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CES are delighted to launch our Deltec tape range; seriously the Bentley/Rolls Royce (choose your premium car of choice) when it comes to tapes. Deltec have 20 years of tape experience behind them, giving them the expertise to develop a world class product. This premium tape delivers perfect results. It creates the straightest, cleanest lines with no bleed; the painter and decorators dream. As tedious as it is, preparation and clean up is vital to enable perfect paint results. Expert masking really transforms a job. As a leading manufacturer of tapes, Deltec products create a quality finish and saving you time.

We shall be closing our doors for the August Bank holiday Monday. This means we will close at 4.30pm on Friday 28th August 2020 and reopen at 8.00am on Tuesday 1st September. I know, we can hardly believe that we’re saying September either!

This past weekend has been a key moment in many businesses reopening their doors. However, CES Hire have remained open throughout the lockdown. Of course they are a key part of the essential construction industry. As a small local business which has been established 37 years, the Covid-19 pandemic would surely have a massive impact on this plastering and rendering equipment hire company?

In line with government guidelines, CES are delighted to announce that our trade counter reopens. As of Monday 15th June, the on-site shop will be open to our customers and the public. We will be open from Monday -Friday and our opening hours continue as 8am-4.30pm. At this time we remain closed on Saturdays.

Ever gone through the pain-staking task of painting all the balustrades and handrail of your staircase? Double the ‘pain-staking’ factor when you live in a town house, like me! Yes, that’s right my other half and I painted all 90 staircase spindles by hand! 90! We must be mad! I have to add, this was pre-children so we had time for these mad DIY projects. Now it would not be so easy. We’d end up with a paint-splattered toddler looking like some contemporary Damien Hirst masterpiece and two frazzled parents. So, what would I do differently? I’d most certainly turn to the QTech HVLP Paint Sprayer. With less time and more mucky toddler finger prints to cover, the HVLP is definitely the answer. It had me hooked at ‘spraying a door in two minutes!’

We are Open! The Global Pandemic of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has hit many businesses hard and we have witnessed the closure of so many businesses over the past few weeks. However as a small business ourselves serving many self-employed members of the construction industry, we knew that many of you have no choice but to carry […]

Giving, without all the ‘stuff’ In a world of ‘stuff’ bursting out of every cupboard and drawer, what can we give this Christmas? You’ll know from our last blog that we are endeavouring to have a more sustainable Christmas and we certainly didn’t want to be the bearers of more plastic, more gifts to squirrel […]

I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas Every year the press gives us those all-important odds of a white Christmas but this year at CES we’re hoping for a Green Christmas. I’m sure by know you all know about our eco-drive this year and our efforts were celebrated with our place as a finalist in the […]