TileGuide: 5 things to consider when selecting tiles.

Whether you’re an interior designer, an architect, or a homeowner, picking the perfect tile for your client or a DIY project at your own home possess a handful of challenges and hurdles. An endless array of options to choose from, applications of certain products and installation techniques make selecting tile and intimidating decision.

Rest assured, Shreeji Ceramic team is here to help! For tile that lasts and keeps your client happy for decades, here are the five most important things to consider when selecting tile.

Are you looking for a high or low maintenance product?

The tile you select should align with the lifestyle you live and the amount of time you want to spend on maintenance. Lifestyle that result in spills, scratches and hectic schedules aren’t tailored to carpet, natural stone or wooden flooring. Full body Vitrified tile, however less costlier and low at maintenance and will not stain like natural stone can.

What are you looking to spend on the tile project and how quickly does it need to be executed?

Time and money must play a role in your decision making process when selecting tile. Our showrooms and TileGuide consultants will help you define budgets and timelines, and then will steer you in the right direction after these two critical pieces of information are determined.

You need to know your style.

Everyone has their own style or aesthetic that resonates with them, and getting a clear idea of what you like is very important. Are you a trendsetter? Do you want a rustic look? Do you want the newest product on the market? Photos that illustrate your favourite designs, colors and textures are a great starting point, too. We wish our clients has smiling face after each purchase made and then they can proudly ask others to #showyourStile.

Be sure to compare tile samples before selecting.

Samples are a key ingredient to consider when selecting tile. Compare the design samples  under different lights and during different times of day, and place the sample next to fixtures, colors swatches and applications. You’ll be amazed how time spent with a sample will make your decision easier.

Your tile is artwork, and tile installers are artists. Find a quality installer!

Be sure to select an experienced, caring and responsible tile installer to make your vision and design a reality. Beautiful tile products cannot compensate for careless installation.

Since Shreeji Ceramic is a tastemaker and a trendsetter, we enjoy discussing what’s coming up and introducing new concepts. There will always be timeless styles, and those are some of the most popular products at Shreeji Ceramic and every year there are trends that we see sprouting up in our industry.

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Pratik Patel, BDE

Shreeji Ceramic

World’s first Bulletproof-Tiles

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In 21st Century, terrorism have raised uncertainty about what might happen next outside your home or offices. It increasing stress level. But what can you do to protect you and your family inside your house?

Your good health and safety is our chief concern. With over 15 years of experience in tile industry, our engineering team has innovated a tile material that offer you ultimate security, style and peace of mind.

Today, we are proud to announce World’s first Bulletproof-Tiles.

Bulletproof Tiles are made of three highly effective layers of protection. We have successfully done testing programme to the highest security standards and against all the equipment of the modern criminal. Bulletproof Tiles is composition of glass coating and plastic films that are bound together on ceramic material. The finished Tile is a single piece that will vary in thickness in accordance to protection level that is required and ranges from 8mm to 15mm.

Why use Bulletproof Tiles?
To stop bullets from penetrating the wall tiles in houses. It provides protection against armed attacks from terrorists, robbers, hit men and criminals in general from a plain street assault with a hand gun (.22mm, .38 special, .357/.44 magnum) to an all-out attack with a M-14 rifle.

Who needs Bulletproof Tiles?
Almost all. From The Pope, Presidents, Prime Ministers to a common families who lives in fear of terror attacks. Anyone can purchase and install Bulletproof Tiles from us. It requires special technology to install so we do suggest contacting our highly professional technical team for inspections and permits.

Due to the sensitive nature of this tiles, the technical specification is available on request only after April 1st.

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Pratik Patel, BDE
Shreeji Ceramic
 

2014-15 Accounting Year End is approaching.

Dear Accountants,

The good news is that the world didn’t end on 21 December 2012 as the Mayans had predicted. The bad news is you still need to work on your accounting.

Here are some tips in the form of a checklist so you can avoid overpaying. It’s important you do this before close your books for 2014-15.

1.       Settle your bank accounts

2.       Complete your invoicing

3.       Record all your supplier bills

4.       Write off bad debts

5.       Record your depreciation

6.       Handle prepaid expenses

7.       Close out the owner’s draw

8.       Don’t miss the last (s)mile

We hope this checklist will come in handy for your fiscal year end and beyond.

“SURROUND YOURSELF WITH ASSETS. NOT LIABILITIES.”

Wish you a happy 2015-16 Accounting Year.

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Pratik Patel, BDE

Shreeji Ceramic

Anti-bacterial Tiles: Swine Flu (H1N1) can be avoided!

Tiles have become a lifestyle statement, be it on your floors or walls of your bathroom, kitchen or living space. They have left mosaic, marble and wooden flooring far behind. But if one goes by what expert suggest, in times to come you can expect continuous technologies advances in tiles for homes and office.

Besides being beautifully designed and advanced in terms of style, Shreeji Ceramic have special anti-bacterial Vitrified tiles which help to keep germs away from your family and also don’t let the germs grow causing health hazards for your family.

You might be aware that the new version of swine influenza virus (H1N1) is spreading from person to person by the normal transmission routes associated with colds and seasonal influenza. These Viral particles can survive on any surfaces for certain periods. Thus, a regular and targeted regime of surface cleaning is helpful to prevent the spread of swine flu.

Our internal research says antibacterial tiles are tiles that, by nature, resist germs. The tiles usually made from clay, have mineral particles such as titanium dioxide embedded in them. It won’t kill viruses but when sunlight or artificial UVA light falls on the tiles, the reaction with titanium dioxide would kill the bacteria. It’s always best to take precautions than to treat the disease after getting infected. To prevent illness and infection, proper hygienic practices and cleanliness measures are required. It is important to have a safe and healthy home that keep your floor, kitchen and bathroom germ-free.

While Vitrified tiles offers better sanitation, we recommend standard hygienic practices be followed for maximum protection. Like other ordinary tiles, you can keep your floor clean with mild soaps or detergent.

Swine Flu can be avoided with some simple steps. Besides regularly clean floor and walls, protect yourself against the H1N1 by adopting some easy measures:

-Wash your hands often with soap and water especially after you cough or sneeze.

-Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze.

-Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs easily spread that way.

And if you think you caught in Swine Flu - please stay home and call your GP.

Spread the words. Not the germs.

 

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Pratik Patel, BDE

Shreeji Ceramic

 

WHY WE MAKE TILES IN INDIA?

World's 3rd largest tile market with sufficient raw material and young workforce that is enough to serve over 1.25billion consumer market. Now, Government of India targets 30 million "homes for every Indian family" by 2022 and that will definitely require more and more tiles..

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Pratik Patel, BDE
Shreeji Ceramic

Happy and Swachh 2015

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Wishing you all a Happy & Swachh 2015.

Let's pledge this 2015 towards cleanliness.

It is our duty to serve Mother India by keeping the country neat and clean. Let us join hands together with our Hon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Swachh Bharat Mission.

OATH FOR 2015:

"As a citizen of India, I commit that I will not throw any garbage/waste on road, street but throw only in dustbin or location provided for same.

I shall also spread this message with near and dear ones + my facebook/twitter friends." 

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Pratik Patel, BDE

Shreeji Ceramic

Best wishes for continued success in 2015 - A message from our head

Dear Colleagues,

As we welcome the New Year 2015 in India, for some reason I feel an even greater sense of anticipation than usual. Let me begin by wishing you all happiness and prosperity in the New Year!

It’s been an eventful 15 years in Ceramic industry. Despite challenges, I thanks to sacrifice and dedication from our employees to enhance our competitiveness, the company added record number of “happy customers” to the list.

I want to thank you, our dealers and suppliers, for your continued trust and support in making this possible and would like to elaborate on key achievements during the past years.

In this continuously harsh business environment, overcoming hurdles and addressing challenges requires the cooperation of our management, labour, dealers and suppliers. We must communicate closely to ensure that our workplaces remain truly safe and strong. These will certainly continue to be my priorities and I am convinced I can count on you to do the same.

2015 is upon us, and possibilities are endless. Wishing you and your families a happy, healthy and successful New Year. Enjoy!

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Haribhai Patel
Head of Shreeji Ceramic

Why tiles for Swachh Bharat?

The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan started by our honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi seems to have inspired many Indians. Swachh Bharat Mission is not only aimed to cleanliness of our surroundings but it indirectly leads us to improve the standard of living and lifestyle by being healthy and hygienic.

Cleanliness has in fact become a perception issue with our civilisation. When we ourselves doesn’t like to step into mud, why do we need to create mud then?

There always lies a better solution to all problems. Now a days tiles are being used at public places such as toilets, bus stations, railway stations, elevation, footpath, hospitals, malls, and other such places. Tiles will not only beautify the place but it can play a big role to change the perception towards not making it dirty.

Modern tiles are made with less water absorption upto 0.05% that prevents getting stain. The glossy surface avoids dirt to stay and it's easy to clean and easy to fit. Tiles have long life than regular paint.

Shreeji Ceramic provides you ISO certified wall and floor tiles that helps you make your interiors and exteriors more clean and hygienic. Swachh Bharat is definitely possible if we act upon it and tiles can play a major role in beautifying India.

Mahatma Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see”. Inspired by his words, #showyourStile with creative and innovative ideas to make your neighbourhood and our country hygienic place to live in.

Let’s work together towards success of Swachh Bharat Mission.

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Kinjal Patel, BDM

Shreeji Ceramic

Shreeji Ceramic wishes you and your family a Swachh Diwali

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Make this Diwali a #SwachhDiwali.
Don’t just clean your houses, clean your minds and hearts and help clean the streets, parks, lawns and backyards around you. 
Take the #SwachhBharat pledge with a Swachh Mann.

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Pratik Patel, BDE

Shreeji Ceramic

145th Gandhi Jayanti - एक कदम स्वच्छता की और . . .

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of peace and the Father of the nation was born on 2nd October 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat. He was the epitome of peace, non-violence, truth and duty. His life and his teachings reflect the values of our country and the values of humanity. He played a very significant role as an architect of Indian Independence.

He had inclination for cleanliness in his personal habits. Mahatma Gandhi believed that Sanitation is more important than independence.

To pay tribute to him on his 145th Birth Anniversary on October 2nd, 2014, our honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has launched “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan”. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a mass movement for a change in human attitude towards cleanliness and sanitation and to create a clean India of Gandhiji’s dream by his 150th birth anniversary in 2019.

Let us devote some time towards Swachhata (cleanliness) in the memory of the man who attained Swarajya (independence) for our motherland. This pre - Diwali, let’s just not only clean our homes but take initiative to extend our hands to clean our neighbourhood and our country.

Together we can make a big difference. Let’s unite hands and pledge to make this mass movement a big success. Let’s make India clean and healthy in all aspects.

#ShowyoursTile to whole heartily join the countrywide cleanliness drive.
Ek kadam swachhta ki aur.


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Kinjal Patel, BDM

Shreeji Ceramic

Shreeji Ceramic - Official Sponsor of Ambition Cup 2014

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India’s leading ceramic tiles manufacturer Shreeji Ceramic announced its sponsorship to the Timber Point Organized Ambition Cricket Cup – 2014.

While announcing support for the Timber Point organized Cricket tournament, Mr. Haribhai Patel said that, “Shreeji Ceramic is committed to strengthening the support to sports in various forms and encourage young generation from all corners to take up sports. I take great pleasure and pride in announcing our sponsorship.”

The Ambition Cricket Cup will be held at Ahmedabad, from 27th October 2014.

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Pratik Patel, BDE
Shreeji Ceramic

Trends in Tiles: What’s new?

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Tiles have been used for centuries in home finishing and décor. Now, technology has made the possibilities of the design endless in view of different materials, colors and sizes available. Ceramic and Vitrified tiles are commonly used for the bathroom and the kitchen because of its resistance against water and moisture.

Our current Trends show that tiles are now applied to more than just living room, kitchen and the bath. Now, tiles have become popular as exterior walkway and garage floors. Moreover, it has also been used in other indoor areas to highlight on bedroom walls and even ceilings. In most of these indoor areas, decorative tiles or those digital printed by Colorup are the preferred choice.

Other than different applications, trends have also moved towards different designs and materials. Digitally printed tiles made to like natural stone have become more popular. These tiles tend to look more luxurious and elegant than the common glazed ceramic tiles. Digital printing gives opportunity to have the deeper hues in around 480 ppi. Since these newer type of tiles have infinite designs, many homeowners and designers have also opted to mix them with stone carving and fixed wood furniture. It gives a customized look, especially if applied as mosaic.

Due to versatility of tiles and numerous options available, Colorup digital tiles now bring out the creativity in designers and homeowners. Why settle for the ordinary when the best can shine through a complement of colors, materials and application? And despite the advent of new materials and technology improvement, tiles will continue to be used as a unique décor and finish just as it had been centuries ago.

#showyourStile

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Pratik Patel, BDE

Shreeji Ceramic