Outdoor By Minoli – Springtime Surface Solutions

With springtime just around the corner, thoughts often turn to the garden and making the most of our outdoor spaces. Given the practical and aesthetic qualities of porcelain paving, we’ve seen a marked increase in demand for exterior-use tiles and slabs as an alternative surface solution to stone, concrete, blockwork, asphalt, wood and composite decking.

As a comprehensive and creative series of 20 mm porcelain paving products, specifically manufactured for use outside, the Outdoor By Minoli Collection features the latest in tile manufacturing methodologies. Advancements in production allow for more expansive sizes, increased load bearing and frost resistance, near zero porosity and anti-slip qualities, and higher-definition surface design, resulting in an unprecedented diversity of textures and finishes.

In concrete and wood effects through to those that emulate natural stone and now marble, many in the extensive Outdoor by Minoli collection have coordinating interior tiles to match, so very consistent indoor to outside transitions can be achieved.

New designs, colours and finishes have also seen porcelain paving considered for and used in a much wider range of exterior surface settings including patios, terraces and paths but also balconies, stairways, driveways, pool and pond surrounds and outdoor kitchens, for instance.

This is in part made possible by the introduction of alternative fixing solutions. Alongside using traditional adhesive and grout, given the weight and strength of 20 mm porcelain, these pavers can also be laid to grass or earth, or installed onto new pedestal systems which offer improved drainage and easier access to pipework or cabling.

These innovations and the constant evolution and expansion of the ranges, allow garden designers, professional landscapers, housebuilders and property developers to imagine new applications for exterior use porcelain. We’re now seeing porcelain paving used in more diverse ways within both classic and contemporary settings that cleverly combine hard and soft landscaping within their designs.

The sheer breadth and depth of the Minoli product portfolio, in terms of the variety of tones and the wide choice of surface treatments, provides so many options for combining them with different coloured and textured planting and other material installations such as wood and water, metalwork and mirrors, furniture and sculptures.

The Outdoor By Minoli Collection features 10 distinct ranges, comprising over 115 individual product lines, 37 of which we hold in plentiful UK stock, ready for prompt delivery.

Beyond this extensive UK stockholding in our centrally located Oxford warehouse, such is the traction of this trend for optimising outdoor spaces, a further 90 product lines are available to order with very reasonable lead times from the production plant in Italy.

You can find full details of our stock and special-order products in our updated 2023 Outdoor brochure, which you can download, or request in printed hard-copy from our website, here.

As are often required to complete projects in outside settings, special pieces can also be ordered, such as edging, drainage, step treads and corner trims, and we can also arrange for the material to be delivered to a third-party finisher if required.

With our own fleet of trucks and drivers, we’re ready to deliver to clients throughout the Home Counties, London, Southern England and South Midlands, or nationally through our partner carrier. If you would like to see any of our extensive Outdoor ranges in person, discuss design requirements.

With our own fleet of trucks and drivers, we’re ready to deliver to clients throughout the Home Counties, London, Southern England and South Midlands, or nationally through our partner carrier.

If you would like to see any of our extensive Outdoor ranges in person, discuss design requirements or request samples, please don’t hesitate to contact our showroom teams:

• Outdoor Product Enquiries – 01865 778225 /outdoor@minoli.co.uk
• Minoli Oxford – 01865 778225 / showroom@minoli.co.uk
• Minoli London – 020 7474 2934 / thesurfacewithin@minoli.co.uk
• Corporate Clients – Please contact your account manager directly / developers@minoli.co.uk