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News Release from: Spa Laminates | Subject: Cottrills Wilmslow store
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 06 January 2006
Cottrills Wilmslow store has 'wow'
factor
Cottrills worked very closely with veneered panel specialist Spa Laminates, sourced by the in-house design team behind Cottrills already award-winning Macclesfield showroom.
Cottrills' watch-ful eye for detail is bound to wow customers to its Wilmslow store A three metre wide aquarium surrounded by champagne bar and encased in Spa's Birds Eye Maple veneers is the stunning centre piece of the brand new showroom, created by Cottrills' head of design and construction, Pete Dooley
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 22 Dec 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Recognised as one of the North's leading wristwatch and jewellery specialists, Cottrills stocks some of the most sought after brands in the world including Rolex, Raymond Weil, Omega, Gucci and Tag Heur.
"A timepiece of this calibre is a carefully considered purchase and therefore it is important that a lot of thought goes into creating the perfect ambience," says Pete Dooley.
The £3/4 million conversion of the original 1930s art deco building into the impressive three-floor retail outlet, with office space and workshops housed on the second and third floors, took seven months to complete.
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In the final stages of the development Cottrills worked very closely with veneered panel specialist Spa Laminates, sourced by the in-house design team behind Cottrills already award-winning Macclesfield showroom.
"I needed a company who could provide a highly specialist service, as I had very specific ideas of how I wanted the showroom to look," says Pete.
Spa's top quality veneers were used across the entire project with Birds Eye Maple and Macassar Ebony Cottrills' veneers of choice.
Three hundred individual Birds Eye Maple veneered panels adorn the walls, featuring striking Macassar Ebony inset detail and creating the perfect backdrop for Cottrills' prestigious product portfolio.
The impressive media wall within the VIP area is in the same Maple veneer and the freestanding sales desks were manufactured onsite in co-ordinating Maple and Macassar components also supplied by Spa.
"We pride ourselves on being able to provide everything from basic veneered sheets and panels to fully finished bespoke components, resulting in a perfectly co-ordinated look across an entire development," says Spa's marketing director, Daryn Forster.
A family-run business with over 30 years experience in the industry, Spa Laminates supplies veneered panels to designers, architects, facilities managers, builders and contractors.
For further information visit Spa's website www.spalaminates.com or contact the sales team on 0113 2718 311.
Details of the Wilmslow conversion are posted on www.cottrillsretail.com.
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