Sponsored thread: Baxi HE A range price hike coming

oz-plumber · Mar 4, 2015

Ray Stafford said:
It would cost me more to reprint and post the price list than we would gain Oz.

Don't you have a clause on your price list that states:

'Prices are subject to change without notice'

All of our price lists do over here, although I'm sure there are limitations to what the price 'change' can be.

Main limitation I have experienced is a price reduction.

This clause is generally from heating suppliers, which I suppose is reasonable due to exchange rates, shipping costs and greed of the distributors over here.

Ray Stafford · Mar 4, 2015

oz-plumber said:
Don't you have a clause on your price list that states:

'Prices are subject to change without notice'

All of our price lists do over here, although I'm sure there are limitations to what the price 'change' can be.

Sure we have small print like that, and I know how much our customers love it when we change prices without notice and hide behind the small print. 🙂 </irony>

We would only do that in the most extreme of circumstances. If we know in advance we might print "*** brand increase expected spring 2015" but we still try very hard to honour our pricebook.

We want our customers for a lifetime, not just for the next order. Thats why we put out warnings like this so our customers can allow for it when they are quoting.

Millsy 82 · Mar 4, 2015

oz-plumber said:
It sounds like the market is waiting for you to make a move Ray.

Be the first to put up the prices.....the rest will follow in a matter of hours or days.

By the time you have sent the invoices out to the plumbers, they will question the amount and then check with other suppliers, only to find the prices have increased.

Openly your competitors will bag you, but secretly that will hold you in great stead.
*( opposite to us on this site )

* excluding Leo & Lame

Ban him! Lol.

Ray Stafford · Apr 11, 2015

Ray Stafford said:
If you use Duotec or Platinum HE A boilers, watch out for a big price-hike coming soon.

Although Baxi haven't announced a formal price increase, they are withdrawing all their deals on these models - some of which have been in the market for 2 years or more.

The effect will be a large increase in trade prices - probably £100 or more on Duotec 40 and all Platinum models, perhaps a little less on smaller Duotecs, but still probably closer to £100 than £50. Enough to embarrass you if you have a number of quotes out.

We have enough stock to see us through to the end of April, but after that we will have no option but to pass on the increase. I expect that the warranty will remain at 7 yrs for Duotec and 10 for Platinum for the immediate future.

It would be helpful to know when our competitors start to put their prices up - at the moment, everyone is waiting for someone else to blink, but keeping a close eye on dwindling stocks.

Final warning on this Baxi HE A price hike. Our price is only good to the end of this month - subject to availability.