The annual awards Dinner is our “night of nights” – a chance to celebrate our state’s tile achievements and the people that make our industry so rewarding.

In the style of the Logie Awards, Queensland’s tile stars will be honoured and celebrated during a night of fantastic entertainment.

Enjoy great food, fantastic entertainment by Magician/Comedian Tony Laffan, meet our special guess Ben Hannant from the Brisbane Broncos and Dance the night away with great music by the Alderman Brothers.

• Where: The Landing at Dockside, 44 Ferry St Kangaroo Point
• Time: 7:00 pm for 7.20pm start
• Dress: Cocktail/Lounge Suit
• Cost: $110 per person, table of 10 $1000
• Included: Pre-dinner drinks, a three course dinner, beer, wine, soft drinks plus a fantastic night of entertainment.

Please RSVP by 15th September to:

• Australian Tile Council,
• The secretary,
• 83 Lawrence Drive, Nerang 4211

It’s a great way for us to connect with the online community and share some tips, tricks, giveaways and a little information about us too!

There is always something going on and some news to share.

To launch our page we are giving away a $300 voucher for your use at our Nerang outlet, and all you need to do is jump onto our page, LIKE us, then tell us what you like about our staff.

The most creative post will WIN!

You can use your voucher for any of our goodies… tiles, borders, bathroom fittings, tile cutters, glue, baths, vanities…anything you like!

The competition will close on 31st July so be sure to get your entry in!

You’ll double your chances of winning if you share with your friends and let us know on Facebook!

We would really value the support of you LIKING us and suggesting us to your friends through our social networking sites

Here’s the link

http://www.facebook.com/page/Nerang-Tiles/

Thanks for supporting us, and good luck!

We have not yet allocated business’s to each of the following areas so if you are looking for a business that is not listed here, then please let us know about it, or tell the business to contact us so they can be added.

Listing your business here is free.

Below is a list of Australian States. By clicking on the state link you will be taken to a page with all of the regions and sub regions listed in the directory.

Queensland

New South Wales

Australian Capital Territory

Victoria

Tasmania

Northern Territory

South Australia

Western Australia

The reason why it’s important, is it will help customers find the right service or product both here, on the Stileedge.com directory, and in the search engines, ie; Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc…

It’s also very important that you write an original article, something has not been published before on the internet. The reason why you should submit an unpublished article is important, is because the search engines actually penalize websites that publish content which has been duplicated and published in various places around the web. So the effort you take in writing an original article will pay off in the long run, otherwise both yours and our time and effort will be wasted.

Try to answer as many questions you think someone looking for your product or service may want to ask, a good habit to get into is to make a note of the questions your asked each day in your everyday business dealings, and answer those questions in your article. We have made a list of some common questions that you can answer here.

If you operate your business out of a central location then add a Google map showing clients where you are and how to find you, just like we have done on our Contact Us page.

People like to buy from someone they feel they can trust, so why not put a picture of you and your sales staff in front of your shop, if your a trades-person have a photo taken of you standing next to your sign-written vehicle.

If you have any company branding such as a logo, then include that also, we can use that on the main category page as a thumbnail image, much like what we have done on our Tile bulnosing testimonials page.

Your contact details are vitally important and it goes without saying that they must be included, things such as your web address, phone, fax, email and mobile numbers should all be listed.

If your a tradesman and don’t have a central office location, then maybe you could add a map of the areas your service, for example if your located on the Gold coast and you regularly travel to Brisbane for work, then include a map of the Gold coast to Brisbane areas.

I am sure there are many other ideas that can be added to this list, be creative with your article, and try to think of this space as a huge billboard on the side of the cyberspace highway, with thousands of potential customers driving past your ad every single day. If it were costing you money I am sure you would want to get your monies worth.

It doesn’t matter if you are located on the tip of Cape York in far north Qld or in Albany, southern Western Australia.

…and regardless of whether you operate a retail tile shop in your local suburb, your a wholesale importer that supplies the nation with tiles from all over the world, you manage a gang of tilers, you clean grout or your a silicon sealer, we want you to add your business details here.

Now, we would like to think you would take the time to describe what it is about your business that’s unique to any potential clients, by writing a well thought out and descriptive  article.

We have tried to make the writing process as easy for you as possible by thinking of some questions a customer may want to know about your business and how you can help them, which you can answer in your business listing. The questions can be found by clicking here.

If all you would like to submit is your phone number and business name, then this directory is not for you, we want to make this directory the best and most comprehensive business directory for the Australian tiling industry, so it’s as easy as possible for people to find exactly what their looking for.

So if you would like an opportunity to promote your business here, then please send us your article and we will publish it to the directory, if you would like to find out more information about the Stile edge business directory then feel free to contact us during office hours.

You can find all of our contact details on our contact page, alternatively check out the rest of the articles on listing your business in the article section of Stile edge business directory.

An extra piece of the same type of tile is glued to the underside of the tile edge to give it double thickness. Next the front face is machined to a perfectly flat finish as the name implies. Finally a small arras is cut along the top and bottom edges to finish it off with soft, safe edges.

The result is contemporary, unobtrusive and easy on the eye.

This profile is becoming increasingly popular with Queensland and northern N.S.W. pool builders who want to offer the most up to date designs to their clients.

What makes you unique and sets you apart from Jo’s Tiles or Joe the tiler three doors up the street.

Depending on whether your a supplier or contractor a good habit to get into when doing any promotional advertising, is to ask yourself some basic questions.

Some good questions to ask yourself when writing a company profile, which you can submit to the Stile edge directory, could include, but are not limited too are…

Tile  suppliers…

• Which areas do you specifically service?
• How many sales persons do you have that are available to service clients? What are their mobile numbers?
• What are the best contact details for your customers to contact you?
• If you own a retail outlet what are your trading hours?
• If you are retail but also provide trade services what are they?
• Is your showroom available by appointment only?
• Do you offer free samples?
• How much experience do you have in the tile industry?
• Do you have a website? what is it?
• Do you have any testimonials that you would like to include in your directory submission?
• What kind of guarantee do you offer your clients?
• Do you specialize in anything specific? Brands, types of tiles (indoor/outdoor ), other products… etc
• Do you have a USP, unique selling proposition?
• Are you an importer of tiles?
• Are you a wholesale distributor only or do you offer wholesale and retail?
• Do you mainly sell budget or top end tiles?
• Do you do on site consultations?
• Do you offer supply and fit?

Contractors…

• Do you guarantee your work?
• Are you a registered tradesman?
• Is there any specific aspects of your trade you specialize in? ie; laying natural stone, polished porcelain, stairs, pools, etc..
• What are the local areas you mainly service?
• Do you have a website?
• What are the best ways a client can contact you?
• Do you offer multiple services, ie; grout cleaning, water proofing, tile removal, etc…
• Do you have any testimonials that you can add to your profile?

To those of us in the trade, many of the questions listed would seem obvious and trivial, but it’s important to remember that someone who may be buying tiles or hiring a contractor for the first time may not even know what questions to ask, so when submitting your listing, tell your potential client as much as possible about your business and the services you offer.

Feel free to add pictures, videos, Google maps or whatever you think will help boost your sales and promote your business.

The Earth Stone Series delivers urban living surroundings with sensational porcelain living trends, exclusively made to integrate sophisticated technology and traditional craftsmanship.

So if you have a building or renovating project on the go and are looking to save some $$$ then now is the time to order your tiles.

To find out about this offer & get some great design inspirations check out the website www.ambertilesmaroochydore.com.au or visit the award winning showroom Cnr Third Ave & Kingsford Smith Pde Mdore (Ph:5443 4166).

Many of the people who visit our site aren’t getting what they are looking for because we don’t sell tiles, grout, glue, etc… or many other products that our site is being found for,  but we really want to send some of this web traffic to you guys, tile shops and contractors, who can give them what many of our sites visitors actually want.

With this in mind we have decided to offer free internet exposure to any tile shops and contractors who would like to submit a short article about a specific service, product or a current special offer, and the best part is, you don’t even need to be one of our clients to benefit.

As long as your located in Australia and service the tile industry, you can take advantage of this offer.

We feel that this would be of mutual benefit – your company receives free web exposure to help generate custom, which hopefully will eventually flow on to us in the form of tile edging work.

The article we would like you to submit must to be around 100 words minimum, and in the form of a blog or an announcement, complete with an eye catching heading, your web address, contact phone number and if you like, an image.

We are not expecting you to write ‘War and Peace’, so you don’t need to get too hung up on grammar or thinking that you need to spend a lot of time on it, just a short article that’s to the point and done in a conversational manner. This should only take about ten to fifteen minutes to write.

An example would read something like this…

Your article will be posted here in the “Sales and Promotions” section of our site.

This is a no strings attached, completely free service to help promote your business, which ultimately helps to promote the tiling industry.

Please email your article for publication to sales @ stileedge.com, and feel free to call us for more details if required. You can also submit your publication through the form on out contact page.

The construction of this profile involves bonding a strip of tile (usually of 30 – 90mm height) at right angles onto the floor tile, which we  machine with our very popular half bullnosed round edge.

When installing this type of apron coping, it’s important to remember that the apron strip also needs to be fully supported with tile adhesive when being installed to achieve maximum strength and durability of the product.