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As the philosopher Plato said: "Necessity is the mother of invention," and for Schlüter-Systems, the world's number-one supplier of floor and wall tiling protection products, necessity is what it's all about. Certain types of profiles and accessories don't simply enhance the appearance of a tiling installation - in many cases they contain essential technology to prevent it from failing.

In 1975, tiling installer Werner Schlüter was faced with a tricky problem. While tiling a bathroom with five doors he realised there was nothing on the market to protect the edges of the tiles he was fixing, where they abutted the adjoining floor coverings. He quickly came up with a solution: a profile that, when fixed into the tile adhesive, edged the tile, leaving the bathroom floor neat, tidy and most importantly, protected from damage. The Schlüter®-SCHIENE had been created.

Today Schlüter-Systems has grown into the world's foremost supplier of tiling protection products. With around 5,000 products in the range, Schlüter plays an essential role in almost every tiling installation, keeping tilers, specifiers and stockists up to date with the mechanics of modern protection products and the technology behind them, to ensure tiled applications don't fail.

Schlüter-Systems Ltd is the wholly owned UK subsidiary of Schlüter-Systems KG. We are based at Coalville, Leicestershire, from where we provide full sales, service and technical support for customers in the UK and Ireland.

Schlüter-Systems Ltd was founded in 1993, and is headed up by Managing Director Elaine Stokes, with the help of a dedicated senior management team - Sales Manager Carl Stokes, Technical Manager Ian Knifton, and Corporate Communications Manager Stewart Bint.

The Schlüter team works closely with distributors, stockists and tiling contractors - providing the best customer service available - actively helping to ensure a long lasting, attractive installation. Schlüter's renowned technical expertise includes advising architects, specifiers and tile fixers, before they carry out the installation, preventing tomorrow's problems today.

Without Schlüter, there is always the danger that the installation will fail - that the tiles will crack and become debonded. Indeed, technical advice is often sought from Schlüter where precisely that has happened. Problems can always be put right, but of course, prevention is better than a cure.

Schlüter products are working today at many thousands of installations throughout the country, providing protection and guaranteeing that the tile assembly continues to look as good as the day it was first fitted. Using Schlüter means the installation lasts as long as it's designed to.

Expertise

Schlüter's areas of expertise cover a number of tile protection categories:

• Uncoupling, waterproofing, drainage and sound insulation
• Movement joints
• Transition profiles - edge protection for tiles meeting other flooring surfaces
• Underfloor heating
• Stair nosing profiles
• Wall corners and edge profiles
• Balcony and terrace constructions

Schlüter-Systems Ltd, Units 4 - 5 Bardon 22, Beveridge Lane, Coalville, Leicestershire LE67 1TE
Tel: +44 (0) 1530 813396 Fax: +44 (0) 1530 813376
e-mail: sales@schluter.co.uk

Web: www.schluter.co.uk