Christmas Greetings from the Granite Worktop People
Dear Customers, Suppliers and Friends of the Company
So this is Christmas – and what have we done? Installed a very large number of granite and quartz worktops, that’s what! It’s been a busy and fruitful year here at AG, and we are looking forward to more of the same, recession or not, in 2023. While prime ministers and chancellors seem to have come and gone faster than sausage rolls at Greggs, we have gone on doing our thing, with a happily stable staff team.
It has been an interesting year, staff wise. For the first time in anyone’s memory, not one but two members of the team have had babies – or their other halves have, anyway! We congratulate both Bruno and Faread on their growing families. At the other end of life, we have also seen several staff members facing the loss of some of their closest family and friends. All of this has meant, at times, short staffing in one area or another, but it has also underlined our cohesiveness as a family firm. The joy of one is a shared joy, and so are the hard times too.
The kitchen worktop industry has continued to develop, very much along the lines of the trends we noted this time last year. We have installed lots of white marble-look quartz – some big-patterned black granite – with a bit of a return of classics like Black Galaxy and the evergreen Steel Grey. Newer and better ceramic-type materials have come onto the market and we are slowly seeing customers begin to choose them . Prices have continued to rise, and we don’t think the end of the inflationary uptick is in sight yet.
Once again, we are sending this Christmas card in lieu of printed versions; once again we are supporting a charity. Not for the first time, it is the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity – in aid of the hospital which has done so much to help many of our loved ones. Use Ctrl + Click to read more about their amazing work.
Our second picture is of our recent Christmas party at The Station Inn, South Nutfield. We had a few people missing, but had a really excellent time – a highly recommended venue, especially for the quality of the food.
We will be closed from lunchtime on 23rd December until 9.00 am on 3rd January. We wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2023. May the New Year bring us all health, prosperity and good times.
Best wishes
Andy Phillips
Affordable Granite
Tel: 01293 863992
Fax: 01293 863824
We are Affordable Granite, the leading installer of granite and quartz worktops in Surrey, Sussex and across the South East. For samples, quotes and any questions connected with any aspect of worktop installation or kitchen design, please don’t hesitate to contact us on 01293 863992 or by email on sales@affordablegranite.co.uk/ .