Hotel Shower Curtains

Here's one for our commercial customers...a hotel shower curtain 200cm long  x 200cm wide.
It's made from polyester with a weighted hem and stitched sides so not only does it have a quality appearance, it's made to withstand heavy regular use such as in hotels, guest houses or B&Bs.
Plus its 20cm longer and wider than standard so will fit larger commercial bathroom sizes.

Pegler Pulsar

For customers wanting a modern bridge mixer, we haven't had anything to offer but now we do.
The latest addition to that category is the Pegler Pulsar a modern ceramic disk controlled sink mixer(well nearly all taps are nowadays) made by Francis Pegler.
It's WRAS approved, has a 10 year warranty and nice to say it's made in the UK.

Sink & Tap Packs

Our Sink & Tap Pack range has doubled!
Not hard really as we launched with just 2 packs comprising taps and Reginox sinks.
The packs we've added are from Hafele - one is a compact one designed to fit into small kitchens or  kitchens with limited spaces, the other comes with a generous 1000mm wide sink.
All four packs are priced very competitively so we hope will appeal to trade users such as landlords or property developers.

One For Our Dental Customers

We've introduced a range of 41 x 31cm Dental Drawer Inserts for our medical and dental customers.
Aimed at those customers refurbishing dental surgeries, we hope they'll appeal to both customers buying our dental sink packs and also to anyone wanting storage trays - dentists, labs, GP practices etc.
Made from 2.5mm thick high impact polystyrene (HIPS) by Hafele, they are sized to fit most drawers used and come in 2 heights to suit both shallow and deep drawers.

NHS Recommended

All the good things seem to happen when I'm out the office!
A GP practice manager contacted us today to order one of our Lecico medical sinks which was needed urgently - he had been badly let down on a Twyfords sink which incidentally was double the cost of ours.
His order was placed lunchtime today and we've arranged for him to receive it tomorrow.
He told us how impressed he was, not just with our service but with the manner in which we dealt with him and communicated with him.
He said that not only will he be recommending us to other practices within their  area group but will be listing Lime Kitchen & bathroom as a recommended online  supplier for NHS users.
It's funny how we try so hard to impress and nine times out of ten people take our service for granted - then something like this happens purely as a result of us doing what we would do anyway for our customers.

1810 Company Sinks

We've added two of the most popular configuration sinks made by the 1810 Sink Company
Their Velore models are higher end models made from 0.8mm gauge stainless  to help reduce flexing and provide a more rigid structure (we've all seen how flimsy some of the cheap sinks are).
They are available as bowl with drainer and bowl and a half with drainer - models that are the best selling of all kitchen sinks.
Each one is reversible and comes with all the bits need to fit it - wastes, fixings, tap hole cover and even a plumbing kit for under the waste.
This now means that Lime Kitchen & Bathroom now offers over 20 basic kitchen sinks plus a nice selection of both designer sinks and speciality TM64 compliant sinks for use in the medical and dental markets.

Traditional Kitchen Taps

Anyone who has read this blog previously will know that we're trying to specialise in what we sell.
I've said many times that competing on normal products is a no win situation...too much competition, too little margin, nothing to stand out with etc etc.
So on the kitchen front our area of speciality is gold plated taps and traditional taps.
Both areas have been continually expanded, the latest product as seen in the picture is Traditional Belfast Pillar Taps, a pair of classic bib taps mounted on pillar legs to suit country kitchens with Belfast or butler sinks.

Gold Tap Aerators

We've added gold tap aerators to our range of replacement tap aerators, which currently have only been available in chrome.
This won't be the biggest seller on earth but  a useful part for customers with gold taps who need to replace their aerators.
It also is part of our strategy to keep building the products available in gold selling anything from gold taps through to bits and pieces needed to repair them.

Changing our category descriptions

We did have categories named as 'For the bathroom' or 'For the kitchen' but I thought that all the titles ranging from the page title through to the category description did not reflect what we do.
After all what does for the kitchen cover? It could be pots and pans!
So I have changed them to titles such as Kitchen taps & sinks which says what we do ( we also do a few extras such as bins but didn't feel they should go in)
This is aimed both at making it clearer for visitors and also to help us on the search engines. If we get found more on the search engines, then we should have more visitors looking and ergo more people buying.
That's the theory anyway!

HTM64

Whilst we offer a premium range of HTM64 Taps made by Intatec, we offer a comprehensive range of supporting wash hand sinks, bowls and basins to match these taps plus complimentary products ranging from hand hygiene equipment through to sanitary silicone sealant.
There are numerous points of compliance such as tap hole centres (200mm as against 180mm on non compliant sinks), recommended waste/trap configurations that HTM64 products need to meet.
Not only do these products comply but they're backed up with a level of service, support and expertise that many customers praise us for.
I wish they'd tell others more as that's the best form of advertising you can get!

Faren Chemicals

Just in!!
We've just added a small selection of organic based cleaners by Faren Chemicals, supplied through Robert Lee (Arley) distribution.
There are 3 to start: Citrus, Descaler and Original Organic which will deal with the most common cleaning issues eg limescale buildup, power cleansing in the bathroom or kitchen and drain clearing to sort out blockages and unpleasant odours.

How to develop Lime?

When there are so many online retailers how do we differentiate ourselves?
We have certain areas such as the tap spares and the medical section that is a steady (core) area but mainstream bathrooms and kitchens are so overly competitive that we don't stand out. The fact is we're one of thousands so whilst we'll continue to offer all the usual lines, we plan to become known as specialists in Gold bathroom and kitchen products and in Traditional bathroom & traditional kitchen taps

Ten Times The Cost

The Aquanova Plus Sink Tap by Ramon Soler costs just over £100 which is ten times the cost of some taps we've found for sale online but in this case you really do get what you pay for.
When a tap costs the same as a pizza, it's not going to be great and it's not going to last long so when you're paying ten times the cost you can rest assured you're getting a good product and in the case of the Aquanova Plus you are... it's luxurious, has a heavy duty construction which you can feel, has a contemporary square spout design and is fitted with the latest in ceramic disk technology.
The adage 'you get what you pay for' is very true in this case.

Anti-Vandal Shower Heads

We've just listed 2 vandal resistant shower heads made by Intatec - one of our favourite suppliers!
Whilst being aesthetically pleasing, their main function is to avoid wear and damage so are suited for commercial showering ranging from sports clubs and hotels through to institutional showers such as in prisons, secure residential or schools (where students like to 'test' the facilities)
As we weren't sure where to list them , we have put them in both shower heads (logical) and safety showers where they are found with Intatecs' safetouch thermostatic shower valves.

Stainless Kitchen Sinks

For the smaller kitchen where space is limited, we have introduced the Reginox 'Elite Mini' spacesaving kitchen sink with drainer.
It's a proper sink but at only 60cm wide it's nearly 40% narrower than regular sinks so will go in even the smallest kitchen worktops.
Our kitchen sink range is growing fast with products now on offer from 1810 company, Crestwood, Reginox and Pyramis.

Shower Curtain Rods

 

To compliment our universal tracks, we've added a 'crescent shower rod' which pushes the shower curtain away from the bath, thus suiting curved baths such as corner baths, P shaped baths etc.
It's telescopic so expands from 4' to 6' (1.8M) so is flexible enough to suit nearly all situations.
Made by Ridder of Germany, the rod is made from silver effect aluminium and comes with their comprehensive 5 year warranty.

Contract Kitchen Sink Mixers

We've added a Vertical Sink Mixer  made by MGM taps to our collection of contract single lever kitchen taps. This is a collection of taps aimed at both budget domestic purchasers and commercial users alike such as landlords for use in tenanted properties where a replacement kitchen tap may be required which needs to look nice and modern, be suitable for use and most importantly cost the property owner as little as possible.

Customer Driven Taps

We were contacted by a customer with a problem....The hole drilled for his kitchen tap was too far from the sink the spout poured onto the very edge of the sink. He needed a tap with an extra long reach, as a very minimum he needed 240mm.
He'd looked around and couldn't find anything suitable - it needed to be a relatively simple tap and one without frills as it was for a rented property.
Whilst our existing taps are comparable to others on the market (reaches between 180-220mm) we were happy to look and as a result have added for sale the Extra Long Reach Kitchen Tap. A tap with a 250mm reach (centre to centre).
Problem solved!