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Autumnal Tones

AUTUMNAL TONES We're embracing the Halloween 🎃 season with a selection of autumnal tones and materials⁠. From warm orange hues to deeper brown shades together with hand-glazed effects, eco-friendly wood effect tiles, terrazzo styles, 3D feature tiles and stone effects. Discover the tiles f [...]
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Specifying Tiles for Care and Dementia Projects

SPECIFYING TILES FOR CARE & DEMENTIA PROJECTS When designing for care projects, the types of tiles specified are extremely important. Age-related changes and impairments can often make it more difficult for people to understand and navigate a building, so we have put together an advice document [...]
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Slip resistance/ Pendulum test (PTV) advice

- The Pendulum test measures dynamic coefficient of friction (CoF). The test is designed to replicate a pedestrian heel strike, the point at which most slips occur. -When a pedestrian heel strikes a wet floor a fluid film is created between them, this can cause a slip. - This test works in wet condi [...]
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Key trends at the 100% Design Show

Here's a snapshot of some of the key interior trends and ranges you may have seen or missed at the 100% Design Show last week. Discover the trends below:   Handcrafted style A handmade style signals a broad shift away from clean, minimal surfaces, to embrace the ‘perfect imperfection’ inte [...]
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Landscape Show 2017

We're excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at the Landscape Show at Battersea Park on 19-20th September. We will showcase our latest 20mm thick external tile ranges including the latest; Repton 20. Repton 20 represents a versatile solution in terms of installation techniques and areas of u [...]
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A look back at #SDS17

Thank you to everyone who visited our stand and studio at the Surface Design Show last week. The week saw our studio at its busiest, for a really fun and inspiring few days. Our highlight was the launch of our exclusive, industrial style range Diesel Living; a range that explores five moods, comb [...]
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Capra- Chevrons + Hexagons

Its all about chevrons and hexagons in the new Capra collection. Samples now in. Call 0345 130 2241 or email mail@grestec.co.uk to request samples. View the entire range here.   [...]
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Don't miss the biggest design event of 2016

During the Surface Design Show 2016 in February, Grestec will showcase many exciting new product ranges, including RAVELLO, a porcelain range with delicate nuances to give any room modern elegance and, METT, a metallic effect porcelain range. Register your tickets here  RAVELLO  Modern archite [...]
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Surface Design Show 2016

During the Surface Design Show 2016 in February, Grestec will launch two exciting new product ranges: SHAPES, a porcelain range that enables the creation of unique geometric designs, and ORA, a captivating 3D ceramic relief collection for feature walls. Register your tickets here  SHAPES Geomet [...]
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NEW: Ancoats

Ancoats interprets the taste for contemporary design offering a range of rustic, brick effect porcelain tiles in a 75x300mm size. Ancoats is characterised by a variety of brick shades suitable for use in a variety of internal and external applications.       Ancoats is also available in a hexago [...]
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NEW: Inspire Magazine

The latest edition of the new Inspire magazine has arrived into our office today. View the digital version here or to request a hard copy email us on mail@grestec.co.uk or call 0845 130 2241. http://issuu.com/grestectiles/docs/inspire_magazine_november_2015_issu?e=6409284/31329432 [...]
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Emperor- Endless compositions

Emperor is a terracotta, encaustic effect tile range that evokes the taste for decoration. An exclusive variety of decors are exalted by the classic 200x200mm square form. Three warm and three cool tones extend across the entire chromatic range to create personalised ambiances that are suitable for [...]
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