative stores (that show stock)
> can't actually be bothered to look for their supposed back stock when I
> phone them.
>


The B&Q clearance shop in Rochdale always has lots of tiles in stock, mostly oddments of discontinued lines. It might be worth phoning them - 01706 837505

A

andrew

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Jul 23, 2012, 11:45:38 AM7/23/12
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On Tuesday, July 17, 2012 11:41:05 AM UTC+1, SurlyBonds wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Four years ago, we had our bathroom tiled top to bottom with 300x250mm
> Augusta Natural wall tiles from B&Q. At the time they pallets of the
> things. Looks very nice, but we are on the lookout for a few spare to
> accomodate a minor adjustment project.
>
> They are labelled as Augusta Natural (Code J268A) Bar code 5 01095
> 3018675.
>
> I've contacted B&Q's Head Office and despite the very helpful advice
> given by one person there, it seems their stock computer is woefully
> inaccurate or the actual staff in the relative stores (that show stock)
> can't actually be bothered to look for their supposed back stock when I
> phone them.
>
> According to their Head Office, they were supplied by Pilkington,
> although the back of the tile clearly says Ceramiche Guocera (Made in
> Malaysia). I've found Guocera's website, and they do list the product at
> Guocera Website - Life's Inspirations. They have said they've also
> discontinued it.
>
> So, if anyone has any left over from a project or knows of a good
> supplier of recently discontinued lines, then I will be very grateful
> and be happy to buy them for a reasonable price.

Don't know if you phoned them, but I was in B&Q clearance in Rochdale today, and they did have a few boxes of these in stock.

A

spencea...@gmail.com

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Jun 19, 2020, 5:42:54 PM6/19/20
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I have 1 box

John Rumm

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Jun 19, 2020, 6:50:12 PM6/19/20
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On 19/06/2020 22:42, spencea...@gmail.com wrote:

> I have 1 box

I had one left over... there you go problem sorted :-)

Or did you want them to match? In which case telling us the make and
product number or even linking to a photo might be a good idea!

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Andy Burns

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Jun 20, 2020, 2:36:24 AM6/20/20
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John Rumm wrote:

> On 19/06/2020 22:42, spencea...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> I have 1 box
>
> I had one left over... there you go problem sorted :-)
>
> Or did you want them to match? In which case telling us the make and
> product number or even linking to a photo might be a good idea!

2008 Augusta Natural wall tiles from B&Q, apparently



Brian Gaff (Sofa)

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Jun 20, 2020, 3:54:53 AM6/20/20
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Jeff Layman

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Jun 20, 2020, 4:06:32 AM6/20/20
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He might have, but it's more likely he has used al.howardknight.net.
This shows it was a diybanter post appearing in uk.d-i-y on 17 July
2012, requesting some B&Q Augusta Natural wall tiles.

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Andy Bennet

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Jun 20, 2020, 7:44:11 AM6/20/20
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On 19/06/2020 22:42, spencea...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have 1 box
>

I have 2. Trade?

Jonathan

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Jun 25, 2020, 9:55:51 AM6/25/20
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Look on E bay. That's how I found some out of production B&Q vinyl floor tiles.

Jonathan

Rod Speed

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Jun 25, 2020, 5:44:37 PM6/25/20
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"Jonathan" <war...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:d862607b-038b-4d9e...@googlegroups.com...
> On Tuesday, 17 July 2012 11:41:05 UTC+1, SurlyBonds wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Four years ago, we had our bathroom tiled top to bottom with 300x250mm
>> Augusta Natural wall tiles from B&Q. At the time they pallets of the
>> things. Looks very nice, but we are on the lookout for a few spare to
>> accomodate a minor adjustment project.
>>
>> They are labelled as Augusta Natural (Code J268A) Bar code 5 01095
>> 3018675.
>>
>> I've contacted B&Q's Head Office and despite the very helpful advice
>> given by one person there, it seems their stock computer is woefully
>> inaccurate or the actual staff in the relative stores (that show stock)
>> can't actually be bothered to look for their supposed back stock when I
>> phone them.
>>
>> According to their Head Office, they were supplied by Pilkington,
>> although the back of the tile clearly says Ceramiche Guocera (Made in
>> Malaysia). I've found Guocera's website, and they do list the product at
>> Guocera Website - Life's Inspirations. They have said they've also
>> discontinued it.
>>
>> So, if anyone has any left over from a project or knows of a good
>> supplier of recently discontinued lines, then I will be very grateful
>> and be happy to buy them for a reasonable price.

> Look on E bay. That's how I found some out of production B&Q vinyl floor
> tiles.

Likely it found it in the 8 years since the query was posted.

Peeler

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On Fri, 26 Jun 2020 07:44:27 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

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