Other Announcement Archives
Announcement | |
March 31, 2008 |
Price Adjustment for 2008 |
As previously announced, Dal Tile, a subsidiary of
Mohawk Industries, had announced a 5% price increase effective January
01, 2008 on their
unglazed ceramic bisque tile. At the time of the announcement
Dogwood Ceramic Supply had just received a shipment of tile and
projected that we would have sufficient quantity of tile in stock to
last for several months. We planned to hold product prices at 2007
levels until late winter or early spring at which time we would adjust
the price of unglazed ceramic bisque tile to include rising fuel and
freight costs. | | |
| On March 11th the Dal Tile division from whom Dogwood Ceramic Supply
purchases our tile products announced an immediate price
adjustment in the price of unglazed ceramic bisque tile. This
immediate price adjustment was due internal pricing problems of specific
products and between the various divisions and subsidiaries of Mohawk.
Needless to say the changes were dramatic with 4 x 4 tiles increasing
nearly 40%. Fortunately 6 x 6 tiles were only being increased by
12%. Both of these increases are on top of the January 01, 2008
price increase. | | | | Dogwood
Ceramic Supply has another shipment of unglazed ceramic bisque tile arriving
in early April. The prices on the website have been updated to current
rates. | | |
| And before we forget, inbound freight costs in the 4 months since we
purchased our last shipment of tile have increased exactly $30 per
pallet. |
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| Excerpts from the Gare Distributor Newsletter,
February 29, 2008: |
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"Dear Distributor:
As you may be aware,
there has been a lot of publicity in our industry this week
regarding leaded glazes. In summary, a local news station
in Connecticut went undercover, visiting 5 studios in the
area, and taking their own “swab tests” to test for lead.
Three of the five studios received test results that were
above the recommended levels for lead....
Gare has been very
proactive with our direct customers in promoting a switch
over to [nontoxic glaze]....our ultimate goal is to switch
over everyone.
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Dogwood Comment: |
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The TV station referenced above is
WFSB, the
investigative report is titled "Tests Show Lead at Paint-Your-Own Pottery
Shops". |
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Mardi Gras Parades: |
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Mardi Gras is EARLY this year.
While many of the Mardi Gras Parades have been scaled back
since Hurricane Katrina, South Mississippi is still going to
have our Mardi Gras Parades to bring enjoyment to the local
communities.
As with previous years Parades, getting
stuck in the traffic around a parade is a bad experience.
Gulfport is having 3 parades this year. Two of the Parades
can cause some traffic problems for visitors to Dogwood
Ceramic Supply.
On Saturday January 26th,
the Orange Grove Carnival
Association's Parade will be held on the western
end of Dedeaux Road, AND parts of US Hwy 49. The parade
starts at 2PM. As with the Krewe
of Kids, it is recommended that every body use
Lorraine Road to access the eastern end of Dedeaux Road.
Refer to the local map.
The directions from the Lorraine Road exit of I-10 are
listed for customers coming from the east. Three Rivers
Road will be open for local traffic, but can be slow
moving. For customers coming from the north, please call
and we will give you directions to bypass the Hwy 49
traffic.
Saturday
February 4th, Gulfport's
Krewe of Kids will parade
at the western end of Dedeaux Road. The parade starts at
2PM. It is recommended that every body use Lorraine Road to
access the eastern end of Dedeaux Road. Refer to the
local map. The directions
from the Lorraine Road exit of I-10 are listed for customers
coming from the east. Local traffic can still use Three
Rivers Road to access Dedeaux Road with no restrictions.
Notice: this a date change due to inclement weather. |
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In
Memoriam
Paul Durette |
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Dogwood Ceramic Supply received notice that Paul
Durette of Pixie Pottery Birmingham Alabama passed away on January 19th,
2008. Paul and his wife Pixie founded Pixie Pottery in 1954 and
were one of the first Duncan Distributors. Everybody in the
ceramic community will miss Paul. |
Announcement | |
December 05, 2007 |
Price Adjustment for 2008 |
Dogwood Ceramic Supply has received notice of an uniform price increase
of 5% on Daltile products, including unglazed ceramic bisque tiles and
refractories effective January 01, 2008. | | |
| Dogwood comment: Dogwood Ceramic Supply has adequate
inventory of Daltile products in stock to hold the prices at the 2007
level for several months. We anticipate applying the Daltile
increase sometime in late winter or early spring, most likely March 01,
2008. Please be advised that freight prices, including fuel
surcharges, continue to rapidly rise and it will be necessary to adjust
for freight costs at the same time. | | |
Gare Announcement | |
November 15, 2007 |
Gare Announcement |
Direct from the Gare distributor newsletter: | | "
We will be having a price increase effective January 2, 2008 on our
entire range of color products. |
| The increase on most color products will be in the range between
4-5%. We will however have a significant increase on our line of
leaded products, including our 1700 Clear Dipping Glaze for a variety of
reasons: |
- Lead has increased significantly in price. Since January
of 2007 it has increased 130% and since 2005 in has increased 290%
- Concerning 1700 Clear Glaze Specifically, Clear Glaze has been a
"loss leader" over the years with extremely low margins. Given
the weight of this product and the increases in freight and other
costs, we need to price this product more in line with other color
products.
- With prices overall lower with our non toxic line, we would like
to encourage all of our customers to go to our non toxic glazes
(NTG's) including our 9000D Clear Dipping Glaze.
| | Also we have decided to discontinue our production of
all non-fired products such that we can focus our efforts on those
segments of the fired lines that continue to grow." | | |
Dogwood Ceramic Supply Announcement | |
November 01, 2007 |
Thanksgiving Hours |
Dogwood Ceramic Supply will be closed on Thursday, November 22nd in
observation of Thanksgiving Day. Dogwood Ceramic Supply will be
open on Friday, November 23rd and Saturday, November 24th during normal
hours for your shopping convenience. |
Dogwood Ceramic Supply Announcement | |
November 01, 2007 |
Dogwood's Christmas Schedule |
Dogwood Ceramic Supply will take our traditional Christmas vacation
starting at 8PM on Thursday December 20th, and we will reopen on
Thursday, January 3rd at 1PM. |
UPS Service Reminders | |
November 01, 2007 | | |
Thanksgiving Day, Friday the day after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and
News Years Day are official UPS Holidays and only limited Critical Air
service are available on those days. UPS Ground
Service is guaranteed for delivery, except during peak service times such as
during the days approaching Christmas . Typically UPS will remove the
guarantees on Ground Service about 2 weeks before Christmas.
Please remember these limits on service as we approach the Thanksgiving and
Christmas Holidays. |
Foam Price Increase Announcement, May 1, 2008 | Dogwood Ceramic Supply has received a price announcement from our manufacturer of EPS (expanded polystyrene) sheets and peanuts used for UPS and motor freight packing material. This price increase is related to the instability of supply of benzene and the ratcheting up of benzene prices worldwide and is the 3rd price increase in EPS raw materials in the past 6 months. Benzene, a petrochemical byproduct, makes up the bulk of the chemical process which results in production of EPS beads which are expanded to make EPS foam products. The market price of Benzene is not only related to the supply and demand of Benzene but also the market price of oil. | | Dogwood Ceramic Supply is currently reviewing the impact of these price increases and will make an appropriate adjustment to our packing charges effective June 1, 2007. Please be advised that a number of ceramic mold and equipment manufacturers across the Southeast and Midwest also purchase EPS products from the same manufacturer and will be similarly adversely affected. |
Lehman Equipment Announcement, February 2007 | Lehman Equipment has announced that an ownership change has already taken place. The new owners of the company will continue the company with some modifications. Due to changes in the mold casting industry, the decision has been made to reduce the number of models offered. However, replacement parts for all the machines are still available. Inventory levels of finished goods will be reduced, but components parts will be kept to help achieve an efficient manufacturing process.
The last full price adjustment (parts and equipment) was in 1993. The entire line of parts and equipment was evaluated and appropriate price adjustments have been made. The new prices are in effect as March 1, 2007. | |
Dogwood Ceramic Supply has a limited stock of discontinued Lehman equipment
items in our warehouse and showroom. |
| Lorraine Road Improvements: | Cowan-Lorraine Road has been upgraded. The upgraded Cowan-Lorraine Road has been designated as Mississippi Highway 605. Highway 605 is a high speed limited divided highway running from I-10 northward to Mississippi Highway 67. The first traffic light-interchange north of I-10 is Dedeaux Rd (for quick access to Dogwood Ceramic Supply). Construction on Highway 605 was completed in December 2006.
Gulfport's First Baptist Church, which was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina, has already purchased land for their future location on Hwy 605.
First Presbyterian Church of Gulfport will also relocate from the beach to Hwy 605. The highway will provide direct access to St. Patrick Catholic High School (to open Fall 2007) near the Hwy 605-Hwy 67 interchange. St. Patrick will replace Mercy Cross and St. John's High Schools. |
October 2006
| The Great Tile Project |  | 6" Tile Racks shown in Paragon TnF 27-3 Short and Wide Kiln. The kiln is the property of the Ohr-O'Keefe Art Museum and is located at Dogwood Ceramic Supply to support the Great Tile Project, part of the Ohr Museum's community outreach programs for children. Dogwood Ceramic Supply is helping to fund the Great Tile Project with donations of glazes and underglazes as well as providing space and electricity for the Ohr Museum's kiln through One School at a Time, Dogwood’s program to help rebuild clay art programs at schools and non-profit programs along the Gulf Coast. The mission of the Ohr Museum with the Great Tile project is to provide an art experience for every school age child on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. |
| | | Photographs showing Sara Miller of the Ohr-O'Keefe Art Museum offloading tiles completed by children from the D'Iberville School District |
Katrina 2005 | Dogwood Ceramic Supply has survived Hurricane Katrina with minimal damage! Please refer to
Hurricane Katrina for additional information about our post Katrina recovery efforts, special projects and hurricane damage information including local photographs. |
July 2005
Creative Paradise Mold Company has announced the GOLD STAR Distributors for Fiscal year 2004-2005. Dogwood Ceramic Supply is one of only 11 distributors in North America to receive the GOLD STAR designation for superior customer service. Product Index 
Celebrating our 20th Anniversary
1988 - 2008
www.dogwoodceramics.com
12590 Dedeaux Road
Gulfport MS, 39503
Telephone (228) 831-4848 Fax (228) 831-3111
Showroom Business Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday 10AM to 5PM
Thursday 1PM to
7PM Closed Wednesday and Sunday
Web Page Last Updated:
04/18/2008 Dogwood Ceramic Supply, the complete source of ceramic and pottery equipment and supplies for professional and hobby ceramist and potter. |
