We remain Open! The Global Pandemic of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has hit many businesses over the last year and we have had to adapt to the new ‘normal’. With the government announcing another full lock down on Monday 4th January 2021, coming into effect immediately we have once again had to adapt our business. As a […]
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In our Latest News you will find out about key points within the CES calendar. This is your best port of call for any changes in opening hours during holiday periods/bank holidays. It is worth checking out this section of our website for details of our main closure of the year, Christmas You will also find updates to our product lines, including exciting new products or offers. CES will also often do their part for charity so the Latest News Section of the blog is the place to come to find out about our charitable endeavours. Whilst there is plenty of CES business news, you will also find a little of that extra-curricular ‘fun stuff’ that the team may get up too.
Merry Christmas from CES! Well how did that happen? Just like that we’ve glided (or maybe that should be clattered, crashed or collided…we are in the year of the coronavirus after all) into December. 2020 has certainly been a turbulent year that not one of us could have predicted.
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?
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!’
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 […]
Airless Plastering Machines Airless plastering machines are having an exciting breakthrough onto the UK market and are certainly showing that they are they future. Whilst it appears that spray-applied plaster dominates on the continent, the UK is working hard to catch up and 2019 is certainly it’s year to shine. With a need for 230,000 […]
Flying High! CES Hire involved in innovative drone project Recently CES Hire were asked if we would like to assist in a new initiative project being developed by a team of researchers from various Universities throughout Europe. The team was headed up by Stephanie Chaltiel a French architect and researcher from Barcelona’s Institute of Advanced […]