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Guided by Solus +, its commitment to responsible sourcing and more considered material choices, Solus Ceramics connects architects, designers, and developers with carefully selected tile solutions from manufacturing partners that share its focus on quality, innovation and continuous environmental improvement. Since 1995, the business has combined technical knowledge, design insight and dependable service to support projects of every scale.
Founded by Peter Bentley as a small family business, Solus has evolved into a leading supplier of architectural ceramics to projects across the globe, with showrooms in Birmingham, Manchester and London. Over the last 31 years, its carefully curated collection has developed in collaboration with leading factories, innovative designers and project teams, creating a distinctive palette where every tile tells a story of craftsmanship, innovation, design and sustainability.
People, products, and partnerships
Today, Solus remains a family-run business, led by Peter’ s son, Chief Executive Officer Marcus Bentley, and Managing Director Ryan Bennett. As the company continues to uphold Peter’ s values of hard work, integrity, loyalty and customer centricity, it is entering a fresh era marked by an evolving brand position and an array of exciting, more sustainable new products. We speak to Creative Director Sam Frith and Commercial Director Ian Hamilton about the company’ s refreshed direction, current operations and future ambitions.
“ Solus has been a successful business for over 30 years,” Sam begins.“ When Ian and I joined Solus five years ago, we joined a business with a fantastic model, strong supplier relationships and a reputation for dependable service. Working with Marcus, Ryan and colleagues across the company, we saw an opportunity to deepen the way we engaged with the architecture and design community.
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