A new 24/7 tile technology showroom has opened in Crewe town centre, after its owner reinvented his former business which closed in January.

Total Tile UK, 47 Victoria Street, launched at old Truly Scrumtious sweet shop unit on Monday 11 November, with a ground floor and first floor showroom.

Owned by Curt Hodson, who operated Total Tile and Bathrooms for 15 years until his "brief" retirement, Total Tile UK offers customers a "convenient" way of viewing its products.

Customers can book the Total Tile UK website, which is the heart of the showroom, allowing them to be let in by Curt Hodson remotely (Ryan Parker).

Curt told Nub News: "I made a significant investment on this unit, formerly a sweet shop, taking three months to complete.

"This is the first 24/7 technology tile shop in the UK, selling Spanish and Italian products, as well as bathrooms.

"Customers can now book from our website, which is the heart of the showroom, allowing them to be let in by myself remotely.

"They can the just cruise and view our stock in their own time and scan the QR codes in-store with their camera for any item they like.

"This will then direct them to our website, where they can make the order and have it delivered.

"If customers need any advice before ordering, there is the technology in place where I can be on a WhatsApp video call to help.

Total Tile UK is the first 24/7 technology tile shop in the UK, selling Spanish, Italian and Indian products, as well as bathrooms (Ryan Parker).

"People make instead like to book an appointment with myself so I can give advice face-to-face.

"This new technology showroom gives customers the option to physically check out our items whenever it suits them.

"The layout of this store is to work around me, but most importantly, the customer.

"Many people work until 5 or 6pm and Total Tile UK is always open for them, allowing them to come in when they can and have the energy to."

Curt applied for the Open in Crewe scheme, offering capital grants of up to £30,000 for businesses/organisations taking on leases on vacant town premises.

Customers can view Total Tile UK showroom stock in their own time and scan the QR codes in-store with their camera for any item they like, directing them to the website to make an order for delivery (Ryan Parker).

The grant helped with the costs of having Total Tile UK fitted out, with Curt positive about the future of the town centre.

He said: "We first operated Total Tile and Bathrooms on Gresty Road and had another two locations with the last on Edleston Road.

"I retired but got bored and decided to come back into this job. Retirement is not everything it is made out to be.

"This place is open all hours for customers, but if they want me here I can arrange with them to be at the new showroom at a suitable time.

"I am quite positive about developments in Crewe town centre at the moment, there is a lot of potential and the Open in Crewe grant scheme is really taking off.

Total Tile UK allows customers to enter the store 24/7 after booking through the website (Ryan Parker).

"My old building is set to become Instanbul Restaurant which is exciting. I can see things are starting to move around here.

"The importance of being online as well as having a shop front is crucial to for the success of businesses now. Let's hope Crewe keeps bringing in new stores."

Total Tile UK allows customers to enter the store 24/7 after booking through the website.

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