Showroom Updates
Work has started on the showroom / office renovations today and boy am I whacked after it. Everybody has been working their socks off today, we have managed to put up the new wall frames and put on some of the wall skins, pull down the existing walls which are being replaced and realign the suspended celling. All while still answering calls processing orders and seeing a couple of customers in the “safe” office space to finalize orders.
I am hoping to get it finished tomorrow but I do fear that the task may be a bit too big even with all the help from our excellent team. But if we do have to stay late tomorrow I am sure everyone will muck in to try and get the job done.
Big thank you to our staff and I hope to see you in our newly renovated showroom soon, there are a couple of treats waiting for everyone.
Oh and sorry about not having any pictures yet I can’t find my phone connector to download them but when I get in the office tomorrow morning I will borrow Deans’ then upload the progress for you to see.
All the best,
Dan.
Update on yesterdays post
As promised here is a little teaser link to what is coming to Victorian Fireplaces in 2011, unfortunately I can’t give you any more information than a name for now but I will update you with more information when I can.
Visit www.magiflame.com today and register your interest.
Road trip
Well we have to hold our hands up and apologise for the neglect to our little blog. Things have been a little busy in our office since Christmas even with Dean and Paul in the office to help with providing our quality service it has been difficult to find time to write especially with our new projects which are coming into fruition nicely. The plans for the showroom update and additional office space are being finalised so we can accommodate our customers better and new staff. And right now I am writing this on my phone coming back from our suppliers factory where we have been discussing plans for some new products coming 2011 but the details of which I can’t go into detail yet but I will try and update you a little more tomorrow. So again apologies but we will promise to keep you updated more in the future!
Thanks,
Dan
Last day today we are all off to the pub.
Well its finally here last day at Victorian fireplaces, and were all of to the pub!!
Looking back over our year its been very good to us we have scraped and slipped through this very cold and snowy December, our drivers have served us very well and most of our deliveries have got out on time with just a few exceptions caused by the weather, see one of blog our entries beyond the call of duty. Bob and Paul our two Van drivers started with us in the later part of the year and have settled in very well – with very good feedback from our customers.
We have had a very good year for sales with a big increase year on year, we have a new member of staff joining the office team, Paul the workshop Foreman from our manufacturing side Knapp woodworking is joining us when we come back in January. He will be looking after our customers with deliveries, maintaining our health and safety systems, Arranging all aspects of the woodworking side including developing new products but office based rather than being in that cold workshop. Andrei our gentle giant will be taking over from Paul in the worksop and he is looking forward to the challenges which will lay ahead of him.
We will also be announcing some new products and fireplaces in January so keep an eye out for these exciting new developments coming our way in the new year.
At Victorian Fireplaces we spend of lot of time researching and developing ideas for our website, trying to keep up with the latest trends and making sure we have the best technology. I do enjoy reflecting over the changes we have made over the last couple of years for our website and because we do keep on eye on competitors and what they are doing I especially enjoy seeing elements on their websites which were ideas developed by us. Because we are always at the front of technology it is very clear that we do set the industry standard for fireplace websites and I imagine a lot of competitors aspire to be us.
We are going to be building upon what we have and next year we will be continuing our success and we hope you will be coming along with us for the ride.
Merry Christmas to you all and may you have a prosperous new year!
Christmas Dinner
We have Just had a Christmas dinner with one of our suppliers at a lovely old Georgian hall just out side Lincoln, Washingborough Hall in the village of Washingborough surprisingly!!.
Washingborough Hall hotel is Owned by Edward and Lucy Herring. its a beautiful grade two listed 300 year old Georgian manor house sitting in it’s own grounds.
I just had to share these pictures of the fireplaces the first one with its huge stove just belted out so much heat we were roasted, while we were waiting for our dinner in the hall way brilliant on a cold December afternoon.
This other one was in the dinning room a Lovely Georgian marble fireplace, and what a meal all three coarse were fantastic I had the Turkey cooked to perfection and the red cabbage and assorted vegetables was wonderful. followed by the Christmas pudding and custard, Great. No sixpence though.
Washingborough hall hotel definitely is worth a stay in one of its 12 bedrooms or just book a table for a wonderful meal.