Where we live in Ripley Derbyshire and park a couple of our sign written vans all our neighbours and those living by us know what we do.
I have sold stoves to many of our neighbours and now one of our customers who lives over the road from us has put her mother in touch also for a Firefox 12 Stove
Now these stoves are one big and heavy heat machine enough to heat the largest of rooms so i delivered it Friday to them and Matt our local fitter was knocking on our door this morning early doors for a cup of tea before fitting it for them.
They had ordered a chimney lining kit, debris plate, flue and the stove for a complete fitting into an existing chimney breast and i saw Mr Key just pointing up a newly fitted airbrick when we delivered on Friday.
So thats eight supply on fits on the same road as us and all from word of mouth or seeing our well sign written vans i love a nice local delivery its far easier than driving to say Bournemouth to deliver the same item.
So as i have said before await our new winter time advertising programme im sure all our local customers will be impressed with waht Castfireplaces can offer them.

So you are looking to make an order for a fireplace online and as a regular shopper online you would be amazed at the payment options available to people.
I have seen the best and the worst of online payment gateways and some are not even secure and process card detials manually after taking your details.
Now this really is not safe and i log out every time i come across unsafe payment pages.
So on our website where we sell fireplaces and stoves castfireplaces has chosen as our payment gateway Worldpay which are one of the best payment providers and are recognised all over the world.
We dont do things by any short measures and have the most stringent sales policy to reduce card fraud and am pleased to say this works really well for us.
So when ordering a fireplace from us or any other website check the page has the padlock locked symbol and any payment pages and ensure you are shopping with a recognised brand of payment gateway and are secure.
These are yet more reasons why you can trust Castfireplaces for your online purchases our payments are secure and no details are ever kept by us we take your securtiy very seriously.

Good evening and what a lovely day ive had today here at Castfireplaces this morning as usual i was at the showroom and factory at Langley Mill between 10 and 12 meeting customers.
Time flew by this morning meeting people and i did not have time to finish a cup of tea i was suprised as to how many people turned up today to look at our fireplaces and stoves.
I was back home for 12.45 via the shops then was straight out With Rhian and my son Jaiden to his football presentation afternoon and im proud to say the boys looked great in the castfireplaces sponsored football shirts, i can beleive they have been playing for a year ive some exciting news to tell you about Castfireplaces and football but ill let you know when its all been confirmed.
So back in the office sat on my patio in the gorgeous sun working away on my work laptop if felt like i was bunking an afternoon off from my fireplace world.
I was even sat there with a cold beer working away what could be any better now the sun has gone in it was alittle cold so im sat writing this at my office desk just before i finish for the day if only every day could be as perfect as this.

Good evening and im back in the office late today for a Friday its because we had an early afternoon to go to a 40th BBQ, its not just a 40th but its Stuarts 40th one of the fireplace delivery guys that works for us.
He is family and is Rhians Sisters partner and he has worked for us now for around 4 years he is our part time driver now though im afriad as he is at a full time university course studying programming all far too technical for me.
Stuart only works Sundays now or the odd weekday whilst on holiday from Uni, he really is one of the friendliest people you could ever wish to meet and i can honestly say its a real pleasure having him work for us.
So today he has turned 40 and we have been to there house to celebrate with him and ive now got quite abit of work to catch up with before bedtime.
The rest i will catch up with early in the morning before i head of to the workshop for Saturday open viewings at our showroom which is our normal saturday job.
Right off to do Stus delivery notes for this weekends London run.

So you have seen the fireplace of your dreams but have left it very late to order its quite a common tale and quite often we can help out here at Castfireplaces.
We have had two customers within a week need a fireplace with quick delivery.
The first wanted a Heritage and Chamberlain fascia fireplaces along with two Aurora blak fires but required them for a next day delivery as she had a fitter lined up.
Now this is leaving things to the extreme there not stock items for us but luckily she was only in Derby so i called our suppliers and all the casts where in stock so i went to collect them and delivered the next day to a very relieved customer just before we set off that morning she called asking if she could add two granite hearths too which we had in stock so it all went well.
So today’s tale is from someone in London requiring afirefox 5CB stove in Harrow for delivery this Sunday as they have fitter booked for Monday.
I explained all the routes had been planned ready for loading the vans in the morning but i would see if we could fit it on so with a litlle jiggling about Stuart is now at his door at 7am in the morning before heading off to Hornchurch for his planned 1st delivery.
Why people leave ordering things to the last minute is beyond me and sometimes we cant help these two have been very lucky getting fireplaces and stoves at such short notice.
So our normal delivery estimate is 7-10 days so please allow us a little time it really makes sense to get it before your fitter is due.

A strange thing but google has taken a dislike towards our fireplace website and in particular our fireplace article section it thinks we are stuffing keywords in and has sent us an email about this.
Just to bore you all we there was a google update a few weeks ago which has kindly removed our website from its high rankings and adjusted us a little lower now this normally through bad linking or keyword spamming.
So google visitis our website most days to see what we are doing and has now decided it does not like our articles section as it considers it to be heavily optimised and suggests we are keyword spamming in this.
So im lost as to what to do our seo team has suggested using a no follow so google does not index it and so i can write away about things fireplace and stove related withouht getting penalised.
We write our articles not for google they are for our customers use and offer help and advice and show our customers what we do and list numerous things we get up to.
So more changes to be made to comply with the ever big brother its ridiculous you cant chat about what trade you are in without google taking offence when for the past 3 years is has loved every word we have written.

A fireplace in a rooom is the main focal point and normally centered around the room on a chimney breast the eye is drawn to this feature.
I personally think a fireplace should be something you like and that matches with your decor not an item that is in keeping with your houses period.
When redecorating or renovating a room have a look at your fireplace and if it looks dated or you dont like it anymore now is the chance to change it.
Its not such a daunting task to remove and fit a new fireplace and a fireplace fitter will have this done in a day for you, as mentioned before choosing a fireplace should be down to personal taste and what you like as once fitted you have to look at it every day.
Limestone Fireplaces are very popular at the moment whilst retaining a traditional look the limestone is a modern material to produce a mantel from and the Jubilee and Brompton Package is our most sold fireplace
Cast Iron Fireplaces remain very popular and will never date so if you are looking for something with long lasting appeal this could be a good choice.
If you are in any doubt what to choose just contact Castfireplaces and we can offer you some honest free advice.

Well what horrible weather we are having and one thing i have noticed in the website sales of our fireplaces and stoves is the fact when the weather is miserable or cold sales increase online.
Now im pretty sure its a fact that people go out less when it rains and snows and today has been very busy for a Sunday, normally the phone rings a few times but today i have been answering phone calls and emails all day long.
It has been like a normal weekday working away and with a hangover too i hope ive done everything right i have put it to one side to check over in the morning again.
Fireplace and stove sales are very seasonal and our winter months are very hectic and its slower in the Summer which i really enjoy.
So its May next week and the heating is still on and the stove has been running again which is odd for this time of year im sure it will however reflect very well in our sales figures so for once im not moaning about the British Weather as long as we do get some Summer this year.
Right off out with the Dogs and then an early night im shattered

Back at the office again after a very important meeting with our fireplace suppliers there is alittle bit of a lie involved there i have been to meet our fireplace suppliers but it was not work related.
Well again myself and my son Jaiden have been Tonys guest at the city ground as Forest played Portsmouth in the last match this season and a good 2 nil win too for Forest.
After i had booked a table for 10 of us in Hooters for some lunch and some more beer as is only right as ive been there guests on many occasions this season.
So im now back in the office organising a few orders and catching up on afew emails before me and Rhian go out for the evening with friends to the pub.
I really could get into this weeknd off malarky its far better than working and luckily im at home tomorrow as Stuart and Steve are out delivering in London.
So work shall continue without me and our website has been quite busy again whilst i have been out and ive a few invoices to sort out before we go.
Right off to finish those then more beer what a wonderful job i have

On our Fireplace and Stove website we have a category called Brick Fire Chambers where we sell the range of fireplace chambers we offer that are made from brick slips and come supplied as ready made chambers.
We sell these for use with our multifuel stoves and have also done them for log baskets and firebaskets and even supplied hem for decorative use.
The ideal thing about these chambers is the fact they are ready made and can be used for lining a plasterboard false chimney breast like we have in our showroom or they can be fitted to an existing fireplace chimney breast opening where the brickwork is not to good.
So as with most things here at Castfireplaces we do offer a made to measure service and can offer a complete bespoke service on the fireplace brick chambers and the hearths to match, we can also custom make the false oak beam too so we offer our customers the complete made to measure service.
This is very popular for our brick chamber suites as most peoples chimney breasts are different and instead of making do with a standard chamber you can have one done exactly to the size of your chimney breast opening dimensions.
For those customers short of space we also will be offering the brick tiles for sale on our website