Hakes Custom Tile

I started my tile career at the International Masonry Institute where I learned the tile trade from some of the best tile professionals from all over the United States. After completing my training I received another 5 years of training as an apprentice in the Tile Setters Union. After I completed my training and received my journeyman's card I was eventually promoted to a management position with one of the areas largest flooring companies. I went back to school for marketing and after that i received my six sigma in lean manufacturing. As I learned I immediately saw areas for improvement within the company. I decided to start my own company Hakes Custom Tile. I have based this company on finding the best A players and after an enormous amount of work I have a team that can achieve amazing results. We have incorporated six sigma processes similar to the way large factories operate within our small business. This has minimized our overhead costs, eliminated unnecessary material handling time, and maximizing production in the field. We love competing with the larger companies who seem to be run by salespeople. One problem with a hiring a flooring company that runs the market is that they just want to push a job out. Another problem with running the market is if they try to deliver a better service they are only competing with themselves. Most of the sales people running these larger companies have no conception of the amount of steps or craftsmanship required to deliver a great tile job. Without knowing the steps involved in the process how can a company quantify the ones which prove most important in order to bring a job in under cost? At Hakes Custom Tile we care about how we can really help the customer and we know all the steps. With Hakes not only is the job getting done on schedule, but it will look spectacular.