Advised on the most suitable Art Materials for various courses.
“Old materials go and new materials come... so a periodic visit to the local Art Shop keeps me touch with the latest products. They can always me advise on the current “best buys” so I know I can, in turn, recommend these to my students. “

Helped to keep the list within a sensible budget.
“At one time my list had a sable brush on it and several other items that were getting quite expensive. However, my local Art Shop went through the list with me and came up with some great value products that kept the list within a sensible budget that my students (parents) could afford.” They even printed out a quantity of lists, ready for me to hand out."

Offered preferential prices just for my school.
“When I told Bovilles that I would be recommending to 60 or more pupils that they should equip themselves with certain art materials, they offered some special prices to those pupils, on production of my list. They kept those prices “open” long enough that my pupils could buy stuff over a period of time as they needed them.”

Produced a Coursework Kit for my new intake.
“How often do students turn up without the stuff they need to complete an assignment? We asked Bovilles to produce a Graphics Coursework Kit to a tight budget. The cost was then built into the enrolment fee, so we knew that every student was correctly kitted out.”

Treated my Students as one important customer.
“When they realised that our design students, as a group, were likely to buy as much as some of their larger commercial customers, Bovilles treated them as one big customer and sold to them at ‘bulk commercial’ prices, even though the students could buy individually in small quantities.”

Surprised us with a quote for supplying the school in bulk.
“We often buy in bulk, so we can then sell on to our students at these lower prices. We always assumed that we got the best prices from the Education Catalogues or sometimes direct from a manufacturer. We were pleasantly surprised when we asked Bovilles to quote. They clearly knew the marketplace pretty well!”

If any of these ideas strike a chord please contact Bovilles who will be very happy to discuss what they can do for your particular school or college.

Email: education@bovilles.co.uk Tel: Robert Wright on 01895 450300