| The company, led by Tom Kelly, Managing Director, now has a staff of seventy-five, including area sales managers who cover all of the UK and Ireland, as well as an impressive 70,000 square foot modern purpose-built warehouse. |
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Serving the KBB industry
Although TKC is best known for its extensive range of doors, which are sourced from around the world, it also stocks a range of related products for kitchen and bedroom fitters, including storage solutions, handles and lighting.
At any one time, TKC is able to offer its customer base – numbering over 2,000 small to medium-sized kitchen and bedroom businesses – more than thirty different door styles, ranging from traditional wood finishes to high-gloss laminates in an array of dramatic colours. And each year, Tom Kelly prides himself on finding exciting new ranges to ensure that TKC retains its position as a premier supplier of doors to the KBB trade.
CAD: an essential next step
The decision to join the ArtiCAD Supplier Partnership scheme was formalised and work began, in February 2008, to create all the necessary door graphics for inclusion in the ArtiCAD-Pro design software.
Brian Wade: “The timescales to get all thirty-five door ranges into ArtiCAD-Pro were extremely tight. We were hosting an open week at the beginning of April for our customers, and the new ArtiCAD catalogue was to be a focal point of this event.” |
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"ArtiCAD has been very professional in their approach to working with TKC, and this has been underpinned by their speed of response, which is exemplary."
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The entire catalogue was ready for the open week, which provided a great opportunity to launch this exciting new stage in the company’s history.”
The new ArtiCAD/TK Components catalogue – which is available free of charge to all ArtiCAD users with an annual support plan – has received a very positive reaction from TKC’s customers. Brian Wade: “I am confident that our customers will really benefit from this introduction. It will not only make it easer to show their own customers various design possibilities, but will also make it easier for them to base their designs on our doors.” |
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Working in partnership
Brian Wade: “We are working closely with ArtiCAD to promote the new TKC catalogue and will be ensuring that this is always kept up to date with our latest styles and models. We may also start to include some of our accessories at a later date to complement the door ranges.
“For an organisation such as TKC, it is absolutely essential to be included in a CAD package. I am confident that in choosing to work with ArtiCAD, we have definitely made the right decision.”
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