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ABOUT US
Matchbilliards is an informal cooperative to showcase the skills of 3 small companies who each have over 25 years experience in the UK billiards and in the domestic dining table industry. These independent businesses are:
Martin Rabbets of Snooker and Pool Services of Bournemouth. See Martin's own current website at: https://www.snookerandpoolservices.co.uk
Mike Large of Reading (originator of "Trilliards" Bar Billiards) who has an historic site at:
http://www.potblack.com
Peter Chant of the Oak and Pine Barn of Winchester (Fine furniture makers). See Peter Chant's own current website at: http://www.theoakandpinebarn.co.uk
We also collaborate with Paul Brown of Stoaked Ltd of Newton Abbott (steel leg
fabricators) when combining modern metal legs with billiard tables. See Pauls
own website at: https://www.stoaked.co.uk
This Matchbilliards website offers a joint administrative support,
so that we best cooperate to fulfil your billiard
table project. Ordinarily we only undertake commissions for
made-to-order pool dining tables in Hampshire and the surrounding
counties.
We do not sell online. We do not carry stock. Our aim is to open a
communication line, primarily be email, so that we best respond to
your enquiries following a meticulous stage-sequence that enables
you to drive your own desired outcome.
Each billiard table project can be completed by a personal delivery and
installation (and maintained) by a table maker working within the informal cooperative.
For this, geographical location has to considered and factored in.
We would plan all aspects including parking access and room entry.
We would also need to be satisfied in advance that the finished billiard table will fit
your pre-planned space. We provide expert
table levelling on site. Table cloth marked out according to game preference.
We would charge against labour time and travelling costs. This will vary according to
where the table might be made and finished (primarily either in Bournemouth, or
Winchester). We never rely on third party carriers or installers. Although if practical we can allow for
your own self-collection, and for your own installation
arrangements to be made with an independent billiard table fitter within your
own locality.
Matchbilliards operates under the core principle of Ex-Works. Put in simple terms for
a small business, it
means that a price quotation is given for the making up and
completion of a bespoke billiard table so that it is "ready to go".
Because we operate as an informal cooperative spread geographically, and
because different styles of billiard tables require differing component
parts and labour capacity, the actual location of the finished table can be in any of
2 main
locations either in Bournemouth or Winchester. This "ready to go" principle
then allows the customer to inspect and approve the
finished table. And then, either to arrange
self-collection or arrange for a third party to collect and install
the table. Or for us to quote a separate price for a personal
delivery and installation by us according to which geographical
location. That price will be
determined by time and distance and our associated labour costs, and any peculiar nature of the
property. All such issues are first resolved to mutual satisfaction
before any sale agreement is made and entered into.
DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION
First let us know the preferred style and size of table.
We will then respond by email. This
website promotes bespoke pool tables made through the
collaboration of small independent UK businesses. We
will present informative product information on billiard
dining tables and other billiard tables, in a non-intrusive manner, and in a way that conforms to UK
statutory regulations. Our aim is to best facilitate sales information that is peculiar
to the complexities associated with a bespoke made-to-order
service. We will rely - initially and primarily - on email interactions. We will
not accept payments directly through this website nor will we
operate a shopping basket system. Specifically, we will not
incorporate customer log-ins, nor will we allow 3rd-party
advertising within any of our pages. Therefore we do
not anticipate Internet privacy issues concerning financial data or of
general intrusion. Nor is there any wider issue over the use of
Cookies. Indeed we do not knowingly place cookies. We may,
on rare occasions, rely on the Google Adwords system to encourage visitors to our site. We will
only collect customer details from these pages in response to
customer-originated enquiries emanating from emails. For this we will observe our obligations
under the UK Data Protection Act. We will not release
customer information to third parties other
than that is necessary in the fulfilment of customer orders.
End of policy notice. Covid Announcement on pool tables.
Because of national
and regional
uncertainties - and the variable health impact on our
small business working cooperative - we do not have the current capacity to formally accept, agree and
schedule commissions for made-to-order pool tables at this time. And because we
rely on an external supply chain for key component parts (over which we have no
direct control) we are currently unable to realistically provide detailed pricing
estimates on possible future work.
However, the Matchbilliards website still offers
ideas and advice for those planning a future purchase of a bespoke billiard
table. This service is still available.
(Posted on behalf of the Matchbilliards small business working cooperative). end
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