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  • Driving down the price

    Posted by Pryam Carter on February 23, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    What a strange week!!
    I use Mactac JT5829PM through my Soljet III for the majority of my print, this week one of my suppliers (not my usual) phoned me up and slashed my costs by £28.00 per roll. I used to pay around £113.00 for 1360mm at 50 metres, not now!!!
    I then had a rep round from another supplier who offered me even better deals on digital media, i have a sample to try and if its any good i’ll be opening an account with them. He also offered me the ACM product that is similar to dibond at a very good price.
    I phoned my normal supplier and told him that i had been offered it at £29 per sheet, 8×4, 3mm alubond product. He slashed his to £25 per sheet.
    Oh yeah, the other supplier then offered me Forex at less than £19 per sheet for an 8×4, my normal supplier then beat this.
    I nearly fell off my chair, i have just about halved my costs on all my products this week!!

    David Rowland replied 16 years, 2 months ago 9 Members · 10 Replies
  • 10 Replies
  • Dave Bruce

    Member
    February 24, 2008 at 11:30 am

    OK you had better pm me the suppliers details on the sheet costs, I want them too.

    Cheers

    Dave

  • Steve Underhill

    Member
    February 24, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    I think that makes all of us. :lol1:

  • Chris Wool

    Member
    February 24, 2008 at 4:43 pm

    yep need some falling of the chair prices.
    tell me please you know it makes sense

    chris

  • Nick Monir

    Member
    February 24, 2008 at 6:30 pm

    Me too! I’m on the hunt for some generous suppliers. Had a major argument with Amari on Friday (:)

  • David Rogers

    Member
    February 24, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    Well…just "name ‘n’ praise" your new found best suppliers. It’s totally within the ‘rules’!

    And it may help a few others in their quest for better prices for the same goods.

    Dave

  • Colin Hibbitt

    Member
    February 24, 2008 at 7:55 pm

    looking forward to find out who these suppliers are 😛 😛

  • Peter Normington

    Member
    February 24, 2008 at 8:03 pm

    Pyram what thickness of foamex are you being quoted on?

    Peter

  • David Rowland

    Member
    February 24, 2008 at 8:39 pm

    I must check my alubond prices, or is it alucoil? .. too many names, all i remember at the moment is renobond33 and dibond and it is defo not that price lol

  • Gary Birch

    Member
    February 24, 2008 at 9:33 pm

    I have had similar prices to that quoted by Blackburns metals on the alupanel. Can`t remember exactly but was in the 20`s and not the 30`s.

    Cheers

    Gary

  • David Rowland

    Member
    February 24, 2008 at 9:47 pm

    hm ok

    Just be warey of that mactac

    JT 5829 PM 95 μ Mactac white monomeric glossy calendered
    Permanent opaque (grey) acrylic adhesive; backing pe-coated. Medium term indoor or outdoor advertising and promotion on flat or slightly curved surfaces.

    Its a monomeric vinyl.

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