Please see below and attached. This is a little update of what is happening at Americh from Kim.
Fuel surcharge The July 1st fuel surcharge is still in effect; $40 for individual baths or bases and $20 per piece for more than 12 pieces. When the freight companies scale back on their surcharges, we will reduce or remove ours. The current fuel surcharges from the freight carriers average between 44-50% of the overall freight charge.
A couple of examples of current freight charges:
Charlotte to West Palm Beach, FL – 1 tub, $403 for a residential delivery
Charlotte to Long Island, NY – 1 tub, $311 to dealer address
North Hollywood to Seattle – Quantity shipment (12+), $100 per tub
New products ROC shower bases – I am including the sell sheet for the bases again. I had the chance to present them in northern California a few weeks ago and they were very well received.
They really are opening a new space for us. We are still working on the end drain models.
Raw Goods Increases Aug 1 Denatured alcohol +16%
Aug 2 Bonding agent- seams +1.62/lb
Aug 10 Waxes for tubs & molds +25% & 37%
Aug 10 Blades- fiberglass chop +15%/box
Aug 15 Resin +.12/lb
Aug 26 Gelcoat +.10/lb
Lead Times Note the only extended lead time for freestanding acrylic tubs. All other lead times remain the same. We will adjust this category back down as we catch up.
Individual Soaker tubs/Shower Bases 4-5 Weeks
System tubs – Whirlpool, Air tubs, Serenity 5-6 Weeks
Individual ROC tubs 5-6 Weeks
Individual Acrylic freestanding tubs 10-12 Weeks
Individual Gelcoat freestanding 10-12 Weeks NC & CA
Stock orders and Projects Will be quoted on a case by case basis
iBath Survey question: Does Americh keep iBath? Given the abundance of Bluetooth speakers, and the low sales of this product, do you think we need to keep iBath?
Website The complete website renovation has been paused, however it is up to date.
Product installations If you don’t follow us on social media, I wanted to share 2 beautiful products. The first photo is a red Marseille on display in the WDC area. The second is a photo of a Bow tub installed in a renovation done by the actor Christina Hendricks. Fun to see our products in their natural ‘habitats’.
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