Founded in 1960, Minoli has supplied Bell of Northampton with porcelain and ceramic tiles for over 35 years in a business relationship that has certainly stood the test of time.
As a Distribution Partner of Minoli, the team at Bell have enjoyed a long and fruitful partnership and keep on display all the latest Minoli ranges of floor and wall tiles, large format slabs, mosaics and even outdoor porcelain paving at our Home Lifestyle Store on Kingsthorpe Road, Northampton.
Throughout the many years that we have partnered with Minoli, they have always provided professional support with product display materials, brochures, tile samples and technical advice.
Given the breadth of the Bell offering, it’s ideal that we are able to incorporate tiles from Minoli’s extensive product portfolio into kitchen and bathroom room settings and displays.
With our ‘Outdoor Living’ specialism, we also feature selected series from the Outdoor By Minoli collection of 20 mm porcelain paving, specifically designed for external applications on patios and pathways, or for outdoor kitchens and entertaining spaces.
Lee Ferris, Managing Director of Bell of Northampton, said of the relationship with Minoli:
“Bell have been trading with Minoli, for more than 35 years and they are without question one of our most reliable and trusted partners. For us things really took off with Minoli following a visit to their showroom in Oxford in 2001 by our late Managing Director John Kirkham and myself.
“We were simply “blown away” by the breadth and quality of the displays which were just so far in advance of anything we had seen before in the UK. Tile retail at this stage was very much one or two tiles stuck to loose hardboard panels, ‘donkey boards’ and pivoting wall mounted ‘clapper’ panels. The Minoli displays comprised custom made, large, perfectly engineered and framed sliding wall and floor panels where the customer could see a large tiled and grouted area of each tile. This was a revelation to us!
“Jonathon subsequently introduced us to Carmalasa of Castellon who manufactured the Minoli showroom displays, and we soon set about our own plans to replicate the Minoli showroom concept in our Northampton base. Early the following year Carmalasa came over and spent around a week installing the displays, and Minoli fully tiled, grouted and fitted more than a hundred large format panels of their finest and latest tiles.
“Minoli quickly became our main tile supplier, and a real trust has developed between our companies in the years since, that I think is becoming in this day and age quite rare. We share the same values in regard to customer service, integrity and honesty that make our companies a great fit for each other.
“At the heart of this trust are the strong personal relationships that have developed with Jonathon, Darren, Sophie and the rest of the Minoli team over many years of working together.
“Congratulations to Minoli on your 65th anniversary, a significant milestone and a testament to the hard work that I know you all put in to deliver such high standards of customer service. It’s a wonderful achievement and I wish you continued success in the future.”
