Arley Keeps on Truckin' (cont.)
WI NTER 2017
Tile Talk
Cover Story
Let the good times roll!
Arley Keeps on Truckin’ (cont.)
So many good things are happening at Arley, the biggest question is where do we begin telling about them? Our investment in 20 new trucks for our company’s fleet has paid off so well, so quickly, that we decided to make that our cover story in this issue of the Arley Report.
out size-wise with materials to be shipped, the interior of our new trucks offers us enough extra cargo space to accommodate 4-1/2 extra pallets per run. And today’s computerized loading technologies help us load freight... without any fright. Please take a look at our trucks’ interior shot within this editorial. Within this interior, we can comfortably ship large Scott Levy
format porcelain “sheet” material both in standard and custom sizes, marble sills and thresholds, shower pans,
But, there is so much more to talk about. The Arley App usage continues to grow dramatically. Right now, we have over 300 customers using our App on a regular basis. We keep adding new products to it, as well. Most recently, the spectacular new Bostik grouts were added, and the response has been great. We’re ready to launch a dedicated tractor-trailer run to Pittsburgh and nearby Ohio that will including sundry items in addition to tile. By doing this, we’re saving time, energy... and lowering delivery costs to our customers. Everybody wins! Arley’s private label Qualis Collection continues to add new and exciting products. It’s been so well-received primarily due to its having no Internet competition. Keep your eyes open to see more great revenue driving programs with Qualis at center stage. We’re open for your suggestions regarding ways to make Qualis even more success for us all, as well. We’re focused on helping bring the indoors outdoors, and offering our clientele an exquisite line of 2 cm thick pavers will get them just as focused, too. Patios, walkways, decks and more... can now be extensions of end-users’ indoor designs. Now you can sell them tile for their dens... and matching material for their adjacent outdoor patios. The Florim large format porcelain panels we’ve been [continue on page 4]
sundry items and much, much more. And, our shipping department is stoked, as since Day One of having our new trucks, the in-house buzz is that loading these new vehicles has become an easier, faster and even fun process. As a result, our trucks can be on the road... en route to our customers... in less time! And, obviously, just as our new fleet offers ease of loading, it also offers ease of unloading. Right at this very moment, shipments are being driven at optimal professional levels throughout our 26-state customer base. We can’t wait for you to see our new ride!
Supplier Statements: Inedita Essential produced by WOW Design WOW is a European-based Design Studio specializing in exclusive ceramic project developments. The firm has created its own image and recognizable style, which today is present in 42 countries worldwide. WOW David Roman USA has created the Inedita Essential Collection exclusively for Arley. Kiss flat walls goodbye and say hello to a new tile concept making walls more like a piece of art. Inedita Essential is an exclusive new line for Arley Wholesale. Emotional surfaces, a fusion of romantic, modern, and retro...... limitless combinations of styles where dimensional tile in 5 contemporary neutral colors merge to project a unique design treatment on walls. Inedita Essential consists of: • 7 different 3D wall tile profiles
• • • • •
5 neutral colors Limitless designs Matching field tile in all colors Three different sizes (5x5, 10x10, 5x10) A slick trim solution to finish off your walls
David Roman is president of WOW USA, Inc. He stated, “I have been working with Arley for 16 years. The relationship has morphed into one of trust and friendship. I respect my partners at Arley because the firm is organized, well-managed... and, forthright. If they like something, they’ll say, ‘David, we like this.’ If they don’t, they be just as upfront in stating the opposite. Furthermore, we are very comfortable that Arley will sell our products within the 26 states the company covers, as they have a large sales staff consisting of true professionals who all take the time to get to know our products. We clearly treasure the great working relationship we enjoy with Arley Wholesale.
Featured Product Inedita Essential
Guest Columnist A-list Design for Ceramic Tiles As deputy editor of Interior Design, I’ve been attending Cersaie for more than 10 years and Coverings for about half as many. Colleagues call me the tile maven. Interior Design magazine, celebrating its 85th anniversary this year, is the keystone of Interior Design
Speaking of canvases, Italian artists, Franco Guerzoni and Giorgio Griffa created large-scale paintings. Then, the young design team of Barbara Brondi and Marco Rainò transformed their canvas into swaths of simulated concrete with bold strokes of colored ink for modern graphics.
Edie Cohen Deputy Editor - Interior Design Magazine
Media, the leading multi-platform authority for all things Design. Through our web site, events company, and publication we connect designers, architects, facility manufacturers, and the supporting manufacturing industries. Our overriding goals: to present the best and to spur innovation, creative leadership, and collaboration across a wide range of practice areas. In other words, we are a one-stop shop representing a vibrant industry. The world is our scope. I’ve seen the tile sector explode with creativity. Sure there are plenty of marble and stone simulations, increasingly more realistic thanks to advances in digital printing. But ceramic tiles have become blank canvases for exploration and a medium for A-list, globe-trotting designers. To cite a few: Patricia Urquiola, Raw Edges, Tokijin Yoshioka, Barber & Osgerby, Marcel Wanders, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Diego Grandi, and Piero Fornasetti. At Cersaie 2016, Gio Ponti’s swimmingly stunning blue and white designs appeared. (Ah, the Parco di Principe in Sorrento). We were also thrilled to discover Le Corbusier’s color palette. Saturated brights and pastels debuted in large-slab format. The exhibition’s standouts were far too numerous to cite. So I’m limited to just a few. Can’t afford a
Arley Wholesale, Inc.
700 North South Road
Pininfarina Ferrari? Maybe the famed studio’s first tile collection is more up to speed. Luxurious leather looks teamed up with trims (or listelli) resembling chrome, leather, or mirror silver.
Scranton, PA 18504
Tiles as textiles. This was new, and I was wowed by the almost tactile quality of dead ringers for tartans and tweeds. Tactile, too, was the theme of dimensionality. Begging to be touched were tiles that seemed to jump off the wall. Glitter and gold sparkled. All around, the ceramic tile industry is upping its glam game.
Tile Talk Let the good times roll! (cont.) pushing have really taken off within the commercial sector. Think about it. Not only can an installation have a true monolithic “look” due to little or no grout lines due to the immense size of these materials, but in some cases, especially for guestroom baths in major hotel renovations, existing tile does not have to be removed. This 6 mm thick material, but can be installed right over it, saving time and energy, minimizing or totally eliminating dust, debris, overall messiness and noise caused due to major demolition work. And now there are also state-of-the-art installation materials to ensure these huge panels will be installed correctly... and perform for years and years moving forward. So far, 2017 has been an amazing year for Arley. We want you to profit with our products and services. Let’s keep our communications at optimal levels... so that we do just that!
800.233.4107
fax: 800.652.7539
www.arleywholesale.com
Tile Talk
Cover Story
Let the good times roll!
Arley Keeps on Truckin’ (cont.)
So many good things are happening at Arley, the biggest question is where do we begin telling about them? Our investment in 20 new trucks for our company’s fleet has paid off so well, so quickly, that we decided to make that our cover story in this issue of the Arley Report.
out size-wise with materials to be shipped, the interior of our new trucks offers us enough extra cargo space to accommodate 4-1/2 extra pallets per run. And today’s computerized loading technologies help us load freight... without any fright. Please take a look at our trucks’ interior shot within this editorial. Within this interior, we can comfortably ship large Scott Levy
format porcelain “sheet” material both in standard and custom sizes, marble sills and thresholds, shower pans,
But, there is so much more to talk about. The Arley App usage continues to grow dramatically. Right now, we have over 300 customers using our App on a regular basis. We keep adding new products to it, as well. Most recently, the spectacular new Bostik grouts were added, and the response has been great. We’re ready to launch a dedicated tractor-trailer run to Pittsburgh and nearby Ohio that will including sundry items in addition to tile. By doing this, we’re saving time, energy... and lowering delivery costs to our customers. Everybody wins! Arley’s private label Qualis Collection continues to add new and exciting products. It’s been so well-received primarily due to its having no Internet competition. Keep your eyes open to see more great revenue driving programs with Qualis at center stage. We’re open for your suggestions regarding ways to make Qualis even more success for us all, as well. We’re focused on helping bring the indoors outdoors, and offering our clientele an exquisite line of 2 cm thick pavers will get them just as focused, too. Patios, walkways, decks and more... can now be extensions of end-users’ indoor designs. Now you can sell them tile for their dens... and matching material for their adjacent outdoor patios. The Florim large format porcelain panels we’ve been [continue on page 4]
sundry items and much, much more. And, our shipping department is stoked, as since Day One of having our new trucks, the in-house buzz is that loading these new vehicles has become an easier, faster and even fun process. As a result, our trucks can be on the road... en route to our customers... in less time! And, obviously, just as our new fleet offers ease of loading, it also offers ease of unloading. Right at this very moment, shipments are being driven at optimal professional levels throughout our 26-state customer base. We can’t wait for you to see our new ride!
Supplier Statements: Inedita Essential produced by WOW Design WOW is a European-based Design Studio specializing in exclusive ceramic project developments. The firm has created its own image and recognizable style, which today is present in 42 countries worldwide. WOW David Roman USA has created the Inedita Essential Collection exclusively for Arley. Kiss flat walls goodbye and say hello to a new tile concept making walls more like a piece of art. Inedita Essential is an exclusive new line for Arley Wholesale. Emotional surfaces, a fusion of romantic, modern, and retro...... limitless combinations of styles where dimensional tile in 5 contemporary neutral colors merge to project a unique design treatment on walls. Inedita Essential consists of: • 7 different 3D wall tile profiles
• • • • •
5 neutral colors Limitless designs Matching field tile in all colors Three different sizes (5x5, 10x10, 5x10) A slick trim solution to finish off your walls
David Roman is president of WOW USA, Inc. He stated, “I have been working with Arley for 16 years. The relationship has morphed into one of trust and friendship. I respect my partners at Arley because the firm is organized, well-managed... and, forthright. If they like something, they’ll say, ‘David, we like this.’ If they don’t, they be just as upfront in stating the opposite. Furthermore, we are very comfortable that Arley will sell our products within the 26 states the company covers, as they have a large sales staff consisting of true professionals who all take the time to get to know our products. We clearly treasure the great working relationship we enjoy with Arley Wholesale.
Featured Product Inedita Essential
Guest Columnist A-list Design for Ceramic Tiles As deputy editor of Interior Design, I’ve been attending Cersaie for more than 10 years and Coverings for about half as many. Colleagues call me the tile maven. Interior Design magazine, celebrating its 85th anniversary this year, is the keystone of Interior Design
Speaking of canvases, Italian artists, Franco Guerzoni and Giorgio Griffa created large-scale paintings. Then, the young design team of Barbara Brondi and Marco Rainò transformed their canvas into swaths of simulated concrete with bold strokes of colored ink for modern graphics.
Edie Cohen Deputy Editor - Interior Design Magazine
Media, the leading multi-platform authority for all things Design. Through our web site, events company, and publication we connect designers, architects, facility manufacturers, and the supporting manufacturing industries. Our overriding goals: to present the best and to spur innovation, creative leadership, and collaboration across a wide range of practice areas. In other words, we are a one-stop shop representing a vibrant industry. The world is our scope. I’ve seen the tile sector explode with creativity. Sure there are plenty of marble and stone simulations, increasingly more realistic thanks to advances in digital printing. But ceramic tiles have become blank canvases for exploration and a medium for A-list, globe-trotting designers. To cite a few: Patricia Urquiola, Raw Edges, Tokijin Yoshioka, Barber & Osgerby, Marcel Wanders, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Diego Grandi, and Piero Fornasetti. At Cersaie 2016, Gio Ponti’s swimmingly stunning blue and white designs appeared. (Ah, the Parco di Principe in Sorrento). We were also thrilled to discover Le Corbusier’s color palette. Saturated brights and pastels debuted in large-slab format. The exhibition’s standouts were far too numerous to cite. So I’m limited to just a few. Can’t afford a
Arley Wholesale, Inc.
700 North South Road
Pininfarina Ferrari? Maybe the famed studio’s first tile collection is more up to speed. Luxurious leather looks teamed up with trims (or listelli) resembling chrome, leather, or mirror silver.
Scranton, PA 18504
Tiles as textiles. This was new, and I was wowed by the almost tactile quality of dead ringers for tartans and tweeds. Tactile, too, was the theme of dimensionality. Begging to be touched were tiles that seemed to jump off the wall. Glitter and gold sparkled. All around, the ceramic tile industry is upping its glam game.
Tile Talk Let the good times roll! (cont.) pushing have really taken off within the commercial sector. Think about it. Not only can an installation have a true monolithic “look” due to little or no grout lines due to the immense size of these materials, but in some cases, especially for guestroom baths in major hotel renovations, existing tile does not have to be removed. This 6 mm thick material, but can be installed right over it, saving time and energy, minimizing or totally eliminating dust, debris, overall messiness and noise caused due to major demolition work. And now there are also state-of-the-art installation materials to ensure these huge panels will be installed correctly... and perform for years and years moving forward. So far, 2017 has been an amazing year for Arley. We want you to profit with our products and services. Let’s keep our communications at optimal levels... so that we do just that!
800.233.4107
fax: 800.652.7539
www.arleywholesale.com
