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Aug 2023

Last Updated: 25/08/2023

Business

Harrogate bathroom retailer creates biggest showroom of its kind in the North

by John Grainger

| 25 Aug, 2023

The story is sponsored by Inter Ceramica.

A Harrogate bathroom and tile business that started out in a tiny shop 30 years ago, has begun work on extending its premises, to a super four-floor showroom at Hornbeam Park, Harrogate.

Today Inter Ceramica is an international stockist offering the best and latest in continental bathrooms and tiles from its 6,000sq ft display area.

Rob Challis, Inter Ceramica's founder, said:

“Italy has long been known as a global leader in tile manufacturing.

"Their products are supreme, and we’re delighted to have exclusive relationships with top manufacturers. It’s taken 30 years to build, but it’s worth it to guarantee the quality, reliability and continuity of supply for our customers."

It’s a measure of their popularity that more than 1,000 tons of bespoke tiles arrive at Inter Ceramica's Hornbeam Park warehouse each year, along with daily deliveries of premium bathroom equipment from top manufacturers including Laufen, VitrA, Roca and Hans Grohe – all beautifully displayed in the stunning showroom.

A popular and free design service

For customers it’s all about style, inspiration and affordability, says Rob, who’s backed by a highly talented design team. He added:

“Our design service is key to bringing all these elements together, to help customers achieve their perfect bathroom, ensuite or wet room.

"Some are surprised to learn our design service is free. True, there’s a lot of work involved in bringing people’s dreams to reality. But our tiles and bathroom equipment are of the highest quality, so we’ve got to match that with the quality of our design.”

It's a tribute to the team and quality products that Inter Ceramica can boast thousands of return customers. One of many benefits in being in business for over 30 years is those satisfied customers who offer honest and valuable feedback.

Inter Ceramica works with recommended installers, believing that it's better and more cost-effective for the customer to deal directly with the installers, safe in the knowledge that Inter Ceramica is working alongside them at all times.

Inevitably, a prime consideration for the customer is cost and with such a turbulent world economy you’d expect prices to have rocketed but Inter Ceramica has managed to maintain and even reduce prices.

To make customer's dream even easier to reach, Inter Ceramica has developed a range of finance options including 'buy now, pay later' and an interest-bearing finance option for up to 10 years.

Inter Ceramica is the sister company of Revo Kitchens, which is a German Kitchen superstore also based at Hornbeam Park.

Find out more:

You can check out Inter Ceramica's range of fabulous bathrooms and tiles on their website. Alternatively, you can drop into Inter Ceramica's showroom at Hornbeam Park in Harrogate.