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Specialist materials demand
a specialist solution

Created for our UK partners, Platform Plus provides support for high-performance porcelain slabs through a full service technical and logistical solution.

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As one of the bedrocks of Iris Ceramica Group, innovation has played a fundamental role in the materials we offer today. With a portfolio of over one hundred and fifty styles, we have been adding to the prestige of Italian-made coverings for over six decades and continue to demonstrate our commitment to innovate through the creation of sustainable surfaces with the highest technical and stylistic value.

As the world around us radically shifts and our working habits evolve, the importance of being able to connect and access local services becomes essential. The launch of Platform Plus has coincided with this global reshaping, enabling our partners to interact with a local team, order from local stock and experience the latest novelties at our London showroom.

What is Platform Plus?

Technological infrastructure, specialist logistics, expertise, inspiration & customer care

The specific logistical requirements of large format slabs are complex. Our commitment to provide solutions for our partners and not just products meant reviewing these processes, and in many cases reinventing them. From warehouse design to stock management, vehicles to machinery, every aspect of transport, storage and handling was re-examined and reformulated from the ground up.

We developed five distinct modules that would provide the support framework to restore confidence and facilitate our partners. The solution needed to be fully integrated in order to provide specialist logistics, technical expertise, inspiration, customer service and access to all Iris Ceramica Group brands. With every service offered under one roof, Platform Plus removes all logistical barriers, while providing the administrative and technical support that our partners require.

Access to all brands

Iris Ceramica Group is composed of some of the most popular and successful brands on the market, each with their own unique identity and commitment to quality and innovation. For the first time and through our unique distribution strategy, partners of Platform Plus are able to access the materials from Ariostea (Ultra), Fiandre (Maximum), FMG (Maxfine), Porcelaingres (Great) and SapienStone all in one place.

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Dedicated account manager

A dedicated account manager is able to suggest alternative materials as well as providing assistance with specification, thereby removing all logistic & administrative headaches.

Assistance with specification

With dedicated on-hand support that only locally based operations can deliver, no international transport costs, no minimum order quantities and short lead times, there are clear benefits both to your business and your clients.

Single point of contact

With a single point of contact, Platform Plus offers significant efficiency benefits and allows partners to order across multiple brands in a single order.

Access all brands

Through an innovative digital platform, partners have direct and immediate access to all slab surfaces available from the Iris Ceramica Group brands.

Integrated solution

It's not just about ideas. It's about making those ideas a reality.

The services provided through Platform Plus are offered through five core modules. As cornerstones for the platform, each one is fundamental to the delivery of a localised and fully integrated solution. Platform Plus provides specialist warehousing and logistics, technical expertise, inspiration and customer service, while an extensive UK stock holding removes international shipping costs and greatly mitigates any risk associated with the transporting of large slabs. Flexible logistics and a single point of contact mean that partners enjoy efficiencies across all areas, including shorter lead times and no minimum order quantities.

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An inspirational space where designers and architects can discover the beauty of porcelain slabs

The elegant ICG Gallery in London is located within the bustling design district of Clerkenwell and showcases the very best of the Iris Ceramica Group brands. The Gallery is comprised of 6000-square-feet of floor space spread over three levels and has been created for Platform Plus partners and their clients. This unique space is the perfect place to send clients wishing to view and experience the latest large format materials and a regularly updated selection of bespoke furniture items, illustrating the best of Tailor-made+.

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Tailor-made+ was developed here in the UK as an essential component to exploiting the beauty and practicality of high‐performance porcelain slabs. Its solutions benefit a wide range of industries and provide the link between idea, design and realisation. Tailor-made+ enables our partners to support their professional clients, contractors and homeowners through the provision of cut-to-size and cut-to-shape services and the manufacture of bathroom furniture, kitchen countertops, steps, interiors, products and accessories.

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  • Update / Sept 2022

    Hypertouch

    Iris Ceramica Group presents Hypertouch, the innovative capacitive surface that enhances the functionality of design beyond imagination.

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  • Update / Sept 2022

    Novelties

    Iris Ceramica Group have announced the beginnings of their 2023 Collection, with new products from each of their five porcelain stoneware brands. View the latest creations in one place, providing opportunities for our partners and inspiration for their clients.

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  • Cersaie / 26th - 30th September 2022

    SHAPING THE FUTURE - the new dawn of ceramics

    "SHAPING THE FUTURE - the new dawn of ceramics" is the concept told by the installation by Iris Ceramica Group at Cersaie 2022.

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  • News / Aug 2022

    Iris Ceramica Group presents its 4th Sustainability Report

    The Sustainability Report 2021 bears witness to Iris Ceramica Group’s constant commitment to adopting a sustainable development model for a better future.

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  • News / Mar 2022

    Iris Ceramica Group launch new Active Surfaces® website

    Sections dedicated to specific targets, from private customers to professionals explain the applications and benefits of Active Surfaces®

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  • News / Sept 2021

    Luce Collection by Guillermo Mariotto

    Celebrating the 60 years of the Iris Ceramica Group, the Luce Collection by Guillermo Mariotto was previewed at Cersaie 2021.

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  • News / Sept 2021

    The world’s first ceramics factory powered by green hydrogen

    Iris Ceramica Group have started development of the world’s first ceramics factory powered by green hydrogen. The new production site will be equipped with native technologies allowing the use of green hydrogen as an energy source.

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  • News / July 2021

    Full Body - Nature, in all its perfection!

    True to its long-standing tradition of research and development of new technologies, Iris Ceramica Group is proud to present Full Body, a collection of full-body stone-effect tiles with surprising technical features and a timeless aesthetic.

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A partnership with Platform Plus

Platform Plus was launched to serve its partners. Since then the platform has been critical to the success of large format porcelain slabs in the UK. Our partners have come to appreciate that with every product sold, they are buying a solution, and not just a commodity. By listening to our partners needs and experiences, we can also ensure that our services continue to develop. To find out more about a partnership with Platform Plus or if you have any further questions, please email partners@platform-plus.com, use our enquiry form below or visit the ICG Gallery at 61 - 67 Old St, London EC1V 9HW.

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