tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366285155426983027.post6271140517714769519..comments2015-11-19T13:05:50.701+11:00Comments on From Z to A: Friday From the (Shop) FrontKirstanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005222023912098674noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366285155426983027.post-60917537083447459922011-08-11T21:27:28.479+10:002011-08-11T21:27:28.479+10:00Thanks Sarah - it does look great on you!
Thanks ...Thanks Sarah - it does look great on you!<br /><br />Thanks also to "Anonymous" for your comments. I completely agree that there is a huge gap in the Tasmanian market at the moment for green building / renovating products. <br />ecoHaven had a brief foray into the world of eco paints in the first half of this year, stocking the fabulous Livos paint and oil range. Unfortunately stocking these products didn't work out for us for a variety of reasons, namely price (very expensive wholesale price, leaving not much room for a retail margin), very costly to ship and a lack of knowledge. We found that it is a complex range which required not only detailed product knowledge, but also knowledge of surface preparation and the like. Unfortunately neither myself or my staff are adepet in the area and we felt too out of our depth to be able to provide the necessary customer assistance. After assessing it over a 6 month period, we made a conscious decision not to stock hardware products for the short term, based on the above.<br />Hardware / paint / building supplies is potentially an area we will consider again in the future, unless of course someone in Hobart (or indeed anywhere else in Tas) beats us to it, which would also be fantastic.<br /><br />I do love your idea of a green tradies directory. We started to build up a few contacts while we were stocking the Livos range. We will hang on to these and develop contacts further as we become aware of them. As such, you are always welcome to give us a call or an email if you would like the contact details for any green tradies.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />KKirstanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07005222023912098674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366285155426983027.post-30782898086813891212011-08-08T16:39:58.031+10:002011-08-08T16:39:58.031+10:00Just thought I'd let you know that I popped in...Just thought I'd let you know that I popped in and bought a lovely Smitten tunic today. A bit on the expensive side, but I love it :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432884881847945178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366285155426983027.post-14363648913339769202011-08-05T22:34:34.439+10:002011-08-05T22:34:34.439+10:00I do think there's a gap in the Hobart / Tas m...I do think there's a gap in the Hobart / Tas market for sustainable home building/renovation supplies / traffic directing. Building and renovating (like babying) are (largely promoted as) incredibly retail-dependent, and those trying to find good options can get lost in the morass between intentions and Tasmanian availability. Personally I don't do retail therapy (other than secondhand) as I consider it environmentally unsustainable - but when renovating we really needed something more specific than general advice (a la Sustainability Tas / green building reading). We needed product names and Tasmanian availability - there's lots of great ideas not presently available in Tas, and shipping costs / min order sizes made enviro-friendly options not poss for small scale (non-commercial) builds. I think Ecohaven has a great opportunity to really assist the environment by becoming a Tas conduit for green building supplies / suppliers - paints, oils/varnishes, wallpapers, 'green' linos / tiles, insulation, plasterboard alternatives, PVC piping/green plumbing alternatives, 'green' tradies directory? Obviously shop size limits what you can display, but becoming a distributor for such and having a warehouse somewhere??? Plumbing in particular was an enviro nightmare... !!! Best of luck with all your endeavours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com